[octess]

Hi everyone!
Anybody has some good cues in removing old label from bottles?
Rather kegging, but christmas is coming and bubbling gifts are always much appreciated!
Thanks!

[James Lorden]

A soak in hot PBW will usually do the trick... if some sticks after the label peels off just scrub with the rough side of the sponge.

[bluesman]

A soak in hot PBW will usually do the trick... if some sticks after the label peels off just scrub with the rough side of the sponge.

+1

I have found pretty good success with this method as well.

[oscarvan]

Yes, I noticed the glues they use today are not as easy to remove as they used to be. But, now they don't "float off" in the cooler with ice water....

[Hokerer]

Yes, I noticed the glues they use today are not as easy to remove as they used to be. But, now they don't "float off" in the cooler with ice water....

Depends a lot on the brewery also.  Bells, Victory, DFH, labels seem to fly off if you just fart in their general direction.  Blue Mountain, Weyerbacher, need a small thermonuclear device to remove theirs.

[James Lorden]

Yes, I noticed the glues they use today are not as easy to remove as they used to be. But, now they don't "float off" in the cooler with ice water....

Depends a lot on the brewery also.  Bells, Victory, DFH, labels seem to fly off if you just fart in their general direction.  Blue Mountain, Weyerbacher, need a small thermonuclear device to remove theirs.

You have a small nuclear device? That's awesome!

[piszkiewiczp]

I've found that most labels will come off after soaking in an alkaline cleaner and a quick scrub - automatic dishwasher detergent works for me. Two Brothers Brewery west of Chicago uses a mylar plastic type label. Those will come off if you heat up the bottle, but I need to use acetone or lacquer thinner toget the remaining adhesive off.

[richardt]

The labels on the Sierra Nevada bottles come off after an hour soak in the cooler filled with hot water.  Slide right off usually.
Plus, I like the more squat 12 oz bottle over the normal tall-n-skinny 12 oz bottles.  Just aesthetics.

[wiley]

Ammonia and water! A quick five minute soak has taken off every lable I've thrown at it - including the foil Avery Brewing uses on their bombers.

[tubercle]

Oxyclean

R.I.P. Billy Mayes. I miss you.

[beersk]

Ammonia and water! A quick five minute soak has taken off every lable I've thrown at it - including the foil Avery Brewing uses on their bombers.

Isn't that dangerous to dunk your arm into a bucket of that stuff?

I usually use BBrite and hot water, soak over night.  Some labels fall right off and float, some are harder to get off.

[octess]

Thanks all! will try that and post again later!

[bgrace]

I like to put the bottles in the dishwasher and some come off (have to pull them off the filter at the bottom) and others do not. But, it is also a good way to clean them. The ones that come off the best are the Belgium beers (Duvell, Kwak, etc...)

[oscarvan]

The labels on the Sierra Nevada bottles come off after an hour soak in the cooler filled with hot water.  Slide right off usually.
Plus, I like the more squat 12 oz bottle over the normal tall-n-skinny 12 oz bottles.  Just aesthetics.

Aaah, that's where I went wrong, I used cold water. SNPA is my "drink it to get empty bottles" brand of choice.....

[nooberdev]

Ammonia and water! A quick five minute soak has taken off every lable I've thrown at it - including the foil Avery Brewing uses on their bombers.

This is the best method I know of, just keep it in a well ventilated area :-)