Comments on: Easy To Create Cheese Ripening Box For Aging Cheese At Home

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:53:31 +0000

I am just thinking about getting into cheesemaking but have made beer for quite some time now. In order to keep the fermentation temperature constant I’ve built a temperature controller out of a aquarium temperature controller. you can set the temperature you want that is best for the cheese, plug in your fridge/freezer and the controller will turn the fridge/freezer on and off depending on the temperature inside. you can also plug in a heat lamp or other heating device to bring up the temp if it is too cold.
Google “ebay aquarium temperature controller home brew talk” and check the forum posts on homebrewtalk. The controller is 20 dollar on ebay and is called stc-1000

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 10 May 2013 02:56:26 +0000

I have an old LG Freezer (bar fridge size) and I purchased on ebay a thermostat to convert the freezer to a wine fridge./cheese cave. It cost $45 and works well. Being a freezer the insulation is very good and it costs very little to maintain 15C. The instructions which came with the thermostat were very clear and it was an easy DIY job.

By: Mark Leisen

Mark Leisen — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 07:38:15 +0000

I use a 6 bottle wine cooler with digital temperature control. Easy to maintain an exact temp. Humidity controlled by water evapiration from a small open glass of water or damp cloth placed inside unit. Very small and quiet but quite large enough for many 4-7 inch cheeses.

By: peter

peter — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:03:54 +0000

Hello,
For aging camembert I used a Liebherr (drinks) cooler, (fks5000) the cooler is equipped with a fan. I bought a hygrostat and plugged the fan into it.
When the humidity drops below 80% the fan starts (and stops at 95%). This keeps the humidity and the temperature at the required levels, worked very good.
(the fridge is 500 litres so good for 50 kilo of camembert.)

By: Jan Steinman

Jan Steinman — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 01:04:52 +0000

If you have a bit of electrical expertise, it’s quite simple to wire an ordinary electric baseboard heater thermostat to a plug and outlet. The put the thermostat inside the fridge, route the wires through the door gasket, and plug it in through the thermostat. Now you can set the temp as high as you like!