Interested in some free EMPTY Kuhnhenn bottles?

Discussion in 'Great Lakes' started by BenC, Sep 9, 2012.

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  1. BenC

    BenC Initiate (0) Jan 9, 2009 Wisconsin

    Cleaning house and decided its time for the Kuhnhenn bottles to go. I plan to take a photo of each label and then toss the bottles. If anyone wants some or all of them instead, let me know! Who knows, maybe there is another Kuhnhenn enthusiast out there who would like to have these for a collection.

    Here's what I have:

    Aldebaran (Winter Solstice 2010)
    Ambrosiaweiss (Summer Soltice 2011)
    American Barley Wine (Summer Solstice 2010)
    Barrel Aged Fifth Dementia
    Black Jelly Bean Mead
    Blueberry Pinot Noir Pyment
    Bourbon Barrel Banana French Toast Mead
    Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine 2005 (Winter Solstice 2010)
    Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine 2008 (Winter Solstice 2010)
    Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine 2009 (Winter Solstice 2009)
    Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine 2010 (Winter Solstice 2010)
    Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine 2011 (Winter Solstice 2011)
    Bourbon Barrel Fourth Dementia Old Ale 2010
    Bourbon Barrel Fourth Dementia Old Ale 2011
    Bourbon Barrel Sack Mead (Winter Solstice 2011)
    Braggot Mead (Winter Solstice 2011)
    Braggot Mead 2008
    California Trinity Pyment Mead
    Caramel Coconut Crème Mead
    Cherries-n-Cream Mead
    Cherry Olde Brune (Winter Solstice 2011)
    Cherry Stout Braggot 2011
    Chocolate Pumpkin Braggot (Winter Solstice 2011)
    Cinnamonster II - Hotter Than Hell Mead
    Cinnamonster from Hell (2010)
    Cinnamonster's Revenge
    Convolution Braggot
    Dark Heathen Braggot (Winter Solstice 2011)
    Dark Heathen Triple Bock (Winter Solstice 2011)
    Dunkelweiss (Summer Soltice 2011)
    Duvil in Ms Jones Ale (Winter Solstice 2011)
    Elderberry Melomel
    Extranous Ale (Summer Solstice 2010)
    Extranous Ale (Winter Soltice 2011)
    Fourth Dementia Old Ale (brewed Aug 1, 2004, best before 2010)
    Fourth Dementia Old Ale 2007
    Fourth Dementia Old Ale 2008
    Fourth Dementia Old Ale 2009
    Fourth Dementia Old Ale 2010
    Fourth Dementia Old Ale 2011
    Grand Cru (10 Year Anniversary)
    Hefeweizen (Summer Soltice 2011)
    Hopnoxious English Fuggles
    Imperial Bourbon Barrel Braggot (Summer Soltice 2011)
    Imperial Crème Brûlée Java Stout 2010
    Imperial Olde Brune (Summer Solstice 2010)
    Jessie's Road Rash Imperial Stout
    Lunar Eclipse (Winter Solstice 2010)
    Mango Citrus Symphony Pyment
    Manhatten Project Melomel
    Maple Cream Sherry Pyment
    Mayhem
    Meritage Pyment 2008
    Metry's Winter Lager (Winter Solstice 2011)
    Michigan Tart Cherry Mead
    Mint Chocolate Chip Mead
    New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc Pyment
    Nine (Winter Solstice 2011)
    Nine 2010
    Nine Braggot (early 2011 release)
    Olde Brune Sour Cherry Bier 2010
    Orange Blossom Mead
    Pineaple Melomel (August 2010)
    Plain Bourbon Barrel Mead
    Pomegranate Cherry Melomel
    Prometheus (June 2007)
    Prometheus (Winter Solstice 2011)
    Pumpkin Braggot (Winter Solstice 2011)
    Raspberry Eisbock 2007
    Riesling Ice Wine Pyment
    Saison (Summer Soltice 2011)
    Santa's Sack Mead 2009
    Shamaretto Mead
    Solar Eclipse 2007
    Solar Eclipse 2010
    Solar Eclipse 2010 (Summer Soltice 2011)
    Tenacious Cassis 2007
    Tenacious Cassis 2007 (Winter Solstice 2011)
    Tenatious Cassis 2007 (Summer Solstice 2009)
    Tropical Breezes Black Tea
    Vanilla Gorillabilly
    Vintage Ale (Summer Soltice 2011)
    Vintage Ale (Winter Soltice 2011)
    Weiss Teufel - White Devil
    Wildflower Sack
    Winter Wonder Lager 2007
    Winter Wonder Lager 2009 (Winter Solstice 2010)
    Winter Wonder Lager 2009 (Summer Solstice 2011)
    Winter Wonder Lager 2009 (Winter Solstice 2011)

    Not sure if I missed any, but its possilbe. I think I have half a dozen Kuhnhenn wine bottles as well.
     
