Techie101 wrote:abarkley wrote:What are your guys' techniques for cellaring?
In our basement we've got an old coal room that is mostly underground. I've setup a small shelving unit in there to hold all my beers. Check Craigs List for an old fridge if you've got room and turn the temp up on it. It appears 55f-65f is the ideal "cellaring" temps. They'll stay good at fridge temps but I think there is a difference between "storing" and "cellaring".
I'm with you... we have an old coal cellar that I'm going to clean up a bit. I think I'm going to do some drywall with insulation so I can keep the room at a nice temp and close over the window that we have.
Every time I think about cellaring some beer, these are the two sites that I got to to keep me on track. I just want to do it right... when the time comes. Right now, I'm just keeping beer in a wine rack (not on their sides).
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/101/store.php
http://www.brewbasement.com/ - I'm a huge fan of this site.
current beers that I'm storing:
Ommagedon
Old Crusty 2006
Earth Monk - single bottle
Vertical Epic 080808 - two bombers
random Jolly Pumpkin
Lost Abbey Judgment Day
This ones for you BadRock... I have a friend that works for Flying Dog and he hooked me up with this while I was out there a few weeks ago. Never released... Barrel-Aged Gonzo Imperial Porter... Sour. After they aged it in the Stranahan whiskey barrels, they inoculated them. he found a few bottles... I got one. Don't know when I'm going to open that one, but I can't wait!!!
Plus I've got 4 x 750ml of Beatification coming to me after Christmas.
I love collecting beer... almost as much as I love drinking it!!
