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#252693 - 01/17/12 03:45 PM Brewing closet and beer fridge
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So after some talking a week or so ago, my wife agreed that I need more space for my brew stuff. We wanted one single place to put everything and the best place was the closet in the office. Once I agreed to let her get some tubs for the stuff in there (crafting stuff), I was able to take over the closet!!

As of today the closet is finished and I thought I would share.

Looking into the closet. Those are empty bottles against the back wall there:



Left side of the closet. Container on the shelf has trays for brew day, bottling day and ingredients. My chiller is sitting in the tray I use to bottle and that is sitting on the tub I use for grain. Some random stuff on top of the shelves.



Right side of the closet. Top shelf has the star-san and my party pig stuff. Shelves hold carbing bottles. Closet stays at 68* right now so it works well. Those plastic trays are amazing for hauling batches around as well.



another part of the agreement was that I needed a beer fridge. after looking on CL for a while and not finding anything, we started looking for a new fridge for the house so I could use the old one. We found a great deal on one and got it delivered last week. Old one has been in the garage since.





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#252705 - 01/17/12 05:20 PM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: cardinalsfan]
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Lookin good, especially the fridge! smile
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#252713 - 01/17/12 05:40 PM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: High_Iron]
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Looks great man! Nice pictures, and looks like you are way better organized than me. Just one comment tho.... The wreath has got to go! grin
Everything else- perfect!
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#252717 - 01/17/12 06:06 PM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: Lagerpmp]
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Originally Posted By: High_Iron
Lookin good, especially the fridge! smile


thanks!! too much commercial stuff right now but I need the bottles. Got the pigs in there too and the stuff in the door is what i'm saving for later. had most of that stuff in the door for a few months now. cam't bring myself to drink them!!

Originally Posted By: Lagerpmp
Looks great man! Nice pictures, and looks like you are way better organized than me. Just one comment tho.... The wreath has got to go! grin
Everything else- perfect!


another part of the agreement was that she still had access to the top couple shelves so not much I can do about that wreath!!
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Fermenting: Nothing at the moment
Carbing: World Series Tripel, Pale/Citra SMaSH
Conditioning:
Drinking: Dilophosaurus Doppelbock, Allosaurus Amarillo Pale Ale, Sinraptor Sorachi Ace AIPA, Caseosaurus Cascade APA (AG), Helioceratops Hefe, Witty Monk Modified, ESB (AG), SWMBO Nut Brown Ale
Up Next: Vienna/Simcoe SMaSH, DNR Clone
R.I.P: Stegosaurus Cream Ale (Awesome), T. Rex Red Ale (Great after conditioning)

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#252718 - 01/17/12 06:17 PM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: cardinalsfan]
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It only takes a tiny amount of work to go from beer fridge to kegerator. wink
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#252722 - 01/17/12 06:49 PM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: Jon_TWR]
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Looks good. I think you need to have some of us over to help you make more room in your fridge smile you're getting a little full. Nice organization and setup.

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#252724 - 01/17/12 06:58 PM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: Jon_TWR]
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Originally Posted By: Jon_TWR
It only takes a tiny amount of work to go from beer fridge to kegerator. wink


don't i know it!! the worst part is that tonight i figured out that my houses wet bar is exactly on the other side of the wall from where the garage fridge is. it would be ridiculously easy to do remote taps.
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DINOSAUR BASEMENT BREWING
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Fermenting: Nothing at the moment
Carbing: World Series Tripel, Pale/Citra SMaSH
Conditioning:
Drinking: Dilophosaurus Doppelbock, Allosaurus Amarillo Pale Ale, Sinraptor Sorachi Ace AIPA, Caseosaurus Cascade APA (AG), Helioceratops Hefe, Witty Monk Modified, ESB (AG), SWMBO Nut Brown Ale
Up Next: Vienna/Simcoe SMaSH, DNR Clone
R.I.P: Stegosaurus Cream Ale (Awesome), T. Rex Red Ale (Great after conditioning)

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#252731 - 01/17/12 07:30 PM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: cardinalsfan]
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Originally Posted By: cardinalsfan
Originally Posted By: Jon_TWR
It only takes a tiny amount of work to go from beer fridge to kegerator. wink


don't i know it!! the worst part is that tonight i figured out that my houses wet bar is exactly on the other side of the wall from where the garage fridge is. it would be ridiculously easy to do remote taps.

