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I use MS Publisher, plain paper and a gluestick… see some results at http://www.haandbryg.dk/mortenwesth/Index_files/page0003.htm — Morten Westh -= Grevlunde Nanobryggeri =- http://www.haandbryg.dk/mortenwesth/Index.html

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Very Nice! Curtis

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I use Paint Shop Pro to design labels (some of which I never use) but if any beer is going to get given away I want it to look nice. I have tried photo paper as well and though it looks really nice it is tough to get them attatched to the bottles and the clean up is not worth it. I have settled on using a high quality coated paper which is thin enough to attatch with out much hassle and looks pretty good when printed. I use a glue stick to put them on but will try the milk thing next to see how that works. By the way you can get Paint Shop Pro (10th anniverarry edition, Jasc software) for about $30.00 after rebates (look at Amazon), this is the full boxed version with a 500 page printed manual and some other software goodies. Not as good as Photo Shop but pretty darn close and a fraction of the cost, you would not beleive the things that you can do with this software (and no I have no affiliation with Jasc). I have recently purchased "Clone Brews" "Beer Captured" and "The Home Brewers Bible". The two clone books are great and you will find a wealth of information on what goes into certain styles of commercial beers, you can either make some of them or use them as a guide to come up with your own brews. If you have Papazians book there is no need for "The Homebrewers Bible" although it does have some good information and recipes in it. Do a few more batches figure out what you like before you buy anymore books, then you will have a better idea of what kind of information you are looking for. Curtis

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello Bo, welcome to the brewing world. I prefer a regular art program software like Photoshop or hand drawn. I used an online labeling program once and it was not terrible but you had 3 choices from column A, 3 from column B, etc… If you photocopy your labels they wont blur like inkjet printing but they are b&w. Use a gluestick. Address labels stick to bottles VERY well, and are a royal pain to remove. Use a gluestick. The label might come off in a cooler of ice but it’s a small price to pay. Use a gluestick. I also use a Sharpie permanent marker to put a code on the cap so I can read it in the 6 pack. "IPA#23" or just "23". BTW, I won the "most outrageous label award" from my brew shop by photocopying a line drawing of a 40’s comic book cover titled "Tales From the Edge" and changing it to "Ales from the Edge" with whiteout (and no computer). Randy Mosher’s The Brewer’s Companion is very good. as is Dave Miller’s The Complete Handbook of Home Brewing. These 2 will take you far on your travels. Many nice and talented people look down on Papazian’s book but it has lots of good info in it, I think they dislike his writing style more than anything. There are lots of other books out there, many excellent, some with instructions that I feel approach heresy. Best of luck and keep asking questions! -Bubble- Give a man a beer and he wastes an hour… Teach him to brew and he wastes a lifetime. "Bo Conroy" Hello, I am new to brewing and so I have a few questions. My first question is if there is how do I put labels on the bottle? Is there somewhere that sells special labeling materials/software, or is it as easy as glue and a piece of paper? I dont want my stuff to look crappy, but I

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I use Corel Draw, myself. You can find older versions of it (OEM) for like 10 bucks, or less. Version 8 is often available on eBay, still shrink wrapped. Version 6 also. Both of these were produced in huge OEM quantities. I bought Version 6 at a software outlet for a few bucks. Very powerful graphics suite. I currently use Version 9. To the OP, try printing on plain paper, and use a little milk, painted on the back with a small brush, to glue it to the bottle. I love this technique. Regards, Mike Sharp

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – What software are you using? Dave I just went through the whole "how should I label" piece over the last month. I have a good HP 7350 printer. I bought some adhesive back paper from Best Buy and some printer software. I wanted some cool looking labels and I needed some software…..it is alot of fun to make these. My gal got real involved. The software was about 20.00… Hello, I am new to brewing and so I have a few questions. My first question is if there is how do I put labels on the bottle? Is there somewhere that sells special labeling materials/software, or is it as easy as glue and a piece of paper? I dont want my stuff to look crappy, but I think I would enjoy making labels. Also, I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on books about brewing and/or good recipe books. I have the Complete Joy of Home Brewing and I like it alot, but I was wondering if there are any other books that people would suggest. Thanks alot! Bo Conroy

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I bought a prgram called Printmaster at Best Buy(God I hate advertising that place). With a good printer and some adhesive paper, they have label templates with backgrounds, beer themes, beer clip art…lots of Holiday and party themes…and lots of other items non label related….

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Hello Bo, welcome to the brewing world. I prefer a regular art program software like Photoshop or hand drawn. I used an online labeling program once and it was not terrible but you had 3 choices from column A, 3 from column B, etc… If you photocopy your labels they wont blur like inkjet printing but they are b&w. Use a gluestick. Address labels stick to bottles VERY well, and are a royal pain to remove. Use a gluestick. The label might come off in a cooler of ice but it’s a small price to pay. Use a gluestick. I also use a Sharpie permanent marker to put a code on the cap so I can read it in the 6 pack. "IPA#23" or just "23". BTW, I won the "most outrageous label award" from my brew shop by photocopying a line drawing of a 40’s comic book cover titled "Tales From the Edge" and changing it to "Ales from the Edge" with whiteout (and no computer). Randy Mosher’s The Brewer’s Companion is very good. as is Dave Miller’s The Complete Handbook of Home Brewing. These 2 will take you far on your travels. Many nice and talented people look down on Papazian’s book but it has lots of good info in it, I think they dislike his writing style more than anything. There are lots of other books out there, many excellent, some with instructions that I feel approach heresy. Best of luck and keep asking questions! -Bubble- Give a man a beer and he wastes an hour… Teach him to brew and he wastes a lifetime. "Bo Conroy" Hello, – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am new to brewing and so I have a few questions. My first question is if there is how do I put labels on the bottle? Is there somewhere that sells special labeling materials/software, or is it as easy as glue and a piece of paper? I dont want my stuff to look crappy, but I

