Beginner Questions (Ask Them Here!)

[chachee52]

Originally Posted by saru22

Hi Guys - I'm new to Cigars and to the site and had a question about my humi set-up.

The humi is about a 150ct and I was going to get 8oz of Shilala's beads for the humi. My Question is.. is it better to get one 8oz bag of beads and keep it at the bottom or top of the humidor OR is it better to get two 4oz bags and keep one at the bottom level and one on the top level. Is there a better combination? Does it even matter?

Thanks in advance for the help.

So follow up question: What size of a humidor does it matter? I have a 250 ct. I have the beads at the bottom and the hydrometer at the top and it seems to be consistent, so I guess it's not a question for me right now, but down the road.

[chippewastud79]

Originally Posted by chachee52

So follow up question: What size of a humidor does it matter? I have a 250 ct. I have the beads at the bottom and the hydrometer at the top and it seems to be consistent, so I guess it's not a question for me right now, but down the road.

The larger the humidor, the more spread out your humidification will need to be. In my 300 counts I always just had the humidifiers at the bottom. The humidity will rise but until you are at the large cooler stage or a cabinet, there really isn't too much need to spread out the beads all over the humidor. Kind of like the argument of when is active humidification needed.

Thanks for all the insights guys. I appreciate it. I'm thinking i'm going to outgrow my 150ct REALLY quickly.