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Copenhagen Forever

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I spent time going thru 2 pounds or so of my cigar tobacco taking out the stem and stacking flat. Now I'm not sure what to do with them. I have more to go thru and I'm going to run out of room quick. I pretty much got everything in high case so I could spread flat.
DSC05714.jpg The havana inside an old art folder. Should I take the plastic away and let it dry? I'm worried about mold.

DSC05715.jpg After laying out this long leaf I rolled it up. Is that O.K.
How do you store your leaf? Can this stuff be stored out in the cold. It'll be 0 deg. f soon.
I still got about 3 lbs. to go. HELP!:confused:
 

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What Smokes said..

I'd take them out the bag and let them dry a bit. It's hard to define how dry is dry but dry them until they are almost crispy but still have a slight limpness to them. It's better to be safe (too dry) than sorry (too moist).
 

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Once dry it doesn't matter. All my tobacco is frozen right now just about.
 

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Oh man I just checked your profile, I'm looking at moving to Maine right now! Somewhere near d-f.
 

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Oh man I just checked your profile, I'm looking at moving to Maine right now! Somewhere near d-f.
It's some pretty over there. Good hunting and fishing. You might take exception to our governor, I do.:p

Thanks for getting me straight guy's. I feel better now that I got a handle on it. I opened up the folders to let them dry and I'll put most of it in the shed. Tomorrow I'll go thru the Silver river and sumatra. I did good stripping the center stem after watching Rainmax's video. By the end of the lot I did today, I was almost a pro.
 

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I never store tobacco in high case longer than like morning to afternoon or overnight , it will mold very quickly. If you're casing it up to work with it , a little mist goes a long way . As long as it (filler) is not crispy it is workable. If it shatters when you try to roll it , give it a light mist and seal the bag for an hour . Filler needs to be as dry as possible without it falling apart. Binder can be a bit like leathery and wrapper can be damp like a wrung out paper towel but I only do that early in the morning when I'm bunching and binding. By the time I get them out of the cigar mold ,the wrapper is workable and stretchy.
 

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Only remove stems in as much as you can roll in a couple days. Your bundles look great , but put them in zip-locks and into the fridge that will buy you about 5 days. As long as your using it every day from there I can give you tips. If not lay flat and let dry, but be very careful will be like fall leaves at that point.
 

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Only remove stems in as much as you can roll in a couple days. Your bundles look great , but put them in zip-locks and into the fridge that will buy you about 5 days. As long as you're using it every day from there I can give you tips. If not lay flat and let dry, but be very careful will be like fall leaves at that point.

Sorry that I missed your post. I read Smokin's post and and then just settled in with what I had going on. Laid out the way I have the tobacco is alright. It's bone dry in the art folders. I can take a leaf off without breaking it and carefully get a case back. I over spray the fill and have to let the cigars dry for a couple of days. If I have to do it again, I would have picked the leaf that was hole free, keep them flat and keep the fill in case but just bulk in a bag like Deluxestogie shows in another thread going.

Thanks for your comment. I'll try putting some bagged fill in the fridge.
 
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