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theoak01
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here she is,a nice walnut, Im considering woodburning my family crest into this so I can give it to my son when I have one,or daughters husband when they marry if I have a daughter.
on another note Im actually quite impressed with how fast this got started,I was told it would take up to a week to get the humidity right,but after 2 days its perfect
here she is,a nice walnut, Im considering woodburning my family crest into this so I can give it to my son when I have one,or daughters husband when they marry if I have a daughter.
on another note Im actually quite impressed with how fast this got started,I was told it would take up to a week to get the humidity right,but after 2 days its perfect
theoak01
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ya I need a divider also,so I think I may make one myself out of spanish cedar if I can find it, and one day I will get the auto humidifier but the sponge is doing a good job,I also have a shallow container in there now with water in it,but thats coming out soon as it was just to get the humidor to right humidity and get the wood right
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haha
BradG
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Dang guys, i just realized this forum was here. What the hell have I been doing?
Anyway, I've included some pics of my humidor and just because some of my new poker set.
The humidor is nothing facny but it gets the job done.
The poker set is very new to me and i'm very proud of it. I love the feel of real chips.
Anyway, I've included some pics of my humidor and just because some of my new poker set.
The humidor is nothing facny but it gets the job done.
The poker set is very new to me and i'm very proud of it. I love the feel of real chips.
Chef - Have you noticed if the cigars you have in your humidor are taking on each others flavors since you do not have them divided? That is a common problem I have heard of before.
Separately, I have been the victim of a beetle problem. Tobacco leaves come with small eggs on the leaves. They all do. When you overhumidify your humidor rather than keep it at the preferred 70% humidity / 70 degrees you have created an environment where these eggs will hatch. The beetles will then proceed to consume the cigars. When you start to see small holes in the cigar, typically on the wrapper, it is important to immediately isolate that cigar and examine your inventory to make sure no other holes can be found on your smokes.
I lost 3 boxes of Romeo and Juliet Vintage 5's that way. Almost a $500 loss at the time.
Regards,
CT
Separately, I have been the victim of a beetle problem. Tobacco leaves come with small eggs on the leaves. They all do. When you overhumidify your humidor rather than keep it at the preferred 70% humidity / 70 degrees you have created an environment where these eggs will hatch. The beetles will then proceed to consume the cigars. When you start to see small holes in the cigar, typically on the wrapper, it is important to immediately isolate that cigar and examine your inventory to make sure no other holes can be found on your smokes.
I lost 3 boxes of Romeo and Juliet Vintage 5's that way. Almost a $500 loss at the time.
Regards,
CT
ct2272 said:
The horror!! That has yet to happen to me, knock on wood, but I will check the wrappers again asap.
Yes, no dividers is bad, more so because I have some VERY individual flavors going on in there. This box was made for my dad back in the 70s and he ONLY smoked Monte #2s. so it was meant to be a one brand box.
I recently heard a guy claim that zapping your cigars in the microwave kills the eggs... ever hear that before? I am leary at best.
I personally have tried the freezing technique as mentioned. The subsequent dethawing made for a smoke that was a bit on the brittle side. It was almost as if the moisture in the leaf and been completely removed by the process.
I have never tried microwaving them, but as a guess, would think that it might produce combustion.
The most success I had was to just keep the turnover in the box frequent (ie. smoking them). When I cutback from 3 cigars a week (mild compared to some) to 1 every 3-4 weeks, then the larvae became a problem. My solution now is to keep them in the refrigerator. I will take a cigar box and a humidifier and put a couple of singles in the vegetable drawer at the bottom of the icebox. The key is to keep the smokes as far away from the cold element as possible.
Finally as a temporary solution to dividers, I always used manilla folders. I cut them into the required lengths and it was enough to keep my smokes separated to not produce a cigar that had married flavors. Still, I always thought of myself as a bit of a horticulturist with a new variety of tree. How bad could it really be with a cigar that tasted like a Romeo y Juliet, Cohiba, and a Montecristo?
Regards,
CT
I have never tried microwaving them, but as a guess, would think that it might produce combustion.
The most success I had was to just keep the turnover in the box frequent (ie. smoking them). When I cutback from 3 cigars a week (mild compared to some) to 1 every 3-4 weeks, then the larvae became a problem. My solution now is to keep them in the refrigerator. I will take a cigar box and a humidifier and put a couple of singles in the vegetable drawer at the bottom of the icebox. The key is to keep the smokes as far away from the cold element as possible.
Finally as a temporary solution to dividers, I always used manilla folders. I cut them into the required lengths and it was enough to keep my smokes separated to not produce a cigar that had married flavors. Still, I always thought of myself as a bit of a horticulturist with a new variety of tree. How bad could it really be with a cigar that tasted like a Romeo y Juliet, Cohiba, and a Montecristo?
Regards,
CT
theoak01
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I just had my first beetle run in, ruined only one cigar thank god,but it was still a cohiba, so from now on I plan to freeze any cigars coming in to my humidor to kill the eggs.
btw I just got some dominican gars, the label on the lil box says les saveurs de santiago I assume they are a local gar but Im looking forward to them once I sort the humidor situation out
btw I just got some dominican gars, the label on the lil box says les saveurs de santiago I assume they are a local gar but Im looking forward to them once I sort the humidor situation out
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