Wine-cooler cellar

You will hear people tell you that you shouldn't store beer on its side. I personally cannot say whether you should or shouldn't, but many breweries recommend standing bottles upright.

Check your local craigslist. You will find many mini fridges that you can pick up for very cheap, or even larger wine coolers that you can install your own shelves into so that the bottles stand upright.

 

Probably so, but 300 bucks is really expensive for something that small. Just my opinion.

 

for 35bucks, its worth a try. If it doesnt work, your not out anything.

You can even buy new ones at home depot for 200. Alter/remove the shelving and you can have 3 tiers of storage at a controlled temp.
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...EC-_-NavPLPHorizontal1-2-_-NA-_-202677075-_-N

 

If you'r going to remove shelves give your self 3 shelfs worth to stand bombers upright, 4 if they're corked bottles. That first one doesn't really seem big enough to start a cellar

 

Currently, they're sitting in a refrigerator at about 40 degrees. I know this is kind of low and will slow the process of flavor-change, but I don't have an alternative where I am.


I'm guessing this isn't a dedicated beer fridge, but I recently bought an apartment fridge for around $350 and keep it at 45 degrees in the summer and 50 in the winter. It will fit at least 3 cases of 12 oz. bottles both stubby and tall in the main section and 6 - 10 bombers and 2-32 oz. growlers in the door if I remove one of the shelves. As it turns out, it was one of my better investments.

 

I have this
http://www.beveragefactory.com/wine/cellars/600e.shtml
Used off craigslist $400. Best thing ever! That small fridge is not a good idea for cellaring at all. You will out grow it in a month, then be pissed off lol. My cellar is nearly full all the time and is great in the garage. Yes the bottles are on the side (good for the corked beer) only draw back is that you will get sediment buildup on the bottom side of the beer not the bottom of the bottle. I usually just stand them up for an hour or two before I open them so it doesn't get poured with the beer. Not a big deal as I see it. Also has enough space on the top to stack the 3L bottles.
Good luck