Here is a question for you chemistry majors out there. What can I mix with my distilled water that will kill any mold growth on a foam block without harming the cigars? Propolyne Glycol? or something else? I was thinking like the solutions they use in humidifiers the bacteristat type stuff? Or do I just replace the whole $2.00 foam block ever two weeks or so?
Humidor additives?
- Thread starter Donk
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shouldn't be getting mold on the foam every 2 weeks if you're using distilled water. Check your temp/humidity. Might be too high. I know for me in the summer it's hard to keep the temp below 75 in GA.
That is what I would have thought, temp is 70 degrees, humidity is 60%.
I have a wine cooler and I just opened it not to long ago to check the foam, and noticed some fluffies growing. I trimmed the foam down and resoaked it. I think on Monday I will buy a new block and some PG solution, somewhere. I don't know where to buy it around here, my B&M doesn't carry it. And just replace the whole thing.
68Trishield
Going Fast With Class
Have you thought about Beads Kelly?
I have two lbs of beads in there with the foam block
will the copper ruin the sticks after long term use?
It won't impart anything onto or into the cigars?
indyrob
BoM Feb '06 & Sept. '08
I don't know. I had one box with the slightest touch of mold but it's gone now. I know that copper kills mold but I don't know what it'll do to tobacco.
I do know that back in the day they lined humidors with copper, but the practice stopped and not sure why.
I have a small solid copper ash tray..........will that work?
Wasch_24
2005 BoY
He's having trouble maintaining humidity with just the beads Tim.
http://www.botl.org/community/forums/showthread.php?t=14097
Perhaps this
http://www.microcideinc.com/
http://www.microcideinc.com/