Question about aging beer in a cellar

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by doppletheGOAT, May 2, 2014.

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  1. doppletheGOAT

    doppletheGOAT Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2012 Texas

    This is mainly about temperate. I can't get my cellar to get any warmer than about 50 degrees fahrenheit. I know the ideal temperature for aging most beers is 55. So, my question is, does beer actually stay about 5 degrees warmer when it's in the bottle as compared to the outside temperature? If it does, this would make 49-50 degrees for a cellar just about perfect, right?
     
    #1 doppletheGOAT, May 2, 2014
  2. HighWine

    HighWine Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 Illinois

    50 is fine. I used to cellar at 54 and always found the beers were a little too warm to drink and needed some refrigeration. That was a drag so I lowered the temp to 50 degrees and have been extremely happy.
     
    #2 HighWine, May 2, 2014
  3. neurobot01

    neurobot01 Maven (1,289) Jan 25, 2014 Germany

    Some breweries (FW in particular) recommend aging at 45, so if they say it's okay, it can't be so bad. Going lower than 55 is just going to slow the aging process, as far as I know... I go with 53, for no good reason in particular.
     
    #3 neurobot01, May 2, 2014
  4. JasonLovesBeer

    JasonLovesBeer Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2013 Canada (BC)

    I'll agree the temperature is fine but the idea that the beer stays warmer than the environment is definitely false, I'm going to have to take that one away. The only way the beer would not stabilize with its surrounding temperature is if it's got enough chemical reactions going on to produce heat. I assure you though, beer does not.
     
    #4 JasonLovesBeer, May 2, 2014
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