My Beads Have Turned Yellow

[bobarian]

Originally Posted by MithShrike

I have been having trouble with my humidor keeping humidity. My cigars have seemed dry lately. I replaced the battery on my hygrometer and salt tested it. It was accurate. I'm not perilously dry, 61%, but I would prefer a little moister. I looked at my beads today and a good deal of them are yellowed. I've had them a little over a year.

I'm thinking this is ammonia that has evaporated. Any thoughts? Should I just bug Scooter for more beads?

Matt, To my understanding the discoloration is from the beads absorbing the oils and other impurities in the air. From an old post Mark said this should not affect their performance. After a year mine in my desktop are starting to yellow a bit, but the ones in the vinotemps are still white.

Quite a bit of my beads are yellow, they work just fine.

Originally Posted by MithShrike

I looked at my beads today and a good deal of them are yellowed. I've had them a little over a year.

Stop peeing on them

I wonder why bobarian's Vino beads are white while the humi's are yellow..... Mine in the Vino are white but I've only had the setup for a month and a half.

Originally Posted by mrreindeer

Stop peeing on them

Damn, you beat me to it!

~Vitis

[bobarian]

Originally Posted by mrreindeer

Stop peeing on them

I wonder why bobarian's Vino beads are white while the humi's are yellow..... Mine in the Vino are white but I've only had the setup for a month and a half.

I would guess because there is a lot more free air in the vino so it will take longer to turn. Also, the boxes probably absorb some of the impurities.