Expert: M J Robbins - 7/30/2010

Question
I have a desktop and travel humidor that stays about 71 degrees from 4pm til 8 am. I like for my air to be turned off at 8 while I am at work. I have been keeping the air at 77 while I am at work which by what my accurite room gauge tells me the room temp gets to be about 75-76. So will this little time at 75-76 affect my cigars tobacco beetle wise? Also, I want a wine cellar but I dont want to alter it. Is it just safe to put both my humidors directly in the wine cooler with beads inside the closed humidor rather than buying beads for the entire cooler? PLEASE HELP!!!

Answer
Just put the humidor in the Wine cooler to keep the cigars perfect.
Humidification needs to be a little higher at a lower temperature.

So if the Wine cooler is 60 degrees the humidity needs to be 75% in the cigar humidor or around there. Leave the beads in to bring up humidity.

If you can raise the temperature in the wine cooler to 62 degrees you are closer to the perfect temperature for the cigars, which is 65 degrees, and I believe it is OK for wine also.

62 degrees 75% humidity for the cigars, 62 degrees 59% humidity for the wine.

Mike