Title says it all. I hate this and I have several cases to do
ksut1547 said:I fill a tub with hot water and a scoop of oxyclean. Most of the labels will slide right off. Then a light scrub with a brush to clean all the glue off the bottles, rinse and done.*
*does not apply to sticker type labels
ksut1547 said:I fill a tub with hot water and a scoop of oxyclean. Most of the labels will slide right off. Then a light scrub with a brush to clean all the glue off the bottles, rinse and done.*
*does not apply to sticker type labels
I guess oxyclean should be part of every home brewers cabinet then?
some bottles are better than others. I am a huge fan of sierra nevada bottles because they clean up so SOOO easy. And its no punishment to have to turn a case of full bottles into empty bottles so I can brew..hahha
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I wait until I have a 100 or so saved up. Then I soak them in the baby pool for 8 or 10 hours on a hot summer day. The labels come right off with a light scrubbing with a scotchbright pad.
Easiest ways for me was ammonia. It's cheap smells like crap but when soaked for 24 plus hours labels just fall off. The glue you can just wipe off with your hand. Best part ammonia is dirty cheap. Biggest problem is that it smells horrible, so do it outside.
Second way is to soak it in PBW. Soak a bit longerfor the same effect. Only negative PBW cost allot more than ammonia.
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