If you build it, they will come!
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#252747 - 01/17/12 10:45 PM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: Jon_TWR]
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Is Archer the only one on the poster?
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#252751 - 01/18/12 06:20 AM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: Beklorn]
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Originally Posted By: Beklorn
Is Archer the only one on the poster?


nope, it's got all 5. that also belongs to the wife.
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DINOSAUR BASEMENT BREWING
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Fermenting: Nothing at the moment
Carbing: World Series Tripel, Pale/Citra SMaSH
Conditioning:
Drinking: Dilophosaurus Doppelbock, Allosaurus Amarillo Pale Ale, Sinraptor Sorachi Ace AIPA, Caseosaurus Cascade APA (AG), Helioceratops Hefe, Witty Monk Modified, ESB (AG), SWMBO Nut Brown Ale
Up Next: Vienna/Simcoe SMaSH, DNR Clone
R.I.P: Stegosaurus Cream Ale (Awesome), T. Rex Red Ale (Great after conditioning)

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#252759 - 01/18/12 07:15 AM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: cardinalsfan]
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Very Nice CF, Very Nice!
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#252761 - 01/18/12 07:50 AM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: cardinalsfan]
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nicely done! keeping the beer stuff tidy is the key to a happy home brew marriage! plus it is nice to not have to dig around a clusterF of stuff to find what you are looking for.

haha I say that, but my brew stuff has grown to a point where it is in like 4-5 different locations wink I wish I had a spare closet to organize like you did! again, well done sir!
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#252766 - 01/18/12 08:22 AM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: natural320]
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exactly right natty, once everything is out of the way she can't really bother me about it. not that she does.

it's also nice when people come to visit. Everything sits in the closet in a room we don't use that often so it's not out and visible.
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DINOSAUR BASEMENT BREWING
--------------------------------------
Fermenting: Nothing at the moment
Carbing: World Series Tripel, Pale/Citra SMaSH
Conditioning:
Drinking: Dilophosaurus Doppelbock, Allosaurus Amarillo Pale Ale, Sinraptor Sorachi Ace AIPA, Caseosaurus Cascade APA (AG), Helioceratops Hefe, Witty Monk Modified, ESB (AG), SWMBO Nut Brown Ale
Up Next: Vienna/Simcoe SMaSH, DNR Clone
R.I.P: Stegosaurus Cream Ale (Awesome), T. Rex Red Ale (Great after conditioning)

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#252793 - 01/18/12 11:32 AM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: cardinalsfan]
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Very nice looking setup. I'm sure you'll love having all your brew stuff in one spot and not spread about the house.

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#252825 - 01/18/12 05:58 PM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: cardinalsfan]
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Originally Posted By: cardinalsfan
Originally Posted By: Beklorn
Is Archer the only one on the poster?


nope, it's got all 5. that also belongs to the wife.

lucky you
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#252837 - 01/18/12 06:45 PM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: cardinalsfan]
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Originally Posted By: cardinalsfan
Originally Posted By: Beklorn
Is Archer the only one on the poster?


nope, it's got all 5. that also belongs to the wife.
Porthos?
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#252907 - 01/19/12 08:56 AM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: Jon_TWR]
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#252910 - 01/19/12 09:01 AM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: Jon_TWR]
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Originally Posted By: Jon_TWR
Originally Posted By: cardinalsfan
Originally Posted By: Beklorn
Is Archer the only one on the poster?


nope, it's got all 5. that also belongs to the wife.
Porthos?


i have no idea what this is. she is the geek, not me lol
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DINOSAUR BASEMENT BREWING
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Fermenting: Nothing at the moment
Carbing: World Series Tripel, Pale/Citra SMaSH
Conditioning:
Drinking: Dilophosaurus Doppelbock, Allosaurus Amarillo Pale Ale, Sinraptor Sorachi Ace AIPA, Caseosaurus Cascade APA (AG), Helioceratops Hefe, Witty Monk Modified, ESB (AG), SWMBO Nut Brown Ale
Up Next: Vienna/Simcoe SMaSH, DNR Clone
R.I.P: Stegosaurus Cream Ale (Awesome), T. Rex Red Ale (Great after conditioning)

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#252914 - 01/19/12 09:09 AM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: cardinalsfan]
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Porthos is Archer's beagle :-)
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#252918 - 01/19/12 09:17 AM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: Jacylrin]
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Originally Posted By: Jacylrin
Porthos is Archer's beagle :-)


no, porthos is not on the poster. i do love beagles though
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DINOSAUR BASEMENT BREWING
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Fermenting: Nothing at the moment
Carbing: World Series Tripel, Pale/Citra SMaSH
Conditioning:
Drinking: Dilophosaurus Doppelbock, Allosaurus Amarillo Pale Ale, Sinraptor Sorachi Ace AIPA, Caseosaurus Cascade APA (AG), Helioceratops Hefe, Witty Monk Modified, ESB (AG), SWMBO Nut Brown Ale
Up Next: Vienna/Simcoe SMaSH, DNR Clone
R.I.P: Stegosaurus Cream Ale (Awesome), T. Rex Red Ale (Great after conditioning)

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#253155 - 01/21/12 01:26 AM Re: Brewing closet and beer fridge [Re: cardinalsfan]
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Sweet Setup !
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