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09-25-2011, 03:09 PM
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aging . . .
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So . . .
What kind of cheep, ez, and effective cheese caves have you guys come up with? Trying to figure out how i can do this and not screw up the fridge I use for kegs . . .
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09-25-2011, 04:34 PM
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I'm looking at getting into cheese, and I was going to ask my cousin if I could use the basement of his cabin in the Adirondack's to age. I have to look into temps though. What are typical cheese aging temps?
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09-25-2011, 05:06 PM
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I prefer 23383
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45-58 degrees and between 80-98% humidity
The problem with a cave not at home is trying to turn the cheese over often enough
oddly enough about the same for curing meats (between 50-60 and 70-75%) . . . hmmmmmmm
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09-25-2011, 05:49 PM
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Richmond Cty HB Society
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Yeah, that would be a big problem considering he's 5 hours from me. I've also talked about going up there and brewing like 5 batches of beer, coming back two weeks later to rack into carboys, then lagering all winter in his basement.
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Bottled: Mr. Beer Pale Ale, Brown Sugar Mead
Tapped: Dystopian Saison
Up Next: 100% Wheat Beer, Dopplebock
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09-26-2011, 12:41 AM
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I bought a Haier wine cooler for $25 clearance priced! It had two racks and kept an easy 48-50 degrees. To maintain the humidity, I put a small dish of water in it with a cloth to "wick up" the water. I have an ultra cheap temp/humidity gauge sitting in there. It was very small- about the size of a microwave, but I fit several wheels in there easily.
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10-15-2011, 02:20 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yooper
I bought a Haier wine cooler for $25 clearance priced! It had two racks and kept an easy 48-50 degrees. To maintain the humidity, I put a small dish of water in it with a cloth to "wick up" the water. I have an ultra cheap temp/humidity gauge sitting in there. It was very small- about the size of a microwave, but I fit several wheels in there easily.
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about to buy a used wine cooler for this purpose... did u have to make any modifications and is there anything i should watch out for? |
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11-16-2011, 02:26 AM
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Also, what size did you go with? I see them starting at 4 bottles, but I think that would likely be too small.
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11-16-2011, 04:27 PM
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I'm going to keep my eye on the craigslist free section for my locale and see what fridge/freezer/cooler might pop up.
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11-16-2011, 07:33 PM
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11-17-2011, 04:22 PM
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I prefer 23383
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I have one for fermenting, was thinking of doing the same thing but around the shelf I use in the basement to get me through the summer
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