Just wanted to get some ideas and maybe we can all share what we use to label our bottles. My current solution is masking tape and a paint marker but it wears off pretty fast.
dollar store labels, with scotch tape over them (after they've been written on).
Do these peel off easy? I’ve essentially ruined all of my unicorns with masking tape.
A Brother P-Touch labeler, the older PT-65 model. The first and last image show examples, and the labeler itself is in the background in one of the pics:
https://m.imgur.com/a/PR6OR
The nice thing is they never smear when wet. Athough they adhere very well, they're pretty easy to pull off and don't leave a sticky residue. I usually find the tape cheaper on ebay.
For flavor tests I have some tiny .5" x .75" labels that I use as mailing tabs on a VFW newsletter I do each month. They're great for 10ml or 15ml bottles and I cut them in half to label my concentrates that are also shown in the photos. Before that though I just used cut-up standard Avery address labels.
Your setup looks great and I think I'd love to have a couple of those flavor cases.
You happy with them?
Might I be lucky enough to find em on Amazon?
Ammo boxes for 10 & 12ga shotshells. I love them, great for limited space... I don't have room for a rack or big mixing station. $5.00 each when I bought them, they've dropped a little:
https://www.amazon.com/MTM-25-Round-Magnum-Shotshell-Box/dp/B00T9CC0M6
I've got mostly 10ml in them, and a few original bottles that are larger -- like 13 or 15ml I believe. They only fit the caps, hence the labels on the bottom. When not in use I close & flip over to store them.
I never label anything.
Pros: I don't have to worry about labels.
Cons: I don't know what the fuck anything is, and even after a smell test I'm still not sure sometimes.
Ive been using one of those DYMO label makers but I already had it. Works like a charm.
I second this, I picked up the DYMO on sale for $20 https://www.amazon.com/DYMO-LabelManager-Label-Maker-1768960/dp/B00464E5P2/ref=sr_1_4?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1520030433&sr=1-4&keywords=DYMO+plug+n+play
However it seems its still on sale but at $32 now, still a GREAT buy. I use the 1/2 inch, and boom. Life has been great the last month of owning this.
I use a laser printer and buy pre-made sheets of labels from Avery Labels. Here's one
Working in a print shop I spoil myself a bit for the permanent labels. I use adhesive vinyl. https://imgur.com/a/VuI0X
But for my one off liquids in devolpment I just use blank address labels with permanent fine tip marker.
I used to use Avery Labels. They have ones that are the perfect size for 30-100 ml bottles, (mailing label) 10 ml (return address), and unicorns (clear glossy). Their software makes it dead simple to make labels.
I now use Neato Vinyl High Gloss Sticker Sheets, print a bunch of them out at a time, and cut to size.
For my tester bottles, I put my recipes into my phone as initials and the date I make it, like say strawberrykiwi that I make on Feb 3rd would be SK 2/3. I'd write that on my glass bottle in gold paint pen as well.
For bottles I give to friends/coworkers. I just use a paper label. Let them figure it out how to keep it nice. For my bottles on the go I just remember the cap color of my different juices.
I have a little brother label maker. It was £12 at Costco and in a year and a half I have only had to buy label tape once (6 rolls of it on eBay for £20 or so I think). I sell juice to friends of friends and that label maker is a godsend as my handwriting is terrible.
They have Costco's across the pond? TIL
Yeah, I am actually American and lived in Seattle where Costco is from, and I was pretty excited when they opened in the UK. They are identical inside to the US stores, and carry all kinds of stuff that I cannot find anywhere else. And of course the hot dogs.
Sounds silly, but after 10 years in the UK, those hot dogs are like a little trip home every time I go.
I use these. Needed a cheap way without too much work. Use a fine tip permanent marker to write whatever I want. Pretty much all I need.
Got some waterproof labels for my laser printer works great
link it´s on amazon uk but you get the idea i´m sure
I use this Brother labelmaker that I got for $10 from slickdeals a while ago.
Before that I wrote on bottles in sharpie and put scotch tape on top of it.
Surgical tape (the white one made with fabric) and a sharpie. Works perfect and is cheap.
Why not white hockey tape then?
I use the Avery 22814 glossy white oval labels. I make a bunch of juice to sell at minimal profit to friends and coworkers.
They look awesome, and the software (online) is super simple. My only gripe is that with my Inkjet printer you need to give them a bit of time to breathe (dry) after printing.