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Silk-screened labels
I've been thinking of a tricky way to label some bottles. I've been wondering, is anyone doing any silkscreening? Literally painting a label right on the bottle...like Corona or Rolling Rock, etc. The other idea I have is a cut decal. I just think that a 'printed' label is just too...normal. What's everyone else doing?
I use imaginary labels. Really saves a lot of time. I just tell people to hold up the bottle and imagine a label they would like to see. Gets pretty interesting after about 3 beers.
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I just label my caps, throw the bottles in a cooler and let my drunk-*ss friends guess as to what they will be drinking! 
Aparently I'm "too normal" wow never been called that before.
I use a normal printed label. Decal's and screening seem like they would get expensive.
I don't label either. But, I keep the 6 pack cardboard holders and try and match the styles. I do have to admit that every once in a while, someone who does not know my system re-arranges bottles. But no problem. Homebrew is good any way you can get it and a surprise once in a while reminds us to enjoy whatever life throws at you.
I'm sorry, didn't want to indicate that others were (ab)normal...I just prefer to be 'different'
I have a 24" vinyl decal cutter/plotter, I can whip out 50 decals in nothing flat, but the concept of silkscreening was very interesting to me. Just some random thoughts. I was also looking at those heat shrink tubes, too.
I try to use different color caps for different beers, I keep track of colors and which beer they go with, that way I allways know what I am getting. As far as labels, I took so much time getting rid of em, I don't want to go through that again.
Is silk screening what they do for Rogue bottles? If so, I'd like to check in to that as well.
Don't know about Rogue, but it's like Corona and Rolling Rock, painted right on the bottle.
yeah, rogue does the same thing.
unless you just came up with a screen for your "brewery" you would be stuck with whatever label you screened on your bottle first, no matter what beer you put in it. like a holiday porter in a bottle that says raspberry lambic. unless you intend to keep buying new bottles for each batch. which along with the silk screening would get $$$$$!
i don't label, i agree with im4fishnak: too much time spent scraping labels and glue. heck, i think cleaning the damn bottles and sanitizing already takes too much damn time. there is no way i am adding another step to the process.
now, screening on a keg? that's an option.
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