Help needed immediately!!! Please

[ag794516]

Found this in some boxes some minutes ago. Is this mold? Still smokeable? Please let me know what to do!

[OsbourneCox]

I believe so


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[oliverdst]

mold. smokable but clean them all now.

check your temp/humidity.

[wabashcr]

Mold.  Wipes right off.  If you're thorough, and keep your humidity/temp down, it shouldn't come back.

[jcorona]

Check the foot of every cigar for mold. You don't wanna be smoking cigars which have mold growing on the foot, not good for ya. Throw those away. The others you can wipe down and keep.

[Smoking Ninja]

Mold, wipe them out.  Adjust humidity.  They are still smokable unless you see blue mold!!

[Philc2001]

Feel those spots with your finger to double check. If it feels solid or grainy like salt, then it is crystalized oil or plume. If it feels soft or smudges when you rub it then is it most likely mold. From the looks of it I think it might be mold. You would need to look at your RH and your hygrometers to be sure they're working properly. Mold is typically a result of too much humidity. If there is no mold growing inside the foot, then you can probably wipe those off with a dry cloth and still save them, but if there is mold growing inside it's probably not a good idea to smoke them. 

[NSXCIGAR]

You're fine. Wipe' em off and smoke 'em up.

I'd probably wipe down the interior of my humi with a paper towel and isopropyl alcohol and allow to air dry for 8 hrs before placing my cigars back inside, however. Check your RH. Keep it below 65, and closer to 60 if the problem reappears. 

[Jimmy_jack]

Send them to me for proper inspection. I'll let you know my results soon after.

[Jimmy_jack]

Mold sir. Wipe off. Lower RH and temp. 

[Smallclub]

3 hours ago, Philc2001 said:

Feel those spots with your finger to double check. If it feels solid or grainy like salt, then it is crystalized oil or plume.

Are you serious?

Plume:

- is rare

- never occurs on young cigars

- never comes in isolated tiny spots.

[Smoke6]

Yes indeed, mold spores there.  Wipe them down, watch rh and you should be good. 

[Philc2001]

1 hour ago, Smallclub said:

Are you serious?

Plume is

- rare

- never occurs on young cigars

- never comes in isolated tiny spots.

@Smallclub Perhaps you're a little too quick on the keyboard and missed this part....

3 hours ago, Philc2001 said:

 From the looks of it I think it might be mold. You would need to look at your RH and your hygrometers to be sure they're working properly. Mold is typically a result of too much humidity. 

[PigFish]

... of course you could call it plume, post pictures all over the net and brag about it! I mean, that is what most people do!!! -LOL

-Piggy

Oh, and one more from a comment above, lowering temperature creates a further water problem, and it is clear that you have an ErH (high) problem, and you need to lower it. Lowering your temp is not gonna' help and just might make it worse!

[RijkdeGooier]

Harmless white mold. Check the foot, if infected there consider cutting the cigar a bit shorter. 

Leave the box and cigars seperate after cleaning outside the humidor for a day. 

 

[Sean3]

What Mr. Piggy said!

[MahDooRow]

I agree with the consensus feedback that it's mold and is relatively harmless.  Wipe down the wrappers, the interior of the cigar boxes and your humidor.  Cigars with mold on the foot should be discarded.  If you're storing in a wineador, increase your temp (per Piggy's recommendation) to reduce rH.  68F-70F is a good target range.  I'd also remove your humidity source to allow the interior surface to shed excess moisture.  Once conditions have stabilized with an rH of 65 or less you should be fine.

[earthson]

Mold. Adjust your RH down. Harmless when wiped off unless you find it on the foot as well.

[NSXCIGAR]

For reference, bloom or plume:

[ag794516]

Thank you all for your help so far. Whiped them up and decreased humidity to actually 68%, getting lower. Temperature ist 20C. 

[Homer]

I had the same thing in couple of boxes recently. Don't worry. Can you post a picture of your humidor so we can see if your humidifier is too close to some of the boxes. Electronic humidifier can cause mold to boxes that are too close to the humidifier.

[Ethernut]

On 9/21/2016 at 3:38 PM, ag794516 said:

Thank you all for your help so far. Whiped them up and decreased humidity to actually 68%, getting lower. Temperature ist 20C. 

Highly suggest you get the RH below 65, to the 60-63 zone. 68 is just too high and will result in plugged cigars, and poor burning. You'll have much a better smoking experience at lower RH. See The Noob Thread I Never Read in my signature. Rob (El Prez) keeps his own humidor at below 65 for cigars to be smoked in the near term. Many veterans here at FOH will swear that cigars are ready to smoke when the labels start getting loose. Cheers mate!

[dowjr1]

I keep mine at around 63 RH...not gonna see too many mold issues at that number...they smoke great.  Was a big deal figuring out CCs are to be stored at lower RH in relation to NCs. Also, most folks thinking they have plume in reality have mold.