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mavrick1903

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Some are easy. Dogfish I recall is not too bad (we dont get DF around here anymore). New Glarus BrewCo are easy, a 30-60 min soak does the job there, but there are others that are much less friendly. Does anyone have a great trick? Heat gun? something?
 
Using a hot oxyclean soak, most of my labels came off on their own within about 30-45 minutes. Only 1 group of bottles didn't, those were Dos Equis. Those came off after about 2 hours in the hot oxyclean. All it took was a good rinse and drop them on the bottle tree to dry.
 
I fill up a cooler with water and dish soap. I let them soak over night, pull the labels off and clean up with a towel. Works pretty well.
 
I use the dish washer on hot water wash for 20-30min, but you have to work fast or they will dry and stick again.
 
I have filled up a 5 gallon bucket with oxyclean and soak around 15 or so bottles for a day or two, whenever I get around to it. Most of the labels are gone by then and some I just use a green scratch pad to clean up some glue. I then just throw another 15 or so bottles in the same solution for a day or two. I use the same solution a few times and it always works great for me.
 
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