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Temp - how low is too low?

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  • kaspera79kaspera79 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 7,144
    From what I've heard, Temperatures below 54 impair the desired aging process, And, Temperatures above 75 raise the chance for infestation and rotting/mold. ( yuck)
  • kaspera79kaspera79 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 7,144
    .... Also, warm air has a higher moisture capacity, so cooler air will lower the humidity level as well.
  • MonteWhiteMonteWhite Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 200
    Questions like these always intrigue me. Studying in a field of science and working in a field in medicine, I cannot help but wonder if anyone has conducted legitimate empirical experiments involving cigars, and beetles, mold, aging, etc. I would love to do such experiments. If only I had the funding...
  • beatnicbeatnic Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 4,133
    MonteWhite:
    Questions like these always intrigue me. Studying in a field of science and working in a field in medicine, I cannot help but wonder if anyone has conducted legitimate empirical experiments involving cigars, and beetles, mold, aging, etc. I would love to do such experiments. If only I had the funding...
    http://www.jstor.org/pss/3492110
  • MonteWhiteMonteWhite Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 200
    That is interesting. Now at the moment, I can only read the first page of the article. But regardless of how well Crumb and Chamberlin researched this, it's very old and likely outdated. I have access to virtually an unlimited number of journals and archives, including Jstor, so I will go back and read the full article as well as other, more recent articles, in the near future. I'm curious as to how much research has been conducted and how the ecology and physiology of the beetles have changed.
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