Just as the title says. I own a cigar humidor, a small one, that I used for a few months for cigars before I quit smoking and now it's just sitting there collecting dust. It's a good humidor with a window on top and made of very nice wood. Smells a bit like cigars but I thought I could transform it into a small pu-er humidor for aging pu. It has an electronic humidifier inside it that keeps track of the humidity instantly at all times.
Thoughts?
Re: Cigar humidor for Pu?
If it's lined with spanish cedar and smells like cigars then no.JD wrote:Just as the title says. I own a cigar humidor, a small one, that I used for a few months for cigars before I quit smoking and now it's just sitting there collecting dust. It's a good humidor with a window on top and made of very nice wood. Smells a bit like cigars but I thought I could transform it into a small pu-er humidor for aging pu. It has an electronic humidifier inside it that keeps track of the humidity instantly at all times.
Thoughts?
Unless you like drinking cedar pulp and cigar tobacco
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I guess I could use it for packaged/sealed tea storage or something. Hate to see it just sit in the closet.
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If I were you and looking for a way to store puerh, I would sell the humidor and invest in equipment just for your puerhJD wrote:I guess I could use it for packaged/sealed tea storage or something. Hate to see it just sit in the closet.
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+1 no cedar for your tea.Exempt wrote:If it's lined with spanish cedar and smells like cigars then no.JD wrote:Just as the title says. I own a cigar humidor, a small one, that I used for a few months for cigars before I quit smoking and now it's just sitting there collecting dust. It's a good humidor with a window on top and made of very nice wood. Smells a bit like cigars but I thought I could transform it into a small pu-er humidor for aging pu. It has an electronic humidifier inside it that keeps track of the humidity instantly at all times.
Thoughts?
Unless you like drinking cedar pulp and cigar tobacco
Re: Cigar humidor for Pu?
Someone needs to try this. For science!!!TomVerlain wrote:Unless of course you are planning on smoking the sheng
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How big is it? I see no reason not to experiment with a couple average cakes.
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Have you smelled the inside of a cigar humidor before?tingjunkie wrote:How big is it? I see no reason not to experiment with a couple average cakes.
P.S. I don't mean this to sound demeaning, I'm actually wondering.
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Believe it or not you can smoke tea. I've done it myself. It's an alternative to smoking tobacco. Infact, a lot of the alternative tobacco-less or nicotine-less smokable leaves are tea leaves.TomVerlain wrote:Unless of course you are planning on smoking the sheng
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Really? I can't imagine rolling up some of my precious sheng and smoking it.JD wrote:Believe it or not you can smoke tea. I've done it myself. It's an alternative to smoking tobacco. Infact, a lot of the alternative tobacco-less or nicotine-less smokable leaves are tea leaves.TomVerlain wrote:Unless of course you are planning on smoking the sheng
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uh oh, I remember the last time someone posted those words....JD wrote:TomVerlain wrote:_sm0k3_ tea
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I apologize for bump this old thread, but I would like to share my experience in this matter, since when I was looking for good advice on this topic for myself
I am now on my third humidor - progressively getting better quality and bigger size as the collection grows. A 50 cigar humidor is a good starter. My advice is to really research it. Buying the cheapest humidor should not be the goal so much as buying the best one at a certain price point. Read reviews "
https://coolerexp.com/best-cigar-humidors-review/ a lot of them. As said previously, Spanish cedar lined humidors are mandatory, and a good fit. It should feel solid and the lid should fit snugly. I found that the floral foam humidifiers dry out too quickly for my environment. So I bought a great device by Deauville that has a reservoir for water and it feeds the foam over an extended period of time. It lasts for several weeks.
When you get your humidor, you will want to prep it prior to putting in all of your prized cigars. The cedar lining will be dry, and if you put cigars in it, it will extract all of the moisture out of the cigars. This prepping process is called peppering. You simply wipe down all of the cedar lined surfaces with water, and begin humidifying it. Wait a day or two until your hygrometer measures that there is a steady and consistent humidity of 65-70%. THEN, put your cigars in.
Lastly, I was instructed to use distilled water. Tap water is a dicey situation, particularly if you live somwhere with really hard water and a lot of minerals. Those flavors can be absorbed by the cigars. It may be overkill, but I always use distilled water. I buy it cheap for like a buck a gallon at the grocery store. Good luck!
I am now on my third humidor - progressively getting better quality and bigger size as the collection grows. A 50 cigar humidor is a good starter. My advice is to really research it. Buying the cheapest humidor should not be the goal so much as buying the best one at a certain price point. Read reviews "
https://coolerexp.com/best-cigar-humidors-review/ a lot of them. As said previously, Spanish cedar lined humidors are mandatory, and a good fit. It should feel solid and the lid should fit snugly. I found that the floral foam humidifiers dry out too quickly for my environment. So I bought a great device by Deauville that has a reservoir for water and it feeds the foam over an extended period of time. It lasts for several weeks.
When you get your humidor, you will want to prep it prior to putting in all of your prized cigars. The cedar lining will be dry, and if you put cigars in it, it will extract all of the moisture out of the cigars. This prepping process is called peppering. You simply wipe down all of the cedar lined surfaces with water, and begin humidifying it. Wait a day or two until your hygrometer measures that there is a steady and consistent humidity of 65-70%. THEN, put your cigars in.
Lastly, I was instructed to use distilled water. Tap water is a dicey situation, particularly if you live somwhere with really hard water and a lot of minerals. Those flavors can be absorbed by the cigars. It may be overkill, but I always use distilled water. I buy it cheap for like a buck a gallon at the grocery store. Good luck!
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Re: Cigar humidor for Pu?
I don't see any issue with cigar humidors generally. Perhaps you've to clean and let it air out first.
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I bought two small humidors for tea as an experiment. I took some activated charcoal capsules, opened them and poured them into a little dish, and put this in one humidor. The other, I put baking soda, and let them absorb odors for two weeks. The charcoal did a much better job. I put a bing in the humidor last week. I'm going to try it soon.
JD wrote: Just as the title says. I own a cigar humidor, a small one, that I used for a few months for cigars before I quit smoking and now it's just sitting there collecting dust. It's a good humidor with a window on top and made of very nice wood. Smells a bit like cigars but I thought I could transform it into a small pu-er humidor for aging pu. It has an electronic humidifier inside it that keeps track of the humidity instantly at all times.
Thoughts?