Home Grown Beer Labels

[Stroomer420 1,048]

while I'm waiting to go to work I found this pic of one of my weiner pups,, had to make a quick joke label, which might have to become an actual brew!! lol

[Stroomer420 1,048]

I imagine this is what hoppy would look like if he was reincarnated as a Weiner dog

[Neverbrewedadarnthing 250]

Is that why they call them 'weiner dogs'?

[cowboykyle 312]

printed with inkjet on standard paper.  cut out by hand and glue stick to apply.  

not quite as sharp as the gloss labels, but a ton easier to remove, and no left over adhesive residue.  

[AnthonyC 3,803]

On ‎4‎/‎27‎/‎2016 at 10:55 AM, Stroomer420 said:

while I'm waiting to go to work I found this pic of one of my weiner pups,, had to make a quick joke label, which might have to become an actual brew!! lol

#WINNER  This is my favorite label thus far!  Kudos my friend! 

[Creeps McLane 6,524]

On 4/27/2016 at 9:55 AM, Stroomer420 said:

while I'm waiting to go to work I found this pic of one of my weiner pups,, had to make a quick joke label, which might have to become an actual brew!! lol

 

2 minutes ago, AnthonyC said:

#WINNER  This is my favorite label thus far!  Kudos my friend! 

agreed.  Hoppy has his turtles and you have your pups.  To each his own.  Im the only normal one talking about Katy Perry and leaving animals out of it but like I said, to each their own

[AnthonyC 3,803]

25 minutes ago, Creeps McLane said:

 

agreed.  Hoppy has his turtles and you have your pups.  To each his own.  Im the only normal one talking about Katy Perry and leaving animals out of it but like I said, to each their own

Ahem.... Katy Perry is an animal... She's FOX! 

[AnthonyC 3,803]

And once again Creeps... YOU'RE WELCOME!! 

 

[Creeps McLane 6,524]

5 minutes ago, AnthonyC said:

And once again Creeps... YOU'RE WELCOME!! 

 

I like this game!!!

 

Kate Beckinsale

 

Olivia Wilde

 

Stacy Keibler

 

and go!!!!

[AnthonyC 3,803]

Marissa Miller, Kate Upton, Charlotte McKinney... TAG!

[AnthonyC 3,803]

2 hours ago, Creeps McLane said:

I like this game!!!

 

Kate Beckinsale

 

Olivia Wilde

 

Stacy Keibler

 

and go!!!!

Wait!  What was this thread about??

[Creeps McLane 6,524]

58 minutes ago, AnthonyC said:

Marissa Miller, Kate Upton, Charlotte McKinney... TAG!

I only know kate upton. I will be googling the other two later for sure. 

[walt_felix 122]

Some online Clipart I found,  Gonna use this on the current bottled batch in the cooler and pester my German wife to pull her Dirndl out of the closet for some photos later.

[Stroomer420 1,048]

nice.... ? ?

[M42 72]

From the Bohemian Brewing Company:

 

 

[M42 72]

More from the Bohemian Brewing Company:

 

 

[Stroomer420 1,048]

I love em!!!! Those are awesome ... ✌

[Neverbrewedadarnthing 250]

Nice!

 

Little Bohemia! The only one I know of was made famous by Dillinger, it was depicted in the movie 'Public Enemies'. 

[Neverbrewedadarnthing 250]

Latest effort.

 

Watch your back.

 

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u210/telecast_photos/bewitched%20JPEG.jpg

[MichaelL 864]

Gotta give a little warning next time, my friend, for those who are browsing from work.  That one's getting close to NSFW territory ...

[Stroomer420 1,048]

that's a good one....i cant wait for the holiday's everyone is gonna get a six pack sampler with all the groovy labels on em...

[Neverbrewedadarnthing 250]

1 hour ago, MichaelL said:

Gotta give a little warning next time, my friend, for those who are browsing from work.  That one's getting close to NSFW territory ...

That's not what my wife said!

 

Apologies, but not sure how I do that without starting a new thread? I suppose I could've put a link. Let me see if I can edit.

[Neverbrewedadarnthing 250]

Here, I fixed Stroomer's for ya too, just in case your boss' butt puckers over a puppy's package!

 

[Stroomer420 1,048]

1 hour ago, Neverbrewedadarnthing said:

Here, I fixed Stroomer's for ya too, just in case your boss' butt puckers over a puppy's package!

 

lol hilarious!!! how's this..

[Neverbrewedadarnthing 250]

HA!!!  A nut!

 

That pooch pic reminds me of something. Think Kate Winslet and Titanic...

