Moving your cellar

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by BilbosNuts, Jun 13, 2012.

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  1. BilbosNuts

    BilbosNuts Initiate (0) Feb 22, 2011 Missouri

    I'm relocating soon due to my career. I have a cellar of around 40 beers. What recommendations do you guys have for transporting these while minimizing damage, oxidation, and anything else that might be harmful to my collection? Thanks.
     
    #1 BilbosNuts, Jun 13, 2012
  2. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    1. Go to beer/wine store
    2. Ask for beer/wine boxes
    3. you cut a hole put beer in boxes
    4. move beer to desired destination
    5. take beer back out of boxes and put in new cellar
    6. make robot costumes out of boxes
    7. stage pretend alien robot invasion on new neighbors
    8. enjoy being left the fuck alone for the duration of your stay at new residence
     
    #2 leedorham, Jun 13, 2012
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  3. BilbosNuts

    BilbosNuts Initiate (0) Feb 22, 2011 Missouri

    Will I be fine with putting them in boxes, not cooled for a few hours and then re-cooling them at cellar temperature?
     
    #3 BilbosNuts, Jun 13, 2012
  4. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    Is this with or without the robot thing?
     
    #4 leedorham, Jun 13, 2012
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  5. BilbosNuts

    BilbosNuts Initiate (0) Feb 22, 2011 Missouri

    The robot thing is a given.
     
    #5 BilbosNuts, Jun 13, 2012
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  6. Hophead717

    Hophead717 Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2011 Massachusetts

    Pack beers into old case-boxes from Total Wine. Place in truck of car. Say a prayer that you don't get into a car accident en route to your new destination. Arrive. Unpack.

    Worked for me three weeks ago!
     
    #6 Hophead717, Jun 13, 2012
  7. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    Yeah you're good. The beer will be fine.
     
    #7 leedorham, Jun 13, 2012
  8. BilbosNuts

    BilbosNuts Initiate (0) Feb 22, 2011 Missouri

    Cool. Thanks all. I was just worried that all my imperial stouts might turn into sour, oxidized, liquid poop.
     
    #8 BilbosNuts, Jun 13, 2012
  9. mcaulifww

    mcaulifww Initiate (0) Aug 18, 2011 Virginia

    Robot Poop
     
    #9 mcaulifww, Jun 13, 2012
  10. Kopfschuss

    Kopfschuss Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2009 Oregon

    Hence the oxidation.
     
    #10 Kopfschuss, Jun 13, 2012
  11. DrDoitchbig

    DrDoitchbig Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2009 Michigan

    I would consider wrapping something around the caps of the bottles. Electric tape, splicing tape, something along those lines. I was forced to drink my last bottle of 2 Turtle Doves when it bumped into another bottle fairly gently, dented the cap and depressurized the bottle. I was just organizing bottles in my house.
     
    #11 DrDoitchbig, Jun 13, 2012
  12. olympuszymurgus

    olympuszymurgus Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2009 California

    I moved 200+ bottles cross county last fall in case boxes in the back of a U-Haul. Your beer will be fine.
     
    #12 olympuszymurgus, Jun 13, 2012
  13. odiedog52

    odiedog52 Initiate (0) Aug 4, 2009 California

    I moved 200+ bottles from NC to CA via FedEx. 20 boxes (and $400 later), only had one that didn't make it. Of course had some Westys, Flaming Fury, etc. in it.
     
    #13 odiedog52, Jun 13, 2012
  14. lvoutlawjlh

    lvoutlawjlh Initiate (0) Mar 15, 2012 Nebraska

    Wait, 40 beers is considered a cellar? :wink:
     
    #14 lvoutlawjlh, Jun 13, 2012
  15. kenpo23

    kenpo23 Initiate (0) Oct 8, 2009 Massachusetts

    Sooo...you moved 500+ Italian beers that were shaped like legs? Cool.
     
    #15 kenpo23, Jun 13, 2012
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  16. stupac2

    stupac2 Pooh-Bah (2,031) Feb 22, 2011 California
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    I'm moving in a few weeks, and I'm not sure I'll be able to do all of these steps because I'll need the boxes to store the beer. But just for poops and giggles, here's a picture of me doing the last few steps in downtown Newport, RI:

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    #16 stupac2, Jun 13, 2012
  17. mjohnson17

    mjohnson17 Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2012 Illinois

    Someone give this guy A MAJOR AWARD!
     
    #17 mjohnson17, Jun 13, 2012
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  18. Plenum

    Plenum Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2009 New Jersey

    I packed and moved 1600+ bottles from my cellar to a wine storage unit. Kept them there several months, and then moved them all back and unpacked them onto new shelves in my newly waterproofed basement.

    Not a fun couple of days, but the beer survived just fine. Not one accident in either direction.
     
    #18 Plenum, Jun 13, 2012
  19. boogercrack

    boogercrack Initiate (0) May 24, 2012 Texas

    i like the case of lager cans on top, because, yuengling.
     
    #19 boogercrack, Jun 13, 2012
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  20. allouez86

    allouez86 Pundit (999) Jan 24, 2009 Wisconsin

    I packed up ~120 bottles and drove six hours for a work move in April and all turned out fine. Of course I haven't drank all of them yet but they were all well protected in coolers and boxes and wrapped in plenty of newspaper and bubble wrap. The ones that I have had so far were all fine. Other than the packing and unpacking, have no fear!!!
     
    #20 allouez86, Jun 14, 2012
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