Webbo Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 With the wine cooler switched off I have a temperature of 72-74 F. Too high or ok? Should I turn the unit on and regulate a little lower? No humidity issues, rock solid @65%.
stogieluver Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 That is warmer than I would want it to be. It should be more like 65-68dF, imho. With that higher temp comes that chance of mold.
potpest Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 I would agree, bit too high; I keep mine at 62-64 and everything smokes great. Higher risk of beetles above 70
FLB03TT Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 I would agree, bit too high; I keep mine at 62-64 and everything smokes great. Higher risk of beetles above 70 Beetles shouldn't be an issue with a humi in the low to mid 70 degree range- In 2005 HSA began freezing cigars before release to kill any beetle eggs which may have been present in the sticks. Blue/green mold is probably more of a concern if humidity and temperature, particularly humidity, inside the humi exceeds the mid 70s for an extended period.
potpest Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 Beetles shouldn't be an issue with a humi in the low to mid 70 degree range- In 2005 HSA began freezing cigars before release to kill any beetle eggs which may have been present in the sticks. Blue/green mold is probably more of a concern if humidity and temperature, particularly humidity, inside the humi exceeds the mid 70s for an extended period. Habanos is in cuba lets not forget; they test their cigars for draw issues aswell but this doesn't stopped plugged sticks getting through to customers
ramon_cojones Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 mine is regularly low 70s but low 60s in rh, i wouldn't worry about it too much
jdo2110 Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 I don't currently have a way to have my cigars at a lower temp than yours are. I keep my humidity in the mid 60s, and have had the same set of for 5-6 years. Have never had an issue with beetles, mold, etc. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Stanislaw Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 plug the fridge in if you cannot get the temperature lower.... you do not want to risk a wineador full of bugs, either tobacco beetles or the annoying white wood mites... I speak from experience when I say freeze your cigars for a minimum three days in the freezer then one day in the fridge to adjust to outside temps if you plan on continuing to run your humidor at 70 degrees or above.... I had a 150 count desktop humidor (that I put select sticks from my wineador stash into to smoke without having to dig around the fridge) that I couldn't keep below 70 degrees and it would jump to 72-74 on occasion and that was more than enough to get a bug problem... and that was before I started freezing the boxes.... once I started the freezing process I've had no bug problems so far...
CUBANO Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 I also say freeze the cigars. I had beetles on RA Superiores, don't believe that Cuba freezes everything.
MadMax Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 Habanos is in cuba lets not forget; they test their cigars for draw issues aswell but this doesn't stopped plugged sticks getting through to customers I believe Habanos only tests a certain amount per batch with the Drawmaster before they roll on the wrappers. With a recent box of BBF's about every 3rd or 4th one was plugged!
Laxman Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 my winedor goes up to 66 degrees and I keep it at 65 and it is perfect. i have never seen a winedor that goes to 70 degrees or higher. most people do mid 60's x2
liger930 Posted February 23, 2014 Posted February 23, 2014 X3..although I've noticed temperature creep towards 70f on warmer days. Your higher reading of 74f + warmer days may invite unwanted pests.
Skyfall Posted February 23, 2014 Posted February 23, 2014 Humidity is "relative" hence the RH = Relative Humidity, Relative to the temperature. 65% at 74F is not the same as 65% at say 65F. Paging Ray...... Search and read really any of Ray's (Pigfish's) posts in the humidor section and he breaks down the science behind relative humidity and hygroscopy numerous times.
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