Storing your Beer
By far the best way is to store your beer upright whenever you can, the main reason for this is to decreases the chance of oxidisation in the beer. Keeping your beer below 8 Deg and away from light is also prefered as it will stop any skunking (which means your beer if left in bright light will taste and smell very bad).
The next element is to age your beers properly, most of our beers will improve with age but you will find that beers of 7% or above will actually age and mature for longer giving you a smoother more mellow beer. Also the darker the beer the better it will age.
Don’t try to recap your beer as it will not store properly and the carbination will not hold leaving you with a flat beer. If you cannot finish your beer keep it for cooking purposes. One idea which my father showed me just recently is a beer battered fish. Pat dry the fillets with a paper towel, and then just wash them lightly throught a small dish of a nice flavoured beer ( the richer darker beers work very well for this) and then coat then in a very course bread crumb. Shallow fry and season to taste.. this is a great way to enjoy the taste of the fresh fish and also to savour that left over beer.
PS you can also use fresh beer if so inclinded… that way you can drink the remainder with the excuse that you do not want to waste it…
Bon apetite..