    #1 BenC, Sep 9, 2012
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  2. Treebs

    Treebs Pooh-Bah (1,728) Apr 18, 2011 Illinois
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    Are they Ebay "empty" or actually empty :wink:​
     
    #2 Treebs, Sep 9, 2012
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  3. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    From that collection it looks like you've seriously supported that brewery. :wink:
     
    #3 PapaGoose03, Sep 9, 2012
  4. jegross2

    jegross2 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2010 Illinois

    Hey Ben, I would be interested in the rasp eisbock bottle. drank an 07 recently, but it was my friends. would love to put this one on my shelf of trophies drank
     
    #4 jegross2, Sep 9, 2012
  5. BenC

    BenC Initiate (0) Jan 9, 2009 Wisconsin

    @ Treebs - most of them are empty, a few are still full but I plan to drink them in the near future, so they would be empty before anyone received them

    @ Mothergoose - I've been told by my friends that I have a "completionist" personality. I really can't argue with them, haha.

    @ jegross - I'll set that aside for you, remind me that I have it for you next time you're in Madison.
     
    #5 BenC, Sep 9, 2012
  6. jegross2

    jegross2 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2010 Illinois

    I'll be in Madison Oct. 5 for the UofI/Badger game. Will you be around? I kind of want to do a tasting while in town Friday night.
     
    #6 jegross2, Sep 9, 2012
  7. steebo777

    steebo777 Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2009 Michigan

    Obligatory 'Are any of the empty bottles infected?'
     
    #7 steebo777, Sep 9, 2012
  8. BenC

    BenC Initiate (0) Jan 9, 2009 Wisconsin

    Yes. Do not do any homebrewing within a 100 ft radius of this empty bottle collection. :confused:
     
    #8 BenC, Sep 10, 2012
  9. Knifestyles

    Knifestyles Initiate (0) Jun 7, 2005 New York

    Not really interested in the bottles...buuuuuut.....the labels.......these come off pretty easily....and I would certainly be interested in those!
     
    #9 Knifestyles, Sep 10, 2012
  10. birchholz

    birchholz Zealot (633) Jul 21, 2010 Illinois

    I've had good luck removing Kuhnhenn labels with a hair drier. As Knifestyles notes, these are some of the easier ones to remove.
     
    #10 birchholz, Sep 10, 2012
  11. Knifestyles

    Knifestyles Initiate (0) Jun 7, 2005 New York

    I typically just stare at the bottles sternly.....then the labels usually just fall right off.
     
    #11 Knifestyles, Sep 10, 2012
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  12. BenC

    BenC Initiate (0) Jan 9, 2009 Wisconsin

    Thanks for the hairdryer idea, I'm going to give that a try. A lot of the labels are already peeling off at the corners, but I figured they would tear if I tried peeling them off by hand. Warming up the glue underneath should help.
     
    #12 BenC, Sep 10, 2012
  13. Knifestyles

    Knifestyles Initiate (0) Jun 7, 2005 New York

    What I do:

    1. Get an imperial pint glass (or any glass that will hold the bottle with the label just slightly under the rim)
    2. Fill the glass with warm water
    3. Fill the empty bottle with water
    4. Put the bottle in the glass so that the label is fully submerged
    5. Wait 10 minutes, the label will pretty much peel itself off
    6. Take the bottle out of the glass and slowly peel off the label if it hasn't already removed itself
    7. Lay flat on a paper towel "sticky" side up to allow it to dry
    I do this with all of my Kuhnhenn bottles/labels and have had great results (with the exception of the "new" 4D/BB4D labels, of course).
     
    #13 Knifestyles, Sep 10, 2012
  14. abraxel

    abraxel Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2009 Michigan

    The ink doesn't run or anything? I thought most of their labels were made on an inkjet printer :wink:
     
    #14 abraxel, Sep 10, 2012
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  15. Knifestyles

    Knifestyles Initiate (0) Jun 7, 2005 New York

    Nope. Surprisingly enough, the image quality is pretty much intact on just about every Kuhnhenn label that I've done this with (and I've got a stack about 2 inches tall).
     
    #15 Knifestyles, Sep 10, 2012
  16. BenC

    BenC Initiate (0) Jan 9, 2009 Wisconsin

    #16 BenC, Oct 24, 2012
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