Humidor percentage

[galtline]

I have run through an entire box of Boveda Packs and I am done. They work great for travel or 100 cigar humidor but my humidor has about 300 + cigars in it. I have decided to spring for an electronic Humidor been hearing some good things about them. I purchased the Hyrda for about 90 bucks. I am going to do this modification found here:

http://www.puff.com/forums/vb/cigar-accessory-discussion/268389-cigar-oasis-hydra-mod-jujuman-style.html

[polarbear]

I have run through an entire box of Boveda Packs and I am done. They work great for travel or 100 cigar humidor but my humidor has about 300 + cigars in it. I have decided to spring for an electronic Humidor been hearing some good things about them. I purchased the Hyrda for about 90 bucks. I am going to do this modification found here:

http://www.puff.com/...uman-style.html

You know you can recharge and reuse boveda packs over and over without any issues, right?

I still have some from 5+ years ago

I've recharged them 20 times since i bought them and they still work great

[bresdogsr]

I keep mine at 60-65%. Used to keep my NC's, all I had at the time, at 67-70%, but rarely had a stick burn well. Lowered the RH and great burns.

[PatrickJ]

I have run through an entire box of Boveda Packs and I am done. They work great for travel or 100 cigar humidor but my humidor has about 300 + cigars in it. I have decided to spring for an electronic Humidor been hearing some good things about them. I purchased the Hyrda for about 90 bucks. I am going to do this modification found here:

http://www.puff.com/...uman-style.html

63-65% for me using a similar Humi-Care electronic w/only the foam cartridge. Works great and my Wife hasn't mentioned any signs of shrinkage(to my face at least).

GO IRISH!

[Skyfall]

60%-65%

[LLC]

62-64%

[Guybrush]

Most people I know (Central Europe) keep their Cuban cigars at 70%.

I remain surprised about the low percentage which seems to be popular here.

[Smooth]

I may be an outlier here but 55-60%

[Brickhouse]

In the early years of my cigar hobby, I was meticulous on keeping things at 70% on the nose. As I gained experience and learned what my tastes were, I brought it down to the low 60s.

Like everyone else, it's all preference, but I prefer mine below 65% and I don't freak out if I see the humi sitting at high 50s anymore.

[TheFife]

Like some others have mentioned, I kept my cigars at 70% for the first few years. However, I encountered to many uneven burns, tight draws, and cigars that extinguished themselves too easily. Over time, I lowered the humidity, and now maintain around 65% using Heartfelt beads. I usually take a cigar out an hour or so before smoking, so realistically I'm somewhere below 65% before I light up. I prefer the results I'm getting now. I could foresee going even lower and being happy, but I've invested enough in 65% beads, and am happy enough currently, to not want to undergo the hassle of additional experimentation.

[Dozerhead]

I found that my cigars tend to burn more evenly with the humidity in the low 60's. But, as mentioned before, it's all about your personal preference and finding out what works for you. I live close to the Gulf Coast in Texas and in the Summer it gets quite hot and humid. Even with central air, it can be difficult keeping the indoor temps down so the lower humidity readings work out well for me. In fact, during the Summer I tend to drybox my cigars before smoking

[galtline]

I have mold on some of my cigars

[Dozerhead]

What temp and humidity are you storing your cigars? Too much heat and humidity will lead to mold. Remember, it's relative humidity, so the higher the temp then the higher the moisture content in the air which can lead to mold. I would cull the moldy sticks from the herd so to speak, so it won't spread to other cigars. If it's the white mold and can be brushed off, then the cigars can be salvageable. If the mold is on the foot of the cigar then I would probably chunk it. As long as it's on the wrapper only and can be brushed off then it should be fine. If it's green mold then I would definitely toss it. If you can, you might want to post some pics of the cigars in question.

[galtline]

I have heard mold is a good sign. Its brushes right off.

[polarbear]

I have heard mold is a good sign. Its brushes right off.

Mold is not a good sign

Mold is a bad sign.

If its still minor, you can brush it off with no problems, but if you leave it, it will continue to grow to a point where you will not be able to brush it off and your cigars will not be smokeable

[srsMichael]

ideal is 62-63. Dont mind if its between 60 and 65.

^ humidity

Temps in the winter are around 63-65. Temps in the summer are 66-68

[Profmd]

Started around 70% like all newbies.

Now have a cabinet humidor and sits between 64-67.

Never had any problems in that range. All seem to smoke great.

[Habana Mike]

99% of my humidor(s) is dedicated to habanos.

Funny, that's what I thought the topic would be too as I clicked on the thread

[OkieJoe]

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

X2. I try to keep it around 67-68 during the winter. Then 65 in the summer.

[galtline]

X2. I try to keep it around 67-68 during the winter. Then 65 in the summer.

[galtline]

Oh come 2 percent and you can tell the difference.

[CaptainQuintero]

Oh come 2 percent and you can tell the difference.

Hygrometers are around +3 and -3 margin of error so a 2 percent different can be the difference of 65% and 70% which imo is quite different

[johnhenry]

Hygrometers are around +3 and -3 margin of error so a 2 percent different can be the difference of 65% and 70% which imo is quite different

I have 2 digitals that have the same temp but a 3% difference on the humidity. Lol

[NMJoe]

• I live in the high desert, which is 6000' elevation and, for the most part, 10% RH in the summer and 20% RH in the winter. If I keep my smokes (exclusively CC) above 65%, they will require frequent relights and smoke like a dirty ashtray. if i keep my eminent smoking stock around 58%-60%, they are much better than above that level. However, I tend to keep my aged stock at around 65%-67%, and if I pull a stick from this population, I do get the dirty ashtray effect. This is ONLY my personal experience. Try your own conditions out for size.
  

[Firebender]

For last couple of months, I put up RH to 68-70% for CC and 70-72% for NC.

This after weeks of cigars tasting very bland at 65%.

Ambient humidity, weather, season, location, CC/NC, cigar RG have big influence on cigar smoking experience, burn, draw & flavor..