Beer Storage

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by BaconAndEggs, Nov 26, 2021.

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  1. BaconAndEggs

    BaconAndEggs Initiate (0) Jun 23, 2019 Minnesota

    I stored Bourbon County Stout Vertical Collection in its original packaging in cupboard next to oven for at least a year. Will it be ok to drink if I want to save it for years later? Thanks for any advice given.
     
    #1 BaconAndEggs, Nov 26, 2021
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  2. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    That's probably not the best place for it. Open one and see....
     
    #2 SFACRKnight, Nov 26, 2021
  3. Harrison8

    Harrison8 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,285) Dec 6, 2015 Missouri
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    Best way to find out is to drink it.

    If you're like me and don't use your oven much, then it's probably not a factor. If you run a small baking business out of your home, then you might very well be in deep trouble. If you consume all the bottles together, you probably won't care if they've fallen off or not by the third bottle.

    Cheers.
     
    #3 Harrison8, Nov 26, 2021
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  4. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    What? No room in the oven itself? :rolling_eyes:
     
    #4 jesskidden, Nov 26, 2021
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  5. BaconAndEggs

    BaconAndEggs Initiate (0) Jun 23, 2019 Minnesota

    Didn’t even think about it till the release today lol. It’s that one cupboard nobody uses and stores random junk in. Usually keep vinegars and oils in that cupboard so why not stout?!
     
    #5 BaconAndEggs, Nov 26, 2021
  6. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,716) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
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    WOW. Next to the oven would not be my first, second or third choice. But the beer won't, or didnt? explode, so that is good.
    It wont kill you to try a bottle and see what happened. the heat may have increased some aging and potential for oxidation flavors to flourish. But it is probably okay.
    open a bottle now....let us know how it goes.

    GOOD LUCK!
     
    #6 sulldaddy, Nov 27, 2021
  7. SeaCros

    SeaCros Initiate (198) Nov 28, 2021 Florida
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    A nice dark place would probably be best.
     
    #7 SeaCros, Dec 1, 2021
  8. Beer_Economicus

    Beer_Economicus Pooh-Bah (2,698) Apr 8, 2017 Ohio
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    The biggest issue you face is how great of a swing does that cabinet get on the daily or weekly. Our cabinet that is above the stove but on either side (OR directly above) gets pretty hot. The ones on the bottom (i.e. on either side of the oven itself) don't seem to change much. It's actually the range, for me, that is more of a problem. Heat and moisture are problems (for me), not just heat.
     
    #8 Beer_Economicus, Dec 2, 2021
  9. Ernest7

    Ernest7 Devotee (349) Apr 24, 2019 Belgium

    Especially heat & high temperatures & temperature fluctuations are devastating for beer.
    Moisture is not really a problem. Long time ago, people put (marl) limestone in their cellars and kept the stones moisty (in order to keep the cellar moisty enough). I do that to since my cellar is quite(/too?) dry.
     
    #9 Ernest7, Dec 4, 2021
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