Madelaine's crystal humidifier

[jeromeroselli]

Hey guys,

So I bought this little thing to replace the green filled puck in my humidor.

It's called Madelaine's Crystal humidifier.

I have a cheapy 12x8 humidor. It's cedar inside, and holds about 15-20 cigars... Enough for me (for now).

For the first 2 days it was holding steady at 70% humidity.... Now for some reason it's at 65%.

I know that there could be a slight problem with the seal not being perfectly air tight... but my old

humidifier held it around 69-71% and this humidifier should be better, shouldn't it?

Any advice? What could I be doing wrong? Will this damage my cigars?

(For reference it's holding at 69.7 degrees Farenheit.)

Thanks all,

jr

[Colt45]

I don't have personal experience with this unit, but to raise the humidity, you would need to add water, or according to their site, PG.

Personally, I think you're better off at 65% - I think you'll find that many will agree. You will have less burn problems and less muddling

of flavors. But, they are your cigars and if you prefer them at 70%, add a little moisture.

[Trevor2118]

Fully agree with Colt45.

There's a bit of light reading at: http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/7-cigars...._&_Humidity

[KB24]

Take it from a guy who was so dead set on having 70/70, I made the change to 65/65 about 4 months ago and haven't had a bad smoke since then. when at 70/70 I experienced a lot of issues with having to relight often. Not anymore and I can now o about 2-4 minutes with out drawing before it begins to go out. Flavor profiles have also come out more then they did at 70/70.

-Patrick

[n2advnture]

I highly suggest picking up the Puckifier or RH Beads from Prez (CCzar), it will make your like a lot easier.

But then again, I could easily be perceived as biased (even though I've been using them for a decade for my collection)

~Mark

[jwm8592]

As Colt says to each their own, but 65/65 IMHO is dead on the new 70/70. I personally keep mine at 64/63 and have had no problems.

[smokem]

Control of humidity - perhaps one of the most frequently asked questions.

Factors include, humidor seal, calibration of hygrometer, humidification device, % of humidor filled, location of humidor, frequency of opening, seasoning of humidor, any recent chnages - addition of new sticks, temp changes. I'm sure with a search you can find out a lot of information.

65%RH will not harm your sticks and as others mentioned is preferable for many.

Many of us probably worry too much about slight changes in the %RH. A lot can be determined on how your cigars feel and smoke. Enjoy.

[DocRKS]

I keep my autoset humi units at 64% - 65%RH all year long - it works out beautifully for me....

[jeromeroselli]

Interesting advice fellas.

It's funny.. when learning how to season my humidor, I kept hearing... 70/70. That's the best and stick to it. I'm glad that isn't the standard.

One thing cigar smoking has taught me is that it's all about personal preference, and experience.

Strangely enough, I bought a couple sticks today, stuck them in the humi and now it's back up to 70%. It dropped almost 8% just yesterday, and is back up today. I know fluctuation is horrible...

Here's another question.. How do you refine humidity? Almost every product is designed to "regulate to 70%".

What steps can one take to bring it down a touch?

Cheers

J

[smokem]

Here's another question.. How do you refine humidity? Almost every product is designed to "regulate to 70%".

What steps can one take to bring it down a touch?

Cheers

J

There are beads available for controlling 65%, May also be others.