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Hi All,
I've been lurking this board for a while now and searched to see if I ever introduced my self, I guess not....I'm Jeff and some of you may have seen my on other boards as skydiver as well. I found this one through google....
Anyway, been smokin awhile and I've moved from humidors to a 110qt cooler. I have a question, my hygrometer reads 62% and I want to bring it up to 68% (and I did)- but how long before the cigars are actually at 68%?
Thanks all,
Jeff
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Welcome to the board.
I don't have an answer to your question though. I would think the cigars would smoke just fine at either RH. I would probably even prefer mine at 62%.
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I would give 'em a week to get accumulated...
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Welcome to this Forum!
From what I've read and from my own recent personal experience (taking 54% cigars and slowly getting them to 64%), I would say it will take 2-3 weeks. While my cigars did not suffer longterm from being at 54% (ish) for a few months, I noticed they were dryish and when I clipped the cap, the cap kind of shattered into lots of pieces. After about three weeks, the caps were staying together again. I could also "see" a difference in the way the cigars looked and felt in my hand. Granted I would need many, many years before I could take a 54% and a 64% cigar in each hand and tell you definitively which was which. I just know for now that there was a difference.
However, I don't think it should take that long to go from 62% to 68%. I don't think your cigars will care all that much either....
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Welcome to the board - That's a good size cooler and the cigars would probably reach any different rh faster if the air can circulate, which can be achieved with some spacing between boxes, or a small fan, or both.
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I do have some of the small cedar blocks that come in boxes inbetween the boxes themselves. I also wonder about the 'drain plug' on the cooler if it would be benifitial to open that for a little circulation.....Originally Posted by basil
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Welcome skydiver......
It is probably gonna take a couple of weeks before they reach the RH that you want. Alot of people do prefer there smokes to be at 65% (me also), so having them at 62% is not so bad.
Good move getting the 110 Qt cooler, especially if you plan on sticking around here. I have a 54 Qt thas packed, I'm waiting for my cabinet humidor to arrive.
As for the air circulation.... you can by one of the Oust Fans. They run on batteries and turn themselves on and off. http://www.oustodor.com/oust-fan/ Just make sure you don't put in the air-freshener.
I'm not big on doing reviews, tobacco doesn't taste like "cocoa" or "nutty" or "mocha" to me, it tastes like freakin' TOBACCO. I know what I like and I really don't care what other people think of other cigars. I've never read a review and said to myself "Wow, that sounds like a cigar I'd like to try!"
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IMHO, I don't think there's a huge difference in a cigars smokability between 65%-75% RH. Once you get over 75%, burn problems can occur due to "damp" spots. Under 65% the cigar can get a little hotter and harsher, and you can get cutting damage problems from a more fragile wrapper.
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Welcome to the board! by the way - analog or digital hygrometer? and before anyone else says it, may want to try beads - this entire forum is one big bead fan club.
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Welcome from TX!! I would give your sticks at least 2-3 weeks to recover from low humidity. It will be worth the wait, smoking a nasty dried out stick that has been kept at lower than 60% is not pleasant.
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