Arrheinous
Well-Known Member
I spent quite a deal of time bottling four 4-packs of for Xmas. Most of these recipes were adapted or vetted on HBT so thank you for the help!
Peanut butter porter, southern English brown ale, cinnamon/nutmeg Deception Cream stout, and a schwarzbier
First time with bottling wax and it went alright. A 1/2 pint jar that I got from Amish country or somewhere gives the benefit of limiting how far you can dip the bottle down - it'll sit on the edge of the jar with the cap about a 1/2 inch from the bottom. That might not be useful but it will stop the wax from getting too far down the bottle.
Labels are down on plain white paper. 3.5" x 3.5" labels work well. I painted up the front of each first with Modge Podge and then the back. The first side you paint will dry/absorb into the paper quickly and if it's the bottle side then it might peel up. Smooth down the paper and work out the bubbles with a finger covered in the glue and it'll seal the paper against water. The coated label seems pretty durable and secure now.
What's everyone else's Xmas offerings looking like?
Peanut butter porter, southern English brown ale, cinnamon/nutmeg Deception Cream stout, and a schwarzbier
First time with bottling wax and it went alright. A 1/2 pint jar that I got from Amish country or somewhere gives the benefit of limiting how far you can dip the bottle down - it'll sit on the edge of the jar with the cap about a 1/2 inch from the bottom. That might not be useful but it will stop the wax from getting too far down the bottle.
Labels are down on plain white paper. 3.5" x 3.5" labels work well. I painted up the front of each first with Modge Podge and then the back. The first side you paint will dry/absorb into the paper quickly and if it's the bottle side then it might peel up. Smooth down the paper and work out the bubbles with a finger covered in the glue and it'll seal the paper against water. The coated label seems pretty durable and secure now.
What's everyone else's Xmas offerings looking like?
