I placed my Cohibas which were fresh of a flight and a bit dry pretty much right after the humidifier in the humidor. It has been two weeks and I checked them today and they feel really soft... A bit moist even. I hope I did not mess them up, but I did move them to another place in the humidor.
Certainly I join the others suggesting 65%. I would add though, that it might be worth dropping the humidity gradually, not from 77% right down to 65%, and then before smoking leave them for at least a few weeks after getting the humidity stabilized at 65%. Cigars don't like drastic changes of humidity or temperature, either up or down.
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Mine reads about 70% but I think it's actually a little lower (never salt-tested it). Regardless though, my cigars smoke fine out of it, which is what counts. __________________________________________________
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Originally posted by kechke: I'd aim for around 62 - 63 R/H and make sure your hygrometer is accurate.Analogs are notoriously innacurate, I hope yours is a digital.
I second... In the last few months, I've lowered my humidity from 65% to 62-63% with even more excellent results...
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