1st batch

[rhoffart]

Well, a few days ago I filtered and bottled my first batch ...


Yesterday the shrink caps came ...


Today I designed, printed and addedclear coat to the labels...


not bad for a first timer ...

 

[rrawhide]

lookin' good - are you sure that this is your first time?

Keep up the good work!!

And by all means - HAVE FUN!!!

rrawhide

 

[Goodfella]

Great job.... Looks very professional.


What program did you use for your labels?

 

[rhoffart]

Great job.... Looks very professional.


What program did you use for your labels?

Photoshop CS3... photoghaphy is one of my other hobbies


Then I dumped it into ... Avery DesignPro (free download)

 

[Waldo]

 

[Joanie]

Nice work!!!!

Don't you love Photoshop?

 

[Brewgrrrl]

Nice. What did you use for the clear coat on the labels?

 

[Brent2489]

Wow! That looks like a real wine!

 

[Joanie]

I don't know what rhoffart uses, Brewgirl, but I use a spray can of matte shellac and it works really well. I spray before I cut them out.

 

[rhoffart]

Nice. What did you use for the clear coat on the labels?

Well ... I tried about 4 different things and ended up with 2 coats"Minwax High Gloss Polyurethane"


I applied it with a foam brush


If you try it ... make sure you WALK AWAY after the coats, it will start bubbling and looking like crap, but it you WALK AWAY it will look good when it dries.


It leaves a semi-rough texture and tones down the white a bit ... I really like the finish.

 

[Tom]

Congrats!
NOW, whats next?

 

[rhoffart]

here is a link to the full size jpg file ...


http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp250/rhoffart/greenapplegur.jpg


Thanks guys for all the nice words ...

 

[rhoffart]

Congrats!
NOW, whats next?

Thanks ... I got a MM Gur going but it will be a little longer before bottling


as far as the labels ... just minor changes


http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp250/rhoffart/MMGur.jpg

 

[Brewgrrrl]

Thanks for the clear coat tips!

 

[Runningwolf]

Awesome label. I look forward to seeing more in the future.

 

[Wade E]

Great job on the wine and the label!!!!!!!!

 

[rhoffart]

Oh, by the way ... the street I live on is "Desert Gold"

 

[Big Ike]

I'm naming my wine after the street I live on too. Either we're both creative or...

Love both labels. Really top notch.

 

[rhoffart]

Here are a few more pictures during the process … hope they help someone
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Tack them down

ready for the first coat

stuff

apply

one coat … wet … it doesn’t dry that glossy

just repeat for the second coat

 

[Joanie]

A quick spray of shellac is a whole lot easier! =)