Vertical vs Horizontal

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by RRtransvestification, Apr 12, 2015.

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  1. RRtransvestification

    RRtransvestification Initiate (0) Dec 21, 2012 New York

    Is it ok if I keep bottles on their side? My only cellaring option is probably getting a wine fridge so I may have no other option.
     
    #1 RRtransvestification, Apr 12, 2015
  2. Immortale25

    Immortale25 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,775) May 13, 2011 North Carolina
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    #2 Immortale25, Apr 12, 2015
  3. HoppySeb

    HoppySeb Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2014 Washington

    How long are you planning to age them? Also are they corked or capped?
     
    #3 HoppySeb, Apr 14, 2015
  4. itsThatBoyE

    itsThatBoyE Zealot (642) Feb 10, 2015 Washington
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    I have a wine cooler and removed most of the shelves and added glass panels on the remaining shelves, then stood the beers upright. For the non-corked/stouts I don't mind lying them down on one of the shelves to maximize space.
     
    #4 itsThatBoyE, Apr 15, 2015
  5. RRtransvestification

    RRtransvestification Initiate (0) Dec 21, 2012 New York

    Thanks for the help! Most of them are not corked.
     
    #5 RRtransvestification, Apr 15, 2015
  6. RRtransvestification

    RRtransvestification Initiate (0) Dec 21, 2012 New York

    Some of them could be a 3-5 years.
     
    #6 RRtransvestification, Apr 15, 2015
  7. HoppySeb

    HoppySeb Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2014 Washington

    If possible I would leave them upright. But since most caps (or all?) are lined with that plastic layer - I think you should be fine laying them down for 3 -5 years.
    Cheers!
     
    #7 HoppySeb, Apr 15, 2015
  8. AndrewK

    AndrewK Savant (1,123) Oct 20, 2006 California

    Even with modern bottle caps I would still be hesitant to lay them on their side. I have come across bottles with rusting around the cap that I know were stored upside down.
     
    #8 AndrewK, Apr 16, 2015
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