Recharging Boveda packs & brown water

[jhedrick83]

That's a new one to me as well, I always recharged them without direct contact with the water. how dark was the water and how old is the pack? Could be from the humidor. My HF beads all are much yellower than they were when new.

[BlueDevil07]

That's a new one to me as well, I always recharged them without direct contact with the water. how dark was the water and how old is the pack? Could be from the humidor. My HF beads all are much yellower than they were when new.

It looked like dilute tea. Some, but not all, of the packs I have sit directly on bare cigars, so I figure the tannins could diffuse into the packs over time. If that's the case it could just be the paper that has turned color and not the liquid inside. The packs I tried this with were over 2 years old.

[jhedrick83]

It looked like dilute tea. Some, but not all, of the packs I have sit directly on bare cigars, so I figure the tannins could diffuse into the packs over time. If that's the case it could just be the paper that has turned color and not the liquid inside. The packs I tried this with were over 2 years old.

That might be the cause for the tinge in the water. I'd say as long as the pack isn't leaking on the cigars, use it.