curing tobacco in jars

Easy to follow and a good laugh along the way. abfdged. Well what an informative article, I tried many years ago to grow tobacco, plants grew fine but mucked up the curing process, I want to flavour the stuff for pipe smoking, I have a very large jar of glycerine in the garage could I use that with port and brandy, spray the leaf, let dry, then press and mature but for how long - best guess for a guide pls, also I want to give some hand rolling tobacco to my colleagues at Christmas, I'm harvesting and curing now,(August) once dried I'm putting it in a plastic air tight box, will that be long enough time for it to mellow/mature. Also without an insulator, there would be a lot of heat loss, you would need higher temps than a psudo greenhouse.The cooler method traps in heat, but because the seals are not air tight there seems to be a lot of air exchange going on. Once sealed, age for about two months at room temperature or slightly above. Thanks a lot, Yes i have read your article and gave very good things ty but one question is pesticides can i use them on the plant's and will i get sick from it. What you do with it then is your own damned business. A lot of tobaccos's taste sweetens with salt - folks will mix maybe a 1/4 teaspon of salt in 8-10 ounces of distilled water, lay the tobacco out on a tray, mist it with the salty solution, allow to dry and then put it in the curing jars. Gonna have a couple of acres there, so can plant heaps, and better growing conditions. Answer: Spray it with a fine mist of water (or water and alcohol - port, vodka, rum; or water and something sweet) You can get a cheap mister in most garden supply shops and a lot of discount places. In this fermenter, these conditions are achieved by a light bulb heat source, directed by a reflector dish towards the pile of air cured tobacco under it. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on March 20, 2014: I wrote a month or what back that I had started harvesting and drying down here in North Canty, and being the impatient bugger that I am, have started smoking it now, and am pleasantly surprised with the result. From new and estate tobacco pipes to tin pipe tobacco and bulk pipe tobacco, we have everything you need. I'm planning on air curing the Tennessee, as it suggests in the name of it, and the. The hothouse on our section looks like a great starting place for our seedling to get a start. Avoid over-watering. I do not recommend that anyone follow this procedure, please use discretion with the project. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Keep their soil moist but not soggy when they're young. Also I wanted to add that the post is great and very easy to follow ..I am in Aus and have been growing now for a while and am getting some extremely good results but I am still waiting to have my first taste..I think the hardest part for me is going to be the cutting as I like a very fine cut and if anyone can suggest something that is not to expensive I will be very happy, anyway thanks for reading and hope to hear from some of you out there even in Qld..Cheers. If so how do we do it? The essential pieces for fermentation is 120 degree heat and humidity. This is a cheap and accessible possibility to achieve the conditions required for fermentation. Water them thoroughly and then keep watering to prevent the dirt from drying out. I have smoked ciggies, small cigars and a pipe since I was about 14. Question: I've grown plenty of tobacco except I've always just microwaved the leaves or in the oven to dry and smoked the plant still green. This is an excellent time to test whether you have dried your nugs properly. Question: What do you think of using a humidifier to keep some moisture in the air while curing? Our trained team of editors and researchers validate articles for accuracy and comprehensiveness. Question: How can I get the right smell and taste for my homegrown tobacco? If you live in a place that's warm enough to grow cabbage, tobacco will thrive. oops, I must have had a couple to many ales the last time I wrote in. Ricci Feat Waaka from Tauranga, New Zealand on June 07, 2014: Hi can you please give me some advice on how to grow tobacco under lights,such as how many plants to a 1000 watt or 600 grow light in what size room,am really keen to give it a go. Pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, and snuff are fire cured. http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/agr/agr14/agr14.htm, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nygIskWSgw, https://www.leafonly.com/tobacco-harvesting-curing-fermenting.php, https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/archive/how-to-grow-and-cure-your-own-tobacco-for-ceremonial-use-Ok_7A46VfUqfDuXac7SoOQ/, https://www.coffinails.com/curing_tobacco.html, http://www.victoryseeds.com/tobacco/backer_cultivation.html, https://www.cigarworld.com/education/tobacco-411/curing-and-fermentation/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKduAMF-lWk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2EpXsM0m4o. Don't