As I have gotten more and more equipment for my home brewing I have moved from the kitchen to the garage. In doing this my garage has become extremely cluttered with keggles, buckets, secondaries, keezers, tubes, etc all over the place.
I was wondering if anyone has some good tips, guides, tutorials, or informative sites about organizing a garage home brew setup? I am just looking to get as much stuff off the floor and utilize the space in my garage more effectively.
I brew in my garage. But, I store my equipment in my basement. I have 2 portables shelves and a pallet. I usually move what I need to the garage the night before. Hope this helps.
About one year ago I finally bit the bullet and purchases some nice stainless steel wire racks (like in a fancy commercial kitchen). Couldn’t be happier as I am in the same garage boat as you. I also hang my tubing on nails on the walls so it can properly drain and dry.
All my equipment is in the basement but I have a walkout so the move out on brew day is pretty easy.
I have Gorilla shelves and they can’t be beat for strength and stability. They are not mobile though. When you put them in place, they don’t move.
I use plastic storage containers with lids to keep the dust under control. All the little parts that fit are in a closed box.
I’m still trying to figure out grain storage. If I was in a garage I would definitely be using air tight containers to keep the furry critters our of it.
I also built a keg cabinet on an inside, underground wall that stays a constant temp. Probably not an option with no basement.
Wow super jealous from the sounds of your basement setup. ;D
Currently grain storage is not an issue since I keep what few I have in our kitchen pantry. Just looking to get keggles, jugs, buckets, hoses, and everything out of the way when not brewing.
I have stuff everywhere in my basement. It’s a bit out of control. Kegs and fermenters are scattered about. Most smaller things are in boxes and on shelves. I keep bottle caps and other items of that size are in old cigar boxes with labels. Washers or kegs and other spare parts are in a tool box.
I hang lots of stuff. My stuff is in the basement, and I don’t move outside to brew so things don’t have to be mobile, and I have the brewing stuff on shelves or hooks beside the brewstand. The carboys and stuff are on shelves and then there are a couple boxes of random stuff which sit on a shelf but are really just the minimum mess I seem to be able to make.
The kegerator is next to the shelving with another pegboard and a shelf above that to hang all the kegging/dispensing/bottling doodads on. And a paper towel holder, probably the #1 addition to that area.
Basically the bottom shelf holds three of those up off the floor, so I can easily vacuum up spills. Then I’ve got tubs of parts/minerals/etc on the next shelf up. Kettles and my cooler go on the top shelf.