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Hi Mike,
If you are getting condensation inside the fridge, you may be using a fridge that doesn’t get rid of the moisture like a regular modern household fridge would.
If you can imagine, the meat will loose 20% of its weight or so during aging, so like a 15 lb ribeye will expel about 3 lbs of water into the fridge. That is almost more than 1/3 of a gallon of water that has to go somewhere and sounds like it is all staying inside your fridge.
Modern fridges circulate air around and constantly remove the moisture thereby allowing the meat to age properly. If your fridge does not remove the moisture, it all stays inside the fridge and creates a very high humidity environment that does not allow the meat in UMAi Dry to dry properly. Even if you use the fan inside, all it would do is to move that humid air around the fridge. We would recommend moving the meat to a different fridge, like a full size one.