Sticks unwrapping

[nhcigarfan]

60% is good. I keep my current rotation at 60% or so and my storage stuff at 65. I used to store at 70 but it takes too long to rest them down to where I want them when I get the itch.

[hed]

Great plan!

[hed]

I left the humi open yesterday. The ambient RH is 53%. Not sure how long it takes the RH in the sticks to lower, but smoking another now and it draws and burns well but deffinitely swells and destroys the wrapper.

[ashauler]

I left the humi open yesterday. The ambient RH is 53%. Not sure how long it takes the RH in the sticks to lower, but smoking another now and it draws and burns well but deffinitely swells and destroys the wrapper.

Try dry-boxing the sticks you're going to smoke for a few hours.....maybe a day or so. It should help while your humi/sticks are stabilizing at a lower RH.

[hed]

Without the wrapper it looks like I'm sucking on a decaying corpse's finger.

[hed]

FYI: Open humi for about 24 hours and there is a definite sign of improvement. Ambient RH is 53% inside and 48% outside. Wrapper still cracks slightly on my everyday-sticks but stays intact. More expensive sticks were affected earlier so I assume they'll take longer to recover. New 60% beads should arrive early next week; good timing for humidity level but I assume will require additional time to relax at new RH. MT certainly requires a lower RH than AR, but I suspect the higher altitude lowers it even further. It's looking like everything will be back under control. Thank you all.

[hed]

60% is good. I keep my current rotation at 60% or so and my storage stuff at 65. I used to store at 70 but it takes too long to rest them down to where I want them when I get the itch.

How long does it take your storage stash to get from 65 to 60 once put into rotation? After 4 days with the 60% beads I'm at about 67%. My everyday smokes seem to be doing a little better so I'm trying to stick with them as much as possible until the others stabalize. Trying a Partagas now though and it is still splitting the wrapper.

[nhcigarfan]

When I pulled cigars from 70% and put them in my 60% for smoking I usually left them for two months.

From 65 to 60 usually is about 10 to 14 days. But any of those RH's should't end up cracking the wrapper. It's more of a draw thing for me. Let them sit for a week at anywhere from 65% to 60% and you should be good to go.

[hed]

Well, after a couple days of using the 60% beads, the rh went down to 67%. In more than two weeks, the lowest it got was 66%. The ambient rh here in MT is usually in the 40s or 50s so I've been using the beads dry to absorb the excess moisture. I'm wondering if the beads I'm using were labeled incorrectly.

The smokes are still hit or miss. The Connecticut-wrapped are doing better than the Cameroons, but not much. Maybe I'm just being too impatient. Perhaps I need to bury them until next year and see how they fare. Regardless, I still have to get the rh down. How accurate are the Heartfelt beads?

[badwhale]

Well, after a couple days of using the 60% beads, the rh went down to 67%. In more than two weeks, the lowest it got was 66%. The ambient rh here in MT is usually in the 40s or 50s so I've been using the beads dry to absorb the excess moisture. I'm wondering if the beads I'm using were labeled incorrectly.

The smokes are still hit or miss. The Connecticut-wrapped are doing better than the Cameroons, but not much. Maybe I'm just being too impatient. Perhaps I need to bury them until next year and see how they fare. Regardless, I still have to get the rh down. How accurate are the Heartfelt beads?

You seem to be having an extraordinary epidemic. Cameroon is a fragile wrapper. I mean, I run about 66-67 and mine are smoking ok.

What cigars are they?

Will

[hed]

You seem to be having an extraordinary epidemic. Cameroon is a fragile wrapper. I mean, I run about 66-67 and mine are smoking ok.

What cigars are they?

Will

Starting to split after x% smoked:

Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Sun Grown (after 5%)
Partagas Robusto (25%)
Gispert Robusto (50%)
Flor De Oliva 6 X 50 (50%)
Trinidad Toro Natural (0%)

I have 5 sticks of a 10 stick sampler that I bought the same time as the Olivas. The five I smoked had no issues (other than the Final Blend Robusto which was so tight I could barely get it lit; I threw it out after 5 minutes).

[hed]

Well, I've had my wineador going for a few months now (GolfNut did a great job building the trays I designed). The stablized temp and rh (66-68/65%) eventually got most of my smokes to behave themselves. The only exception are the AF Chateu Fuente Sungrowns. I have other Cameroon-wrapped smokes but the AFs are the only ones that continue giving me trouble. I only have one left so not a big deal. I've already found many good replacement smokes. Thanks for the input guys; you've helped save some good soldiers.