Cause(s) of very bitter cigars

[jrfoxx]

High humidity is a common cause but it sounds like your setup should help rule that out. If your temperatures are high that could throw off the rh a bit. Cigars will also go through secondary fermentation at times and give off that ammonia smell. Is this tupperdor closer to a source of heat than your other storage containers or maybe in direct sunlight? Just to help rule out rh levels do you run a hygrometer? Maybe run your heartfelt beads through a drying cycle. Do they change color when saturated? I always thought about getting some but never did.

Humidity and temperature is definitely not a problem. They stay pretty steadily at 65/65, and I never turn on the heat in my room, and no direct sunlight either, so no issues there.

I use the Govee H5075 Bluetooth hygrometers in them and they are properly calibrated and tested to be dead on at 3 different rh's.

The beads definitely change color if I add water, i just dont need them for humidifying since the Bovedas have it more than covered. I just leave them in the containers dry to absorb any excess humidity if it happens for some reason.

Didn't smell any ammonia, but honestly didn't sniff them before lighting or after, so its what I was learning towards, but its 3 different marcas, in 3 different boxes, so seems unlikely all 3 would be doing it at the same time I would think.

Will use my Humidimeter to test one from each box and see what it reads out of curiosity. Maybe will give me more insight.

I friggin' LOVE cigars