If you smoke cigars, you know that you have to keep the humidity levels just right in order to maintain your cigars properly. The right humidity levels will ensure that they are always fresh, and this is vital if you are going to enjoy your smoking experience. Many people choose to keep their cigars in a traditional humidor, but that's not the only way that you can keep them. You can find some rather creative ways to make sure that your stogies always taste nice and fresh when you light them up. One of those ways is by using a wine chiller. However, you will likely have to do a few things to make sure that the chiller is going to be up to the task.
You'll use the same cigar accessories in your wine chiller that you would use in your standard humidor. You'll need a hygrometer so you can measure the level of humidity in the air, of course. You'll also need a thermometer-which the wine chiller probably has already-and some sort of a humidifier.
Your humidifier will usually need to be put into the wine chiller first so that the humidity level gets up to the 68 to 72 percent that cigars need to be stored at. The temperature should be between 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit. When you're first trying to bring up the humidity level, you might need to add a glass of distilled water to the chiller to bring up the humidity faster. Remember to only used distilled water for this. Tap water leaves a residue behind. When you're first setting up the humidor, expect to have to leave it closed for a couple of days to get the humidity up to the proper levels.
You may find that there are several different sizes of humidity beads, and you will need to choose the one that will be best depending on the size of your wine chiller. Since there are so many different options, it may be helpful to take your wine chiller with you when you purchase the humidity beads so that you can look at how they will fit inside your chiller and possibly discuss your options with a professional.
Once you have placed the humidifier beads inside the wine chiller and set it to the appropriate temperature, you should make sure that the humidity levels are ideal and then place the cigars inside. The cigars should not be placed on top of the humidification beads, but, instead, they should be placed away from them.
You'll use the same cigar accessories in your wine chiller that you would use in your standard humidor. You'll need a hygrometer so you can measure the level of humidity in the air, of course. You'll also need a thermometer-which the wine chiller probably has already-and some sort of a humidifier.
Your humidifier will usually need to be put into the wine chiller first so that the humidity level gets up to the 68 to 72 percent that cigars need to be stored at. The temperature should be between 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit. When you're first trying to bring up the humidity level, you might need to add a glass of distilled water to the chiller to bring up the humidity faster. Remember to only used distilled water for this. Tap water leaves a residue behind. When you're first setting up the humidor, expect to have to leave it closed for a couple of days to get the humidity up to the proper levels.
You may find that there are several different sizes of humidity beads, and you will need to choose the one that will be best depending on the size of your wine chiller. Since there are so many different options, it may be helpful to take your wine chiller with you when you purchase the humidity beads so that you can look at how they will fit inside your chiller and possibly discuss your options with a professional.
Once you have placed the humidifier beads inside the wine chiller and set it to the appropriate temperature, you should make sure that the humidity levels are ideal and then place the cigars inside. The cigars should not be placed on top of the humidification beads, but, instead, they should be placed away from them.
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