I have my sticks in a cooled wineador that has 5 recirculation computer fans on a timer, and about 2 lbs of 65% Heartfelt beads in a tray at the bottom. It stays around 63-65% and 68°F. I have had bumps where the humidity would go up to more than 75% for several days if I over wet the beads, but this hasn't happened in at least a couple of months. (figured out not over wet the beads) The box is very full, and has a full set of cedar drawers from Forrest. My problem is that I have had seemingly random sticks come down with mold on them. Different brands from different sources in different drawers. The one thing they all had in common is that they all had no cello. What am I doing wrong? At first I thought that the humidity spike could have caused the mold, but that hasn't happened in quite a while. Yesterday I go to pull out a Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 and it has mold on the head. All the sticks around it are fine....Are certain sticks just going to mold at some point in their lives? Any opinions/solutions are welcome.
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