labels for homebrew

Paulbeer Bottles
Originally uploaded by BierBrewer

After spending the night out last night wining beering and dining, I came home and found myself wide awake. Not only was I wide awake, but I felt the need to be productive. I took 3 cases of empty bottles and soaked them in hot soapy water so the labels would peel off somewhat nicely. I let them sit overnight covered so the soapy solution and heat would penetrate the paper and glue. When I checked them this morning, they were ready to be cleaned. I then spent the rest of the morning scrubbing bottles. Fun.

Why still mess with these damn bottles?

I’d like to bottle half of each brew and then keg the rest. I like the bottles for the portable and convenience factors, so I guess that’s somewhat of a fair tradeoff. According to UPS tracking: Mini keg kit should arrive tomorrow, NICE! Unfortunately, neither of the Paulbeers will be ready in time for Superbowl Sunday. :( That sucks.

Hey, nice labels!

As you can see, my fiancée has become quite the Anne Geddes. I have been employing her (annoying her is more like it) to take the photos that you see here on my blog. Some of them were taken by me, but those are the not so good ones. I’m getting my own DSLR camera soon and I’ll be taking the photos myself but until then, it’s all her. Thanks :)

I’ve been trying to come up with a label design for my homebrews, mostly for the bottles that I hand out to friends. I decided to use the header from my blog and make that the focal point. I didn't want the label to be too busy so I thought I'd just stick with the logo and a generic font for the type of beer. It needs a little work still, but I think it came out okay.

I think for the next version I'll make the logo smaller this way you do not see the drastic wrap around. A border around the edges might also work.

We shall see.