Removing Bottle Labels?

[staggalee]

uh, I just want something that tastes like milk

stagga.

 

[petesbrew]

Wow, milk huh!
Too easy.... Oh wait, any preference on full cream, lite, skim, organic, lactose free, soy, rice, cocnut or breast?

I use lite, cos that's what we drink. However I once used full cream. I then put the bottles in an esky, closed the lid and didn't touch them for 2 weeks (I labelled on the bottling night).

When I opened the lid, oh man the smell of rank milk was pretty wrong, and although I can't recall what it exactly looked like, (disturbing image blocked from memory) it was a bit mouldy. :icon_vomit:
A bucket of warm water, a sponge and a peg over my nose and it was clean soon after. Had to be careful not to damage the labels though.
Since then I've stuck with lite.
And um, I dunno about asking SWMBO if she could contribute. h34r:

 

[smollocks]

I've used lite milk and couldn't smell anything, even when I was trying to. I just floated a paper label on a saucer of milk, stuck it on the bottle and wiped off the drips. Easy to apply and easy to remove.

 

[Yeastie Beastie]

I have an old bath tub out the back for this.
Cleaning:
1. Add bottles to bath tub.
2. Add bleach (I use White King)
3. Add enough cold water to ensure you cover all of the bottles.
Add bleach FIRST to ensure it is properly mixed with the water.
Make 100% sure that every bottle is full.

After about 2-3 hours remove the bottles from the bath tub and you will find that the labels fall straight off but the GOO left over will only require a "SLIGHT" rub with a scourer.

Rinse bottles with fresh, clean water.

Works every time for me.

PS....make sure you sanitize thorougly with a good product after.

 

[jdsaint]

just wanted to know what would take labels of my bottles got my answers from this topic although I am removing barons labels :angry: they leave behind sticky residue very hard to rub off!

 

[jimi]

just wanted to know what would take labels of my bottles got my answers from this topic although I am removing barons labels :angry: they leave behind sticky residue very hard to rub off!

Car detailers have small palm sized 'sticker strippers' (that's what the folks I got mine from called them). Which are designed to quickly take off rego stickers etc from windows. They are very handy for knocking off adhesive.

 

[Fermented]

If you're industrious, eucalytus oil removes label goo nicely. A little bit on a coarse cloth works wonders.

If you're lazy, a sponge that is very moist and warm sat on it for a few minutes will do the same trick.

And if you wanna work out that aggression then break out the scraper blade.

One of these days I'm going to find out what the solvent for the adhesive is.

Cheers - Fermented.

 

[jdsaint]

bought some orange power, and it does help by making it a bit easier

 

[O'Henry]

I didn't bother with barons or similar style labels. Good ones, from memory, are JS, Coopers and Pigs Fly (local one so had a few when found on special). I don't mind having 1/3 with the labels still on as I just drink those when on my own, and give away clean bottles or share with friends (not that I have a great deal round here. Serves me right for moving bacl home after 5 years...)

 

[jdsaint]

Its more so ,I wanted something to do while my brew was fermenting, so I decided to clean my bottles free of labels, so as it was posted earlier, to give that home brew feel.
most labels do fall ofeasy (like those paper labels) but when you get to the shinny glossy ones, it takes a bit of work... most of my bottles are 330mls due to the fact most craft brew is 330ml, I had tried a pale ale last night mudgee pale ale which was ok but seemed to gassy.... :icon_offtopic:

 

[jbumpstead]

I just put mine in the dishwasher.... Works a treat.

 

[Fermented]

Dishwasher? For the whole paper label or just the gooey stuff?

Cheers - Fermented.

 

[jbumpstead]

Fermented - Yeah rinse the inside under the tap after use as the dishwasher won't get the water right up in the inside. Then put the bottles in with labels on and all. The temp of the dishwaher takes goo and labels off, and you end up with sparkly bottles, and a bunch of labels in a neat little pile on the bottom of the dishwashwer. Just pick the labels up and throw them out when the cycle is complete. In fact I just cleaned 60 stubbies this morning in my dishwasher using exactly this method!

 

[Fermented]

Excellent!

I'll give it s shot tomorrow. I've a pile of new bottles ready to be cleaned up.

Thanks for the tip.

Cheers - Fermented.

 

[bum]

The temp of the dishwaher takes goo and labels off, and you end up with sparkly bottles, and a bunch of labels in a neat little pile on the bottom of the dishwashwer.

And 101 other ways to get divorced.

 

[Fermented]

Meh. I bought it. I service it. And I can be a sly fxcker and do it while I'm working at home when she's at her shop.

That way if it fails I can fix it and she'll be none the wiser.

Cheers - Fermented.

 

[jdsaint]

thats all good and stuff but the only dishwasher i have in my house is my missus :wub:

 

[jbumpstead]

Let us know how you go Fermented.

 

[moodgett]

we dont have a dishwasher, so i use James Spencer from basic brewing radios method

i bought a little hand held paint scraper from the local IGA (one with a yellow plastic handle)

fill the the sink with searing hot soapy water

submerse as many bottles as i can

use the scraper to lift edges of labels then peel them off

use metal scourer to scrub off any label/glue residue

i find the best labels to remove are James Squire and Matilda Bay
Barons labels i dont bother removing them

 

[Yeastie Beastie]

Soaking the bottles in cold water in the laundry tub with a generous serve of houshold bleach work for me. The labels peel straight off and any residue left behind I whack off with one of those plasticy scouring pads.