http://blog.mudbarn.com/2008/01/01/bottling-day David's and Joleen's soapbox Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:33:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://blog.mudbarn.com/2008/01/01/bottling-day#comment-5 David Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:18:26 +0000 http://blog.mudbarn.com/2008/01/01/bottling-day#comment-5 I noticed someone found this entry by searching on removing labels from Heineken bottles, so I figured I'd elaborate on the procedure. We heated up water in the stock pot, then submerged as many of the bottles as would fit. We let the labels soften for a minute or so, then we pulled the bottles out and immediately peeled an end of each label with a table knife, and peeled the rest of the label off by hand. I seem to recall that the front label was more difficult to remove than the back and the neck labels. They seemed to use stickier glue. There was usually a good bit of glue left behind, so I used a scrubber sponge to get the remaining adhesive off. The sponge gummed up fairly quickly and frequently needed some maintenance to clear it up for the next few bottles. I don't think I want to use Heineken bottles anymore. The green glass is a little less sturdy than brown and doesn't block light from spoiling the hops. Also, a 12oz bottle just isn't a proper serving size for beer. Next time I want 16 or 22oz brown bottles. I noticed someone found this entry by searching on removing labels from Heineken bottles, so I figured I’d elaborate on the procedure. We heated up water in the stock pot, then submerged as many of the bottles as would fit. We let the labels soften for a minute or so, then we pulled the bottles out and immediately peeled an end of each label with a table knife, and peeled the rest of the label off by hand. I seem to recall that the front label was more difficult to remove than the back and the neck labels. They seemed to use stickier glue. There was usually a good bit of glue left behind, so I used a scrubber sponge to get the remaining adhesive off. The sponge gummed up fairly quickly and frequently needed some maintenance to clear it up for the next few bottles.
I don’t think I want to use Heineken bottles anymore. The green glass is a little less sturdy than brown and doesn’t block light from spoiling the hops. Also, a 12oz bottle just isn’t a proper serving size for beer. Next time I want 16 or 22oz brown bottles.

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