Shem Mankey Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 Is anyone labeling their bottles? What style of labels do you use - a simple hand written label or a custom made printed label? I think it would be great if coopers made available the labels and or label designs they already have for their brew prints for us to download or purchase in the online store. Would love to hear what everyone is doing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-B Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 I knock up my own in Photoshop, laser print (inkjet will run when bottle gets wet), give the front a spray with matt spray and then stick on with a mounting type spray. That said, it'd be nice if the Brewart guys provided their labels - either the labels or just the art work would be good as I'd be happy using them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Pfeiffer Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 I don't have the bottles, however for my kegs I use a label maker. Picked one up from woolies for $25 that does the trick. Just peel it off when I'm done. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patty Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 My wine just told me Avery sell water proof labels. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patty Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Wife dammit. Not wine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pursya Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 18 hours ago, Patrick Milliken said: Wife dammit. Not wine. I preferred the first draft. I imagined you and a bottle of wine having a conversation about all things Droid. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 i thought I would do a label for my first brew. Found an online printer that had a built in design app so whipped one up. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patty Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 On 10/02/2017 at 3:22 PM, Pursya said: I preferred the first draft. I imagined you and a bottle of wine having a conversation about all things Droid. Cheers Pursya. Hahaha. Either way she stands like a fine bottle of merlot sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derren Green Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Made up a line of labels in PPT and print them on a laser printer. A little milk and they stick on really well, and wash off easily for the next batch. 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Those look fantastic Derren! They ought to have a competition for best label design. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcm Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 This is rapidly becoming an issue as the diversity of brews under my house multiplies and I realise that the whiteboard marker I used on the bottles rubs off easily. I am inspired by this thread :-) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pursya Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Fantastic Derren! We had a grumpy black cat for 21 years so can relate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derren Green Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Thanks for the feedback all - I had fun making them. Appreciate it. Still working on other taglines - each brew needs its own! So far I have the following to use, as well as the ones above - can anyone think of anything else suitably humorous? Dinosaurs had no beer, and look how that worked out. To beer or not to beer - that is a silly question. If beer is the answer, what was the question? Life and beer are very similar - chill for best results. Technically, beer is a solution. Beer - because you can't drink bacon. Beer - because you don't win friends with salad. Education is important, but beer is importanter. All ideas warmly welcome! 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcm Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 There's 30 minutes of my day I'll never see again... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Gyldenvand Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 I've been brewing almost nonstop since receiving my Beerdroid for Christmas. I just started my 5th batch today. I was getting ready to bottle my second one when I realized I'd need some sort of system to keep track of everything. Here's what I came up with. It's not elegant or artistic, but it does make record-keeping and inventory management pretty easy. Essentially, every new brew is assigned a letter (once I reach "Z", I'll just start over with "AA" and so on), and every batch of that brew will be assigned a number. I can use a marker on the crown caps, or a simple sticker on reusable caps. The journal lets me keep notes on my efforts as well as quickly identifying which beer is which. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thagomizer Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 I use Avery 8460 labels printed from a laser printer. There are 30 per sheet so there is no room for artwork. After use, they are easily scraped off my glass bottles with a razor-blade scraper tool. For kegs, I use a Brother P-touch tape labeler. Information on the label includes the Brew Name and the date. I use a YYMMDD date code which is also the batch number. Although I have two Droids, I am not likely to start two batches on the same day, so the date code uniquely identifies a batch and will be in chronological order. I keep a 4" by 6" card log for each batch and also an electronic log in Microsoft OneNote. I use the attached chart for evaluating my brews. Beer_Eval_Chart.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thagomizer Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 Below is an example of the use of the evaluation chart. It is very subjective. Also, a photo of the brew is attached. Happy brewing. 😀 CoopersXPA_exal.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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