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For my last two batches I wanted to try the photo paper in my Canon S900. I had been printing them on paper for high DPI printing with good results but I wanted to have a shiny label this time. Like an idiot I didn’t test the labels on the bottle first. Oh sure I tested them for water resistance, they are by the way without need for any fixative but the problem came when I tried to attach them to the bottles. They were so stiff and heavy that nothing would make them stick to the bottles. Milk, not even close. My usual glue stick, nope. Spray adhesive, multiple coatings got them to stay on the bottles but it took three or more coats to get the edges to stick and then there was so much clean-up that it just wasn’t worth it. For a shiny label the best I’ve found is the Xerox Fiery printers with semi-gloss paper. Just take your Photoshop image down to Kinko’s and have them print an 11×17 sheet. These are water proof and attach easy with a glue stick. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Bo — I use Visual Labels 3.0 or something. I havent upgraded it latey. However if you search for Visual Labels on Ask.com or maybe even Yahoo it will probably show up. One catch is you get a trial version only (you can’t save, use the full array of textures, or do a few other things). I think the price for a product code is only $20. I’ve used it for everything from CDs, address labels, mead and beer labeling and more. FYI if u use regular computer paper, the ink will smear or run a little when condensation occurs. I havent checked into the REALLY REALLY nice paper (the shinny stuff) yet if you do please let me know. Hope this helps. Cheers, Patrick K

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Bo — I use Visual Labels 3.0 or something. I havent upgraded it latey. However if you search for Visual Labels on Ask.com or maybe even Yahoo it will probably show up. One catch is you get a trial version only (you can’t save, use the full array of textures, or do a few other things). I think the price for a product code is only $20. I’ve used it for everything from CDs, address labels, mead and beer labeling and more. FYI if u use regular computer paper, the ink will smear or run a little when condensation occurs. I havent checked into the REALLY REALLY nice paper (the shinny stuff) yet if you do please let me know. Hope this helps. Cheers, Patrick K —

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, I am new to brewing and so I have a few questions. My first question is if there is how do I put labels on the bottle? Is there somewhere that sells special labeling materials/software, or is it as easy as glue and a piece of paper? I dont want my stuff to look crappy, but I think I would enjoy making labels. Also, I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on books about brewing and/or good recipe books. I have the Complete Joy of Home Brewing and I like it alot, but I was wondering if there are any other books that people would suggest. Thanks alot! Bo Conroy

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What software are you using? Dave

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I just went through the whole "how should I label" piece over the last month. I have a good HP 7350 printer. I bought some adhesive back paper from Best Buy and some printer software. I wanted some cool looking labels and I needed some software…..it is alot of fun to make these. My gal got real involved. The software was about 20.00… Hello, I am new to brewing and so I have a few questions. My first question is if there is how do I put labels on the bottle? Is there somewhere that sells special labeling materials/software, or is it as easy as glue and a piece of paper? I dont want my stuff to look crappy, but I think I would enjoy making labels. Also, I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on books about brewing and/or good recipe books. I have the Complete Joy of Home Brewing and I like it alot, but I was wondering if there are any other books that people would suggest. Thanks alot! Bo Conroy

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I just went through the whole "how should I label" piece over the last month. I have a good HP 7350 printer. I bought some adhesive back paper from Best Buy and some printer software. I wanted some cool looking labels and I needed some software…..it is alot of fun to make these. My gal got real involved. The software was about 20.00…

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For labels, it depends on how in depth you want to get. I’ve seen a couple freeware beer label software programs… I use a simple software and Avery self adhesive labels. They print nice (I use a laser printer, so they are b/w only.) I’m simple so a simple label suits me. Usually they are 2"x2", a solid circle border with the beer type, bottle date, and alc. content although on a couple I’ve included special ingredients. They stick on even when cold (and when wet if they stay cold). They come off relatively easy with warm water and leave no residue. I would think that most inkjet labels would run when wet but I’m not sure. Ed – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, I am new to brewing and so I have a few questions. My first question is if there is how do I put labels on the bottle? Is there somewhere that sells special labeling materials/software, or is it as easy as glue and a piece of paper? I dont want my stuff to look crappy, but I think I would enjoy making labels. Also, I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on books about brewing and/or good recipe books. I have the Complete Joy of Home Brewing and I like it alot, but I was wondering if there are any other books that people would suggest. Thanks alot! Bo Conroy

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Hello, I am new to brewing and so I have a few questions. My first question is if there is how do I put labels on the bottle? Is there somewhere that sells special labeling materials/software, or is it as easy as glue and a piece of paper? I dont want my stuff to look crappy, but I think I would enjoy making labels. Also, I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on books about brewing and/or good recipe books. I have the Complete Joy of Home Brewing and I like it alot, but I was wondering if there are any other books that people would suggest. Thanks alot! Bo Conroy

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Hi Bo. I’m new to brewing also. Here is a link to a good online book that is free to read or download. Not sure about the label maker. http://www.howtobrew.com/intro.html — Don Tejas – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Hello, I am new to brewing and so I have a few questions. My first question is if there is how do I put labels on the bottle? Is there somewhere that sells special labeling materials/software, or is it as easy as glue and a piece of paper? I dont want my stuff to look crappy, but I think I would enjoy making labels. Also, I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on books about brewing and/or good recipe books. I have the Complete Joy of Home Brewing and I like it alot, but I was wondering if there are any other books that people would suggest. Thanks alot! Bo Conroy

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