Where To Get Labels Printed For My Bottles?

[robster]

Hi all,

Loved a thread in this forum on Franko's labels and I do a lot of graphic design work and want to make my own lablels for my brews. The big questions are though:

1) Where can I get them printed onto that gummy paper stuff?
2) Is it worth my while, IE: is cleaning going to be a pain in the arse? Do I have to clean each label off each time? Sounds daunting!


Thanks

Rob

 

[enoch]

1) Work
2) No, yes, yes, yes

 

[Wortgames]

Rob, you can get self-adhesive labels on A4 sheets at Officeworks - all sorts of shapes and sizes - and print them anywhere you've got a printer. MS Word has templates built in, check the label pack for a code (eg J8166).

When I was bottling, I got into a habit of actually printing 2 types of labels - one was a little black & white label that was basically all text, with the pertinent info about the brew (brew name, dates, gravities, recipe, alcohol % etc) and that went onto every bottle for future reference (I used to be able to keep bottles around for many months, and I liked having the info on the bottle rather than referring to a book).

The second label was a big graphic one, that I only put onto beers I was giving away or taking to special occasions etc - they used a lot of ink and took ages to print so I couldn't be bothered putting them on every bottle. They would usually just be a generic 'brewery' label but sometimes I would design one for a specific brew, depending on how bored I was. Obviously, this then became the 'front' label and the little one became the rear.

You can easily stick labels on top of old ones, once they get about 6 layers thick they will come off in one go and you can start again.

 

[tangent]

Enoch is on the money

1. Who cares
2. Not unless you have WAY too much time on your hands between crochet classes and basket weaving to stick pretty labels on bottles. If this appeals maybe look at scrap-booking too. Some buttons and ribbons on your bottles, pretend you're a beer baroness.

edit - Just keg it and drink it.... or was that Nike?

 

[robster]

I guess question 1 should be: Where can I GET the gummy paper, the real stuff on real beer bottles, not home avery labels

Thanks again though, great answers...

Rob

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

I made inquiries with a local printer...


Basically you cant get the gummy paper unless you order about 5 ton if it

 

[Finite]

Just print on your home printer and cut out then apply milk onto the back of the paper and stick on the bottle. It will stick just fine and come off very easy when you soak.

 

[Maxt]

Many office shops sell the labels, even whole A4 ones, as well as the different sized stickers. The glossy ones are about $50 fo a pack of 25. Ouch! Laser printers are the go rather than inkjet if you can.

I wanted to make labels for a special commemorative brew, so that's why I have been investigating this recently.

I also investigated laminating, as the labels I was looking at would have run in the esky.

I haven't heard of anyone getting the commercial labels, but I'm sure you could get thinner glossy paper (like Brenex squares) that might work with the milk glue mentioned.


As for Tangent, why did you bother posting?

 

[bconnery]

The basic avery type labels come off crown seals very easily if soaked in a sink of hot water, or even if they've been in the esky for a while so it isn't too much additional effort, especially if you only do it for special batches.

 

[Barramundi]

I guess question 1 should be: Where can I GET the gummy paper, the real stuff on real beer bottles, not home avery labels

Thanks again though, great answers...

Rob

the stuff on ' REAL ' beer bottles isnt gummy paper its normal paper that runs on a machine with a carosel that flashes it past a gluing head then onto the bottle , as someone else has said used normal printing paper and apply with milk or i sometimes use a watered down solution of PVA type glue which comes of easy when soak in water for a while ..

ps use a laser printer if possible , inkjetted labels run with moisture and become a blurred mess of color


and it now appears we have another artistic person to help us with labels as franko is so busy with his back log of orders...

 

[tangent]

everyones alllowed an opinion maxt

 

[Uncle Fester]

I used to make mylabels in publisher, print them at home and then glue them to the bottle with an UHU gluestick.

There is a pretty tiddly java based label generator at brewtopia Brewtopia Link

I also used to make the label here and then screencap the image to print.

Nowdays, I use a whiteboard marker to indicate on the fridge door which keg is which.


However, once I have finished my bar refurb, I will have proper labels above each of the beer taps, and ma ybe a craftbrewer tap handle for each brew :beer:

If you wanted to see some of the best brew artwork in modern history, check out this thread Frankos Artwork


Fester

 

[Maxt]

everyones alllowed an opinion maxt

At the risk of starting a bushfire..

Tangent, Robster asked where and how to label. He didn't ask for comments rubbishing his descision to label.

Your post contained no useful information, and if it was an attempt at humour, then it was a lame one.

It being Robster's 4th post, I am guessing he is new to the forums, and probably actually wants an answer to his question, not sarcasm.

 

[tangent]

sorry mum

 

[SpillsMostOfIt]

If I'm giving a bottle away, I use a manila shipping tag ($5 for 25 at Officeworks) and a rubber band. It looks very home-made - which is a polite way to describe my beer.

My wife gave me the idea while she was doing her scrapbooking...