pick the whole plant at once, since they will become ready over a period of weeks. It realy increase my knowledge about the topic. Thanks heaps for your all your good work and effort.. As you are aware, we are being raped by our jackboot government, overtaxing and discriminating against smokers.. Prices are going through the roof. If you feel that yours is too green(and limp) still, try putting some in an oven at a low heat (100c or less) for half an hour or more to dry it to a better colour. Set up a dehumidifier if you don't have a dry spot to store the leaves in so they dry faster and don't develop mold. 11 years ago You will need to make a platform inside the boiler to keep the leaves out of the water. meter for the next hour or so. 5 Steps to properly drying & curing cannabis Drying Weed (Steps 1-2) Marijuana strain trimming Step 1: Trimming your buds To dry your buds, you first need to trim them. Answer: An airtight container's a good idea, but I can't tell you how long the tobacco will last. When the plants reach maturity, they'll set flower heads at the top. James' book The Heirloom Tobacco Garden and i've been excited to try his method using jars. The place else may just I get that type of info written in such a perfect way? Also, can we use wine to spray the leaves whilst curing as opposed to water? The best time of year to dry outdoors is during the harvest season, end of Summer, before the first frost, humidity is typically perfect in most areas of the USA. Adding moisture to cure is not a good idea, the bud should be dried properly first. Also, I know they like sun but as were in the wrong season Ive put them in large pots in the greenhouse. I would think that using a spray bottle or just wiping the leaves with a sponge-full of the mix would also work OK. Then he fed the leaves through a grinder. Tho it is now. Curing cannabis buds Once buds are dry, it's time to cure them. This process takes about 3-4 weeks.2) Fermentation: Sweating out ammonia, and a few other complicated chemical processes. Thanks for putting it together, at least I know what a tobacco plant looks like now. As you said, I leave the "Best/Biggest" plant to flower and take the seeds from it for the next season- tho of course you only need one seed pod to get 1000's of tiny seeds for next year's crop. Growing and harvesting is a perquisite to fermentation covered in other guides, available here . They were small plants, about 2 ft (60 cm) high when winter hit. It says it can be used for fermentation. If you want cheap alcohol dissolve a kilo of sugar in 4 liters of warm water, dump in some yeast, or a handful of raisins/sultanas, cover the container with a tea-towel or similar to keep out the bugs and wild yeasts( or you'll end up with vinegar), leave it until it stops bubbling (probably 2-3 weeks) and you'll end up with alcohol at about 10%. Question: My tobacco leaves have been hanging for around 3 months, the tips seem to keep going brittle so I have misted them with water as they have become brittle again, is this method ok? The seedlings are 2.5 inches tall now. Problem solved! Put a fine sieve in the top of a clean, dry bowl, or on a sheet of paper. I suggest that you air-dry some leaves and then compare. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on November 07, 2015: Hi quicksand, long time no hear, How's it going? Finally, pour the hot water to the level of the tobacco in the jars. You know what to look for.) Ive a venture that I am just now running on, and Ive been on the look out for such information. Great victory by the AllBlacks! The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on June 16, 2016: Hi there gepeTooRs , nice to know that you approve, although I can't take any credit for the loading pace, that's all HubPages doing. Thanks for the nice comments. I'm attempting to grow 3 varieties of tobacco: a Tennessee dark air cure, a Samsun Turkish and Perique. Mine is 40ltr any old water boiler come tea earn will do. Let the flowers bloom and die off. Question: Dont you have to ferment or sweat the leaves after drying tabacco, to remove excess ammonia? Im from west Wales in the UK. this pic is just a couple of late bloomers that iv put in a pot outside if you notice on the dried leaf there is type of mould when cured outside have you had this proble befor or has this happened because its still attached to the plant?has not been a good year for growing this year but the other plants were about 5ft with broard leafs what was left after the slugs, Reply As for the number of plants to be self-sufficient in Baccy for my pipe? This is a brilliant step-by-step on how to get to the end product I'm looking for so thanks so much mate! Then proceed in one of the following ways: Further up the page, I suggested that you let one plant flower for seed. Question: How long would tobacco take to grow in a tropical climate like Australia? Simply hang in a sheltered area and let nature take its course. We seem to be in the perfect climate. How does humidity affect the rate of fermenting? Now, any ideas on how I could take this to the next level & make it into clove cigarettes? I got 6 x 1 oz jars sealed up yesterday. . Monitor the leaves periodically to make sure they dont turn moldy, and remove any leaves that do. Question: How do you flavor tobacco with honey and alcohol? This article could not be written any better! Answer: As people in the UK and the USA have been using my article for over ten years now I can see no reason to prevent you. Wonderful hub. I think I'm going to try to grow some to use for smudging and offerings (Spiritual purposes). remember you are not growing veges, yellow leaves make a more mellow product. