DGBAMA Redneck Curing Chamber Build

[Chicken]

I had planned on hanging my bacca with sticks this season ( during the winter I "" acquired"" a lot of them).all though I was going to string them..but I think I may steal your idea of using nails.to hold 3 leaves at a time....

Although my curing chamber is huge....I still haven't installed any controllers.on the temp. And r.h. device..

I just turn it all on high......and check it after work.

Consider your idea stolen...good chap/

 

[DGBAMA]

I had planned on hanging my bacca with sticks this season ( during the winter I "" acquired"" a lot of them).all though I was going to string them..but I think I may steal your idea of using nails.to hold 3 leaves at a time....

Although my curing chamber is huge....I still haven't installed any controllers.on the temp. And r.h. device..

I just turn it all on high......and check it after work.

Consider your idea stolen...good chap/

I like the nails. Quick, easy, cheap. Steal away, I did not patent it.

 

[Knucklehead]

I had planned on hanging my bacca with sticks this season ( during the winter I "" acquired"" a lot of them).all though I was going to string them..but I think I may steal your idea of using nails.to hold 3 leaves at a time....
Although my curing chamber is huge....I still haven't installed any controllers.on the temp. And r.h. device..
I just turn it all on high......and check it after work.
Consider your idea stolen...good chap/

I like the nails. Quick, easy, cheap. Steal away, I did not patent it.

The more I think about it, the more I also like this idea for curing leaf. Stringing and unstringing can be a chore sometimes. This is fast, easy, and the sticks are reusable.

 

[deluxestogie]

If you intend to kiln leaf, the choice of how you hang it for curing should be compatible not only with the hanging facilities of your shed, but also with your kiln design.

Bob

 

[DGBAMA]

If you intend to kiln leaf, the choice of how you hang it for curing should be compatible not only with the hanging facilities of your shed, but also with your kiln design.

Bob

My kilning is either shredded in bags, or while lead in totes, so off the nails and into totes.

 

[Gmac]

Somewhere in the the yellowing, the starches are converted to sugars. I can't cite it right now, but I've read that some varieties improve with extended yellowing. I don't recall that it stated what the improvement was.

University of Georgia, Harvesting and curing flue cured tobacco, Page 6.

Lengthof Time Required for Yellowing --Normal tobacco is
yellowed at varying lengths of time, depending on the stalk
position.For example, primings and lugs should be completely
yellowed in 20 to 30hours. On the other hand, upstalk tobacco
may require 60 or more hours to obtain the desired color. You can
improve the quality of certain varieties by extending the yellowing
period.Certain varieties may sometimes yellow before starch
converts to sugar. When this happens, the result may be pale, slick,
immature tobacco.

Gmac

 

[USHOG]

Silver River is pretty easy to cure. Great job on the build

 

[Smokin Harley]

If you intend to kiln leaf, the choice of how you hang it for curing should be compatible not only with the hanging facilities of your shed, but also with your kiln design.

Bob

This is why I put my leaf on (16 gauge aluminum) wires. loop one end , skewer /string the leaf, loop the other end . I have nails up in my shed rafters ,the end loops hang on the nails . When it goes to kiln, same loops are hung on hooks hanging off the wire shelving.

 

[DGBAMA]

The aluminum wire works great.....electric fence wire......I stole the idea......from Bob I think.

 

[Smokin Harley]

ah electric fence wire...I'll have to look for a roll of that. I was buying the 50 ft rolls with the cutter in the fastener section at the Depot. which by the way I correct myself , I have 18 gauge , little smaller and light but holds the leaf well without splitting the main rib if you poke it no less than one inch from the stalk end.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Alumunim fence wire cut at a angle. It will poke a hole in your finger no problem

 

[DGBAMA]

ah electric fence wire...I'll have to look for a roll of that. I was buying the 50 ft rolls with the cutter in the fastener section at the Depot. which by the way I correct myself , I have 18 gauge , little smaller and light but holds the leaf well without splitting the main rib if you poke it no less than one inch from the stalk end.

I did those rolls first time, "craft wire". One brand was fine, another would break if bent back and fourth just a couple times. But the cost added up fast. The "fence wire" was more up front, instead of buying a couple rolls a week as needed; but saved overall, and still have enough for the next couple years.

 

[Smokin Harley]

Alumunim fence wire cut at a angle. It will poke a hole in your finger no problem

Yes it does indeed.

 

[Smokin Harley]

I did those rolls first time, "craft wire". One brand was fine, another would break if bent back and fourth just a couple times. But the cost added up fast. The "fence wire" was more up front, instead of buying a couple rolls a week as needed; but saved overall, and still have enough for the next couple years.

how many feet in a roll and whats the cost ? Also wheres the best place to find it in bulk like that. I'm thinking a farm supply? We have a couple near enough for a good reason for a motorcycle ride ...as if I need a reason.

 

[Gavroche]

here, 0.10 euro one meter...in 2 mm X 400 meters

https://www.agrizone.net/catalogue/...nU6RDSMfF0dW8vPFui7YKj5X4N6u8jyiG4aAi_a8P8HAQ

it's never Wild boar electric fencing

 

[deluxestogie]

My 17 ga. aluminum electric fence wire came as a 1/4 mile spool. It will last for several years. I seem to recall its costing in the range of $20. I always cut it at 90 degrees, and simply tilt the tip to an angle in order to puncture a leaf stem. It goes through any stem that way, an does not impale my fingertips. I bought it at a farm supply store (?Tractor Supply?).

Bob

 

[Smokin Harley]

1/4 mile for $20 ...thats a good deal.
I cut my wire at a 45 degree , glides right through the biggest stems(like Pa Red and Va Gold). I just learned to put two fingers behind the stem and aim for the space between em.

 

[deluxestogie]

Handling metal wire that's longer than about 18" presents a hazard to your eyes. Just holding them, carrying them, picking them up from the floor, etc., sometimes causes the distant end to swing about. I'm too old to start over again with new eyeballs.

Bob

 

[Brown Thumb]

I use my old alumunim electric fence wire the deer bust thru ect from the garden.

 

[DGBAMA]

1/4 mile for $20 ...thats a good deal.
I cut my wire at a 45 degree , glides right through the biggest stems(like Pa Red and Va Gold). I just learned to put two fingers behind the stem and aim for the space between em.

I got the same 1/4 mile roll, I think about 25 bucks. Tractor supply.

Cut at 90deg. Still goes right through. 50 leaves per string, in pairs stem to stem, fits my chamber nicely.