Question about storage

[basementcat]

Ok so I had a bottle of cyo strawberry vanilla cheesecake go bad after only about 2 weeks and had to throw it out cuz somehow it smelled and tasted of sour milk. So since I am dirt broke half the time I am wondering what my best storage option is. My house gets quite hot and we have no air conditioner. I've read so many different things saying use the fridge or not use the fridge. Even saw a post where Geoff said if it's only about a 2 month supply to use a fridge but others have said it cab render it unvapable. So I am lost. What should I do? I know to most 20 bucks a month isn't much but for me it's all I can afford and if it goes bad halfway through I'm completely screwed. Any help is appreciated. Thanx.

 

[Jimi Mack]

Sorry to hear about losing half a bottle because it went bad that soon. From my experience I found I get the best results from a cool dy place to store your juice. Do you have a pantry in your kitchen, you could try there. I have tried the refrigerator and for me that did not work, it made the juice very thick. If no pantry look for the coolest dry place you can find in the house.

 

[HzG8rGrl]

So sorry to hear about your juice. A refrigerator is kept at a good temp for storing foods and beverages at a much lower temp than your juice needs to be stored. If you could perhaps put 6ml in there for a week and pull it out to warm it a bit (room temp) before using is what some members do, if it works then you are set. Perhaps try to save a few bucks each month and watch your local classifieds for a small dorm room refrigerator. Good luck and sorry I could not be of more help.

 

[bones25]

I live in Texas......my house stays around 75 to 78 degrees, but I do have high ceilings so the heat travels up. I have TV juices since March. I keep them in the bottom of my cabinets near a tile floor.....none have gone bad.

 

[basementcat]

i do have a small fridge i used to use to keep my beer in my room (before i got married lol) if i set that to the highest temp (lowest refridgeration i mean) would that work? i could also try somewhere in the kitchen i suppose like the bottom of a drawer but iuno how well my room mate would take to that. thanx for the info.

 

[AprilRain]

I guess it would depend on how cool the highest setting is. You could throw a thermometer in there and find out what it runs at. I saw a small wine cooler at Target for about $50 that I'm thinking about getting. Those don't get as cold as a regular fridge. What's the optimal temp for juice storage?

 

[radicaljd]

I think I read somewhere that 60F would be perfect