Label suggestions

[graudave]

We have been using Avery printer labels for our bottles and they are a pain to peel off. Does anyone have any suggestions for a label we could use with a little less adhesive?

 

[prandlesc]

Instead of peeling, try using an overnight soak with Oxyclean Free. That should work.

 

[hungry4hops]

I use Avery 3/4 round labels for the caps no peeling necessary!

 

[IrishBrewer74]

I use Avery 3/4 round labels for the caps no peeling necessary!

+1 to this. Only hiccup is that they are small so you can't really go to nuts with graphics. But I manage to get the name and ABV to fit no problem. And I occasionally still toss a graphic on them. Play around with the online design tool. I usually have name and ABV printed around the outer part of the label and put either a graphic or a big letter in the middle. The letter just helps me see as a glance what it is... Such as P for pale ale, etc. Best part is that they are on the cap, so nothing on the bottle to remove.

 

[graudave]

Bump

 

[hungry4hops]

Bump

You can also print out labels on plain paper and apply them with milk. They wash right off

 

[kombat]

You can also print out labels on plain paper and apply them with milk. They wash right off

This is what I do. I get them printed at Staples on that semi-glossy, magazine-like-paper so you get better colour saturation and blacker blacks.

When you first apply them, they look a little wrinkly, but they flatten out as they dry.

 

[ktblunden]

You can also print out labels on plain paper and apply them with milk. They wash right off

This.

This is what I do. I get them printed at Staples on that semi-glossy, magazine-like-paper so you get better colour saturation and blacker blacks.

When you first apply them, they look a little wrinkly, but they flatten out as they dry.

And this. Works like a charm, they look great, and they come off with minimal hassle.

 

[HBngNOK]

+1 to this. Only hiccup is that they are small so you can't really go to nuts with graphics. But I manage to get the name and ABV to fit no problem. And I occasionally still toss a graphic on them. Play around with the online design tool. I usually have name and ABV printed around the outer part of the label and put either a graphic or a big letter in the middle. The letter just helps me see as a glance what it is... Such as P for pale ale, etc. Best part is that they are on the cap, so nothing on the bottle to remove.

+ 2. Avery 5408 on the cap, after using their on-line label making tool. I put the name in a circular text box on the top of the label, date bottled in the middle, and the % abv at the bottom. Got the idea from someone here on HBT

 

[feinbera]

+1 to printing on the color lasers at Kinko's or whatever.

I used to be a milk-gluer, but I found it kinda messy to do, and a pain to clean the dribbled, dried milk off the bottles once I'm done.

Now I just use a gluestick. I don't know whether that will "rinse right off," but they come right off in a warm oxyclean bath, which I'm running my bottles through anyway, between having to replace given-away bottles with fresh commercial ones needing de-labeling, and just wanting to get the bottles super-clean before the next fill.

 

[graudave]

Thanks everyone I'm definitely going to try the semi glossy paper with milk