[MichaelL 864]

Sorry, I was just kidding.  I'm certain that I added a  at the end of my previous post, but it seems to have gotten lost in cyberspace.

[Neverbrewedadarnthing 250]

9 hours ago, MichaelL said:

Sorry, I was just kidding.  I'm certain that I added a  at the end of my previous post, but it seems to have gotten lost in cyberspace.

Nah, you're right. It should've come with a warning.

 

So, do you like it?  

[walt_felix 122]

OK, the batch of Apple Brown Beery that I went all Mad Scientist on, Some may recall, I replaced all of the water in the recipe with Apple Juice. Original Gravity was 1.112, Just below the very bottom line on the Mr. Beer hydrometer.   It stalled out after a week at 1.021, so I added a little more Apple Juice and pinched a packet of EC-1118 Champagne Yeast.  After sitting another 2 1/2 weeks, It seemed like it stalled again at 1.007 so I just bottled it.  The bottles have now been sitting in the basement for a month and tonight I cracked open the first one.  It has a bit of a harsh aroma (smells like it could strip paint), but not a bad flavor, all be it very strong, but still Apple. Surprisingly it still managed to get a little carbonation, I didn't expect that.  So I was sitting on the couch with a comfortable buzz off just 1 bottle, I had an idea for a label, embracing the Mad Scientist theme. Grabbed an old meat grinder out of the kitchen, some apples out of the fridge. Found some shear pins for the snow blower in my tool box, an old pair of jumper cables, an old welding mask, a lab coat the wife had in the closet.  Some big ol' black rubber gloves under the sink.  Set up the camera, some gelled flashes and a white backdrop and started shooting. Found a cool background on a Windows Wall paper website and spent an hour messing with it in photoshop.

 

 

[AnthonyC 3,803]

4 hours ago, walt_felix said:

OK, the batch of Apple Brown Beery that I went all Mad Scientist on, Some may recall, I replaced all of the water in the recipe with Apple Juice. Original Gravity was 1.112, Just below the very bottom line on the Mr. Beer hydrometer.   It stalled out after a week at 1.021, so I added a little more Apple Juice and pinched a packet of EC-1118 Champagne Yeast.  After sitting another 2 1/2 weeks, It seemed like it stalled again at 1.007 so I just bottled it.  The bottles have now been sitting in the basement for a month and tonight I cracked open the first one.  It has a bit of a harsh aroma (smells like it could strip paint), but not a bad flavor, all be it very strong, but still Apple. Surprisingly it still managed to get a little carbonation, I didn't expect that.  So I was sitting on the couch with a comfortable buzz off just 1 bottle, I had an idea for a label, embracing the Mad Scientist theme. Grabbed an old meat grinder out of the kitchen, some apples out of the fridge. Found some shear pins for the snow blower in my tool box, an old pair of jumper cables, an old welding mask, a lab coat the wife had in the closet.  Some big ol' black rubber gloves under the sink.  Set up the camera, some gelled flashes and a white backdrop and started shooting. Found a cool background on a Windows Wall paper website and spent an hour messing with it in photoshop.

 

 

Wow!  14% ABV!!  Hope you didn't wake up cuddling with the neighbor's Saint Bernard!

[walt_felix 122]

No, just their Pit Bull, Todd. 
Looking at the image again this morning, I didn't like the sparks on the Pins sticking out of the apple and the welding mask is too dark. So I had to tweak it a little.

 

 

I also should of placed an LBK and some bottles on the counter. 

 

 

[cowboykyle 312]

looks straight out of MST3K....  nice... 

[cowboykyle 312]

Next round of labels...  

[Eric's Latest Mistake 52]

It's clear you all have had some fun with this. I may have to dig in a bit. I've been very "just the facts, ma'am" with some small Avery labels. As a plus, they are easily removable and even pulled off some of the remaining original label that I fought with. They stand up to coolers, etc. and I can get at least a batch of fronts or backs (focused on ingredients and character) from a sheet. Maybe it's time I let the dogs run, so to speak. After all, my wife DID dub the next batch to bottle "Satan's @sscrack." Not a fan of boiling hops, is she?

 

[HoppySmile! 2,309]

the last time I grew my own labels, well, it was the last time, first rain and they washed away!!

[Eric's Latest Mistake 52]

Still pretty basic but a little color does wonders.

[Eric's Latest Mistake 52]

Hoppy, you've got to make sure you plant them adhesive side up 

[HoppySmile! 2,309]

11 hours ago, Eric's Latest Mistake said:

Hoppy, you've got to make sure you plant them adhesive side up 

AAAAHHHHH!!!!  ok! thanx for that advice! it all makes cents to me now!!!

