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by Atlas
Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:45 pm
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Pumidor discussion
Replies: 86
Views: 53515

Re: Pumidor discussion

I use teacups to store <25g quantities of broken up tea. Should you ideally be using some kind of mesh teacup, since it may be hard for the humidity to get to the tea if there's only one opening on the top? Nope. That's not how diffusion works. It could be a pinhole and the same thing would happen,...
by Atlas
Fri Feb 16, 2018 11:43 am
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Pumidor discussion
Replies: 86
Views: 53515

Re: Pumidor discussion

I don't know anything about pumidors (yet!) but it seems like 31C seems like it would be pretty hot for the kind of artificial devices we're trying to create, even if that's what its like in Yunnan. I am not surprised that there is mold growing. Why not lower the temp by 10F? I'm intentionally tryi...
by Atlas
Thu Feb 15, 2018 10:09 pm
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Pumidor discussion
Replies: 86
Views: 53515

Re: Purchasing a pre-built pumidor?

-snip- I can't give you any reliable information of what's safe, not least of which because my conditions (31degC, 70%rh) have proven to support mold growth - last week I noticed the finest speck of "frosting" on a tuocha that was living in the minifridge door. I suspect that the reason is a combin...
by Atlas
Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:20 pm
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Pumidor discussion
Replies: 86
Views: 53515

Re: Purchasing a pre-built pumidor?

You also have to consider absolute humidity. Relative humidity of 70% at 60° is not the same as the same RH at 80°. The hotter the temp the more moisture it can hold so 70RH at 80° will have a higher absolute humidity than at 60°, which is why hot and humid is good for aging cakes quickly. Do you t...
by Atlas
Wed Feb 14, 2018 6:40 pm
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Pumidor discussion
Replies: 86
Views: 53515

Re: Purchasing a pre-built pumidor?

ShuShu wrote:
Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:25 pm
A friend of mine bought something like this a while ago that suppose to guarantee constant 65-70... but he ended up with infections on some cakes and some mold
What kind of device? Like a CigarOasis?
by Atlas
Tue Feb 13, 2018 11:26 pm
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: PuLogger - Cheap DIY monitoring and control for pumidors.
Replies: 16
Views: 14587

Re: PuLogger - Cheap DIY monitoring and control for pumidors.

Great success. Code is complete for the desktop unit, and everything is cleaned up nicely.

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by Atlas
Tue Feb 13, 2018 2:25 pm
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Aging puerh: what is your setup?
Replies: 147
Views: 133243

Re: Aging puerh: what is your setup?

.m. wrote:
Mon Feb 12, 2018 1:09 pm
-snip-
Cheers!

Left is a saturated saline-pack with a wick, to control humidity to 75%.

Right is a canning jar filled with water and heating elements. The elements are rubber-smelling $1 AliX pickups, so I need to isolate them from the environment so they don't stink out my tea.
by Atlas
Mon Feb 12, 2018 12:41 pm
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: PuLogger - Cheap DIY monitoring and control for pumidors.
Replies: 16
Views: 14587

Re: PuLogger - Cheap DIY monitoring and control for pumidors.

OldWaysTea wrote:
Mon Feb 12, 2018 10:10 am
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Thanks, I appreciate it! I am (was) an HVAC/SCADA tech, so I've got a reasonable handle on the stuff I'm currently trying to do with it, but if you have any ideas or see something that could be done better, sing out for sure!

EDIT: So I can find it later, https://www.pcbway.com/
by Atlas
Mon Feb 12, 2018 3:05 am
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: PuLogger - Cheap DIY monitoring and control for pumidors.
Replies: 16
Views: 14587

Re: PuLogger - Cheap DIY monitoring and control for pumidors.

Minor update: Everything's working now, active heating/humidity control is implemented and working perfectly. Temperature is controlled to within 0.1degC and humidity recovers very quickly after the door is opened/closed, at which point the fan will shut off I've also put a desktop receiver together...
by Atlas
Sat Feb 10, 2018 7:16 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: A crack in the teapot
Replies: 11
Views: 6736

Re: A crack in the teapot

99% sure that's a tool-mark, not a crack.

I suspect that if you get a fingernail or toothpick and swipe across it towards the centre of the base, it'll catch on a little lip on the innermost side of the "crack".
by Atlas
Sat Feb 10, 2018 12:36 am
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Aging puerh: what is your setup?
Replies: 147
Views: 133243

Re: Aging puerh: what is your setup?

Today was a good day. Still waiting on some DC/DC converters so I can power it from the 12V supply and lose the USB cable. https://i.imgur.com/RExdq1c.jpg Eventually I'll make these door shelves usable for samples/tuocha/small cakes. https://i.imgur.com/4jJRRtB.jpg Active heating and humidity contro...
by Atlas
Fri Feb 09, 2018 2:49 pm
Forum: Archived Swaps
Topic: Tachi Masaki Banko-Yaki Kyusu + 2 cups. ($140)
Replies: 3
Views: 3898

Re: Tachi Masaki Banko-Yaki Kyusu + 2 cups. ($140)

Offers considered.
by Atlas
Mon Feb 05, 2018 12:05 am
Forum: Archived Swaps
Topic: Selling Crimson Lotus Shou
Replies: 6
Views: 4438

Re: Selling Crimson Lotus Shou

I'll bite.

PM me with details on how you want to handle it?
by Atlas
Mon Feb 05, 2018 12:03 am
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: Must try puer from TeaUrchin?
Replies: 2
Views: 2536

Re: Must try puer from TeaUrchin?

2014 Bulang Beauty is great.
by Atlas
Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:22 pm
Forum: Archived Swaps
Topic: Teacups - funky glazes, 1 douli.
Replies: 6
Views: 4555

Re: Teacups - funky glazes, 1 douli.

wildisthewind wrote:
Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:27 pm
I like that douli - what's the volume?
35ml to the uppermost bright-blue line.

40ml is the practical max