77 degrees --Too hot?

[Unholy1]

Well, My humidor is pretty much stuck with staying at around 77 degrees...will they be ok?

I'd be concerned about that temp w/r/t beetle activity. 70 or below is best.

[cigarsinheaven]

No they will not. Not for long anyway. 70 is the standard, however most of us know that a few degres temperature variance is not going to make much difference. But a consistent 77 degrees I think is too risky. Get it down bfore the beetles get you.

cigarinheaven

[icehog3]

Not cool, man.....literally.

[fireman43]

I'd recommend finding a cooler spot if possible. I don't even like mine to hit 70 if I can help it.

[forrest]

I have to ask - where do you guys keep a humidor that it maintains sub-70 degree temperatures? Do you have a basement, or just keep your house very cool? I'll be moving to an apartment in southern California soon, and I think it'll be next to impossible to keep my smokes cool without either spending a fortune on electricity or buying a wine cooler.

[K Baz]

Originally Posted by forrest

I have to ask - where do you guys keep a humidor that it maintains sub-70 degree temperatures?

CANADA

[forrest]

Originally Posted by K Baz

CANADA

that would do it!

[cigarsinheaven]

Originally Posted by forrest

I have to ask - where do you guys keep a humidor that it maintains sub-70 degree temperatures? Do you have a basement, or just keep your house very cool? I'll be moving to an apartment in southern California soon, and I think it'll be next to impossible to keep my smokes cool without either spending a fortune on electricity or buying a wine cooler.

We generally keep the house around 70 degrees anyway and I just make sure that my humidor is in the coolest part of the house. Of course energy cost is not as much a factor in Mississippi, where I live, as it is may be in California or some other places. So I would like to hear some responses from some others. We do have a basement but I've just never needed it except during an extended power outage during Katrina.

cigarsinheaven

[RPB67]

Originally Posted by cabinetsticker

I'd be concerned about that temp w/r/t beetle activity. 70 or below is best.

Yes it is to hot .

[Ccsmoker]

Yes it is too hot,I wuold start checking for signs of beetles.

[Da Klugs]

It's a risk. Everything I have read says prolonged 73-74 degrees and above is the true hatching point but have no personal experience to quantify it. Mine stay at 68-69 in the office who's temp is 70- 24/7/365.

Best solution might be to freeze your cigars. It kills any live beetles and "cracks" the eggs. There are rules on how long to leave them in the freezer based upon how cold the freezer is. Then the temp issue is a non factor other than it's affect on the aging process.

Have read that Habanos SA has been freezing all export cigars since 03. But it's Cuba so you take it with a grain of salt. Many here freeze all cigars they receive as you just don't know who they have slept with/ at what temperature.

[j6ppc]

Originally Posted by Da Klugs

It's a risk. Everything I have read says prolonged 73-74 degrees and above is the true hatching point but have no personal experience to quantify it. Mine stay at 68-69 in the office who's temp is 70- 24/7/365.

Have read that Habanos SA has been freezing all export cigars since 03. But it's Cuba so you take it with a grain of salt. Many here freeze all cigars they receive as you just don't know who they have slept with/ at what temperature.

The coolest spot in our house (an inside closet) is 72-74F in the summer / steady @65% RH.
We don't have AC. No beetle issues so far although I may have just been lucky so far. I have frozen most of my stuff to be on the safe side though.

[floydpink]

Any Florida guys gonna speak up?

me neither.

[wharfrathoss]

blue ice packs in coolers are working great for me