Labeling or different colour bottle caps

[AdeFlesk]

At the moment to distinguish  my different brews I have been using different colour caps. Now I have quite a large collection of different colours but not enough to cap a brew. Should I start labeling or carry on with my  system. If labeling what do you use.

[newToBrew]

can't you just use a marker on the caps ?

[johnrm]

There are a finite number of coloured caps.
An infinite number (potentially)  of brews.
I say  use the same color and write the batch number and your initials on the cap in  perm marker.

NTB beat me to it

[AdeFlesk]

Duh why didn't i think of marker on the cap,  batch number would remind me of work, and hopefully I will not have to recall any of my brews.  Latest batch has been capped with black 

[JimmyM]

Haha use tip-ex

Reminds me of a guy in work, on an email thread - after everyone had chimed in editing an original email with deeply technical opinions (on a subject i cant even remember) with "see my reply in red (green, blue, pink etc etc....)"
This less technical marketing type got back with - "see my reply in white".

[Tom]

Don't overcomplicate: orange top, brown bottle, under the table, for beer, and 1 litre clear PETs for cider.

[LordEoin]

I rotate different colour caps to keep the bulk of what's conditioning separate, then any ones I keep for tasting/testing later on (2 per brew) get masking tape with the brew number on top.
like this picture. The different colour means different brew, the tape deals with the finite amount of colours

[AdeFlesk]

This is great, feeling we will soon be touching on set theory .  I am  {liking the masking tape and marker}.  At the moment only have one brew the first of 2013 waiting for it to condition. Now when its too late I am  reviewing my notes and recipe along with beer-smith  only now i realize my  mistake recipe called for 30IBU's and I have managed to end up going with 22 IBU's . I guess i should put that down to experience and learning how to use Beer smith. Or should I beat my self up.

[LordEoin]

beat yourself up. sure, go hell for leather!