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euge:
Anyone use milk crates to store bottles? I've been using a collection of cardboard boxes to hold upwards of 6 six-packs and some 12-pack boxes the beer originally came in.

But I bottle in 24's, 16's (german wheat-beer bottles) and a variety of 12's (stubbies and long-necks). Don't really feel like "borrowing" any from the corner store but have seen milk-crate-esque crates at walmart and at the container store.

I know one day the bottom of the cardboard boxes will give way as I'm carrying my precious homebrew to the storage area. So am seeking alternatives. Wondering if the various bottles are a good fit and if this is a decent solution?

mtnrockhopper:
There is a picture of those crates a few posts down.
 
http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/forum/index.php?topic=11307.0

the_pig:
I have some of those plastic milk crates that I use for larger bottles too.  There is a lot of variation in the size and shape of bottles (I've never bought any empty bottles, so my collection is quite "varied"), but I believe I normally get about 1/2 a 5 gallon batch in each crate.  Some of the bottles I have are pretty tall though so that crate has to be on top of the stack.

hokerer:
I mostly use copier/printer paper boxes.  While work likes to promote the "paperless workplace", the truth in anything but.  There're always lots of empty boxes around and they're tall enough to hold the various size bottles.  Got about 20 cases worth at the moment.

Joe Sr.:
I use wine cases.  They hold 12 bombers very nicely and are sturdy.

Free from the liquor store.

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