waynerob11
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In the alleged words of the soup nazi “No more beer for you!” Well, sort of.Sadly, my little bottle graphic "Please rinse & return" isn't working with my loser friends and colleagues!
What's a polite way of saying "*******, I NEED THE EMPTY BOTTLES BACK!!!" ?
Just keep track of the "friends" who don't return bottles, and cut off the beer supply.Sadly, my little bottle graphic "Please rinse & return" isn't working with my loser friends and colleagues!
What's a polite way of saying "*******, I NEED THE EMPTY BOTTLES BACK!!!" ?
It's good to see I'm not the only one with Monty Python references.Looks better with a 3.5" x 2.3" label (at least on my printer), and I can still do 8 on a page...
I like the more subtle og/fg at the bottom, but now I've got too much empty space on that left-most panel
First label is in honor of my first "mop the kitchen TWICE" brew day... (you'll never guess the hop used!)
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And the re-worked coconut stout label...
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I've used a few AI generated images:I have a little, but with inverse results. So far I haven't liked any of the outputs enough to use.
I would give my husband a six pack to give to one of his friends and directly asked for the empties to be returned. Well, the guy did return them, but didn’t rinse them or poorly rinsed them. I threw 3 out because they were gross and growing mold. No. More. Beer. For him! Some people that I give HB I know I’m not getting them back and I’m fine with that. I don’t expect my Dr. to remember beer bottles for my next appt. LOLTrying to fit the Seinfeld Soup Nazi and the text just doesn't fit... But maybe this works on my dumb-assed friends...
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And heads up to anyone printing their labels at home... The UPS store color printer (at least in my hometown) does an awesome job, for like $0.60 / page.
Thanks brother!I'm digging that label. Very cool.
I posed this in another thread this week but wanted to share here as well.
the 3 versions of my share from a barrel aged imperial stout that I brewed with @BrewMan13. The stout finished at 14.1% then we aged it 8 months in a fresh American oak barrel that was conditioned with bourbon.
Pink Wax - the base BA stout with coconut and vanilla
Black Wax - the base BA stout
Green Wax - the base BA stout with coffee
(About 16 bottles of each)View attachment 826305
Thanks brother. Was definitely a long but fun processThese are awesome!
These are really gorgeous!
Thanks so much … lots of fun to makeThese are really gorgeous!
What software suite did you use for them?Thanks so much … lots of fun to make
Mostly Adobe Photoshop and Sketch. MidJourney AI to source the birds.What software suite did you use for them?
Badass!I posed this in another thread this week but wanted to share here as well.
the 3 versions of my share from a barrel aged imperial stout that I brewed with @BrewMan13. The stout finished at 14.1% then we aged it 8 months in a fresh American oak barrel that was conditioned with bourbon.
Pink Wax - the base BA stout with coconut and vanilla
Black Wax - the base BA stout
Green Wax - the base BA stout with coffee
(About 16 bottles of each)View attachment 826305
Give it up. Consider a new box of bottles every couple of batches just another cost of being a popular homebrewer!Trying to fit the Seinfeld Soup Nazi and the text just doesn't fit... But maybe this works on my dumb-assed friends...
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And heads up to anyone printing their labels at home... The UPS store color printer (at least in my hometown) does an awesome job, for like $0.60 / page.
Can you share the steps you followed to condition that fresh barrel?I posed this in another thread this week but wanted to share here as well.
the 3 versions of my share from a barrel aged imperial stout that I brewed with @BrewMan13. The stout finished at 14.1% then we aged it 8 months in a fresh American oak barrel that was conditioned with bourbon.
Pink Wax - the base BA stout with coconut and vanilla
Black Wax - the base BA stout
Green Wax - the base BA stout with coffee
(About 16 bottles of each)View attachment 826305
It is a 10 gallon barrel, so to condition it we used a handle of good (normal good) bourbon into the empty barrel and then rolled it a few degrees everyday or so, so that the staves would rehydrate, locking in the bourbon. After a few weeks, the barrel absorbed all the bourbon, then we racked the stout into the barrel for 8 months.Can you share the steps you followed to condition that fresh barrel?
Can you share the steps you followed to condition that fresh barrel?
To expand a smidge. When we acquired the new barrel it was dry, and had never been used. Bought it from another homebrewer who never got around to using it. To ensure it would hold up, he filled it with a citric acid solution and let it expand before we picked it up. We kept it like this until a month or 2 before brewday, then started pouring the bourbon in and rotating. We probably poured about 1.5 750ml bottles of bourbon in it total. About a pint of it didn't absorb so we just left it in. The barrel could probably handle ~12 gallons, and we had 13 gallons after brewday, but lost 3 gallons to trub, so 10 went in. We tasted it a few times over the 8 months until we liked it, and here we are.It is a 10 gallon barrel, so to condition it we used a handle of good (normal good) bourbon into the empty barrel and then rolled it a few degrees everyday or so, so that the staves would rehydrate, locking in the bourbon. After a few weeks, the barrel absorbed all the bourbon, then we racked the stout into the barrel for 8 months.
Curious on your and Dgallo's thoughts on the end product. Did the stout turn out as you hoped? Care to share the recipe or point me to it if already posted?To expand a smidge. When we acquired the new barrel it was dry, and had never been used. Bought it from another homebrewer who never got around to using it. To ensure it would hold up, he filled it with a citric acid solution and let it expand before we picked it up. We kept it like this until a month or 2 before brewday, then started pouring the bourbon in and rotating. We probably poured about 1.5 750ml bottles of bourbon in it total. About a pint of it didn't absorb so we just left it in. The barrel could probably handle ~12 gallons, and we had 13 gallons after brewday, but lost 3 gallons to trub, so 10 went in. We tasted it a few times over the 8 months until we liked it, and here we are.
Initially it was a bit thin, as we got surprisingly good attenuation, all things considered. So we added a maltodextrin solution. I haven't tasted mine since then. Anyway, here's the recipe (13 gallons, OG 1.140, FG: 1.034, 57 IBU, 63 SRM, 64% efficiency, 73.5% AA):Curious on your and Dgallo's thoughts on the end product. Did the stout turn out as you hoped? Care to share the recipe or point me to it if already posted?
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