Aging Pipe Tobacco

J.S.

OK. here is the basic idea. I will post things that I have read/learned and comment on what works does not work. I have only been smoking pipes for a little over 4 yrs now so your mileage may vary. Taste is subjective so use what you can and add anything you have found helpful too. I have much to learn.

J.S.

J.S.

J.S.

This is G.L. Pease take from his website FAQ's: Sterilize your jars, fill them up, and put the caps on. What purpose will heating serve? The jars will seal fine without the “pop” of the slight vacuum that results from cooling.

J.S.

My experience here is hit and miss. Will the jars seal, most do eventually pulling the pop part of the lid down but not all of them will. Those that do seal are very lightly sealed so things like moving them will cause the lip to pop. Those that never seal, while still air tight don't seem to change at least not over the course of a couple of years or so. Yes, Lat. will mellow but I think it will do that just fine anyway setting in an open tin over a few months if it did not dry out. The key for me is that the seal of the slight vacuum does seem to make a difference.

J.S.

So . . . for the past yr. I have played with a new idea tweaking both of the above. First, I don't work with heat so if you run a blast furnace or weld, then you will need to tweak this too. I boil all jars to sterilize. However, I keep the water boiling and take out a few jars at a time. Once they get to the point that my hands can hold them without too much discomfort I fill them and stick them in the frig all lids have sealed very well. No popped lids so far. The jars I have opened at the 6 month mark all are from blends I have smoked and are exactly what I think they should taste like.

dr_frankenstein56

J.S.