Back again for perhaps our shortest question and answer in the Ask halfwheel series. This week’s question comes from reader Mike, who didn’t bother to write more than one line, which is fine, because it’s simple: What is the best way to rehydrate dry cigars? In the spirit of Mike’s conciseness, here’s how I do it. First, I find a dark and relatively cool place. Preferably there’s no direct sunlight and it’s in the low 60s. I will then take the cigars and place them in a Ziplock bag or more recently I’ve been using OXO containers. I will start with just the cigars and a hygrometer for the first day or so. I want the cigars to stabilize and to get a sense of where I am starting. Once I’ve got a starting point, let’s say 50 percent relatively humidity (RH), I will then look at adding humidity gradually and slowly. For this there are two options in my opinion. One is an electronic humidifier where I can slowly increase the humidity levels. There’s really no reason to not go slow here, so with an electronic humidifier I might go as slow as one degree every three days. The other option ...
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