Beer Cellar thread - real cellars, closet cellars, fridge cellars, freezer cellars, wine coolers

[psykosis]

Please tell me those are empty Shorts bottles. I dare you to chug the Bloody Beer, if not.

Not empty, and probably never will be. I grew up near Shorts, so I keep that imperial series as a memento. I did open a bottle of the imperial peaches and cream about 6 months ago and it had held up incredibly well. Still, those are more for show, not so much for drinking.

 

[jedwards]

Some really cool old-school stuff in there -- wish I still had a Lambicus. What year is the Perfect Storm?

 

[abawol01]

wish I still had a Lambicus.

Trust me, you don't.

 

[drgarage1]

Please tell me those are empty Shorts bottles. I dare you to chug the Bloody Beer, if not.

Bloody Beer is without a doubt the most alarming beverage I have ever put in my body.

 

[psykosis]

Some really cool old-school stuff in there -- wish I still had a Lambicus. What year is the Perfect Storm?

09 iirc.

 

[thefleshlight]

I'm moving in a few weeks and have over 600 bottles... I want something better than my current system of just pallets on the cellar floor. You guys think a wood bookshelf type is best or would a metal-based one be better?

 

[kscaldef]

I'm moving in a few weeks and have over 600 bottles... I want something better than my current system of just pallets on the cellar floor. You guys think a wood bookshelf type is best or would a metal-based one be better?

I've used plastic storage shelves and ones with metal frames and plywood shelves. Both will warp over time, particularly if you fill the shelves completely with bombers & 750s. I imagine the completely metal ones are better in the regard, but they are a lot more expensive and I think if you are careful not to overdo it on the plastic or wood shelves that they will last you for years without problems. And, eventually you can just add additional support in the form of another piece of plywood.

 

[stupac2]

I'm moving in a few weeks and have over 600 bottles... I want something better than my current system of just pallets on the cellar floor. You guys think a wood bookshelf type is best or would a metal-based one be better?

I use these: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001A0VYZY/?tag=talkbecom09-20 They can hold a ton of weight, are pretty easy to assemble, and you can find them on craigslist without a ton of effort for pretty cheap. Right now all of my non-lambics are stored on one of those bad boys, plenty of space for a couple hundred bottles (I think 4 shelves plus the underneath would fit ~250 750's, more if you have 22's or other smaller bottles).

 

[zamboni332]

I use these.... They work Great !!http://www.homedepot.com/p/Edsal-48...-Commercial-Shelving-Unit-UR-245WGB/202067997
I also achored mine to the wall or you can do the 1/2 size not as tall, i like the wood bottom than the wire, less chance of a bottle tipping over

 

[buzzword]

I use these.... They work Great !!http://www.homedepot.com/p/Edsal-48...-Commercial-Shelving-Unit-UR-245WGB/202067997
I also achored mine to the wall or you can do the 1/2 size not as tall, i like the wood bottom than the wire, less chance of a bottle tipping over

I'm using this same rack, which seems robust but the particle board shelves are definitely sagging pretty hard after ~6 months of use. Three of the shelves are full of nothing but 750mL bottles, and I worry that they won't work long term. I'm going to replace them with actual 3/4" plywood when I get a few hours to do so.

 

[thefleshlight]

I'm using this same rack, which seems robust but the particle board shelves are definitely sagging pretty hard after ~6 months of use. Three of the shelves are full of nothing but 750mL bottles, and I worry that they won't work long term. I'm going to replace them with actual 3/4" plywood when I get a few hours to do so.

Ya particleboard in a moderately damp basement sounds like a bad idea.

 

[jedwards]

I'm using this same rack, which seems robust but the particle board shelves are definitely sagging pretty hard after ~6 months of use. Three of the shelves are full of nothing but 750mL bottles, and I worry that they won't work long term. I'm going to replace them with actual 3/4" plywood when I get a few hours to do so.

I had something like this years ago and a bottle exploded on it (thanks, Pike Entire) -- the whole shelf sagged down onto the bottles below, though somehow nothing else fell off or broke. Go for the plywood!

 

[RochesterAaron1]

I'm using this same rack, which seems robust but the particle board shelves are definitely sagging pretty hard after ~6 months of use. Three of the shelves are full of nothing but 750mL bottles, and I worry that they won't work long term. I'm going to replace them with actual 3/4" plywood when I get a few hours to do so.

I used those for a couple of years and they bowed pretty bad. My basement is super dry and it still bowed under the weight of 750ml bottles. I moved them to the garage and now I use 3 of these and it's better, but still bows a bit with 50ish bottles per shelf (the cheapo ebay chinese one has held up better than the one I bought at homedepot strangely).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/82-x48-x18-...717557?hash=item5b16b0ec75:g:b~YAAOSwMmBVyaEh

 

[stakem1]

this weekend i moved all of my lambic into its semi-permanent dwelling space. this week im gonna attempt to move all my fantomes and reorganize so im better utilizing the space

outter door:

inner door:

dumbness inside:

the stuff im putting behind the 6 inch thick door are bottles im holding on to for the long haul. there is a 6x6x6 foot cellar area between the 2 doors that im planning on filling with all my beer that needs to be drank sooner rather than later

 

[Ziggy]

Finally invested in the shelves.

