Plume vs mold - from facebook

[Johnny Thunder]

Invest in a dehumidifer John, I've got one in the cabin and it drags it down to 48% after a day

What size unit are you using in the cabin?

[SHAMZ84]

I have called the landlord....thanks gents

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no problem...just thought it was odd to have that much humidity...hope it gets sorted

[PeeJay]

The house has been sitting at around 67-68 due to drying clothes on radiators because of the rain.
It is usually lower.

Invest in a dehumidifer John, I've got one in the cabin and it drags it down to 48% after a day

[Johnny Thunder]

The house has been sitting at around 67-68 due to drying clothes on radiators because of the rain.
It is usually lower.

[PeeJay]

Same here but not in my house!

[Johnny Thunder]

Humidity around here has been over 70 for quite a few weeks now. Currently around 78%.

[Greg]

I have called the landlord....thanks gents

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[PeeJay]

Your house is damp Greg, internal humidity should be 50-60%

[Greg]

I open the windows daily to put it down... but ouside is still 82%..... humid place this Island.

[SHAMZ84]

I will share my limited experience with you all folks,

with humidity never dropping 65% and normally room humidity at steady 82%.

I'm no expert, but i would have thought a room humidity at 82% would be a concern sign of damp

[Greg]

I will share my limited experience with you all folks,

As far as I know, if it grows so far to me is mould, if its not I clean it and I smoke them.
Those that are green, even close to the cigar, is harmful.... never try to clean it and smoke it... at least I dont do it... I tried once and the taste is horrible... never again.

The green little dots, normally one or two small dots only, seem to not be noticeable when smoked ( yes I have smoked them, I may be crazy, but lets be honest)

Since I live in UK I understand this is an issue, with humidity never dropping 65% and normally room humidity at steady 82%. In 4 months I have not refilled my humidor while in Spain it was done every 2 weeks....

[cj121]

Two good posts lads, thanks you [MENTION=13371498]Simon[/MENTION]bolivar and [MENTION=13402797]akyprianou[/MENTION]

[Simon Bolivar]

I can't believe Mitch wrote that article on those BBF's not having mould. I will still respect his other cigar knowledge & his service & late night answering emails can't be faulted but that is clearly mould. Is it a problem when it just wipes off? It's a problem if you think it's a good thing & don't check & wipe off any mould you find. Ignore it & you'll find the mould will sink into the tobacco & you will not be to wipe it all off.

I have recent experience of this, with some Trini Fund's. I found mould on one stick in a pack of 5. I brushed a few spots off without problem but one spot wouldn't brush off & that's why I returned it to the shop & was given a replacement. I wouldn't bother returning sticks that had mould on that could be brushed off but I certainly would again for mould that can't be removed. Any mould not removed will also spread to other cigars in the box, humi ect. When brushing off mould do it away from your humi so the spores don't find their way back in there.

[akyprianou]

in my experience of spotting the difference between Mold and Plume is very simple, but however can be a little cofusing for beginners..........but simply put for the new guys

Plume - has a dusty/crystally precense that tends to spread evenly accross the cigar, not bright/full in color but should always wipe of with ease. If you pull any young cigar out of your humidor and if under a light you see a small shiny "sparkle" like a diamond, that is early signs of plume developing, that is good, with my experience i have always found early signs of plume developing around the caps of cigar before spreading accross the whole stick (i dont know if theres a scientific reason for this) The most important thing to remember is that plum should always wipe of easily and shine, if it dosnt then its Mold

Mold - is very full in color, flakey and tends to congregate in blotches accross the cigar. Mold also grows taller as it develops where plume dosnt grow tall it lyes flat and spreads. Depending on how much growth has developed, Mold can be very difficult to remove from a cigar and dosnt come off in your hands like plume does

i hope this is a simple explanaition for for everyone, all of this is from my own experience of enjoying plum and having the bad times dealing with mold break outs when i was new to the game.........which im glad happened now because i learnt a lot from that experience

cheers

[akyprianou]

Another plume picture from Facebook today...

The guy was adamant and it was quite a fruity thread.

Wow thats madness! like its been dug out of a snow pit!