For those of you with smoking humidors

rwheelwright

How long after you put a cigar in your smoking humidor do you wait to smoke it. I just moved a few newer cigars into my smoking humidor that I am itching to try but obviously want the best experience and lately I have noticed that cigars that I keep in zip lock bags with humi pillows are a little too moist. So, I move them but am not positive how long it will take for the rH in the cigar to stabilize. Any suggestions or insight is greatly appreciated.

Lasabar

rwheelwright:

How long after you put a cigar in your smoking humidor do you wait to smoke it. I just moved a few newer cigars into my smoking humidor that I am itching to try but obviously want the best experience and lately I have noticed that cigars that I keep in zip lock bags with humi pillows are a little too moist. So, I move them but am not positive how long it will take for the rH in the cigar to stabilize. Any suggestions or insight is greatly appreciated.

I'd treat them like if they were just shipped to you for most manufacturer's ship in those type of bags anyways. I'd give them 2-3 weeks if you can a week minimum and if you can't wait, check you local weather and if the humidity is lower than 60% let them sit out for an hour before you smoke it

rwheelwright

Thanks man. Tomorrow will be a week but I'll wait a little longer. I have them sitting in my smoking humi with it open sitting infront of an AC at the moment. Trying to drop the rH a little and the temp too. It was getting a little warm in my room. It's 75 at the moment. I have a Padilla 1932 Salomon Maduro and a Master Blends II waiting and my mouth is watering!!!!

kuzi16

Lasabar

rwheelwright

rwheelwright

cabinetmaker

Maybe move the humis to a room with less heat?

bigj51

i go about 4-6 weeks that's after the 24 hours in the freezer and 24 hours in the fridge

Fourtotheflush

I have not yet set up an aging/smoking humidor. I do have plans for one though. I already have the setup, I just have to get the RF correct and the cigars that I plan on aging separated.

mario6736