Holy moly this is so helpful. For years never knew this existed. Would be nice to test cigars when I buy them before putting into the humidor as well in order to compare after months of rest. After all, RH matters in terms of enjoyment and its amazing how many cigars we smoke without actually knowing the moisture levels. Wonder how many sticks tasted bad with too low Rh. Could have turned me off to an entire brand line of what could otherwise be an amazing stick at higher levels.
Yeah, unfortunately not too many cigar smokers are aware that the HumidiMeter exists but it's a great tool to have on hand if you're looking to be a bit more analytical about the stogies you're smoking. Rafael
Have to follow up after a couple months of use. This device is fantastic and completely changed how I smoke. Amazing how two sticks in the same humidor can give different readings, ir how much help knowing that stick is a bit higher than I enjoy so dry box for a day. Basically the hobby just got 5x more enjoyable for a basic enthusiast like me.
You mentioned the oils evaporating. Makes me wonder, when that does happen what’s the effect on a cigar? We can’t get the oils back with humidification. So maybe we have two things going on loss of oils and moisture, the moisture we can add back. Always interesting the various levels of things. I had a cigar yesterday and today. Different brands from my tupperdore. I have 69% boveda packs that haven’t lost their charge indication. Making me assume that the cigars that have been in it for months have reached equilibrium. I have used a high level moisture analyzer at times showing me I am holding that level. Back to the 2 cigars. Both wrappers split in the middle of the stick. A search has come up with low moisture high moisture as a cause. Someone mentioned the cold and thinner wrappers can cause this. I’m smoking outside and both days are 50f or lower. A meter testing the cigar would help solve this puzzle.
Hey Jim, I've had this issue with wrappers splitting before. In my experience, it occurs when the cigars undergo extreme temperature and humidity changes prior to lighting them up. Try letting the chosen cigar rest for 10-15 minutes after you take it out of the humidor and see if it avoids the issue. Rafael
Can you link the website where you found the data on moisture% having to be between 10-15% please? I have a moisture meter and id like to read about how to convert it to RH
Hey there Zoltan, The 10-15% figure is what we've learned from visiting various tabacaleras both in Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. On converting moisture to RH, this is pretty much the HumidiMeter secret sauce, basically what the device calculates when it measures the humidity of the cigar. Rafael
I have a question. I keep my cigars in acrylic humidor at 65%rh using Boveda. When I test using a humidimeter, the RH reading is usually in the high 50s or around 60. Is it supposed to read 65?
That's correct, your cigars should read 65%, especially if they've been in the humidor with a fresh pack of Boveda for some time now. Have you calibrated the Humidimeter before using it? Rafael
@@Bespokeunit it’s a different brand from Lubinski, it doesn’t have a calibrator. I wonder how long do you think cigars would need to stay in the conditions I described to reach the 65% rh? These are mainly fuente Don Carlos if that makes any difference
Nice collection in the background!!! As far as the device, I think it’s a bit much, the hobby is supposed to be relaxing, society has been smoking cigars for hundreds of years, pretty sure it’s gone just fine without this gadget, just my opinion
Agreed! There's tons of tools out there for maintaining the RH of humidors/tupperdors/cabinet but we had yet to encounter a device that could measure the RH of a single cigar. Rafael
Great technology and highly used by the staff at Boveda.
Will be used by all the BU team going forward too!
Awesome stuff, interesting little device. Great review and looking forward to trying one of these. Welcome back, Paul!
Holy moly this is so helpful. For years never knew this existed. Would be nice to test cigars when I buy them before putting into the humidor as well in order to compare after months of rest. After all, RH matters in terms of enjoyment and its amazing how many cigars we smoke without actually knowing the moisture levels. Wonder how many sticks tasted bad with too low Rh. Could have turned me off to an entire brand line of what could otherwise be an amazing stick at higher levels.
Yeah, unfortunately not too many cigar smokers are aware that the HumidiMeter exists but it's a great tool to have on hand if you're looking to be a bit more analytical about the stogies you're smoking.
Rafael
Have to follow up after a couple months of use. This device is fantastic and completely changed how I smoke. Amazing how two sticks in the same humidor can give different readings, ir how much help knowing that stick is a bit higher than I enjoy so dry box for a day. Basically the hobby just got 5x more enjoyable for a basic enthusiast like me.
You mentioned the oils evaporating. Makes me wonder, when that does happen what’s the effect on a cigar? We can’t get the oils back with humidification. So maybe we have two things going on loss of oils and moisture, the moisture we can add back. Always interesting the various levels of things. I had a cigar yesterday and today. Different brands from my tupperdore. I have 69% boveda packs that haven’t lost their charge indication. Making me assume that the cigars that have been in it for months have reached equilibrium. I have used a high level moisture analyzer at times showing me I am holding that level. Back to the 2 cigars. Both wrappers split in the middle of the stick. A search has come up with low moisture high moisture as a cause. Someone mentioned the cold and thinner wrappers can cause this. I’m smoking outside and both days are 50f or lower. A meter testing the cigar would help solve this puzzle.
The sticks smoked normally making me think it’s the cold and thin wrappers.
Hey Jim, I've had this issue with wrappers splitting before. In my experience, it occurs when the cigars undergo extreme temperature and humidity changes prior to lighting them up. Try letting the chosen cigar rest for 10-15 minutes after you take it out of the humidor and see if it avoids the issue.
Rafael
Thank you, paul nice video very informative
Glad you enjoyed it!
Can you link the website where you found the data on moisture% having to be between 10-15% please?
I have a moisture meter and id like to read about how to convert it to RH
Hey there Zoltan,
The 10-15% figure is what we've learned from visiting various tabacaleras both in Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. On converting moisture to RH, this is pretty much the HumidiMeter secret sauce, basically what the device calculates when it measures the humidity of the cigar.
Rafael
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I have a question. I keep my cigars in acrylic humidor at 65%rh using Boveda. When I test using a humidimeter, the RH reading is usually in the high 50s or around 60. Is it supposed to read 65?
That's correct, your cigars should read 65%, especially if they've been in the humidor with a fresh pack of Boveda for some time now. Have you calibrated the Humidimeter before using it?
Rafael
@@Bespokeunit it’s a different brand from Lubinski, it doesn’t have a calibrator. I wonder how long do you think cigars would need to stay in the conditions I described to reach the 65% rh? These are mainly fuente Don Carlos if that makes any difference
@@al1961 If it's a small humidor, after a couple of days with the Boveda pack, you can be confident that the cigars have reached the RH of the pack.
Nice collection in the background!!! As far as the device, I think it’s a bit much, the hobby is supposed to be relaxing, society has been smoking cigars for hundreds of years, pretty sure it’s gone just fine without this gadget, just my opinion
fascinating!
Agreed! There's tons of tools out there for maintaining the RH of humidors/tupperdors/cabinet but we had yet to encounter a device that could measure the RH of a single cigar.
Rafael
I personally wouldn't use something like that, but good review nonetheless.
How come?
Rafael