Hello everyone, hope you're well!
My tobaccos (mason jars & tins) were formerly stored in a closed cabinet at around 70~75F and 50% RH in my living room throughout the whole year. While I never had any problems with mould, I had mason jars "sweating" a bit during higher temperatures in summer (glass getting cloudy/hazy from the inside). Unfortunately, I had no other options for storage at that time.
I've recently moved to a new rental flat which offers a separate storage room (insulated, ventilation through a pipe near the floor and one near the ceiling, both to the outside). I've put a temperature/hygrometer in the room for a week to check the climate conditions during sunny/warm and rainy/cold weather outside.
The storage room is dark and at 40-45% RH, temperatures slightly fluctuating between 60,8F (16C) to 64,4F (18C) during the day regardless of the outside weather. Now I've considered moving my tobacco cabinet to said storage room because it seems to offer better climate conditions.
I've read on multiple sites that the temperature shouldn't fluctuate much and tobacco should be stored in a dark, cool (best below 65F) and dry place.
My first question is whether temperature fluctuation between 60,8F and 64,4F during the day could be a problem for tobacco cellaring and if the new cellar's environmental conditions are generally good for cellaring. My second question is whether I should store my jars and tins in the old closed (not air-tight) cabinet in that room or I should better keep them on open shelves? My idea behind storing them in the closed cabinet was that they might not be so exposed to environmental changes in temperature/humidity through the ventilation pipes in the room and that this might even out the minor temperature fluctuation a bit.
Perhaps I'm worrying far too much about all this and I'll be fine if I keep them dry and at below 65F, just want to do nothing wrong!
Thanks a lot for your help!
My tobaccos (mason jars & tins) were formerly stored in a closed cabinet at around 70~75F and 50% RH in my living room throughout the whole year. While I never had any problems with mould, I had mason jars "sweating" a bit during higher temperatures in summer (glass getting cloudy/hazy from the inside). Unfortunately, I had no other options for storage at that time.
I've recently moved to a new rental flat which offers a separate storage room (insulated, ventilation through a pipe near the floor and one near the ceiling, both to the outside). I've put a temperature/hygrometer in the room for a week to check the climate conditions during sunny/warm and rainy/cold weather outside.
The storage room is dark and at 40-45% RH, temperatures slightly fluctuating between 60,8F (16C) to 64,4F (18C) during the day regardless of the outside weather. Now I've considered moving my tobacco cabinet to said storage room because it seems to offer better climate conditions.
I've read on multiple sites that the temperature shouldn't fluctuate much and tobacco should be stored in a dark, cool (best below 65F) and dry place.
My first question is whether temperature fluctuation between 60,8F and 64,4F during the day could be a problem for tobacco cellaring and if the new cellar's environmental conditions are generally good for cellaring. My second question is whether I should store my jars and tins in the old closed (not air-tight) cabinet in that room or I should better keep them on open shelves? My idea behind storing them in the closed cabinet was that they might not be so exposed to environmental changes in temperature/humidity through the ventilation pipes in the room and that this might even out the minor temperature fluctuation a bit.
Perhaps I'm worrying far too much about all this and I'll be fine if I keep them dry and at below 65F, just want to do nothing wrong!
Thanks a lot for your help!