Humidor Seasoning

[kn1v3s0ut]

I assume the 50/50 is a PG and distilled water mixture.....it would have been better to wipe the walls of the humi with plain ole distilled h20.

Yes PG. Whoops.

[Tdre977]

I have the exact same humidor, its a nice looking piece. I have a small box of beads in it and it keeps 65 consistently. As for the hygrometer that comes with it, I checked it vs my calibrated digital, not even close.

[kn1v3s0ut]

Agree with you there. I got the calibrated digital hygrometer in there yesterday afternoon, checked it this morning, and it was sitting at 69 / 72 RH. That's 23% off from the crappy hygro that came with it.

Will I have a problem with the RH being 72? Seems a little high. Should I do anything else right now or just let it ride?

Thank you all.

[badwhale]

Will I have a problem with the RH being 72? Seems a little high. Should I do anything else right now or just let it ride?

Thank you all.

It's a little on the high side, but I don't think you're in danger of a science experiment. Smoke them, and see how they burn. If you have a real tight draw, or you get a lot of wrapper cracking, you're probably running too moist.

Will

[ashauler]

Let it ride for awhile while you do the test smoking whale suggested. Keep in mind that you want consistency and slooooow changes to your rh.

[kn1v3s0ut]

Got it. Will be smoking a lot over the next four or five days so they will be put to the test.

I would think they are reabsorbing what was lost in shipping?

What can be done if I determine they are too wet? Until I receive the beads I ordered, it's either humi-care jar or no humi-care jar.

[mail man]

I had the Humi-Care jar in mine, and could not get it to go down, so I took it out, and the RH steadied out...only for a short period of time, I ordered the beads, and haven't had a problem yet.

Maybe try and put a piece of plastic wrap over the humi-care jar, and poke one or two holes in it till the beads come in.

[ashauler]

Got it. Will be smoking a lot over the next four or five days so they will be put to the test.

I would think they are reabsorbing what was lost in shipping?

What can be done if I determine they are too wet? Until I receive the beads I ordered, it's either humi-care jar or no humi-care jar.

Dry-box the cigar you want to smoke for a day or so before you smoke it if you think they are too moist, or are smoking poorly.