Little white/yellow dots?

[Mr C]

Hey guys...

Did a check on my sticks last night...
No signs of beetles (phew), but did notice on 3 sticks little white/yellow dots.
I thought it could be plume, but it can't be taken off?

Anyone know what they could be?
About 1mm in diameter...

Min temp n humidity 19c 73%
Max temp n humidity 24c 73%

Also, whats the best way to lower RH?
I leave the humidor open for a few hours and it drops, then when I close it, it climbs to 73% again within a few hours?

Thanx

If the cigars in question are cuban (probably are, based on your past posts), then the dots are most likely water spots caused when the sun heats up a moisture drop on the growing tobacco and burns a spot on the tobacco. This is VERY normal for cubans, and not a worry.

Get some 60 or 65% beads from Heartfelt Industries for the humidity control. If you have any humidity aids in the humi, make sure they are dry, or take them out for a while and see if that helps. If you are in winter conditions, this too is more normal than you might think I have to add humidity in hot summer months. In winter, i mostly let the beads do their thing, and humidity stays around the rh rating of the beads.

Good luck.

[Fumioso]

Sure they're not water spots? Are you sure they weren't there when you put them in the humidor? I have some sticks with spots exactly as you describe, and they're definitely water spots. (Water spots, if I understand correctly, occur when rain drops focus sunlight onto the leaf and discolor it. Not unusual with natural wrappers, and totally harmless.)

The humidity question will probably result in a chorus of "Beads! Beads!" from the BOTLs here. I have the opposite problem -- trying to keep the humidity high enough, so I'll let someone more experienced with your problem answer that one.

[Mr C]

Thanx for your replies...
They are cubans...
Guess I just never noticed them before
Wasn't really looking.

As for humidity, we don't get beads here, so i'll have to order from overseas.
And our winters are very dry, it's our summers that are humid, so I might of just overcompensated with my humipuck...

Thanx again

[Zenistar]

Originally Posted by Mr C

Thanx for your replies...
They are cubans...
Guess I just never noticed them before
Wasn't really looking.

As for humidity, we don't get beads here, so i'll have to order from overseas.
And our winters are very dry, it's our summers that are humid, so I might of just overcompensated with my humipuck...

Thanx again

Im sure Viper http://www.heartfeltindustries.com/Home.htm would be able to sort you out with a bead shipment

[Baric]

Many places will ship the beads overseas-i know for a fact that, as Zenistar says, heartfelt will ship beads overseas [to the UK at least]. if it was plume/mould [i know it isnt] but youre quite right in believing you can brush it off-just in case you find any white mould in the future, it comes straight off and is harmless to your gars.