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[Ciderhead]

Hang onto it you will need it for your third bucket

[LordEoin]

I find that the best way to remove labels is in the bathtub.
Fill it enough to cover all bottles with hot water and leave it for a day.
When you come back to them the labels generally slip right off and the glue is easy to scrub off.
Some labels can be problematic though 

I sterilise in an oven too, 10 mins at 100-120 is fine.

[Greg2013]

I can't remember exact figures now but give or take 10gr these are the weights of the bottles;

Erdinger 250gr

Tyskie 350gr

Tiger Beer 420gr

As you can see the tiger beer are the best of the lot since they are more dense,also imho they are slightly better looking too

[Greg2013]

Ok call a doctor i just said one beer bottle was better looking than the other

[JimmyM]

You'll be buying it a drink next

[irish_goat]

Tiger bottles are indeed very sturdy but the labels are a nightmare to get off. They're by far the toughest I've encountered.

O'Hara's, Whitewater or nearly any German bottle are piss easy.

[Greg2013]

I have found today that filling the bottles with as hot water as you can handle and laying them on their side in a sink full of hot water fully immersed does the trick.

Tyskie bottles(Polish) were by far the easiest so far and hardly needed any persuasion. As i said before the bottles from Dungarvan Brewing Company were by far the hardest but not impossible by any means. No label will stand up to 30mins in 60c water

[Greg2013]

I will leave that to someone else to answer. I just know that although i personally from now on will be trying to get Tyskie and Tiger bottles whenever i can, any of the Dungarvan Brewery ones as well. I feel confident that the Tyskie and Tiger could stand up to high carb brews if they had to whereas i would have my doubts now about the erdinger long term.

[Hop Bomb]

Brewdog have been the worst labels for me so far. Sierra Nevada have been the easiest. I soak mine in a bucket of oxy clean. They just fall off & I just wipe the glue away with a cloth. Then bang em in the dishwasher & they come out brand new.

[Greg2013]

A lot of the bottles like Brew Dog have to be purchased, the ones i got were freebies.

[Hop Bomb]

There is a guy in the Bull & Castle that post on beoir forum said he'd keep any amount of bottles for home brewers. He just needs a few days notice. If yer gona be up for the comp its worth sending him a message.

[newToBrew]

hey Deadman - you should leave the labels on  a few bottles - I always find it funny to have some unsuspecting person open a bottle of Erdinger - Guinness Stout - whatever only to be greeted with a Pale Ale/ect

Also with the Guinness Bottles - its kinda fun to try and see how your own HB stout passes off

Although  - now I guess I've become known for it, its hard to catch anyone out !!

I do recall doing what you've done - soaking bottles - think I gave @ 60 of them a nice bath one night
these days I dont bother really - I find over time the labels kinda come off as your washing them  @ bottle night
Also the beer don't care what the label says !!!

[Greg2013]

Thats true newtobrew but i want to put on my own labels plus when i get to cleaning i can't stop, 15yrs of working in a pharmaceutical factory its second nature now. :

[LordEoin]

By the way, what's your gravity at?

[Greg2013]

Have not a clue me lud, ciderhead was giving out to me so i said i would leave it the full ten days before cracking it open to check the gravity,started out at 1.041 as far as i recall.