12 replies to this topic

[brewman]

What is the easiest way to get the label goo off the bottles. I have lots to clean and want an easy way to do it.Dan

[MtnBrewer]

Generally a soak in hot PBW or oxyclean gets most of them off. Some are more stubborn than others. For those, erosion works just fine if you're patient enough.

[Steve Urquell]

Overnight in a cooler filled with hot oxiclean. The cooler holds the heat in, you can soak a bunch at once, the labels float away, and the glue dissolves. Rinse the next day.

[brewman]

Oxiclean for the WINAll my bottles are clean without an overnight soak.Dan

[realbeerguy]

I've used ammonia in hot water effectively.

[brewman]

I just sprinkled some oxiclean in the bucket I had the bottles soaking in and within 10 minutes the label were just sliding off and with some steal wool I got. all the glue off 50 bottles in less then 20 minutes. Put them all in the dishwasher and ran it with some PBW.Dan

[MakeMeHoppy]

I see you used steel wool. I was going to suggest that I used to soak the labels off in hot water ( I can see Oxyclean would be even better ) and then use a plastic pampered chef scraper to get any remaining label off. Then I would use brillo which seemed to get the glue to come right off.I fould Samual Adams had the best bottles and were the hardest to get the label/glue off.

[brewman]

Magic Hat bottles were the worst I came across.Dan

[Mya]

if nothing else, ammonia will take off the most stubborn glue

[al_bob]

Yeah, hot oxy normally works just fine and fast. That's the way I always do it. If that doesn't work I use a different brewers bottles.

[brewman]

The hot oxy worked like a charm. Even on the magic hat bottles. Without it I was scrubbing forever, with it, it just wiped right off.Dan

[Mynameisluka]

oxyclean is the shiznit. i use it for cleaning everything related to brewing. it even works great to get those stupid stickers off of old cornies.

[Greatfookin]

Duvel bottles are the best for label removal. I think they're glue is milk based, hot water is all it takes. They are real thick heavy glass that can take hi carbonation for some of my sparkling meads.

Edited by Greatfookin, 28 October 2012 - 07:28 AM.