Cellar temp help...

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by MrWoooo, Feb 7, 2016.

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  1. MrWoooo

    MrWoooo Initiate (0) Feb 3, 2016 California

    I just picked up an old vinotemp fridge to cellar my beers in an apartment. The unit has five shelves, each holding 20-30 beers (depending on bottle size). The problem is, the bottle shelves are running about 53, mid shelves are 56 and the top shelf is at 60.

    My question is, should I :

    A) Store high ABV BA stouts at the 60 and sours at the cooler 53 or

    B) store the sours at 60 and store the High ABV BA stouts at 53 or

    C) doesn't matter at all?

    Thanks for the insight.
     
    #1 MrWoooo, Feb 7, 2016
  2. MrWoooo

    MrWoooo Initiate (0) Feb 3, 2016 California

    * bottom shelves
     
    #2 MrWoooo, Feb 7, 2016
  3. StoutSnob40

    StoutSnob40 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,611) Jan 4, 2013 California
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    Higher the ABV, higher the temp. Stouts are totally fine around 60 degrees.
     
    #3 StoutSnob40, Feb 7, 2016
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  4. boilermakerbrew

    boilermakerbrew Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2010 Indiana

    Generally speaking higher ABV can handle higher temps. In the range you are in, the effects of these differences on the beer will be very minor between top and bottom. I would make sure to monitor your humidity as well.
     
    #4 boilermakerbrew, Feb 7, 2016
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  5. ManforallSaisons

    ManforallSaisons Pooh-Bah (1,554) Mar 20, 2008 Belgium
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    Bottom is ideal, mid OK for lambics, if those are your sours.
     
    #5 ManforallSaisons, Feb 7, 2016
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  6. Scott17Taylor

    Scott17Taylor Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2013 Iowa
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    Stouts will be fine at 60. Not really into sours so I can't comment on those.
     
    #6 Scott17Taylor, Feb 11, 2016
  7. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    You are way overthinking this.

    Avoid light.

    Avoid heat.
     
    #7 RDMII, Feb 11, 2016
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  8. deleted_user_950283

    deleted_user_950283 Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2015
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    agree and keep the temp consistent, my paved crawlspace never gets above 70 and has worked just fine for years
     
    #8 deleted_user_950283, Feb 12, 2016
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