storing beers at 70°

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by torr99, Apr 19, 2015.

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  1. torr99

    torr99 Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2015 Nevada

    How bad would it be to store some beers at 70 (room temp)? For roughly 6-18 months.
     
  2. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    Why do you think it would be bad? Beer sits on store shelves all the time at that temp. Depends on the beer but you're not going to kill anything at 70 degrees. Light is the main thing to avoid here.
     
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  3. torr99

    torr99 Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2015 Nevada

    Well most people that are keeping beers are storing them at cooler temperatures. Like in a temp controlled fridge. So I'm fine keeping them for long periods of time at room temp instead of in a cooled cellar?
     
  4. tkdchampxi

    tkdchampxi Pooh-Bah (2,473) Oct 19, 2010 New Jersey
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    What beers/ kind of beers? It may influence the answer
     
  5. InsuranceGuy

    InsuranceGuy Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2011 Delaware

    I have generally the same question. My "cellar" is sitting around 68 degrees since it hit spring. All of my beers are stouts or barleywines, save for the few DFH 120s I have in there.
     
  6. torr99

    torr99 Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2015 Nevada

    Most of mine are stouts and barleywines as well. Why do people keep them in a temp controlled fridge if letting them sit at room temp is perfectly fine?
     
  7. David9

    David9 Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2015 California

    If you are going to age them for years, then there will be a difference. But anything under a year I can't imagine any larger abv beers having too much an issue. It just a little faster than optimal in above 55 degree temps.
    Also a beer cellar makes it easier to regulate temp (imagine warmer climates and people at work 9-5 during the summer). Going to get higher than 68 indoors.
     
  8. Bisco42

    Bisco42 Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2014 Ohio

    Yeah, as people are saying, they will age (or blend, lower in heat, balance) out a little faster than if they were at 55. So long as you aren't allowing them to fluctuate from like 50 degrees to 70 too quickly, and if you don't let most of them go for longer than 18 months, I think you should be totally fine. And...

    Because to keep them at a consistent temperature (specifically 55) is most advantageous for a finely tuned age. Sometimes higher temperatures offset some of the characteristics that are subtle thus bringing others to the forefront that aren't as good. I'm trying to think of an example off the top of my head but am coming up short.
     
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