Best way to store equipment

So here is the space I have: I have a decently sized closet and I'm a guy so I have quite a bit of space after doing cleaning of it, as the new hobby of brewing is making me crazy with anticipation and all these great ideas. So I'm building up a collection of bottles while I wait for my 1st beer to bottle (bottling day next week) and I'm starting to realize I need to organize things.

So, experienced brewers, what do you do? I was thinking of some cheap shelf thing to put in the closet to store bottles, or maybe some boxes to put the bottles in and store on the shelf along with brew pot, etc etc. Any ideas would be great apart from the obvious of what I've stated I guess.

I'd measure it out with your equipment. Kettle, carboys, etc. Then Build shelf system as needed dark is good for fermenting!

Ikea Dresser Drawers, which I purchased 10 years ago for my college apartment.

I use one of my coat closest as a fermenting chamber so I keep my buckets in there along with starsan, a few spray bottles, jars for yeast rinsing, ingredient kits and my hydrometer and wine thief.

I keep pretty much everything else in a big plastic bin that has a snapping lid. Obviously my 10 gallon kettle, burner and wort chiller I just keep out in my basement...too big for the bin.

I am in the process of cleaning my basement and garage. I plan on having a few shelves for my equipment. I'll still keep things in snapping bins to keep as much crap off them as possible. Basements and garages always kick up a lot of dirt and dust.

I have dorm drawers my fiance had used in her dorm a few years back and keep my smalls in there. My brew pot, BIAB strainer from my turkey fryer, and wort chiller I keep on top of my drawers. I share my closet and have plenty of room. The bottles I stack boxes with my bottles next to my drawers. Takes up very little floor space, and fits in the back of my skinny, deep closet.

I store my bottles in milk crates which are stackable. The turkey fryer goes back into the original box with all of its parts upon which is my strainer which holds the funnel, thermometer and other small bits. I have a box of all of the little odds and ends, clips, screws, stuff on the filing cabinet ... and not one piece of excess junk on the kegerator coffin box.

Brent

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Brent

I see some mention milk crates, and I think that would be a good way to store them; however I'm not sure where to get them?

Well I ment strictly for empty bottle storage, but being a newb I completely forgot about the conditioning phase. So your suggestion seems like a good idea unionrdr. I've been trying different craft beers lately, trying to expand my palate so I'll start saving those.