[TacTicToe 30]

Nice labels. Keep trying to come up with a design for that Voodoo that you do label, but haven't really figured out anything that makes me happy yet.

[Stroomer420 1,048]

holidays are coming ,gotta start making up some new labels again...

[Nickfixit 3,993]

I only did a few for glass bottles. Not bothering with labels for the PET ones.

[cyberpip 34]

Here is my latest for the Angry Bovine Chocolate Stout.  But since my wife didn't want the cacao nibs in it, I left them out so couldn't really call it a chocolate stout so reduced it to a milk stout.  Well, you will see.

 

[cyberpip 34]

On ‎5‎/‎5‎/‎2016 at 0:14 AM, walt_felix said:

OK, the batch of Apple Brown Beery that I went all Mad Scientist on, Some may recall, I replaced all of the water in the recipe with Apple Juice. Original Gravity was 1.112, Just below the very bottom line on the Mr. Beer hydrometer.   It stalled out after a week at 1.021, so I added a little more Apple Juice and pinched a packet of EC-1118 Champagne Yeast.  After sitting another 2 1/2 weeks, It seemed like it stalled again at 1.007 so I just bottled it.  The bottles have now been sitting in the basement for a month and tonight I cracked open the first one.  It has a bit of a harsh aroma (smells like it could strip paint), but not a bad flavor, all be it very strong, but still Apple. Surprisingly it still managed to get a little carbonation, I didn't expect that.  So I was sitting on the couch with a comfortable buzz off just 1 bottle, I had an idea for a label, embracing the Mad Scientist theme. Grabbed an old meat grinder out of the kitchen, some apples out of the fridge. Found some shear pins for the snow blower in my tool box, an old pair of jumper cables, an old welding mask, a lab coat the wife had in the closet.  Some big ol' black rubber gloves under the sink.  Set up the camera, some gelled flashes and a white backdrop and started shooting. Found a cool background on a Windows Wall paper website and spent an hour messing with it in photoshop.

 

 

 

 

 

I like it...........  Check out mine...Not as great as yours though.....wow...gonna have to come up with something.    Good one though for sure.

 

 

 

[Stroomer420 1,048]

getting back into making labels again... friend of mine wanted an apricot wheat so I figured  i'd slap these on the bottles,,, weiner brew is back!!! lol

[kedogn 2,643]

I haven't labeled in a long time, but this is the one I use for my 2x IPA.


This will be my tap handle label when I get around to doing that lol 

 

[Steve-Oh 48]

Cold crashing these two tomorrow. I'll be bottling them 3 days later on Monday. I'm gonna let the Red Cloud condition until 2-27 and the Velvet Elvis until 8-6. Found some removable labels on amazon I have been using. (Avery 5453) 

 

 

 

[Stroomer420 1,048]

11 minutes ago, Steve-Oh said:

Cold crashing these two tomorrow. I'll be bottling them 3 days later on Monday. I'm gonna let the Red Cloud condition until 2-27 and the Velvet Elvis until 8-6. Found some removable labels on amazon I have been using. (Avery 5453) 

 

 

 

those look really cool... I've been eyeballing the velvet Elvis recipe,

[Stroomer420 1,048]

I've been scanning the forum looking at ways to bring out the banana flavor and from what I can tell is using the wheat yeast 06 and fermenting in the 70s range is supposed to bring out the banana esters,,,

[JoshR 4,702]

1 minute ago, Stroomer420 said:

I've been scanning the forum looking at ways to bring out the banana flavor and from what I can tell is using the wheat yeast 06 and fermenting in the 70s range is supposed to bring out the banana esters,,,

 

That's exactly right. The chemical responsible for the banana flavor from the yeast is isoamyl acetate. It is the same chemical in bananas that give them their flavor. This chemical is also an ester produced mainly by wheat yeasts and some Belgian yeasts. It becomes more prominent with higher temperatures, which will promote ester production.

[Stroomer420 1,048]

4 minutes ago, MRB Josh R said:

 

That's exactly right. The chemical responsible for the banana flavor from the yeast is isoamyl acetate. It is the same chemical in bananas that give them their flavor. This chemical is also an ester produced mainly by wheat yeasts and some Belgian yeasts. It becomes more prominent with higher temperatures, which will promote ester production.

thank you MrJoshR,,, was reading and reading but needed some validation from the pros ?.....ok this thread can go back to being about labels now ?... I did post this in advance recipes and will report how this all works out for me there... ?