My Tobaccy Dried Up...

[SLR]

Ljutic, cool science project. Looking forward for the results.

[Ljutic]

The Sobranie jar was too tightly packed so I split it into two jars while adding two more rehab jars for two pouches of Gold Block. Gold Block didn't lose as much weight as the others. The top dressing must not evaporate with age and the tobacco felt a little sticky even in the dry state.

[Ljutic]

Originally Posted by SLR

Good article on this subject…

https://paykocpipes.com/blog/5-ways-...-back-to-life/

Ljutic, the bowl and wet paper towel method is my favorite way to rehydrate dry pipe tobacco.

Found a variation of the paper towel method on Pipestud's website.

For super dry tobacco, I take a paper towel, soak it in distilled water, wring it out as hard as I can with my hands, spread it out, put no more than 2 ounces of tobacco in the center of the paper towel, wrap it back up over the tobacco and put it in a mason jar. Seal the jar and wait 24 hours. Then, simply open the paper towel tobacco filled Mason jar, pour the contents from the paper towel back into the jar and reseal it. The tobacco should be perfectly rehumidified. If it is a little too moist, just leave it in the jar with the lid off and every 15-minutes or so, check the contents. When the moisture level is where you want it, just reseal the jar and you are in business.

[SLR]

Thanks for the info.

[ElkTwin]

Originally Posted by Ljutic

Found a variation of the paper towel method on Pipestud's website.

Steve’s a great guy, a bit of a local legend, and very knowledgeable.

[Ljutic]

Originally Posted by SLR

Ljutic, cool science project. Looking forward for the results.

It's been on my mind to check on these jars. Finally did it today. Wow this is slow. After 4 months the tobacco is still a little too crispy. Original Boveda packs still have gush so they are still working. I doubled up on the 8 gram 58% Boveda packets in each jar and changed up the jars a little to give more air space and assure continued moisture present as the experiment goes on. If you are in a rush, this is NOT the way to go. If you are me, I'll check these jars again in 4 months and let you know how it's going.

[smbauerllc]

Once tobacco dries out, don't all the natural oils in it that gives it it's flavor evaporate too, leaving you with tasteless tobacco, even if rehydratd, since you are simply adding water to it?

I haven't tried to rehydrate it, but I received an oz of completely dried out tobacco recently, and it had almost no taste to it. If anything, it was like a very cheap, mild cigarette.

I friggin love tobacco!

[smbauerllc]

Looked at the 5 methods in Mike's link below, and I don't have the necessary items for any of them. Any reason I can't just spread it out really thin and lightly mist it with distilled water from my plant sprayer bottle?

Seems like if I go easy and give it a pinch between mistings to test it, that should work OK, no?

I friggin love tobacco!

[SLR]

Stick the dry tobacco In a bowl. Place wet paper towels on top of the bowl. Introduce moisture slowly. Mix up the tobacco to evenly moisten it back up. Pipe tobacco when rehydrate keeps a lot of its flavor.

[smbauerllc]

Unfortunately, no access to paper towels. A wet tshirt is the closest I can come, and I'm not sure if the top will clip over the tshirt, but even just setting it over it should slow down the shirt drying. I also may have a big ziploc the container with wet tshirt will fit into as a second option.

Thoughts?

I friggin love tobacco!