Seasoning Humidor... question!

[flamchop]

I've searched around but I think my question might be hard to find via search function. I got my new 100ct humi from cheaphumidors.com (it's beautiful by the way!) and I'm currently seasoning it.

I charged the humi device that came with it with a 50/50 solution and placed it on the top tray, and I have a small bowl of water in the bottom. I have an adjustable digi hygro that's been calibrated.

My question is should I be using only a shot glass amount of water? Or is the bowl even better, seeing as how it's probably 4 or 5 times the amount of water? The hygro is already reading 65 degrees and 65 humidity... but I thought it would take a few days to get up to that.

Is it worth it to replace the bowl of water with only a regular shot glass? Will the greater amount of water damage the wood at all or cause molding?

Either way I plan on keeping it seasoning for about a week, then once by 65% beads come in I'll pop those in and remove the water and the humi device it came with.

 

[SouthsideCigar]

In a 100ct humidor either should work fine. There should be no problem with mold either way as it will not be in there for an extended period of time. If the hygrometer is reading 65% then I would just leave it the way you have it and not bother changing the bowl to a shot glass or vice versa.

Dave

 

[Dr. Marneaus]

I'd say, if you switch to shot glass, and the humidity drops, then the humidor isn't seasoned. It may have an ambient RH of 65%, but that doesn't mean the wood isnt still absorbing the moisture.

If you take the bowl out or the shot glass out, and it drops down, then it wasn't really ready.

As far as the amount of water, I'd think that surface area is more important than volume. I try to use a shallow, wide container for this sort of thing.