Temporary Labelling?

[madwilliamflint]

I'm just getting started in this madness. Meads, fruit wines, that "simple rice wine", etc.

I'm hooked and currently have no less than 11 separate batches in primary and secondary fermenters (mostly 1 gallon test batches, but a lot of 3s, a couple 5s and a 6.5).

I'm hesitant to put permanent labels on those gorgeous soft-shoulder punted wine bottles I have, seeing as how I'm generally bottling things in half-case increments.

What do y'all do as far as labeling glassware that's going to be reused?

Everything's straight now, but I'm about 2 bottlings away from "wait...what was that batch?"

 

[Hello]

I label the cap. I think they're 5461. I print the name, ABV, and brewed date. It works out well and I never worry about having to remove them.

 

[goikification]

Blue 3M painters tape works well on bottles. It is fairly robust yet comes off clean and easy. Fine tip sharpie markers seem to survive well.

 

[botigol]

Masking tape and a marker work great. If you want an actual label, glue sticks and the label printed on plain white paper work really well.

 

[zachattack]

Print a label using regular paper and a color laser printer, stick it on with milk. Comes off very easily.

 

[madwilliamflint]

Masking tape and a marker work great. If you want an actual label, glue sticks and the label printed on plain white paper work really well.

Nice. Yeah, it sounds like masking tape is the winner here.

Once I'm done with my first couple rounds of experiments and I'm sure of my results I'll use real labels.

The whole "The clear bottles with the tasting corks are strawberry wine, the punted green soft-shoulder ones without them are apricot mead." thing is getting old. People look at me like ...well, like that sentence had just come out of my mouth.

 

[porterpounder]

Check out GrogTag or one of the new similar removable label companies. They do a nice job printing and you can write all the details on crayon on the labels. YOu can also get them wet and they won't run or come off. A bit pricey, but worth it if they're going to last for a few years.

 

[poptarts]

like 6$ for 1000