Updated: July 22, 2024

Organizing Your Home Brewery

When I first started home brewing, I sourced several large totes to store and organize my gear and supplies.  I quickly learned that these consumed too much shelf space and were inefficient for the kind of things I wanted to organize.  Beyond that, it was hard to find things.  The sides were not clear and they were big enough that I had to do a lot of searching and digging around.

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Next I moved to shoe box sized containers with clear walls.  I found these to be much better for organizing my home brewery.  They were small enough that I could use dozens of them, labeling each for easy identification.  They stacked and the lids were easy to get on and off.  I still keep a few larger totes for larger items, but much of my homebrew gear is in shoe box sized containers.

Here’s what I look for in these sorts of containers…

• Clear – I want to be able to see in the container without opening it up.
• 5 to 6.5 quarts or so
• Easy snap on lids – I want lids to go on and come off easily.  For this application, I’m not looking for airtight
• Stacking.  I want these to stack to save space.
• Nesting.  When not in use I want to be able to nest these to save space.

Hands on Review IRIS USA, Inc. CNL-5 Storage Boxes for Homebrew Organization

The 20 boxes and lids that I received.  These stack for efficient storage when not in use.A look at the lid, these easily snap on and off.  They are clear, which is an improvement compared the other style that I use.

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