| It's an accepted practice to age wine, since pretty | | | | beers, or fruity lambics. There are certainly |
| much everyone knows that wine gets better with | | | | exceptions, but for the most part these are the |
| age. What is not widely known, however, is that | | | | beers you will be looking for. Another tip - if it has |
| some beer gets better with age. Sure, we're | | | | the word imperial in the name, chances are better |
| bombarded with beer ads every day that tell you the | | | | that this is a beer you will want to age. |
| opposite - that beer is best served fresh. For most | | | | If you have an area with a fairly constant cellar |
| beers, this is the truth. For a small percentage, | | | | temperature, you have to consider several more |
| however, aging make a good beer even better. So if | | | | things. One is the less light, the better. If your house |
| you have some room in that ranch home plan for a | | | | plans for log homes includes a lot of windows in your |
| beer cellar, you may want to consider it. The best | | | | cellar area, then you may want to find some room - |
| part is it doesn't even have to take up a lot of room. | | | | darkening window treatments or construct an |
| You can store a few bottles, a few cases, or as | | | | enclosed cellar. Finally, if you're going to age any beer |
| much beer as you can fit in your space. It's all up to | | | | with a cork in it, like many of the Belgian beers have, |
| you! | | | | you'll want to keep the relative humidity a bit higher. |
| Before you check out your English cottage house | | | | If you are worried about mold, there are several |
| plans to see if you have any room, there are some | | | | ways to get around that, from anti - mold spray to |
| things you should know. Storing beer needs to be | | | | fans to circulate air. Once you get everything set up, |
| done at cellar temperature, anywhere from 50 - 65 | | | | then comes the fun part - buying, aging, and drinking |
| degrees Fahrenheit. And you're not going to want to | | | | the beer! Some styles age best for a year, others |
| store just any type of beer. There are certain styles | | | | for up to several decades. Experiment with your own |
| that do particularly well, mostly heavier beers with | | | | beer cellar today, and find out what works best for |
| alcohol contents above 8 percent, bottle conditioned | | | | you. |
