Squid's Mold Experiment
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architeuthis
I see what you're doing!!
Success at last! I removed the cheese (a tiny piece only) after a day as I was afraid of affecting the flavor of the cigars. The piece of orange began germination of some nice white fluffy mold on the caps of nine out of twenty of the cigars. I'll post pics later this evening when I get home. The humidor smells just a bit musty, but not too bad. After the mold spreads a bit, I'll be separating a few at a time to bring them back down to a realistic RH level. After that, and another test of the mold itself, it'll be about time to give them a smoke test.
Thanks.
Thanks.
architeuthis
I see what you're doing!!
Okay, the pics are up... Look at http://my.inbox.com/photos/architeuthis and choose the folder called Mold Experiment. <G> MMMmmmmm... Don't they look tasty??
Electric Sheep
Dsicle - BoM Dec 06
Uhm.....yuk!
architeuthis
I see what you're doing!!
Well, yes... This is what the experiment is all about; to determine ifmold has a detrimental effect on the taste of a cigar and whether it can be removed with no ill effect to said cigar. Now I know these are going to be very musty as they've been in extreme high humidity to get the mold to generate; but once I bring them back to normal RH they should at least be smokeable. I know what this cigar tastes like, as I've had many of them before, so I hope to put factual information out here to help decide the mold question once and for all.
I really don't think this type of experiment has ever been done before, so BoTL will benefit by being the first to see it.
architeuthis
I see what you're doing!!
Did you red this thread from the beginning? It actually was rather difficult to get the mold to grow, and I tried pretty damn hard.
indyrob
BoM Feb '06 & Sept. '08
Bravo!
If I can offer an idea to the pot of experiments though, cut 1 in half lentgh wise to see how much mold has developed inside the cigar. I'm pretty positive that there might be a secondary type of mold tucked away that will be less hearty than the type that would grow on the outside.
As far as tastes go, I am really interested to read about a head2head re: the moldy and control cigars.
:youarethe
If I can offer an idea to the pot of experiments though, cut 1 in half lentgh wise to see how much mold has developed inside the cigar. I'm pretty positive that there might be a secondary type of mold tucked away that will be less hearty than the type that would grow on the outside.
As far as tastes go, I am really interested to read about a head2head re: the moldy and control cigars.
:youarethe
architeuthis
I see what you're doing!!
I'll be doing exactly that. Aside from an interesting picture, I need to get the old tested before I smoke any of them.
And I realize the musty taste will probably not go away even after the cigars get back to normal RH, but I can hopefully exclude the "mustiness" from any actual difference in taste between the moldy vs control cigars. We'll see how it all goes.
Electric Sheep
Dsicle - BoM Dec 06
Even if those were the best, rarest cigars in the world, I don't think I'd smoke them with that nast mold growth on them.
architeuthis
I see what you're doing!!
One part of the experiment (if there's enough sticks with mold on them) is to attempt mold-removal and restoration to smokeable condition. I know this seems weird, but nobody has ever done this type of experimentation or testing before, and I for one want to know what the results are. Maybe I'll find the result to be that at the first sign of mold, throw the cigar away. Maybe I'll find that a cigar can be cleaned effectively and remain smokeable. Maybe something in between these extremes. I won't know until I've tried it.Even if those were the best, rarest cigars in the world, I don't think I'd smoke them with that nast mold growth on them.
And the Squid will take all risks for the benefit of BoTL's everywhere!!! <G>