Humidor issue with tempreature

[bobarian]

Originally Posted by equetefue

agreed, but I wouldnt personally risk it still. That's just me though

Please advise why you think there is ANY risk to freezing cigars? I have been freezing my cigars for the past 3 years with no affect on flavor or construction.

Originally Posted by jetsman2806

I read up on that, but that would mean i wont be able to smoke them for a few weeks once they are out of the freezer as they would need to rehydrate correct?

No. The freezing cycle is 24(Fridge) 72(Freezer) 24(Fridge). After this they can be returned to your humidor and smoked immediately. Freezing for such a short period will not affect the Rh of your cigars. If you are worried about running out of cigars to smoke, just leave a few out of the freezer and store in a ziplock bag.

[jetsman2806]

Originally Posted by bobarian

Please advise why you think there is ANY risk to freezing cigars? I have been freezing my cigars for the past 3 years with no affect on flavor or construction.




No. The freezing cycle is 24(Fridge) 72(Freezer) 24(Fridge). After this they can be returned to your humidor and smoked immediately. Freezing for such a short period will not affect the Rh of your cigars. If you are worried about running out of cigars to smoke, just leave a few out of the freezer and store in a ziplock bag.

cool thanks for the clarification. i guess if i cant get the temp down its one of 2 options the other requiring me to empty my wine chiller lol

[markem]

I'm a little confused by some of what you wrote, so please bear with me.

It is the humidity in the room that is going up in to the 80s or the temp. A hygrometer measures RH, not temp, but the hygrometer may also have a temp sensor (my Oregon scientific ones do).

If the ambient temp in the room is consistently high, then the temp in the humidor will be high. Remember that it is a fairly airtight container, so once the wood heats up, it won't radiate all that much away over night.

If high temps are a fact of life in your home, then a wine cooler (ask around here as there are many that will not work) is the affordable way to go. You can even put the whole humidor in there if you wish.

If the temp in the humidor is well above (5*+) of the ambient room temp, then open the humidor for a while to get the temp down.

Very best of luck on your setup. I'm fortunate to live in an area where temp isn't really a problem. Also, cigarnut is an excellent source for beads and not just because I herf with him.

[jetsman2806]

Originally Posted by markem

I'm a little confused by some of what you wrote, so please bear with me.

It is the humidity in the room that is going up in to the 80s or the temp. A hygrometer measures RH, not temp, but the hygrometer may also have a temp sensor (my Oregon scientific ones do).

If the ambient temp in the room is consistently high, then the temp in the humidor will be high. Remember that it is a fairly airtight container, so once the wood heats up, it won't radiate all that much away over night.

If high temps are a fact of life in your home, then a wine cooler (ask around here as there are many that will not work) is the affordable way to go. You can even put the whole humidor in there if you wish.

If the temp in the humidor is well above (5*+) of the ambient room temp, then open the humidor for a while to get the temp down.

Very best of luck on your setup. I'm fortunate to live in an area where temp isn't really a problem. Also, cigarnut is an excellent source for beads and not just because I herf with him.

sorry if i was unclear.
i have 2 hydrometers a reg dial one that came with the humidor, and a digital that has a temp & humidity readout.

both show the humidity in the humidor around 76%, fluctuates between 76-79% but i am sure the beads i ordered will remedy that.

The digital shows the temp during the day in the humidor between 80-88 degrees.

On sunday i took it out to measure the room temp (it was rather hot yesterday) at times the room hit close to 95 degrees(living in the tropics). With the ac on it brought it down to around 80 degrees.