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on September 21, 2014: Here's some info that i copied and pasted from this hub a couple of years ago. Answer: I'm sorry but I can't really help you as there are too many unknowns. since taking the pics, I have modified and refined the design making it even simplerive plugged the holes, and took out the aluminum foil, and put the second batch of leaves in a large plastic bag with a twist tie on the top to better hold in the moisture. Adrian Rankin-Maclean on August 10, 2020: Very informative article I tried many years ago to grow tobacco, plants grew fine but mucked up the curing process, I want to flavour the stuff for pipe smoking, I have a very large jar of glycerine in the garage could I use that with port and brandy, spray the leaf, let dry, then press and mature but for how long - best guess for a guide pls, also I want to give some hand rolling tobacco to my colleagues at Christmas, I'm harvesting and curing now,(August) once dried I'm putting it in a plastic air tight box, will that be long enough time for it to mellow/mature. Been reading your posts looking to find ways to make what i grow less harsh to smoke. 12.5% cure for between 3 weeks and 11 weeks. Once this is done I remove it from its leaf stems. I did have a hard time sleeping at night with the chamber light bulb on. Our politicians will waste tens of millions on a futile flag referendum (and then probably twist the results - the head of the CIA visited last week) then they tax the Hell out of smokers - over 90% of the retail cost of tobacco returns to the government in some form of taxation (a conservative estimation) but smokers are denied the medical treatment of others as they "caused their own problems". Answer: Most of my friends who grow tobacco just dry it before smoking it, so no, don't bother. My tobacco does not smell like tobacco at all. (These have some glorious botanical name that doesn't matter a bit. Here in New Zealand, you can buy tobacco seed, grow the stuff, and, if you want to, smoke it quite lawfully. Smokingpipes is your one stop shop for Tobacco Jars Pipe Accessories and all your tobacco smoking needs. I'd suggest that you leave them for the time being but monitor them and if the spots increase noticeably remove the offenders. Cold and frost will affect your crop yield. A fine mist to dampen the leaves is all you need, they will soften almost immediately and you can then cut out the ribs. For three months of winter, we have occasional light frosts, bitterly strong winds, and some hail. Question: I have been hanging first tobacco leaves for two weeks in the green house and they going brown already. And I always unplugged the light when leaving the house. To cure my tobacco i air dry it in my shed. tobacco enthusiast on September 16, 2014: Luther 2 the b8g ribs can be Removed! Have you ever tried soaking leaves to flavour them? The site loading pace is amazing. Hang the tobacco where the humidity is consistently around 65 percent. I live in Kansas and they are growing like crazy. Answer: I grow the one that I originally bought from King's Seeds in Katikati NZ years ago. -Air cured Tobacco leaves, Seeds with growing instructions are available here : Havana tobacco seeds are good for making cigars, particularity cigar wrappers because of the broad leaves, flavor and smooth appearances once cured. I fugured: "since im griwing broccoli and carrots I might as well griw sone 'backy too!" Hi guys. Reckon next year I will have to double my crop, I may be a bit shy this year. You might try planting cabbage amongst the 'backy to deter the cabbage butterfly; I intend to this year. Spray water, port, rum, honey dissolved in any of the aforementioned, or pretty well any consumable liquid. Hello! Is that a constant 50c or would it be averaged over a 3day or so cycle? Would also be interested to read the article you mentioned on distilling but can't find it? It improves with age so long as it does not dry out. This article was co-authored by wikiHow Staff. BTW the leaves held by the old bloke in the article's photo grew in a temperate climate in spring and summer.They're pretty average bottom leaves (the higher you go the smaller the leaf) We get light frosts in Winter. (. You may need to use a humidifier if your leaves are drying too quickly. How to Tell How Old Cigarettes Are and If Theyre Stale. If I do this will it ruin the final curing process? Put them loosely into the jar, you want some air . Most of the tobacco that I smoke has been aged 4+ years, but I don't let cannabis sit in a jar beyond six months. Your question and reply precedes this answer. Also, thank you for this article. In addition, The contents are masterwork. Stems retain moisture and may increase the chance of mold in storage. So plenty in hand. