Fermentation

[Knucklehead]

Thanks chuditch. I started a kiln build thread under Curing Arrangements. It's been humming along for a week now. Kilning my cigar leaf in it. I can't wait.

 

[CT Tobaccoman]

What I saw this morning, I had some Hab 2000 leaves that was on the green side, just put it in a bag in the fermenting fridge, the green is almost gone, a nice light brown colour!
I also farmed pipe tobacco for one year many moons ago, and pile fermented them. We use to turn the pile when it reached 65 deg C, that`s where I came up with the 65 deg in the fridge.
Last season I use 2x 60W globes, and i struggled to get it up to 65 deg. This season I`m using one 125W globe, the type used for security lights, and it works like a bomb.
In the past the pan I had on the one plate cooker was almost empty in the morning and evening, now I hardly use any water to keep it at 72% humidity, think that was the old fridge that was not to air tight.

That's useful info, Ben. Thanks
CT

 

[CT Tobaccoman]

CT Shade wrapper is unique, in that it is routinely fermented at "low" temperature.

Bob

Actually in recent years there has been a change from bulk sweat to fermentation by bale inside cardboard cartons. This goes into a room 100 degrees with close to 100% humidity possible without making rain. Poor guy who has to read thermometers inside tube in bales! It comes out fine in a fraction of the time needed for bulk sweat. Still "cool" compared to flue cured, which I will learn about soon.

Charlie