[James Yuells]

I'd like to store my beer and beer brewing equipment in my garage but I'm afraid of the temperature fluctuations. Is this an issue?
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[dbeechum]

I store all my ingredients and gear in a single walled, uninsulated garage from 1925 in an area where it's not uncommon to measure interior temps above 115°F in the summer. They've been fine. (The yeast and hops are kept cold, naturally)

[pete b]

It sounds like the OP is thinking of storing finished beer. You definitely want to make sure it doesn’t freeze. I assume you are talking bottles of finished beer or kegs that are on deck. I don’t think fluctuations matter too much once beer is fermented. If you do store ingredients you need rodent and light proof containers.

[BrewBama]

If you are talking finished beer I recommend cold/cool storage.


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[pete b]

If you are talking finished beer I recommend cold/cool storage.


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That’s what I do because I can, I am assuming that it’s an issue for the OP. While I have long heard that beer should be stored cold from start to finish I have bought beer stored at room temp countless times and not perceived a difference, except the few times I have unknowingly bought wildly out of date beer.
I think you are correct that they should do that if possible but I think if it’s just storing up to a few weeks until there is room in the fridge then I think it’s ok based on my experience.

[HopDen]

If you’re talking finished homebrew then I think it’s best to keep it as cool/cold as possible. Unless you are pasteurizing your beer it needs to stay cool.

[kramerog]

I think temperature fluctuations have been debunked as being bad for beer.  Having said that, keeping beer cold slows down oxidation of beer and reduces spoliage.

[ravenwater]

As part of a presentation on oxidation and spoiling I put together for my club I purchased a few varieties of commercial beers - pale ale & lager -  and stored some of each kind cold while keeping the others in my summertime garage (perhaps 80 degrees) for a week, then we did side-by-side tasting at our meeting. The result: very noticeable difference in the beers with the consensus being the beers stored warm were less desirable. That was a good demonstration for folks on how warm storage accelerates spoilage and degrades beer. I hesitate to buy beer from the package store that's sat for long at ambient temperature for the same reason - I'm often disappointed and pick up on unpleasant spoilage. Store the beer in a refrigerator in the garage if you need to use the garage. I can retain great flavor in my homebrew for months at 34 degrees. For grains and gear I use the garage with no issues encountered, liquid yeast and hops being the exception.

[Visor]

   To the best of my knowledge the 3 greatest controllable contributors to staling post packaging in order are temperature, agitation and light, assuming that there is no oxygen ingress.

[dbeechum]

yeah, for finished beer - you want to keep things as cool as possible! The impact of temp on packaged beer is amazing. I've stored some commercial beers at 35°F for years after others have told me they should be done and they've been amazing still.

[EnkAMania]

It's funny, my company posted an article on Facebook what not to store in the garage.  Propane tanks was one and I'm guilty of that.

[HopDen]

It's funny, my company posted an article on Facebook what not to store in the garage.  Propane tanks was one and I'm guilty of that.

Yep! I store mine in the basement next to the hot water tank!!

[ravenwater]

Besides the one hooked up on the grill, where else would I store my propane tank except for the garage. Not gonna put it in the bedroom closet and putting out in the yard seems silly and like a possible invitation for theft

[EnkAMania]

The article said if you get a leak, a spark could set a fire.  My garage is so drafty, propane isn't lingering waiting to be set on fire.

[ravenwater]

Yep, low down on my list of worries regarding possible disasters waiting to happen in my cluttered garage.