Bag Ageing & Expansion

jaytex1969 · Dec 29, 2018

A few months ago, I hit the interwebs lottery and scored 3 bags of Esoterica from an online vendor.
I did a cursory squeeze test to determine seal integrity and then tossed them into the cellar (pile?).
Considering aerobic and anaerobic activity, it has occurred to me that those bags may wish to swell at some point.
I recall several people stating that they have successfully aged these blends in the bags.
Has anyone ever noticed any swelling from ageing that might risk a blowout? I'm not seeing any such occurrence, just thinking out loud over multiple gin beverages.
Thanks.

hoosierpipeguy · Dec 29, 2018

There's a lot of space in those bags, I don't see that happening. But it seems to make sense to store the individual bags in a one gallon mylar bag heart sealed.

sablebrush52 · Dec 29, 2018

There was a thread a few months ago that dealt with pinholes forming in some Esoterica bags at the creases. To deal with this, I heat sealed all of my bags in 7mil food grade Mylar bags. In my case, I sealed each bag individually so that I'm only opening what I need.

panamacharlie · Dec 29, 2018

If you value the tobacco at all, don't even try to store it in just the factory bags!

Chasing Embers · Dec 29, 2018

I jar esotericas as soon as I get them.

pipestud · Dec 29, 2018

I have a lot of collectors who swear by using those commercial grade "baggies" to vacuum seal their bagged tobacco purchases such as Esoterica bagged blends. That's for long term storage, of course. Although I've had more factory sealed bags than I can count stand up to 10-15 years in a dark, dry and somewhat cool "cellar," I feel more confident with the contents either after market vacuum sealed or stored in mason jars. I have a bunch of 10-20-30 plus year old Mason Jars full of old leaf that is as moist as the day I bought it in those incredible glass bundles of joy.

craiginthecorn · Dec 30, 2018

For your own use, glass is the gold standard, but like Jesse and others I know, I store my bagged tobacco in its original package sealed inside an additional aluminum/mylar bag, which is heat sealed, but not vacuum packed. This gives me the advantage of being able to sell bags which I no longer want for full value. Once jarred, tobacco loses some of its value for resale.

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