Bead Issues

[JRas224]

They're probably 80% clear.

[Monk]

well sounds like the beads are holding up ok.

Have you checked the seal on your humidor? (place a dollar bill over the edge of the box, close the lid on it and see how easily the bill pulls out, it should be hard to do or not possible at all).

it could just be that it needs to equalise as well if your salt test shows o.k.

-W.

[JRas224]

Actually, I went back and looked at them and it's probably more like 90% clear. Would oversaturation lead to low humidity though? I just placed the beads and my digital hygrometer in another humidor that I'm not using right now but has been seasoned. I'll see what happens in there. The dollar bill test resulted in resistance but it did come out.

[cls515]

Actually, I went back and looked at them and it's probably more like 90% clear. Would oversaturation lead to low humidity though?

No, they would release excess water into the humidor over time.

[JRas224]

Here is my humidor: http://www.cigarsinternational.com/p...=el+presidente

I bought the half pound bag of beads and placed them in some tupperware.

[cls515]

Here is my humidor: http://www.cigarsinternational.com/p...=el+presidente

I bought the half pound bag of beads and placed them in some tupperware.

You should have enough beads for that humidor. You probably need to add some water to the spanish cedar, sounds like it has dried out.

[Desert Rat]

Hmmm....

Dry cigars, dry humi, or, dry gars AND dry humi, bad hygro, bad Karma.

Some, none, or all of the above.

Looks like you are going to have to throw beads, cigars, and humi away.

Start all over.

[cls515]

How big is your humidor and how many beads did you get (ounces? tubes?)

[Desert Rat]

They're probably 80% clear.

Don't fret. Keep the beads at least 50% clear and your cigars will be happy.

Add more beads, you cannot put too many in. I usually triple the reccomended amount.