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My bulk storage of bottled brews have been forcefully moved in to the garage. Therefore not the best temp for storage in the summer months I wouldn't believe.
Are they going to be ruined by high temps.. And what constitutes "high" temps? If anyone has been in this situation what have you done to combat the effect of high temps during storage?
Mine live in the garage also - in a hot part of Sydney, with the garage door getting ALL the afternoon sun.
I keep my brewed bottles in the boxes copy paper comes in. The boxes that hold about four reams. They hold nine longneck bottles each, let no light in, keep them at a decent temperature, look nice and tidy, and are FREE. I work in an office, so get them when chucking out, and ensure I get the lids also.
I also write on the side of the box what number brew is sitting inside, so I know whats in there.
"Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer." - Dave Barry.
Brad,
To be perfectly honest, excessive temperature will spoil the beer in a relavtively short period of time, I have had the misfortune of this happening when I first started brewing.
I used to keep my beer in the polystyrene boxes as RWH mentioned, but the temperature in my garage in summer gets above 40c, it's bloody boiling in there. Anyway I found that the boxes didn't really help that much, they will help to prevent huge temperature fluctuations but thats about it, if the ambient temperature is 40c then you'll need to find a cooler spot. There's nothing worse than lovingly making a batch of beer, leaving it to mature to eventually have to tip it out.
I would seriously think about getting a big second hand fridge to store all your conditioned beers, and that way they will last.
Cheers
AC
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Thanks gents... The easiest probably would be to move the wife into the shed . I have thought about the fridge option but I currently have well over 200 Stubbies and king browns to store. Losing some is better than losing them all I guess.... At present all stored in milk create, if I was to drape damp sheets over them do you think that would help?
AC you bring up another interesting dilemma I have. I'm proud of my brews and believe they taste pretty good, so do my mates, unfortunately they believe as my beers are cheep to brew its a free for all. The non brewing fraternity just don't understand the patience and love that goes into every bottle.... Just venting my spleen......
The solution is to do a few batches of free-for-all beer. I use Coopers Bitter, 1kg BE2 and 17g Cascade @ 3 mins. Very tasty, and very easy. And everyone seems to like it.
I'd hate to see any of my batches of all-grain beer get plundered. When I add up the amount of time spent brewing them they're suddenly not so cheap any more.
Kit and kilo just seems like a cinch now though.
Last edited by rwh on Wednesday Nov 08, 2006 12:02 pm, edited 1 time in total.
brad mercer wrote:unfortunately they believe as my beers are cheep to brew its a free for all.
I know your pain with that one. I've been trying to get my friends to chip in for what they drink, but tend to only get about $1 for every 10 they drink
This is the problem with homebrew, people either assume your brew is crap and think less of you, or they love it and drink it all!
Aussie Claret wrote:Brad,
I would seriously think about getting a big second hand fridge to store all your conditioned beers, and that way they will last.
Cheers
AC
I've got an old fridge I gutted and layed on its back, works very well
I use my pantry for beer storage,but then again i don't have a missus.The tinned food goes into a cupboard in a spare room and the sachets and other things in my wall cabinet in the lounge.By doing this ,i have gotten enough space for 5 brews to mature at a nice comfortable 22 degrees.
Thank you gentlemen.. I have been able to score a beer fridge and the rest are in the laundry and bathroom cupboards and thanks to the mild start to our summer the urgency isn’t there. As for the “mates†brew, I’m trying a Canadian blonde with BE1 and 500g LDM (its all I had in the brew cupboard).
Once again, thanks for the input.
Cheers, Brad. ….
Therefore not the best temp for storage in the summer months I wouldn't believe. 
. I have thought about the fridge option but I currently have well over 200 Stubbies and king browns to store. Losing some is better than losing them all I guess.... At present all stored in milk create, if I was to drape damp sheets over them do you think that would help?
