bilder
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In another post I have been wondering about how well an old Jelly Belly jar would work as a humidor.
This post will attempt to find out.
First you need an empty Jelly Belly Jar. I got mine at costco. It is just over 8 inches tall and about 5 inches wide. Just the right size to hold 20 or so cigars. Clean the jar out with baking soda to remove all that Jelly Belly smell.
Then, we need a humidifier. For that I went to Heartfelt Industries and bought a bag of humidfication beads. I then went to Cigar Bid and bought a couple of their cheap round humidifiers. The holes on these humidifiers are small enough so that the beads will not fall through:
The humidifier comes with the green oasis foam inside it. This simply will not do! Some minor surgery is required:
Pop open the humidiifer and remove the foam. A table knife works fine. Once the foam has been removed, wipe or rinse out the disk to remove any small bits that may remain. Now it is time to add the beads:
Notice that I am conducting this phase of construction over a plate. This makes pick up of stray beads quick and easy.
See what I mean? Once you have filled the humidifier with beads, it is time to add some moisture.
Slowly add DISTILLED WATER to the beads until you reach 70% or so clear beads. You will need some white in order to absorb excess moisture from the air and maintain proper humidity levels. Now you can put the humidifier back together. Next- final assembly!
Take the humidifier and use velcro tape to attach it to the inside of the jar lid. Put the lid back on the jar and you have the Jelly Belly Humidor!
Testing is still underway to see how well the humidity levels will hold. You can add some cedar strips and storage away from direct sunlight is suggested. You can remove the labels or leave them in order to get a laugh out of your friends.
There you have it. A simple humidor that, if you do not count the cost of the jelly beans, will set you back just a couple dollars. The humidifier cost me one dollar off of Cigar Bid and I probably used less than a dollars worth of beads in filling it.
This post will attempt to find out.
First you need an empty Jelly Belly Jar. I got mine at costco. It is just over 8 inches tall and about 5 inches wide. Just the right size to hold 20 or so cigars. Clean the jar out with baking soda to remove all that Jelly Belly smell.
Then, we need a humidifier. For that I went to Heartfelt Industries and bought a bag of humidfication beads. I then went to Cigar Bid and bought a couple of their cheap round humidifiers. The holes on these humidifiers are small enough so that the beads will not fall through:
The humidifier comes with the green oasis foam inside it. This simply will not do! Some minor surgery is required:
Pop open the humidiifer and remove the foam. A table knife works fine. Once the foam has been removed, wipe or rinse out the disk to remove any small bits that may remain. Now it is time to add the beads:
Notice that I am conducting this phase of construction over a plate. This makes pick up of stray beads quick and easy.
See what I mean? Once you have filled the humidifier with beads, it is time to add some moisture.
Slowly add DISTILLED WATER to the beads until you reach 70% or so clear beads. You will need some white in order to absorb excess moisture from the air and maintain proper humidity levels. Now you can put the humidifier back together. Next- final assembly!
Take the humidifier and use velcro tape to attach it to the inside of the jar lid. Put the lid back on the jar and you have the Jelly Belly Humidor!
Testing is still underway to see how well the humidity levels will hold. You can add some cedar strips and storage away from direct sunlight is suggested. You can remove the labels or leave them in order to get a laugh out of your friends.
There you have it. A simple humidor that, if you do not count the cost of the jelly beans, will set you back just a couple dollars. The humidifier cost me one dollar off of Cigar Bid and I probably used less than a dollars worth of beads in filling it.
