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BigDaddyBrown
Rookie Topic Starter

6 years ago

I'm totally a new onwer of a humidor. I have seasoned it and I've placed about 17 cigars in with a 72% rh pack. My question is, my humidor is reading 71F and my humidity is at 72… is that good or do I need to bring humidity and temp down?

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Tittums
Aficionado

6 years ago

BigDaddyBrown wrote:

72% is way too high, and most here will argue 70% is too high (I would be one of them). I keep mine at 64% and 67F. If it is a normal desktop humidor I would keep it where an air vent is pointing to bring the temp down.

dstieger
Herf-A-Holic

6 years ago

All you 'need' is to keep the humi at levels where you enjoy the cigars most.....and keep the temps and RH below beetles/mold levels (< about 74/74)

I like RH around 63% and temps between 65-69.

BigDaddyBrown
Rookie Topic Starter

6 years ago

Thanks, I'll get a 69% rh or lower pack and move towards a center or maybe buy a small fan.

USNGunner
Herf-A-Holic

6 years ago

I'd say that about covers humidity. 😁

Tittums
Aficionado

6 years ago

Thanks, I'll get a 69% rh or lower pack and move towards a center or maybe buy a small fan.

BigDaddyBrown wrote:

If you live in a humid climate you might run into burn issues at 69% RH. Since you are at 72% now I would recommend smoking one now and see how it smokes and leave one out for a day then smoke it to see if you do better with the lower RH.

BigDaddyBrown
Rookie Topic Starter

6 years ago

Yes I live in south Florida, I'll try that first. Does it matter if the cigars are real cohiba? Someone told me that they have to be at a lower humidity like 65-69? Sorry for all the questions, but I really enjoy cigars and I just want to get things right before I spend a lot of money on filling my humidors

Tittums
Aficionado

6 years ago

BigDaddyBrown wrote:

This forum is for questions... and hazing. Cohiba come in cuban and non-cuban so "real cohiba" is a hard question to answer. If you are referring to Cuban cigars in general, you want to keep them below 70F as I have read that Cuban cigars are especially prone to tobacco beetles. This, however, doesn't mean beetles cannot hatch in non-cubans so below 70F is always a goal.

As far as what temperature you should store them at, I would ask, what temperature is the room you are going to smoke them in? If you are smoking outside then Florida can get to the 90s in the summer so I would stay close to 70F. The colder your cigars are when you pull them into a warm environment the more moisture you are going to pull into them.

This is why I recommend around 64% for Florida (I am in Pinellas County so it was a brutal 70-80% humidity for a solid week)

BigDaddyBrown
Rookie Topic Starter

6 years ago

Thank you very much,

BigDaddyBrown
Rookie Topic Starter

6 years ago

#10

Thank you very much,

BigDaddyBrown
Rookie Topic Starter

6 years ago

#11

Thank you very much,

tonygraz
Herf-A-Holic

6 years ago

#12

Do you mind if we call you Elvis ?

HopJ
Rookie

6 years ago

#13

I live in California. It is so dry here, I have found that between 67 and 69 RH works for me.

J

dstieger
Herf-A-Holic

6 years ago

#14

soooo...... 68?

tonygraz
Herf-A-Holic

6 years ago

#15

^ Showoff !

frankj1
Herf-A-Holic

6 years ago

#16

Dave's good wif numbahs

USNGunner
Herf-A-Holic

6 years ago

#17

soooo...... 68?

dstieger wrote:

Sure. I'll owe you one. [whip]

Stogie1020
Herf-A-Holic

6 years ago

#18

Anyone just using large zip lock bags with a Boveda pack in it for storage?

Tittums
Aficionado

6 years ago

#19

Anyone just using large zip lock bags with a Boveda pack in it for storage?

Stogie1020 wrote:

I used foodsaver bags that I just rolled up the end on since they are properly air tight, before I found cigarbid. Once I found cigar bid and had a 10 foot long foodsaver bag full of 200 cigars I thought it was time to upgrade to a tower humidor. This all happened in the span of a year for me.

USNGunner
Herf-A-Holic

6 years ago

#20

Anyone just using large zip lock bags with a Boveda pack in it for storage?

Stogie1020 wrote:

Get some Sistema KLIP IT storage containers that have the foam "seals" and 4 locking tabs. I used this one.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00284AG5U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Throw a boveda and some spanish cedar veneer strips in there and you're good to go.

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