 

[stupac2]

Finally invested in the shelves.

Wire racks are really the way to go. I like your solution for the uneven surface.

 

[Ziggy]

Wire racks are really the way to go. I like your solution for the uneven surface.

I put vinyl on the tops, but it's still a little sketchy. Think i might put kitchen plate mats under the smaller bottles for more support.

 

[GuisseppeFranco]

Wire racks are really the way to go. I like your solution for the uneven surface.

Plexi-glass works even better and it's clear so you don't even really see it. I have a rack like that in my kitchen for larger, seldom used appliances and some of their legs were slipping through. So I just bought a pane of plexi and trimmed it to suit and it works great.

 

[stupac2]

Plexi-glass works even better and it's clear so you don't even really see it. I have a rack like that in my kitchen for larger, seldom used appliances and some of their legs were slipping through. So I just bought a pane of plexi and trimmed it to suit and it works great.

A thin plywood is probably cheaper and easier to work, or hell even foamcore would be fine. But the shelves won't sag!

 

[PepeSylvia1]

I made these... Wont sag and also has a lip so bottles wont slide off the shelf.

 

[Ziggy]

I made these... Wont sag and also has a lip so bottles wont slide off the shelf.

ISO

 

[Rivenin1]

Howdy!

First post, but thought it'd be best in here.

1211151051 by Noah Scott, on Flickr

1211151050a by Noah Scott, on Flickr

1211151050 by Noah Scott, on Flickr

 

[PurityControl88]

Found a new place to hoard beer:

 

[kzeon]

When I re-did the bedrooms in the house, I removed the big melamine boxes that were used in the wardrobes as clothes separators/bins and use them as crates for beer. Most of them are tall enough to stash 750ml and C&C bottles. The smaller ones are good for 330, 341, 375, 500ml and those exotic bottle formats. Aesthetically it might not be perfect, but it's so sturdy and was already there when I bought the house. The largest ones have 7 feet long, so I can cram a lot of stuff out there.

I've also added some horizontal separator in the back to restrain bottles when pushed in the back.

Again, it's not perfect, but it's pretty convenient, clean and make a good usage of my cold room in the basement.

 

[stakem1]

this weekend i moved all of my lambic into its semi-permanent dwelling space. this week im gonna attempt to move all my fantomes and reorganize so im better utilizing the space

outter door:

inner door:

dumbness inside:

the stuff im putting behind the 6 inch thick door are bottles im holding on to for the long haul. there is a 6x6x6 foot cellar area between the 2 doors that im planning on filling with all my beer that needs to be drank sooner rather than later

I grossly underestimated how much space the beer in my current home cellar takes up. As of tonight, every single bottle of lambic and fantome I own will be in the space pictured above.

Wife told me this morning that potential buyers are coming to look at our house tomorrow and the cellar needs to be in a state where we dont look like alcoholics...

**** me. I knew this day was coming, I just thought id have days to relocate bottles not hours.

 

[Rowingbrewer1]

I grossly underestimated how much space the beer in my current home cellar takes up. As of tonight, every single bottle of lambic and fantome I own will be in the space pictured above.

Wife told me this morning that potential buyers are coming to look at our house tomorrow and the cellar needs to be in a state where we dont look like alcoholics...

**** me. I knew this day was coming, I just thought id have days to relocate bottles not hours.

how many bottles?

 

[stakem1]

how many bottles?

~100

















cases :/

 

[stakem1]

the situation here is turrible

just carted away all of my homebrewing equiptment. i "loaned" it to a friend until this place gets sold and we build the new house. the same friend offered up his cellar space to help me clean out. we just moved 16 cases of ******* homebrew... HOMEBREW. who the **** has that much homebrew swill sitting around? everything from fruited berliners to mock lambic, wild saisons, blended "geuze" and barrel aged beers. i found a 4-pack of 7 year old homebrew berliner as well as a smoked barleywine thats even older than that. what have i been doing...good lord

 

[Rowingbrewer1]

the situation here is turrible

just carted away all of my homebrewing equiptment. i "loaned" it to a friend until this place gets sold and we build the new house. the same friend offered up his cellar space to help me clean out. we just moved 16 cases of ******* homebrew... HOMEBREW. who the **** has that much homebrew swill sitting around? everything from fruited berliners to mock lambic, wild saisons, blended "geuze" and barrel aged beers. i found a 4-pack of 7 year old homebrew berliner as well as a smoked barleywine thats even older than that. what have i been doing...good lord

Stakem's really old homebrew LIF?

 

[Gonzoillini1]

the situation here is turrible

just carted away all of my homebrewing equiptment. i "loaned" it to a friend until this place gets sold and we build the new house. the same friend offered up his cellar space to help me clean out. we just moved 16 cases of ******* homebrew... HOMEBREW. who the **** has that much homebrew swill sitting around? everything from fruited berliners to mock lambic, wild saisons, blended "geuze" and barrel aged beers. i found a 4-pack of 7 year old homebrew berliner as well as a smoked barleywine thats even older than that. what have i been doing...good lord

http://www.talkbeer.com/community/threads/introducing-cellartracker-org-beta.30836/

Then you at least get alerts when your old stuff is nearing a consume by date.