is garden shed too cool to store beer in?

Tom_B

Not that it is very stylish but more when we are having winter weather is it too cold for freshly bottled beer?

HBO_Staff

Ideally you need to keep the bottles at around 20 degrees C for around a week after bottling - this is to allow the priming drops/sugar to dissolve and start the secondary fermentation which carbonates the brew and pressurises the bottles. After that the bottles can be moved somewhere cooler to clear and condition until ready to drink.

Just don't let them get too cold, in a shed they may be at risk of freezing in very cold weather