Aging in jars question

christian1971

Ok so my plan is to put my tobacco in jars. Is it critical that the jars not be opened during aging? I was hoping to take a pinch out of the jar ocassionally, rather then dealing with a tin. Or would that defeat the purpose of aging, so keep the tobacco in the cans instead. I highly doubt It will age 5 years knowing me.

Gray4lines

J.S.

Gray has said most of it. I personally age in jars by buying different sizes. If it is a new blend for me then it goes in an 8 oz. jar to mellow for a few months. If it is something that I know I like and want to age then it usually goes something like this: 2 16 oz. jars. 2-4 8 oz. jars and 2-4 4 oz. jars. The 4 oz. jars are for smoking right away. The 8 oz. are for short term aging/storage. The 16 oz. are for longer aging and once they are open they will be further broken down into smaller jars. Once the seal is broken the aging stops and you are just storing it at that point. Repacking them in smaller jars can allow for the aging process to restart but until the jars seal it is not aging just storing. I hope this helps.