I have a drill bit I got a a gun show that nine inches long. I like the drill because it removes tobacco versus just move it aside to reclose with moisture.
Too tight!!
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architeuthis
I see what you're doing!!
Heh... Silly Squid! Thought this was a pr0no thread at first. <G> Most of the times when I hear the words that are the subject line of this thread... Well... I shan't continue...
indyrob
BoM Feb '06 & Sept. '08
architeuthis
I see what you're doing!!
That's usually a RH issue. Cigar in question is dry on the exterior but too damp on the interior. This happens mostly with ligero-centered fillers. This is why I try not to smoke anything until it sits for 2 months if it's from an individual; or 3 months if it's from a vendor. There could be other reasons, but this is the most common AFAIK.
I get that sometimes too, mostly the larger sticks like a double corona or Churchill. Kills me when that happens with the big guns. I have no answer or thought for that. Mine come from the same cooler etc., so RH should not have been a factor. I am talking sticks with several years of age and been kept sleeping for a while too, not a new purchase or trade.
architeuthis
I see what you're doing!!
What type of RH do you keep? I generally believe that 55% RH is perfect for 48 or larger ring guage; and smaller diameter sticks get 60% RH. That's what I shoot for, but since I live in a swamp I don't always get that. In my opinion, most cigars are stored too damp.
I keep the coolers with over a pound of kitty litter beads, constantly 66-67%. The wine cooler has an Oasis and 1lb of beads is closer to 63-64%.
With plugged smokes you might try to drybox em for a couple of days if they are to wet they will dry, if due to much tobacco they should shrink somewhat.
With a decent draw and no smoke, it is usually due to the middle channels being plugged or closed. These cigars tend to burn funky and need to be touched up. Use a small gage drill bit as Chuck reccomends and your problem should be eliminated. The advantage to the drill bit or a petroglyth poker (?SP ) just cause I own one don't mean I can spell it, is they remove a small amount of the offending tobacco as they are withdrawn opening up a fresh channel.
With a decent draw and no smoke, it is usually due to the middle channels being plugged or closed. These cigars tend to burn funky and need to be touched up. Use a small gage drill bit as Chuck reccomends and your problem should be eliminated. The advantage to the drill bit or a petroglyth poker (?SP ) just cause I own one don't mean I can spell it, is they remove a small amount of the offending tobacco as they are withdrawn opening up a fresh channel.
More often than not a cigar that draws ok but has a very low volume of smoke has plugged or closed channels. These cigars will burn eraticly and require many touch ups. Try using a small gage drill bit as Chuck suggests straight down the middle of the stick this will work 99% of the time and you will get a generous amount of smoke. Smoke this stick much slower than normal, you still don't have all channels God intended for cigars, or it will heat up. I use a petroglyph poker (SP) instead of a drill bit but both work on the same principle, open a hole and remove a small amount of tobacco to keep it open when withdrawn.
When I clip a smoke and my prelight draw determines that the cigar is tight I will always drybox it for up to a couple of days. If it's wet it will dry, if excess tobacco is a problem often the tobacco will shrink enough to allow a pleasent smoke.
Irritech
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WOW!! 55% huh, Never heard of em being stored that dry. Mine stays pegged at 65% always. :applause:
Irritech
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I heard that! Those esplendidos sure are great when they are on, but too inconsistent for me to justify spending that kinda cabbage. :bangbang:
When I clip a smoke and my prelight draw determines that the cigar is tight I will always drybox it for up to a couple of days. If it's wet it will dry, if excess tobacco is a problem often the tobacco will shrink enough to allow a pleasent smoke.[/QUOTE]
nice! i had my first padilla hybrid today. i knew just be chewing on the end that it was too moist. and, of course, i smoked it anyway,, wasting a good bit of it! next time, dry box! and, what exactly is a dry box?
thanks, jeff
nice! i had my first padilla hybrid today. i knew just be chewing on the end that it was too moist. and, of course, i smoked it anyway,, wasting a good bit of it! next time, dry box! and, what exactly is a dry box?
thanks, jeff
nice! i had my first padilla hybrid today. i knew just be chewing on the end that it was too moist. and, of course, i smoked it anyway,, wasting a good bit of it! next time, dry box! and, what exactly is a dry box?
thanks, jeff[/QUOTE]
I believe it is just a box without a humidification device.
nice! i had my first padilla hybrid today. i knew just be chewing on the end that it was too moist. and, of course, i smoked it anyway,, wasting a good bit of it! next time, dry box! and, what exactly is a dry box?
thanks, jeff[/quote]
Depends on where you live. I live in the desert, I have an old humidor without humidification most of the year (avg RH 4-35%) during the monsoon season the humidity rises and then I put a small bag of completely uncharged beads inside to absorb the excess moisture. If I lived in FL I would keep the beads in the humi all the time.