A stout homebrew, a dog and eureka!

**Kilted Jeeper** · 26th January 10, 07:02 AM

OK, so I was inspired by this thread to actually create a label for my current batch of beer. With the talk of beagles, I decided to use that as well in honor of my Blue Tick Beagle "Cleatis" who I lost to cancer in '07.

I made this using MS WORD and added the image as a .jpg file and sized it to what I thought would work. I was able to fit 6 on each page and I printed them using a HP inkjet on the highest quality setting. I then took my master to Staples and for less than $5 had color laser copies made (ink won't run). I then used a gluestick and was able to add the labels to my bottles very quickly and very inexpensive.

**jkane** · 26th January 10, 01:28 PM

Try milk instead of glue stick. Fill a saucer, and slide the back side of the label across the milk. Place on bottle and roll bottle with label on a towel to press firm. It will stick for a long time, yet fall off as soon as it gets wet.

**Kilted Jeeper** · 26th January 10, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by jkane

Try milk instead of glue stick. Fill a saucer, and slide the back side of the label across the milk. Place on bottle and roll bottle with label on a towel to press firm. It will stick for a long time, yet fall off as soon as it gets wet.

The glue stick I used is not typical and creates a seal very similar to the sticky on the back of a post-it which was very easy to work with.
I'll give the milk a try with my next batch. :cheers:

**Detroitpete** · 26th January 10, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by Kilted Jeeper

OK, so I was inspired by this thread to actually create a label for my current batch of beer. With the talk of beagles, I decided to use that as well in honor of my Blue Tick Beagle "Cleatis" who I lost to cancer in '07.

I made this using MS WORD and added the image as a .jpg file and sized it to what I thought would work. I was able to fit 6 on each page and I printed them using a HP inkjet on the highest quality setting. I then took my master to Staples and for less than $5 had color laser copies made (ink won't run). I then used a gluestick and was able to add the labels to my bottles very quickly and very inexpensive.

Sweet label!!!! BTW--sitting here by the fire, beagle asleep (per usual) with head on my lab, me--drinking a bit of my homebrew Pale Ale. Ahhhhhh...the life!