nunapitchuk
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Thank you for the links. I am still studying. I will look up the kiln designs for something that might work for my situation. Everyone on here is so helpful. Thanks to everyone who responded I now know much more about tobacco curing and aging and storage and history than I did a week ago.Storing shredded tobacco
Hi ! What is the best way to store shredded tobacco ? Is mason jars an option ?fairtradetobacco.com
Is there any way to mellow out shredded tobacco ?
Muggs, Is you burley from the 2018 season? Has it been kilned? If the answers are yes and no, respectively, then you're just smoking the stuff way too soon. Bob Yes,the burley turn dark drown.smells wonderful.im smoking this straight, An it make me cough, an has an bitter after taste. I...
Curing, Fermentation, Aging, Kilning? Basic Definitions
Curing Tobacco When you begin with leaf from the field (primed or stalk-cut), and then allow it to convert from a living leaf to a dead leaf (of yellow or brown), you have cured the leaf. Often in this forum, we refer to this as "color-curing". There are a number of methods for color-curing...
Tobacco needs two things to naturally age. Time and moisture. If the leaf becomes crispy, crunchy dry the aging stops. Spritz the leaf in a poly nylon bag with a little bit of water from a spray bottle and the aging resumes. If the moisture is too high, the leaf can mold. Just enough moisture to keep the leaf flexible without shattering is plenty.
You can build a small kiln quite easily.
Frank.
