a couple of newbie q's for the experts

[SuperChuck]

Give your humi and beads a couple days to "level out".

Read your beads. When the beads are dry, they're white. When the beads are wet, they're clear. You want them somewhere in the middle (milky kinda color).

If you find your hygrometer is still way off, get yourself a Boveda Hygrometer Calibration Kit. That will give you a definite answer.

[gottalovecigars]

thanks a lot for the help. i am going to give it a few days without touching it and see what it levels out to.

the beads are a milky color right now, with an RH reading of 76%.

for it to be correct, it should be between 65%-70%...am i correct?

[Monk]

thanks a lot for the help. i am going to give it a few days without touching it and see what it levels out to.

the beads are a milky color right now, with an RH reading of 76%.

for it to be correct, it should be between 65%-70%...am i correct?

depends on the RH level of the beads you bought... for example, I bought 65% beats for my new Humi... the humidity was around 71% when I added cigars after the seasoning, so I didn't add much distilled water to the beads. Currently the humi is now down to 67% after a day and night, beads are absorbing some of the moisture... only add water to the beads if it drops 4-5% below its RH factor and then, only so that about 70% of the beads are moisturised.... then wait it out...

-W.

[gottalovecigars]

I think my problem is that I may have added too much water to the beads. I guess I will just have to be patient and wait for it to come down.

[Monk]

I think my problem is that I may have added too much water to the beads. I guess I will just have to be patient and wait for it to come down.

You can always give them a quick blow-dry on low heat (wave it back and forth so it doesn't concentrate on one area) to dry it out a bit.

-W.

[gottalovecigars]

good idea...thanks

[SuperChuck]

I think my problem is that I may have added too much water to the beads. I guess I will just have to be patient and wait for it to come down.

If you really think it's too high, put a shot glass of rice in there. It'll absorb some moisture...

[Monk]

If you really think it's too high, put a shot glass of rice in there. It'll absorb some moisture...

Not a bad trick at all.... I'll remember that one!

-W.