It may not work, but I built a curing chamber for under $20

[darkwack33]

i will give you more time

 

[darkwack33]

friends burning stems tongue and throat ammonia ??

 

[deluxestogie]

Age the leaf, then blend with a small amount of burley.

Bob

 

[darkwack33]

How

 

[darkwack33]

How

 

[darkwack33]

How

 

[darkwack33]

Two months later

 

[darkwack33]

How

 

[burge]

I have followed this thread your leaf looks good.

 

[darkwack33]

Age the leaf, then blend with a small amount of burley.

Bob

age??

 

[darkwack33]

Age the leaf ? how so

 

[darkwack33]

How many months do I need to ventilate the leaf after fermentation?
burning of tongue and throat

 

[Alpine]

The more the tobacco ages, the better it gets. After 1 month in the kiln, let the leaves “breathe” for no less than 2 or 3 days, but some strains (burleys and dark air) can require two weeks. A burley I’ve grown required 6 weeks in the kiln and 1 month of airing before becoming smokable (but not good!). One year after, it’s so good I regret not having grown more.
Patience is the secret here.

pier

 

[burge]

Age the leaf ? how so

Aging is a simple but complex. Age the leaf buy allowing to go through temperature changes pressure moistening and re drying. Take that shredded leaf and put it under pressure for a month then try it. I hand press mine sometimes in a plastic cigarette tub and it forms a cake. In the days in Canada when I was buying tobacco here I went from tubs to pouches because they tasted better as the leaf was compressed into a tobacco brick almost and you had to rip off a chunk to roll. Fermentation happens when the leaves are under pressure.