Posted in Commentary, Labels on February 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Having inspected the bottles for appearance, I soaked all 6 bottles in hot slightly soapy water in the sink for 10 minutes, without touching them at all. On returning to the sink, I was surprised to find all 6 labels floating around the water. Not one of them even needed peeling off?
I had expected the [...]
Posted in Commentary, Labels on February 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It has been over a week since I started the label experiment so its time to find out the results. In this post I will order the labels by appearance, in reverse order:
Appearance:
6th: Sticker pressed on jumper first
The label is a little scruffy looking. It has a few major crinkles on and slightly light [...]
Posted in Commentary, Labels on January 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have decided to put labels on my bottles, at least to start with. I know this will mean some extra work, but if the beer is sufficiently good, I hope to give a good proportion of it away to friends, and family (either because they have helped to fund my new hobby, or to [...]
The Label Experiment Results – Final Review
Posted in Commentary, Labels on February 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Before starting this experiment I had expected stickers to look more professional, but paper to come off more easily. I was not exactly very accurate with my predictions. Paper, regardless of how it was attached, made the most impressive looking labels, and all the labels came off incredibly easily.
My intention, based on these results, is [...]
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