Storing Bottles

Hey guys, those of you that use 12 ounce bottles what do you store them in? I have a big closet I can use to store all my brew but I'm not really sure what to put them in to be able to stack them. Tupperware box maybe? What do you guys use?

PS: Kegging is not an option because of lease.

I keep the old beer boxes that the bottles came in.

Case boxes, usually. I would use milk crates, if I could get them!

there is a provision in your lease that specificaly prohibits kegging?

bummerkit said:

there is a provision in your lease that specificaly prohibits kegging?

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Im in college, and am living in a town house about a block away from it. The lease says they fine 600$ for every keg they find, my guess is it is to prevent big parties, but I haven't moved in yet (move in June 1st) and I don't want to buy kegs and then, have the land lord be strict about it. So it's bottles for me for awhile.

I keep the holders they came in. I also get boxes from the beer guy down the street.

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RickWG said:

I keep the holders they came in. I also get boxes from the beer guy down the street.

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If I were in your position here's what i would do:

Go to Office Depot and get a few of their file storage boxes, commercial strength, the kind you assemble yourself. These will hold about 20 bottles. The get some light weight plywood or particle board and cut it to cover the box. Stack another box on top of this. If you put these in a closet, against a wall or in a corner you can probably stack 4 high. Thats 80 bottles. Take out of the top one, and put the dry empties back in, when full put on ground next it and stack up as you drink.

I forget what size off hand it is but the Post Office has flat rate boxes that hold 15 bottles perfectly...but then we get into the whole not using them for the intended use, blah blah blah

I recently had to buy some cases of empty bombers (22oz bottles) from my LHBS and I was pleasantly surprised how nice the boxes they came in were. They should easily last through about 6 batches worth of wear/tear before they give out on me...

Thinking now, they probably get their boxes from a standard supplier, like Uline.

would this work you think?

http://www.uline.com/ProductDetail.asp?model=S-4972

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