Boveda pack humidity in jars

[Locrian99]

Hey guys I asked this on my thread and it’s kind of buried in there so I’m asking here as well. 67 gram 62% pack in a 1quart mason jar. I figured it would maintain 62%, the jar was maintaining 61% when I placed it in there two days ago. It’s maintaining at 60%, I don’t imagine the 2% matters, but is that normal for it?

[DoctorJohnson]

You're right, 2% doesn't matter, and chances are whatever you're using to measure has an error range of greater than 2%. Not worth worrying about.

[D.A.A.S.69]

Hey 99, you can calibrate hygrometers to make them accurate real easy, google.You actually need quite a few hygrometers cause they don't always read the same, less you calibrate them. A few degrees off is no big deal.

[Locrian99]

Yea I read about that in the instructions, kind of why I was asking the question. Should I assume the hygrometers are off, or do the boveda packs not going to maintain the humidity right at 62. As said it probably doesn’t matter 62 v 60. Just me being ocd 😀

[D.A.A.S.69]

Morning 99, you can't have to many hygrometers, use them long enough an you will see which ones are accurate, some hygrometers are way off ,that's why you have to constantly check, but bovedas do a great job of maintaining the humidity. Later.

[DoctorJohnson]

> Hey 99, you can calibrate hygrometers to make them accurate real easy, google.You actually need quite a few hygrometers cause they don't always read the same, less you calibrate them. A few degrees off is no big deal.

I did the "salt slurry" calibration and was amazed at how easy it was! (All it takes is a jar, a bottle cap, a little salt and some water.) As it turns out, my calibratable Mk IV hygrometer (a Nebula recommendation--love it) was spot on at 75%.

[Locrian99]

I’ll look into that I read on mine how to calibrate it but had no idea how to know what the humidity was. That is the one I’m using that she recommends in the curing tutorial.

[Locrian99]

thanks for the tip, I’ll for sure be calibrating my curing hygrometers this way. Seems super simple.

[Locrian99]

I did this, it works, has a bit of variance in my experience. The amount of water you add to the salt is huge from what I experienced I did this a few times different brands of hygrometers. I had the calibers read 72% twice, 78% once and 74% once. Just based on how many drops of water I put on the salt (I used a pipette), I will say the 74% was probably the closest to the desired amount of water added good and pasty but no real standing water on top. But if you have to be so precise I don’t see this being super accurate with human error being so possible (difference in water added was 2 drops tops) Reading some cigar forums it’s not considered perfect by any means. I’m trying a boveda in a snapware with just the hygrometer to see how that works. Boveda apparently sells a 75.5 and 32% pack meant for calibrating. But I’m just curious the reading I get from just a 62. I’m being ocd about it I know just want to see that it’s right.