Convert Refrigerator To Wine Cellar

Our small built in unit was maxed out and because it was still summer the house was too hot to store anything in counter top racks.

Convert refrigerator to wine cellar.

Place a thermometer one specifcally designed for refrigerator use inside. System requirements most wine related sites say that wine should be kept at a constant temperature of 60 degrees. Start with 2 hours on 2 hours off intervals. Last summer we went on a wine buying spree.

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. Set the appliance timer to raise the mini fridge s temperature to 55 degrees f 12 8 degrees c. 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. Set the temperature control on the refigerator to the fourth setting from the coldest.

That was the good part. So that means i d need to have storage for nearly 200 bottles. I do have a few special bottles but i keep those in a mini wine refrigerator. Basically the appliance timer can be set to intervals which will turn on and off power to the mini fridge.

That batch of wine will be consumed over the next one to two years. Convert a refrigerator into a wine storage unit. This will effectively raise the temperature enough to make it a good place to store wine. Low light constant cool temperatures and a.