Boiled sam addams bottles with label on, should i worry?

[chubbychaser]

For my first brew I used a mrbeer kit that my wife gave to me. For bottles I used Sam Addams bottles that I've been saving. I rinsed them then boiled them to sanitize only thing is that I left the labels on (wasn't thinking clearly). For the first 25 bottles I took them out of the water and just dumped out the hot water without rinsing. Should I be concerned that the glue and labels could've made the boiling water toxic?

 

[Hello]

I would remove the labels and re-boil them. I don't boil bottles though. I worry about heat weakening them. I wash them then sanitize with star san.

 

[colinzeye]

I soak them overnight in a heavily diluted ammonia and water solution to ease removing the labels. Then I wash them with either a bottle washer or in my dishwasher, then sanitize them. I know it's two days, but you aren't boiling to weaken the glass, and its so easy to get the labels off.

 

[LovesIPA]

I would be more worried about off-flavors in the beer from the glue residue left in the bottles. I doubt they would be toxic but I'm not sure what kind of glue or ink they use on the labels.

Boiling bottles is expensive and time-consuming. Much better to clean the bottles out with a bottle brush and sanitize with Star-san.

 

[Newsman]

If I'm just removing the labels I use baking soda dissolved in hot water.

 

[unionrdr]

I soak'em overnight in PBW. Glue dissolves & labels float off. Scrub,rinse & onto the bottle tree to dry.

 

[Setesh]

I soak'em overnight in PBW. Glue dissolves & labels float off. Scrub,rinse & onto the bottle tree to dry.

+1 to this. I don't know of an easier way.