Humidor Question

[tomc3084]

Ok, for some reason it seems the Rh is a little higher in my cooler than in the room it is in, weird I know...so how do I work on bringing the rh down until the beads get here, leave the door open maybe?

[bobarian]

You are worrying way too much. The key is smokability, if they smoke well its all good. Having an occasional wrapper issue on one or two marcas is common, some wrappers are much thinner than others. When wrappers split on different types of wrappers from different manufacturers, that is the time to worry. Otherwise, relax and enjoy your smokes.

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by bobarian

You are worrying way too much. The key is smokability, if they smoke well its all good. Having an occasional wrapper issue on one or two marcas is common, some wrappers are much thinner than others. When wrappers split on different types of wrappers from different manufacturers, that is the time to worry. Otherwise, relax and enjoy your smokes.

Wise words, Bob.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by tomc3084

Ok, for some reason it seems the Rh is a little higher in my cooler than in the room it is in, weird I know...so how do I work on bringing the rh down until the beads get here, leave the door open maybe?

I use a can of damprid and pull some water out of the air and cigars slowly. It works great.
You asked about the difference in cigars at lower RH...
Aside from the lighting issues, they just tatse better to me. I've moved down and down till I'm at around 64% now, but in one humi I keep it at around 61%.
I haven't been keeping cigars long enough to be confident in my abilities to keep a humidor in the right range without a hygrometer, but I can tell when a cigar is too wet for my liking just by feeling it and smelling it.
I'll just put it back in the humidor till it's ready.
NC's seem to be a little more forgiving when they're a bit wet, to me. It seems they're kind of "designed" to smoke a little wetter. It seems to me that cc's can't tolerate it at all, and smoke awful when they're wet.
It seems to take cc's longer to get "right" than nc's, too.
They seem to have a period where they're real hard, and then they relax. I think it's because of how the moisture is distributed unevenly, the cigar being drier on the outside and wetter in the center.
CC's seem to be rolled much tighter initially than nc's, too.
Please take this with a grain of salt. They're my opinions and observations. I've got a lot of learning to do. That's why I lean on these guys.