Are these acceptable cellaring conditions?

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by bcp5296d, Nov 18, 2015.

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  1. bcp5296d

    bcp5296d Initiate (0) Aug 7, 2012 North Carolina

    high of 54 and low of 52 degrees over a month's time
    between 44 and 50% humidity

    Just curious.
     
    #1 bcp5296d, Nov 18, 2015
  2. tkdchampxi

    tkdchampxi Pooh-Bah (2,473) Oct 19, 2010 New Jersey
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    Sounds more than fine to me. What makes you think that's unacceptable?
     
    #2 tkdchampxi, Nov 18, 2015
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  3. bcp5296d

    bcp5296d Initiate (0) Aug 7, 2012 North Carolina

    I've heard that wine "coolers", bring too much moisture in the mix. Then I researched and found that people suggest a humidity level of 70-75% for cork preservation. Was kind of confused by that. Thanks for the reply.
     
    #3 bcp5296d, Nov 18, 2015
  4. bcp5296d

    bcp5296d Initiate (0) Aug 7, 2012 North Carolina

    I'm using a 38 bottle wine cooler I bought about 6 months ago used for 40$ from a moving company/ furniture store. It hold temp really well, but I was just curious about the moisture / humidity.
     
    #4 bcp5296d, Nov 18, 2015
  5. Sneex

    Sneex Initiate (0) Jul 25, 2014 Rhode Island

    You should be fine - refrigerators tend to hold very low humidity, and that can be bad for a cork over long stretches of time. Considering most of your stuff is going to be crowned (rather than corked) and drunk in less than 5 years, you've got some great conditions there - 50% is still pretty high; that's where my basement usually is, and corks have no problem with it.
     
    #5 Sneex, Nov 18, 2015
  6. bcp5296d

    bcp5296d Initiate (0) Aug 7, 2012 North Carolina

    Thanks for that. It is mostly cantillon so I guess both, but I'm assuming the cap protects the cork from losing moisture to some extent? Any suggestions on how to add a little more moisture consistently with restricted space to do so?
     
    #6 bcp5296d, Nov 18, 2015
  7. Sneex

    Sneex Initiate (0) Jul 25, 2014 Rhode Island

    You can always put a little dish of water in the bottom of the cooler to try to up the humidity, but at 50% already you'll be fine unless you're talking about aging for decades. (and even then, you're still probably fine)
     
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  8. Pecan

    Pecan Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2012 Arizona

    Agreed, you're fine here. Nearly ideal temp and pretty close on humidity as well. From what I understand, the aim should be 55F/50-55%. Lower than 40% humidity is where the cork could possibly start to cause issues and higher than 60% could possibly promote rusting of bottle caps if given the right circumstances. I'd err to the side of higher humidity though, as most cap rust will only affect aesthetic.
     
    #8 Pecan, Nov 20, 2015
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