galtline Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 I have a 300 size humidor. What is the best humidity percentage to keep my cigars.
Hiroshiro Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 Well RH is really where you like to smoke your Cigars at. 65% for CCs usually and 70 % for NCs. A Dry Climate might require maybe 69% for CCs because when you take them out they dry out slowly so depends at what point you want to smoke them. If you are in a Humid Climate you might want to go dryer as they would soak up Humidity while they are outside.
LordAnubis Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 The best percentage is the one that your cigars taste good and feel good to you. Most people are anywhere from 60% to 70%, some even go higher or lower than that range. You are the master of your own destiny.
Hiroshiro Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 The best percentage is the one that your cigars taste good and feel good to you. Most people are anywhere from 60% to 70%, some even go higher or lower than that range. You are the master of your own destiny. Yup what LA said. the 65 and 70 are good starting points and go from there. To be quite Honest I like my humidity at 67% and once I'm ready to smoke a couple of hours later my Cigars are just right
ramon_cojones Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 Temps are in the 70s here so i keep my rh at about 62 and they taste amazing.
Hiroshiro Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 Temps are in the 70s here so i keep my rh at about 62 and they taste amazing. Still up I see LOL. Enjoying your HiTime Purchases?
ramon_cojones Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 haha just got home, was at a bar drinking old fashioneds and smoking a qdo corona that was excellent (same one i gave you) going to go to bed soon charging my phone, it died right after i texted you
Dave O))) Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 haha just got home, was at a bar drinking old fashioneds and smoking a qdo corona that was excellent (same one i gave you)going to go to bed soon charging my phone, it died right after i texted you Quai D'Orsay? Excellent. Smoking one right now
westg Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 Temps are in the 70s here so i keep my rh at about 62 and they taste amazing. 62 as well
thebigk Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 I keep all mine at 65% NC's and CC's and use Boveda packs they should work good in your size Humi anything bigger you will need to use to many
CaptainQuintero Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 I started at 70% then after a few years went down to 65% now I'm at 58% in my smoking humidors and 65% in my long terms (For fear of wrapper damage)
Smallclub Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 99% of my humidor(s) is dedicated to habanos.
Optic101 Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 Started also at 70% and are now between 65 - 67%.
polarbear Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 My NC fridge varies from 65%-70% depending on amibient air temp My CC fridge sits around the 60%-62% mark and they all smoke well I went with the much lower RH for my cubans after some advice from Piggy
HabanoHam Posted January 12, 2014 Posted January 12, 2014 My CC fridge sits around the 60%-62% mark and they all smoke well I went with the much lower RH for my cubans after some advice from Piggy I've noticed a lot of people set their CC storage humidity lower than their NC humidity, why is that? Is there some scientific reason behind this or just personal preference?
galtline Posted January 13, 2014 Author Posted January 13, 2014 ANy luck with Electronic Humidors ? Boveda Packs dont work long term and in the end they cost me a ton.
bogglor Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 ANy luck with Electronic Humidors ? Boveda Packs dont work long term and in the end they cost me a ton. Boveda packs are not cost efficient at all - I assume you've looked into the standard beads (Heartfelt, or other). My CC coolidor hangs around 63-65% using 1 lb of beads broken up into 5-6 little pantyhose mesh "balls".
PapaDisco Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 Who are the shrink wrap aficionados on this site? I searched but didn't find any posts on the topic.
Bclass1 Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 Have a 1500 count cabinet which I generally keep at 65-66% RH. I also have about 40oz of HCM beads scattered throughout to help with the stabilization. I don't like my cigars as wet as they are when kept around 70-72%, but again it's personal taste. Although, the higher the moisture content, the higher chances are of getting cigar beetles.
johnhenry Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 58-62% nc and cc anything above that can taste Gummy and Bitter to me.
dowjr1 Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 Wow! For the longest time I had mine at 70%. Maybe last year lowered it a bit to 67% or so...but really surprised to see people talking 60% (or even less). I am also curious to hear the idea behind people storing their NC at a higher percentage. I have also heard of the CC storage humi being kept at a higher % in relation to the smoking humi. Thoughts anyone?
Sugarboy Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 If you are using a standard size humidor (50 cigars), try Boveda packs and make sure your humidor isn´t too dry itself.
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