[BigCBud]

Not physically possible to get my grow room colder than 73 with lights off so I purchased a wine cooler in hopes can make the right environment for it. I’ve seen some people mention to leave the door cracked while moisture regulates while others say to just place to bud in and rotate every day but can leave the doors shut.


If anyone has experience in using a wine cooler can you tell me the method you do? I don’t want to drill a hole and add an inkbird and the cooler comes with a fan to constantly circulate the air.

This is the one I purchased

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[Week4Bytch]

Not physically possible to get my grow room colder than 73 with lights off so I purchased a wine cooler in hopes can make the right environment for it. I’ve seen some people mention to leave the door cracked while moisture regulates while others say to just place to bud in and rotate every day but can leave the doors shut.


If anyone has experience in using a wine cooler can you tell me the method you do? I don’t want to drill a hole and add an inkbird and the cooler comes with a fan to constantly circulate the air.

This is the one I purchased

Amazon.com: JINJUNYE Wine Cooler Refrigerator, Upgrade 12 Bottle Wine Fridge Small, Countertop Wine Cooler Temperature Control, 46-66°F Dual Chip, Mini Freestanding Wine Cellar, Gift for Wine Lover, JC-28SFW-1 : Appliances

Buy JINJUNYE Wine Cooler Refrigerator, Upgrade 12 Bottle Wine Fridge Small, Countertop Wine Cooler Temperature Control, 46-66°F Dual Chip, Mini Freestanding Wine Cellar, Gift for Wine Lover, JC-28SFW-1: Beverage Refrigerators - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

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Just did the same.. thought maybe the compressor type was the one you needed...dam, I think folks here are using thermoelectric wine coolers..not sure what the differences are for use yet.

 

[Week4Bytch]

Anyways.. I'm trying this out to regulate the humidity, with a wifi inkbird controller

 

[Week4Bytch]

Lotus drying is shoving your flower in paper bags or cardboard box and leaving them in the regular fridge. The paper/cardboard is supposed to slow down the drying while they sit in the cold fridge.
The other drying method is like the video linked below, is plugging your fridge to a controller where it automatically shuts the fridge off when the set humidity is hit. Not sure how that would play with the temperature. I'm just diving into this myself. Only for the price tag on the Cannatrol systems am I looking into this. It seems to be working out for growers. There's pages of info on this thread about the lotus method.

DrZiggy's Low And Slow Drying: Maximizing Your Harvest

Since beginning this thread we've had a member show up who'd spent the years since 1993 refining this very process. He's already worked out what we were trying to discover - the most favorable atmospheric conditions, how to adjust humidity levels when it's time to jar it up, and for that matter...

www.420magazine.com

 

[BigCBud]

Just did the same.. thought maybe the compressor type was the one you needed...dam, I think folks here are using thermoelectric wine coolers..not sure what the differences are for use yet.

Just did the same.. thought maybe the compressor type was the one you needed...dam, I think folks here are using thermoelectric wine coolers..not sure what the differences are for use yet.

Compressor ones just remove more humidity quicker I believe. Someone was saying the thermoelectric are more efficient at cooling so the temperatures won’t fluctuate as much. I guess with that theory I would prefer thermo due to a slower dry.

 

[BigCBud]

Anyways.. I'm trying this out to regulate the humidity, with a wifi inkbird controller
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I read about installing dehumidifiers and fans with an inkbird but I didn’t feel like doing all that extra work, just being lazy. I hope this wine cooler works I still have a long time before I’m testing it so I hope you have success.

 

[BigCBud]

Lotus drying is shoving your flower in paper bags or cardboard box and leaving them in the regular fridge. The paper/cardboard is supposed to slow down the drying while they sit in the cold fridge.
The other drying method is like the video linked below, is plugging your fridge to a controller where it automatically shuts the fridge off when the set humidity is hit. Not sure how that would play with the temperature. I'm just diving into this myself. Only for the price tag on the Cannatrol systems am I looking into this. It seems to be working out for growers. There's pages of info on this thread about the lotus method.

DrZiggy's Low And Slow Drying: Maximizing Your Harvest

Since beginning this thread we've had a member show up who'd spent the years since 1993 refining this very process. He's already worked out what we were trying to discover - the most favorable atmospheric conditions, how to adjust humidity levels when it's time to jar it up, and for that matter...

www.420magazine.com

I read somewhere that the paper bags leech the smell and mess with terpenes but this was probably random internet opinion. Sucks when people say to test thing with how long it takes to grow.

 

[Week4Bytch]

I read about installing dehumidifiers and fans with an inkbird but I didn’t feel like doing all that extra work, just being lazy. I hope this wine cooler works I still have a long time before I’m testing it so I hope you have success.

Thanks, I'm testing it right now, have a wet sponge inside trying to mimic a fresh harvest. I only have the inkbird sensor hanging in from the top, closed the door right over the thin wire, can't get any easier than that. Yes there's a little (tiny) space where the wire contacts the door seal but I don't think it's affecting anything. With the inkbird set to 53% and a plus 5 for threshold, (meaning at 58% it will turn on the cooler till it reaches 53%) I'm currently at 68F -58% . Not idea but not horrible either. If I can get it to 67F-55% , that might be the sweet spot for me.

 

[Week4Bytch]

I read somewhere that the paper bags leech the smell and mess with terpenes but this was probably random internet opinion. Sucks when people say to test thing with how long it takes to grow.

It does take a long time to grow. My experience with brown paper bags was not in a refrigerator. And I payed for it with mold. Lost some really good bud for it. So I'm a little anxious about paper bags too, even if I was gonna use it in a fridge. I'm planning on leaving my buds out in the open during the dry period and then put them in cure bags, and keep them in the wine cooler. The bags hold their humidity well in the coolers. I might be grabbing another one for the house.