Convert Refrigerator To Wine Cellar

That was the good part.

Convert refrigerator to wine cellar.

Start with 2 hours on 2 hours off intervals. Set the temperature control on the refigerator to the fourth setting from the coldest. The bad part was realizing we had no place to store all the great wine we purchased. System requirements most wine related sites say that wine should be kept at a constant temperature of 60 degrees.

That batch of wine will be consumed over the next one to two years. So that means i d need to have storage for nearly 200 bottles. Basically the appliance timer can be set to intervals which will turn on and off power to the mini fridge. The reason why wine cellars are cellars is because they tend to have a good balance of the three major factors for long term wine storage.

Using a mixture of 1 gallon of water to 1 cup of bleach clean the refrigerator thoroughly and leave the door open to air dry for at least 6 hours. Low light constant cool temperatures and a. This will effectively raise the temperature enough to make it a good place to store wine. Set the appliance timer to raise the mini fridge s temperature to 55 degrees f 12 8 degrees c.

Conventional refrigerators operate at temperatures between 33 and 46 f and are generally set between 39 and 41ºf for safe food storage. Place a thermometer one specifcally designed for refrigerator use inside. Last summer we went on a wine buying spree. If you have an extra standard refrigerator however you can convert it to a large wine refrigerator for less than 50.