I want to invest in something that will make my juice making just a little easier. I mix by weight already but am looking for that next step i guess. Dont want to spend too much money but something that will just make making a bottle or 2 at a time easier. I would get a magnetic stirrer but everything i make is to order so i dont really do the volume for that. Any suggestions?
Condiment Squeeze Bottle for VG and PG
Getting these ("https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-Dispense-Bottle/14964974") with attached tip cover for $.99 each at Walmart.
The QC on these is terrible. Half of them leak all over the place right through the threads and I've even had the top blow right off of the threads. Spend the extra money and get the ones from Amazon. If you really wanna get something locally then look for a restaurant supply store, they should sell something similar to the Amazon ones.
I bought a couple of those at a local walmart and I suggest against using them. Was squeezing out some VG and the whole top blew off from poor threading.
Do yourself a favor and grab some good ones (They arent much more expensive). I use these.
If you don't have all your common flavors clearly displaying name and brand at your mixing station, you could look into a storage solution. Searching for the right bottle, having to lift them up one by one, is a massive waste of time.
I like this idea. I was thinking of a DIY project to sort this out. Thank you.
I've talked to my friend Tim at NEWay Designs for a modification of one of his products to support various sized bottles for a mixing station. Check out his stuff here: https://www.facebook.com/NEWayDesignsGames/?pnref=lhc
Has anyone tried anything with beads or balls being put in the bottle to shake it, similar to spray paint or Guinness bottles. I'm thinking it would have to be plastic, but probably pretty dense.
Might be the wrong thread for this.... But an idea I had...
That thing in the Guinness bottle isn't for shaking... Just so you know.
When you open the can, the pressure inside the can drops to equalize with the pressure in the room. Since the pressure inside the widget is still much higher than the pressure in the beer around it, the nitrogenated beer from inside the widget squirts into the beer - providing a burst of tiny bubbles of nitrogen gas that rise to the top of beer, giving it a thick, creamy head you'd get straight from the tap.
Maybe a glass marble?
I'm worried about glass on glass, but I'm using glass bottles right now, wouldn't worry if using plastic.
I wonder if the smaller wire spheres in shaker bottles would work well. I'm curious if small enough ones exist that could fit inside. Also there are the super small bearings used in nail polish bottles that would accomplish the same thing as a marble and they are meant for mixing thicker liquids in glass.
Edit: https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Steel-Mixing-Balls-Polish/dp/B006PPJUEQ
Fun fact: The "ball" in a Guiness can is actually a widget which contains nitrogen and gives the beer it's characteristic creamy, cascading foam when poured into a glass. Most beer uses C02 instead of nitrogen, which is why they don't need a widget. Here is some more info if you would a more in depth explanation.
Edit: /u/IceEichel lol, just saw your post.
im probably a few steps behind you (still mixing by volume), but I got a cheap plastic griffin beaker and its 100x easier to mix my juice now. mixing in the bottle meant I would spill VG from time to time coming out of a 1L bottle and its spill free filling into the bottle from the beaker
what are you doing for labels? After I started using the Avery address label stickers I thought that was a real nice way to label my testers and what not
I never could get the Avery labels to work. Perhaps due to using a laser printer at work right(I don't have a normal printer at home). So I went the Dymo thermal printer route, since I used it for eBay labels already. It'll let you print one or however many you need. A roll of 1000 is 6ish dollars. Downside is it only prints black which is why I went the Avery route in the first place. I'd like color since I make juice for a lot of people and I think it overall looks better.
http://i.imgur.com/rECSp1R.jpg
I do like the auto add the date function, which I'm sure the Avery software does too. I'd buy a new inkjet printer but I hate to just to make labels, as thats all I'd use it for. Any chance I could see how your labels come out? I'm always looking for a way to make mine more presentable.
Oh I just hand write them out lol nothing fancy, sorry to burst your bubble =( That sounds interesting though, I've always wanted to print them out. I had a Brother label maker but once the sticker tape ran out it was too expensive to really justify getting more.
What was the problem with the Avery labels?
I'd advise against an inkjet for your labels, the ink is waterbased and will run if it gets wet.
That Dymo printer is nice though, may look into one.
Well like I said it was a laser printer, so not sure if that was the issue. I think I remember the label pack saying it could be used with a laser printer. It would feed through just fine, but it would print spotty. Like an inkjet would if it was almost out of ink. I'd run a regular piece of paper through afterwards and it would print just fine, just not on the Avery labels. Not sure what the deal was.
I love my Dymo printer. I've used it for years for eBay shipping labels. Since its thermal, no need to buy ink or toner. The downside is no color :(