Inthestix Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 My humidor should be graced by the presence of some fine Cubans in the next few days or so. At the risk of getting 5000 different answers, can I keep cc and nc in the same home. Same humidity level? Any information would be great. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
tengel78 Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 Yes, I have been doing this for awhile. I do keep my humidity lower than most with all NC do. I keep them at 62%. 1
Inthestix Posted March 10, 2017 Author Posted March 10, 2017 Keeping in mind I am a newbie, why do you want the humidity s little lower. I know I read somewhere on the forum that the cigars were burning a little wet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
tengel78 Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 Someone else could probably give a better answer, but for me I think that the cigars burn a little better at that humidity, esp CC. Flavors seem to be better at that humidity as well.
mwaller Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 When I first got into CCs, I was storing them between 65 and 70. Most of them tasted awful, even after months of rest. I freaked out and posted questions in the forum. The consensus was that my cigars were too moist. I finally put the beads aside and started using 62% boveda pouches. After another month or two, favor improved dramatically. I don't think there is any problems storing NC and CC in the same humidor, but keep the humidity in the low 60's.
Inthestix Posted March 10, 2017 Author Posted March 10, 2017 Thanks for the feedback. My humidity always seems to be a little low, so maybe this will be ok. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
garbandz Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 you do not want to just toss your new sticks in and hope for the best. keep them in a separate container (or ziplock bags) until you get your humi down to 60 to 63% FOR A MINIMUM of two weeks. you face a very real risk of swelling the feet and tearing the wrappers on your new purchase. It takes cigars weeks to lose humidity. the air in a humi,not so long.............. 1
subport Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 FYI: It should be piggy, but those rh numbers are showing absolutely nothing without the temp defined.
JohnS Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 I have not had Non-Cuban cigars in my humidor for a few years now, but from what I've read on the matter, isn't it advised that Non-Cuban cigars are kept at a rh closer to 69% and Cuban cigars drier, between 60% and 65%? I know these are generalisations but I'm interested in hearing from members who keep their Non-Cuban stock closer to 70% rh and others who keep their stock closer to 60% rh.
rxavier1979 Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 I keep them in separate humis but I actually keep all my humis at 64-65 w/ beads. But on the top rack in the cc humi, I throw in 2'boveda 62 packs to catch all the rising humidity on the smoke now tray.
Cmelle Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 I've been smoking my CC's at 60%rh recently, and their smoking beautiful. Better burn, sharper flavours. When i had it closer to 70%rh, i got a lot more bitterness
jcorona Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 I store and smoke my nc's at 65%, using boveda packs. My "ready to smoke" cc's are stored at 62% in a separate tupperdor.
Niddhogg Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 I keep my CC and NC together, and usually keep my humi between 63 and 65% Never really had any burn issues, and seems to be a really workable humidity for both. I've never been a fan of keeping cigars over 65% anyways, though I know many do.
Inthestix Posted March 10, 2017 Author Posted March 10, 2017 I didn't mention my temp, but right around 68.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
dominattorney Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 I think this has been said elsewhere, but I find that NC cigars smoke better between 65 and 70 where Cubans smoke better sub 65. While I guess you could just drybox the cc for a bit before smoking them and keep them in the NC humidor, I personally do not let Cc share space with NC. I don't have more than a box or two of NC anyway, but they stay in their own little desktop. 1
beparrish Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 Absolutely not !!! Send those CCs to me and I'll store them for you. FYI - there is a minor bit of tobacco evaporation that occurs, so a few sticks might disappear. 1
Inthestix Posted March 10, 2017 Author Posted March 10, 2017 Thanks for your generous offer sir. I appreciate you making that sacrifice for me. It's giving individuals like you that make this community great and make me proud to be a part of it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1
mnmlst Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 One of the first things I did after joining the forum was follow the advice to lower my RH, which was 69%. Over the course of a few months I went from 67 to 65 to 62 (using Boveda). And like others have said, I found my CCs smoking much better, but my NCs not so much (but that could just be my tastes changing as well). 1
YOM'$ Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 Would it be a crazy idea to put 62-65 Bovedas in same humidor. It gets real dry 65 pulls it up. Gets real humid 62 goes to work.
PigFish Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 Don't put them head to foot... That is how culebras happen! -Piggy 4
Pharmacovigilant Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 4 hours ago, YOM'$ said: Would it be a crazy idea to put 62-65 Bovedas in same humidor. It gets real dry 65 pulls it up. Gets real humid 62 goes to work. I don't believe that would work because the 65's would transfer all their moisture reserves to the 62's. The 62's will swell while the 65's shrivel. Counterproductive maybe.
Dodgeski Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Like inthestix I'm a newbie to this site also. Thank you all for the information and good humor.
Mattygukas Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Should be fine, I have about 65% of my cigars being Cuban and the others are fine. I keep the temp at 69 and the humidity at 65%. I have a large cabinet and use the Oasis Magna and it does a great job. I tend to get plume fairly quickly considering. (Occasionally less than a year if it is a oily stick)Stay low on your humidity and you should be fine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Inthestix Posted March 11, 2017 Author Posted March 11, 2017 Keeping in my I am new to this , can you explain the plume thing. I thought that was a bad thing. I know mold is bad. What is the difference? Snd is plume desirable? It sounds like it is. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Mattygukas Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Keeping in my I am new to this , can you explain the plume thing. I thought that was a bad thing. I know mold is bad. What is the difference? Snd is plume desirable? It sounds like it is. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkPlume happens when the oils of the cigar come to the surface of he wrapper and crystallize into a light powder on the surface of the cigar. It basically shows it has been well kept and has a fair amount of oil coming through it. It's not a bad thing as it is not mold. I have some cigars that have had some plume on them for years and when I smoke them they are great! Plume usually takes years to show depending on the cigar. (If your humidor is kept correctly) Some people wipe it off before smoking, I do not. Probably makes no difference...Just my two cents on it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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