My bottles are very manly, they don't sweat...joechianti wrote:So Rick, you use plain paper and glue stick. Sounds easy enough. Couple questions. Sweat from the bottle doesn't mess up the paper? Is the glue hard to remove when you want to change labels?
I actually use recycled paper, i.e. the other side had something printed on them. I'm not trying for an art contest, I don't print them in color either (except my son's birthday beer). I figure an LBK of beer is 4 sheets of paper, which is $.05 to print so for $.20 an LBK I have labels. Glue stick lasts quite a few batches.
If I cold crash, I wait until the bottles are warm and not wet before applying the labels. In the refrigerator they are fine. If you bring them out and let them sweat a bit, they are also fine. If you stick them in a bucket of ice they will come off.
The glue stick really puts little glue on the paper, and it all comes off when you wash the bottle - which I do right away so I don't have to Oxiclean or anything. For the glass bottles, the hot water and your hand takes it off instantly, for the PET you might have to rub your hand across the surface once or twice. Even if a bit is remaining, you wouldn't notice it.
This time of year most stores put the sticks on sale, $.25 each. Don't miss the opportunity to get them when they are this cheap.
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