Wineador Humidification

Originally Posted by bobarian

For something that small a couple of ounces of beads should be fine.

I remeasured my box... silly me used the outside dimensions instead of the inside!!! I was using WAY too many beads which I believe could have caused the loss of some flavor to my sticks. 2 ounces was all I needed. Thanks, Bobarian!!!

[T.G]

Originally Posted by Joe Stogie

I remeasured my box... silly me used the outside dimensions instead of the inside!!! I was using WAY too many beads which I believe could have caused the loss of some flavor to my sticks. 2 ounces was all I needed. Thanks, Bobarian!!!

Too many beads just means that the beads can go longer without user intervention (typically, this means adding moisture).

[CigarNut]

Originally Posted by Joe Stogie

I remeasured my box... silly me used the outside dimensions instead of the inside!!! I was using WAY too many beadswhich I believe could have caused the loss of some flavor to my sticks. 2 ounces was all I needed. Thanks, Bobarian!!!

Just for clarification -- you really can't have too many beads (HF, HCM, etc. -- does not matter which kind). If you maintain your beads correctly they will do the job without harming your cigars even if you have more than you need.

The more beads you have the more capacity your humidor has to buffer against big changes (adding or removing lots of sticks, adding real wet or dry sticks, etc.).

I'm a wineador newb (a little over three weeks into using mine), but so far so good

I'm running a Hydra electronic humidifier, with two of the samll Hydra fans and a "jury-rigged" large 12 volt fan for air circulation. I also keep a pound and half of 70% heartfelt beads in there - partially to help with humidity, partially because it's a convenient place to keep the beads that I throw in my travel humidor when I'm not travelling. So far, the system is working great!