Pipe Tobacco storage

robbyras

My first Pipe post! yay

so back in November Wes sent me a small pipe and a bunch of tobacco to try... ochozacho also sent me some Holiday blend and house blend from his local spot (both were AMAZING BTW)... I fired the pipe up about 15 times or so, but haven't messed with it since early January... I left all the tobacco in the original ziplocks and put them all in on tupperware... I never thought to humidify it or anything... is this stuff toast or can it be salvaged? As for the aromatic stuff, do you need to store them apparently or an I just leave then in their individual zip locks like I have? Thanks!

j0z3r

If it's dried out a bit, you can easily moisten it a bit. Just pour the tobacco onto a plate and cover with a damp paper towel for a little while...check every so often with the pinch test, if you take a pinch of tobacco between your thumb and forefinger and it holds together lightly then falls apart after releasing it then your moisture level is pretty good. Keep in mind that pipe tobacco does better at a much lower rh% than cigars, generally going straight from a tin to a sealable jar is sufficient to store it for a good long time.

robbyras

Thanks Joe! Yeah, It's basically been in the zip locks the whole time, so I think it should be good... i'm guessing a jar is better for storage than ziplocks... I'm a complete pipe noob... so it;s all pretty foreign to me...

j0z3r

robbyras:

Thanks Joe! Yeah, It's basically been in the zip locks the whole time, so I think it should be good... i'm guessing a jar is better for storage than ziplocks... I'm a complete pipe noob... so it;s all pretty foreign to me...

I'm gonna shoot you a pm in a bit here regarding jars, give me a few mins and check your inbox.

robbyras

j0z3r:

robbyras:

Thanks Joe! Yeah, It's basically been in the zip locks the whole time, so I think it should be good... i'm guessing a jar is better for storage than ziplocks... I'm a complete pipe noob... so it;s all pretty foreign to me...

I'm gonna shoot you a pm in a bit here regarding jars, give me a few mins and check your inbox.

will do, thanks!

Direwolf

From what I read it is pretty forgving. As long as you keep it sealed good you can keep it without much maintenance.

J.S.

I seriously doubt that the tobacco has even lost moister at this point. I would just get some small mason/ball jars (4 oz. or 8 oz) works great and put it in. If you want to age the tobacco instead of just store it you need to get a vacuum seal on it. There are ways to do that too but for now just getting it into proper storage would be the best thing to do.

Marker

Long term aging put the mason jar in the microwave for 2 minutes after washing it. Let sit until you can hold it with a paper towel and not burn your hands. Put the tobacco in 3/4 full and put the lid on. The rubber seal on the lid will heat up and seal beautifully. When the oxygen in the jar is used up the tobacco will start aging.

Direwolf

Guess I'll be picking up a couple cases of jars now lol