Easily remove sticky labels from bottles

[mick02]

I saw this post about a very easy method to remove very sticky labels from glass. I haven't tried it myself but this post swears by the method.
https://food52.com/blog/19134-the-laziest-way-to-get-a-sticker-off-a-jar-is-also-the-most-effective
tl;dr
Rub some oil into the label (any oil should work)
Place bottle into Basin of warm water
Leave over night
Remove from water
Remove label

[irish_goat]

Good plan except oil and beer don't mix.

[mick02]

But you're only rubbing oil on the outside of the bottle


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[irish_goat]

It'll get into the bottle during the soak though. Unless you can soak the bottles upright I suppose.

[Dracusse]

Soaking bottles for few days in plain water will  take off almoust all labels. Worsest ones are craft beer ones 😂 dont know what glue they use but it sticks badly  ... for them i use bath of water and milton for few days ... do the trick as well

[SprocketFuel]

Fill a fermentor with bottles and let them soak in hot water and vinegar. I only removed 50 labels from different bottles on thursday 
McGargles labels are the best, they just slide off with a hot tap over them for a few seconds

[mick02]

I think Kinnegar weld the labels to the bottles


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[willk]

I think Kinnegar weld the labels to the bottles

But such lovely bottles!

I found myself with 50+ of them and decided to use them for my first kit.  I soaked them for a week in a mix of water, detergent and dairy chlorine.  I might as well have given them a stern look.  Back to the drawing board - I remembered a tip from another hobby and applied heat.  Quite a bit of heat - I warmed them in an oven to just below boiling temps and the labels just slipped off with the window cleaning blade.  A dab of thinners removed the glue residue.  This works with a lot of crafty type adhesives and shiny labels.  It's quicker than it sounds - hit 'em hot!

Usual safety guff about hot glass / naked flames / sharp blades / solvents applies.  "Work schober - work shayfe" ;-)

[LASERBOY147]

I don't clean labels off btls anymore it's just too much hassle. Put a label over the old one job done. #Can'tbebothered

[Will_D]

I think the new Smithwicks bottles are so retro they are booty-fuel.

Pity about the glue they use.

If any one north side wants any let me know as we sell them in the club!

[phynes1]

I'm not sure how craft brewerers, most of whom come from a home brewing background, allow hard to remove labels to be used on their bottles. If I have to make the decision between 2 beers in a shop, i'll choose the easy to remove label every time.
No belgian of american brewers use hard to remove labels, its a no brainer!.

[Pheeel]

I don't clean labels off btls anymore it's just too much hassle. Put a label over the old one job done. #Can'tbebothered

Oh you were that guy at the Nationals? 

[KDeath]

Fill a fermentor with bottles and let them soak in hot water and vinegar. I only removed 50 labels from different bottles on thursday 
McGargles labels are the best, they just slide off with a hot tap over them for a few seconds

Estrella Galicia (sp?) are great for this as well. Grolsch are also tops for the same reason, fliptops too, only downside is they're green. Blacks are very good as well, no glue residue at all.

[willk]

Thing 1: Regarding removing tough shiny labels - I've just done 100 more Kinnegar bottles and found that heating them to around 140C worked when lifting the label with a window blade - curiously some were much tougher than others to shift - maybe different adhesives or longer shelf age=more curing?  Anyway - I'm all bottled up for a while

Thing 2: FYI, Orchard Thieves pint bottles will self-delabel if soaked for 24 hours in water.

Thing 3: There's a bit of chat about non-returnable glass bottles being unsuitable for conditioning beers - I guess because they are so light/thin.  The flip side being they have no scratches which introduce weakness.  Anyone here have any advice - use/don't use?

[mick02]

I've just done 100 more Kinnegar bottles and found that heating them to around 140C worked when lifting the label with a window blade

Perseverance!