A case for smoking them dryer

NCRadioMan · 08-24-2009, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctorossi

To this end, how effective are beads at regulating? In other words, if your ambient RH is higher than that of the beads, will the beads help to lower the RH to their level or are they only additive?

If the beads are dry, they will soak up excess moisture until they get to their programmed rh. So, if your rh is 70 and place dry 60% beads in there, it will lower the rh.

Doctorossi · 08-24-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

If the beads are dry, they will soak up excess moisture until they get to their programmed rh. So, if your rh is 70 and place dry 60% beads in there, it will lower the rh.

Ah. Cool. Thanks! I thought as much, but I've never had cause to try it.

drevim · 08-24-2009, 03:03 PM

I keep the cooler at about 56-57%, seems to work. Assuming the travel humi doesn't maintain the same humidity, I'd guess by the time we got the Johnson Is. I was smoking at about 53-55%, and they were perfect.

MajorCaptSilly · 08-24-2009, 03:19 PM

Steve Herman, who passed away awhile ago but was a regular poster on alt.smokers.cigars also liked lower humidity. He claimed that the natural aging process of cigars would be significantly slower at 65-70% and kept his cigars at 50-55%. Steve was a living encyclopedia of cigars so, I'm sure he did extensive research. I'm always trying for 62%.

MCS

BORIStheBLADE · 08-24-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MajorCaptSilly

He claimed that the natural aging process of cigars would be significantly slower at 65-70% and kept his cigars at 50-55%. Steve was a living encyclopedia of cigars so, I'm sure he did extensive research. I'm always trying for 62%.

MCS

Very interesting if true..

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08-24-2009, 03:19 PM	#4
MajorCaptSilly Sklee Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Location: Mishawaka, IN Posts: 2,523 Trading: (30)	Re: A case for smoking them dryer Steve Herman, who passed away awhile ago but was a regular poster on alt.smokers.cigars also liked lower humidity. He claimed that the natural aging process of cigars would be significantly slower at 65-70% and kept his cigars at 50-55%. Steve was a living encyclopedia of cigars so, I'm sure he did extensive research. I'm always trying for 62%. MCS __________________ Pillsbury, Minneapolis, Prince, Spoon Bridge and Cherry, coinkydink?