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on July 05, 2016: The blog given to us has some exciting features. Question: Why do my tobacco leaves never turn yellow and ripen? For those of you more comfortable with metrics, 1 ft = 30 cm. You need to leave some free space for airflow, so err on the side of under versus over-filling the jars. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on October 21, 2015: Hi Guys (and Gals) sorry that I've been AWOL for a while. To smoke it! Email Us | (888)366-0345 Account Login Create Account. and spray it finely on the dried leaves with a garden mister. i think il try the box with water in and a towel on top after iv dry the tobacco this year.. only using a heat pad. Do you think theyll go ok in there until after the last frost of winter? If you dry your tobacco in your home, be sure to mind the temperature and humidity to avoid drying the leaves too quickly. Great sense of humour and a very helpfull artical.Thank you. You are so right, they do adapt to the area. 50% of these commercial growers cure for between 7 and 14 days. I simply chopped it (2mm) and mixed in some pure vanilla essence (or chopped vanilla beans) and a little citrus zest then compressed it into a jar. Since yous have given me some ideas i will give you a fact. I could not tho do that on a dozen or so plants. Spent a few days in the horsepiddle with heart failure due to pneumonia; so am only growing for entertainment now as i had to stop smoking but it's still a way to pass the time. Hopefully I get mature plants later. Soon, you'll notice that tobacco is quite an attractive ornamental with small, pretty, pink flowers. Temps above 122F (50C) inhibit the vegetative growth of mold. Instead of a timer you could also use an eight dollar dimmer cord found at any hardware store, it will adjust the power and heat output of any bulb. Hello to all who read this and also to future me who is trying to figure out what I did that one time. Sit back, drink your moonshine (I'm writing an article on distilling), and watch them grow. Thanks. Yuk, you can buy them from https://ausseeds.com/, Please email us a complete pamphlet about the steps from planting to harvesting tobacco and how to dry and make cigarettes. This is better for cigars and pipe tobacco. Answer: This is a new one on me as I didn't know that tobacco grew from leaf propagation. How broad it can be. Anyhow, I ordered from them and began growing. I'm doing it with potatoes. See what your first try is like, you can always tart it up as you go along. Reply Answer: You can spray the leaves with a mister using rum, port, dissolved honey or whatever takes your fancy to both flavour the tobacco and help it burn. Hi - What are your thoughts on smoking unfermented tobacco. It's fine to jar bulk tobacco; it will resume fermentation. Also, in the images above you can see the vent holes I cut in the top and bottom of the coolerI have since plugged them up to hold in the humiditythere was too much ventilation going on. Answer: The leaves normally dry from the bottom of the plant up. Haven't noticed. Fermentation is the trickiest part, and is what this instructable is intended to outline. Below that, warmth and moisture is a mold issue. Note: I'll continue this in feet and inches only, for the sake of our American cousins. I'll certainly digg it and individually suggest to my friends. Thoughts ? Re-pot them a couple of times, use you hot-house when they get bigger and you can grow them there or transplant in spring. Just wanted to see how it's done. Then, thread a string through the slits. Isn't it possible to sterilize the pile of tobacco and stop all the fermentation by having temperature too high? The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on March 06, 2015: I chucked some seeds in the fridge last year; planted them in portable greenhouse in september and have a bumper crop drying in my garage now. Well, short of dynamiting them, running them over with a ten-ton digger, searing them with a flamethrower, or soaking the stuff in weed-killer, tobacco pretty much looks after itself. (I am, however, all for fermenting sugar in water and putting it through a still, I may be doing that later today). {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/b\/b2\/Dry-Tobacco-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Dry-Tobacco-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/b\/b2\/Dry-Tobacco-Step-1.jpg\/aid10190610-v4-728px-Dry-Tobacco-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"