Recharging Boveda packs & brown water

[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.