number on cap for competition

Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:46 pm

For those that have entered competitions, is it okay to have a random number on the bottle cap? I have labeled my bottles with a sharpie by a number. Generally speaking, is this okay? The number refers to nothing but my own log.

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Re: number on cap for competition

Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:50 pm

Just black it out with a black permanent marker and you'll be ok.
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Re: number on cap for competition

Sun Feb 05, 2012 3:31 pm

Many solvents, such as acetone, will take off Sharpie. Might take the color of the cap too but I donno.
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Re: number on cap for competition

Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:25 pm

Shouldn't be a problem. I do the same thing and have never had a complaint. Nor have I bounced a bottle from any competition which I ran or was registrar for. Most competitions will put a sticker with their entry number on the cap anyway. What would not fly would be a distinctive cap such as a bright red one. What they are trying to avoid is a judge seeing it and thinking "Fred uses bright red caps like this. Must be Fred's beer."
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Re: number on cap for competition

Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:45 pm

I just spent the afternoon checking in the last of nearly 700 entries for our competition. Just black out the markings on the cap with a sharpie marker. You'll be fine.
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