View Full Version : Mold in the humidor
DLtoker
03-06-2015, 12:21 PM
Just curious as to how many have actually had issues with mold. If so, please share details.
I had an issue with mold once. Using distilled water with beads. Didn't crack the humidor for probably 4 months or so and when I did, there were 5-8 sticks which were completely covered in mold. All of these sticks were without cellophane. The sticks with cellophane were spared from the outbreak.
cheaphumidors
03-06-2015, 01:02 PM
One of the humidors at the office had a mold outbreak a few years ago, thousands of dollars of sticks ruined. It was a SUPER BIG BUMMER
Sticky B
03-06-2015, 01:24 PM
I see two yes's and one explanation. :confused:
DLtoker
03-06-2015, 01:37 PM
I see two yes's and one explanation. :confused:
It's because I spelled it Homodor :rolleyes: .... Would be fantastic if a mod could change that for me, please.
Billb1960
03-06-2015, 01:40 PM
It's because I spelled it Homodor :rolleyes: .... Would be fantastic if a mod could change that for me, please.
Actually you spelled it homidor :D
DLtoker
03-06-2015, 01:43 PM
Hahaha. I am off on everything today.
Ropey
03-06-2015, 02:05 PM
Actually you spelled in homidor :DYou spelled "it" "in"
Billb1960
03-06-2015, 02:15 PM
You spelled "it" "in"
Leave it to the lawyer...
Sticky B
03-06-2015, 02:45 PM
Just curious as to how many have actually had issues with mold. If so, please share details.
I had an issue with mold once. Using distilled water with beads. Didn't crack the humidor for probably 4 months or so and when I did, there were 5-8 sticks which were completely covered in mold. All of these sticks were without cellophane. The sticks with cellophane were spared from the outbreak.
Does that mean that now you're a "cello ON" type of guy?
DLtoker
03-06-2015, 03:11 PM
Since then I have been almost 100% cello on. I freeze all sticks before hitting the humidor. I'm anal about rotating and inspecting. I keep the sticks in my basement where it's 67* year round and I set the ambient rh to 50% and in the humidor, my active humidifier is set to 65% rh.
The reason I created this poll what to see how others fair with their collections... If there's an excuse for me to go back to not being paranoid, I would love a cello free humi. I'm expecting a delivery today of 140 sticks or so all without cello. I would love to keep them that way...
Branzig
03-06-2015, 04:00 PM
I haven't had many mold issues, but I always keep the cello on.
Not worth risking in my opinion. I'll go months without opening my humi or cooler so I don't take any risks. The one time I take all the cello off will be the time my entire humi falls to mold outbreak
theHammer56
03-06-2015, 04:08 PM
I've been keeping at least one humidor (now 4 desktops) for the past 12 years. No cellophane. No mold. Only plume - once or twice. Other than that, they've always looked close to magazine photograph worthy...
Mister Moo
03-06-2015, 04:16 PM
One time - just a few sticks (wiped off). This is when I found out 70/70 is a bunch of nonsense, especially with +/- 5/5.
Got a winecooler after that and jacked it up with a tempcontroller (+/- 1*f). That worked fine until I moved to a house with a very temp/humidity- stable basement.
piperdown
03-06-2015, 04:18 PM
Had one in a coffin that I forgot to crack open a little to acclimate. When I did check it six months down the road it had mold but did not effect any other cigars.
Other than that 1 cigar, haven't had any issues.
Jordan23
03-06-2015, 04:56 PM
This year was the first time I had mold in over 5 years. I leave my cigars as they arrive (as far as cello on or off), so it was confined to a couple of sticks in 3 different boxes. I wiped them down and kept an eye on them and it never came back. I regularly inspect my collection and keep my RH in check (I'm convinced the mold came from the vendor and I just didn't notice upon arrival)....so overall I never really deal with it.
I'm just going to leave this right here...
Homie + Door = Homidor
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Ropey
03-06-2015, 10:29 PM
Why I keep cello on in tupperdors which I don't open often. Cello off in my "dry box" which I open almost daily.
B daddy
03-07-2015, 10:57 AM
Back in about 2010, I got a freebie desktop and "seasoned" it by wiping it down with a wet rag. Figured, "if a little's good, more is better" and I left the wet rag in there for a few days. No visible mold. Super accurate brasstic dial hygrometer reads 73 ish, so I figure I'm ready to drop my bundles of Famous Nics and Flor De Olivas in there and they'll be good to go. A week later, the whole left side of the humi (and sticks) are fuzzy. I realized I was in over my head. ...That's what steered me to this great community.
penna stogey
03-07-2015, 11:04 AM
IM at 65/65 and real lucky this target RH is happening this time of the year. Good luck..PS
I've olny had a bad batch of mold once. I bought a box of '98 Punch RS 12s and when the arrived the had a beautiful case of plume (also tasted and smoked amazing). Due to this I smoked them very sparingly. I had them buried at the bottom of the cooler for a couple years when I found them again only to discover they the entire box was overtakes with mold. It was a very sad day when they had to go into the trash. As a result I went back to a wineador and haven't had any problems.