Holy_Diver
Triple Churchill
throughout, they dry up and get brittle, then crack
What Humidity do keep your cigars at?
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I live in Colorado at altitude. I had several cigars in a cigar jar with 2 72% boveda packs. I had problems with cracking, peeling wrappers along with some draw problems. After some good advice from the bros here I have since switched to a 50 ct. humidor with 65% humidity beads and have pretty much solved my cracking and peeling problems. :ccool:....Thaks Bros!!
Check the seal and calibrate yer hygros. :thumbsup:
openendstraight
Grand Corona
Before I moved to Las Vegas I would keep them in the low 60's, but since it is so dry here I find that keeping them at 70ish they smoke better. Since the average humidity here is in the low 20's they tend to dry out quickly
I found when in Vegas my cigars dried out quickly so I buy a 70% humi-pak for my traveldor while in town.
Where you live could/should decide your humidity? I've never thought about this but it sounds reasonable.
kaelaria
CigarObsession.com
I used to keep them at 70%, now 65% with heattfelts - and they are all wonderful. I would have some start to tunnel previously. I'm on the coast in FL, so it's pretty humid here all the time anyway, with the house at 45-50%.
OK, on advice from the Brotherhood, I am trying to keep my precious sticks (2x150 ct humis) at about 65%. I previously thought it should be 68-70%. I cant find reference to this anywhere in the link, so I ask: How often do you guys check your humis to ensure the correct RH??? I find I am checking about every 2-3 days. Does this mean I have poor quality humis??? I realize a couple of degrees is no big matter, but I am wondering why my humis are bouncing from 63 to 68 (too often) .... I have only Cubans, and I use the gel jars.
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Shmear
Megan the Great
I like to keep mine at 65%.
Lately at my dads bar it's been going up for some reason, checked my humy, fixed up a few things, brought it to my room and now it is steady at 65% at all times
Lately at my dads bar it's been going up for some reason, checked my humy, fixed up a few things, brought it to my room and now it is steady at 65% at all times
I was doing some reading today I found this.
"At 68% a cigar will slowly dry out and loose essential oils. At 74% and higher, organic molecules will break down out-of-order, producing unwanted tastes. More importantly, at 80% or higher, you're leaving your stogies wide open to grow mold. Neither cigars or humidors are a particularly sterile environment. Note that these are relative humidities - cigars should be stored at 70 - 73% RH regargless of temperature."
Personally I am running with the 65% Hearfelt beads. Im still a lil new to cigar collecting and smoking. This just ands to my confusion on the matter.
Oh I found this info at http://www.smokemag.com/faq/#2.2
"At 68% a cigar will slowly dry out and loose essential oils. At 74% and higher, organic molecules will break down out-of-order, producing unwanted tastes. More importantly, at 80% or higher, you're leaving your stogies wide open to grow mold. Neither cigars or humidors are a particularly sterile environment. Note that these are relative humidities - cigars should be stored at 70 - 73% RH regargless of temperature."
Personally I am running with the 65% Hearfelt beads. Im still a lil new to cigar collecting and smoking. This just ands to my confusion on the matter.
Oh I found this info at http://www.smokemag.com/faq/#2.2
SkinsFanLarry
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Not saying that things haven't changed or stayed the same, but that article was written in June of 2002, 7 years ago.
Things have changed, I believe better than 80% of the posters here at B.O.T.L. keep there cigars at 65-68% humidiity and don't even worry about it.
Things have changed, I believe better than 80% of the posters here at B.O.T.L. keep there cigars at 65-68% humidiity and don't even worry about it.
