I have a humidor that is pretty well established at 70-72% RH. I want to lower it to 65%. I ordered heartfelt beads and a new digital hygrometer. Once I have the hygrometer calibrated and installed, will the RH fall to 65% after I replace the block I have in there now with the 65% heartfelt beads? Or should I store my cigars in a spare humidor I have until the main humidor is stable at 65%? Any suggestions on the right process would be greatly appreciated.
Lowering RH?
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I don't know too much about the beads but it is my understanding that if there is too much moisture in the beads (if too much water is added) there will be no room to soak up extra humidity. Other than that I can't really answer the whole question lol I'm sorry
Yes, in theory. Just be careful to slowly introduce moisture to the beads. But, your humidor should immediately start dropping in RH until it stabilized at 65%
Your in a humid climate, so honestly I wouldnt charge your beads at all.
Let the RH stabilize (may take a week or two)
I use the rectangle heartfelt 65 (dropped from the 70 6 months back) I only charge on side with an ounce or two and leave the other side dry
Just my two cents
Let the RH stabilize (may take a week or two)
I use the rectangle heartfelt 65 (dropped from the 70 6 months back) I only charge on side with an ounce or two and leave the other side dry
Just my two cents
bugbear has the right idea. if your humi holds at 70, just drop the 65 beads in there and let them do there job. It will take about a week or two but it will get there
Cigary43
Just Another Ashhole
Depending on the size of your humidor KL would work overnight and you'd see the results in a matter of around 6 hours for a humidor that is around 200 sticks. Use as much KL as you would beads...add no DW to the litter as it will soak up any residual humidity and bring your total RH down. After a day you'll see what the number is and if you need to bump it up a bit if it's too low ( I consider low around 63 down to 59% ) then spritz the KL with one or two sprays. KL works best in a shallow container where you expose as much surface area as possible but the stuff works great...25 humidors tell me so.
Update, and a lesson learned. I thought I had wasted my money. I noticed over the last couple weeks that my cigars were smoking better, so I thought my RH was okay at the 70% my hygrometer said it was. But I had already ordered everything so I decided to go ahead and change everything out. I calibrated the new digital hygrometer with no problem and put it in my humidor. The next day I checked the RH and it was at 59%, not the 70% my old analog hygrometer indicated. I felt like a complete dork. No wonder they were burning better, they were already close to were I wanted them. So this morning I put the 65% beads in there and now I feel a little more confident that everything will steady out. If I hadn't done this, and my cigars had dried out more would it have ruined them?
Cigary43
Just Another Ashhole
If in doubt always check your equipment first....you're not the only one who ever skipped a step thinking the hygrometer was working. Salt testing/Boveda is always the first step I take anymore and I check all of my hygros every 6 months.