Quote Originally Posted by Jason22 View Post
Ok, thanks for the information. I am not sure if the beads are oversaturated I guess I am not totally sure how to know. The beads are starting to cloud a little where they were clear after putting them in water so I assumed they had released some moisture and the ability to absorb some back. Yes i removed the beads and just had the pillows and the reading didnt change. I'm not sure of the next course of action to take to try and stabilize the humidity. Is it posibile to use too many beads or humidification for the number of cigars?
Is it possible? Why, I suppose if you really tried. You could put a 5 lbs. bag of beads in an airtight cooler with only 2 cigars in it, and then don't open it for 3 weeks. That might be overly humidified.

What you're going for is consistency - something that analog hygrometer won't provide. You can probably just ditch the hygrometer altogether, if you trust your beads. Season the humidor, make sure those beads are saturated, open your humidor occasionally, and monitor the density of those beads. You should be fine.