My beer label artwork
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I do about a dozen labels like this for bottles im going to gift out, I have some sticky back matt photo paper to print onto, it's definitely extra effort but I really enjoy designing them.
The rest that I'm going to drink i just leave bare in a labelled crate.
I done this one earlier in the week ready for my next brew.
Just need to wait until the wild hops I found are ready for harvest, may have to change the abv when it's finished though
Just need to wait until the wild hops I found are ready for harvest, may have to change the abv when it's finished though
Yes, I was thinking that, I've got safe search on and I won't switch to the images tab
Birdsnestbrewery
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Search for its full name:Yes, I was thinking that, I've got safe search on and I won't switch to the images tab
GNU Image manipulation program.
I used to use it a lot for astro photography.
So Hubbard's Harvest was brewed and dropped in the FV yesterday... Next up in the brew calendar is
Left at East Gate - Dark Mild
Left at East Gate - Dark Mild
Got it and started playing with it.
Mill Hill Gold - brewed for the campsite I work at's end of season BBQ. First time using a pressure barrel so 
it conditions well.
it conditions well.
Starboard Porter - just brewed today, dropped into the fermenter so ABV subject to change
I've enjoyed looking at these. I wish I had the creativity to come up with names, let alone labels.
Thanks @AnimatedGIF
When I was younger I used to produce music so I used to have to come up with names all the time for tracks... I guess that has made naming beers a bit easier
Seals can be an issue, the trick is tight but not too tight. Use soapy water around the seals to check for bubbles. I've had a turbo cider sitting in one for a few months now and its holding pressure just fine.Mill Hill Gold - brewed for the campsite I work at's end of season BBQ. First time using a pressure barrel so
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goffski
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Absolutely love this mate, I wish I could afford a bar like this myself!
goffski
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Cheers mate. Pretty much all done from pallet wood, just long winded and hard work. Worth it tho
Absolutely, looks
Pallet wood, that is impressive.
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I used to come up with weird and original names for every brew, like "one sock Friday" (named when I was low on laundry), "cycling midget" (what my housemate said my rotating sparge arm sounded like) and a variety of others.
Now that I share the beers with family and friends, it's much easier to just call them whatever the style is (saison, Blanche, hefeweizen, IPA etc) and not worry too much about having a different IPA in the second year. At least that way other people know what the beers are.
I used to do labels, and occasionally I'll use stable diffusion to make one up - but most of the time I'm lucky if the bottle caps get a scribbled on 'a' for ale, 'i' for IPA, 'sa' for saison etc.
Mostly they get put in the cellar by brew and rely on me remembering what it is
But your labels look cool and it might inspire me to do some funky ones for my next brew or at least my blackberry wine!
Mostly they get put in the cellar by brew and rely on me remembering what it is
But your labels look cool and it might inspire me to do some funky ones for my next brew or at least my blackberry wine!
you have inspired me - heres a label for my next beer thats going to be bottled tomorrow
