Comments on: Bottles (again) http://www.foolcircle.net/2008/01/20/bottles-again/ Microscopic brewed perfection Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:29:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Brian http://www.foolcircle.net/2008/01/20/bottles-again/comment-page-1/#comment-6023 Brian Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:22:24 +0000 http://www.foolcircle.net/2008/01/20/bottles-again/#comment-6023 "I’d rather clean a mash tun with a tooth brush than delabel bottles. " My new favorite homebrewing quote. “I’d rather clean a mash tun with a tooth brush than delabel bottles. ”

My new favorite homebrewing quote.

]]> By: Garrett http://www.foolcircle.net/2008/01/20/bottles-again/comment-page-1/#comment-6022 Garrett Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:58:47 +0000 http://www.foolcircle.net/2008/01/20/bottles-again/#comment-6022 Oh yeah - I learned that trick a while back. I use my 14 gallon kettle, false bottom (to keep labels from clogging the valve) about 7 gallons of 150-160 deg PBW... A broken airlock makes a remarkably good filling device when coupled with some 1/2" tubing and kettle valve... Once full, the go into the kettle for their soak. Its still a PITA rinsing them and dealing with the more stubborn glues that don't want to let go - Victory and Dogfish bottles are very well behaved. Brooklyn Brewing Co, Weyerbacher & a few others - Not so much. The worst are those semi-metallic ones from Sam Adams and Unibroue. I rip those things off by hand as much as possible before the soak - Otherwise the gold foil disintegrates in the hot PBW and sticks to everything - including the inside of the bottles. Bottle delabeling is by far one of the biggest suck jobs of homebrewing. I'd rather clean a mash tun with a tooth brush than delabel bottles. The only close second is canning starter wort. Oh yeah - I learned that trick a while back. I use my 14 gallon kettle, false bottom (to keep labels from clogging the valve) about 7 gallons of 150-160 deg PBW… A broken airlock makes a remarkably good filling device when coupled with some 1/2″ tubing and kettle valve… Once full, the go into the kettle for their soak. Its still a PITA rinsing them and dealing with the more stubborn glues that don’t want to let go - Victory and Dogfish bottles are very well behaved. Brooklyn Brewing Co, Weyerbacher & a few others - Not so much. The worst are those semi-metallic ones from Sam Adams and Unibroue. I rip those things off by hand as much as possible before the soak - Otherwise the gold foil disintegrates in the hot PBW and sticks to everything - including the inside of the bottles.

Bottle delabeling is by far one of the biggest suck jobs of homebrewing. I’d rather clean a mash tun with a tooth brush than delabel bottles. The only close second is canning starter wort.

]]> By: Brian http://www.foolcircle.net/2008/01/20/bottles-again/comment-page-1/#comment-6006 Brian Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:05:38 +0000 http://www.foolcircle.net/2008/01/20/bottles-again/#comment-6006 If you soak the bottles in a hot strong PBW mixture they come right off. If you soak them in just a regular PBW mix (regardless of temperature and strength) they'll come off after a good soak, like overnight. If you soak the bottles in a hot strong PBW mixture they come right off. If you soak them in just a regular PBW mix (regardless of temperature and strength) they’ll come off after a good soak, like overnight.

]]> By: Garrett http://www.foolcircle.net/2008/01/20/bottles-again/comment-page-1/#comment-6003 Garrett Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:14:33 +0000 http://www.foolcircle.net/2008/01/20/bottles-again/#comment-6003 Kegs have there pluses and minuses - the simplified sanitation and prep is certainly a big one in the plus category. In the negative - You have to drink a big quantity in a go rather than having lots of variety in smaller quantities... I've got a garage workbench full of belgian and 12oz bottles to strip the labels off of real soon - and I am dreading it. Kegs have there pluses and minuses - the simplified sanitation and prep is certainly a big one in the plus category. In the negative - You have to drink a big quantity in a go rather than having lots of variety in smaller quantities…

I’ve got a garage workbench full of belgian and 12oz bottles to strip the labels off of real soon - and I am dreading it.

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