I was wondering . Do I need to "can" my jars before I put them away to age. Or is the lid seal enough?
Do I Can Before I Age
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What they said!! No need for canning. I have had tobacco in jars for 10 years without canning with no problems.
Here's an informative link: http://web.archive.org/web/20080118193947/http://agingfaq.nocturne.org/index.php
As everyone has said already a lid seal should be perfect, but I admit I do seal my jars with wax to give extra protection. I cut out a piece of waxproof paper (or use packaging from the tobacco) into a disc, put it on top of the tobacco in a jam or marmalade jar then I pour hot beeswax over it in a layer about half an inch thick or more before applying the lid. I probably don't need to do this but I find it fun and it is easier for me than canning. You could use paraffin wax rather than beeswax if you wanted to.
I think that anyone who attempts to use a pressure cooker to seal the tobaccos would find it impossible. They float. And, if you managed to get them all to remain upright during the violent process of pressurizing would open it to find jars full of tobacco tea. Believe me... I tried it just to see. :
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Sometimes, I do heat the jars in the oven though, before filling them with tobacco. About 200F is enough to make the lids seal down with a pop pretty quickly. But it is not necessary at all. I only do this with a questionable batch of tobacco (or jars) that I fear may mold.
:Sometimes, I do heat the jars in the oven though, before filling them with tobacco. About 200F is enough to make the lids seal down with a pop pretty quickly. But it is not necessary at all. I only do this with a questionable batch of tobacco (or jars) that I fear may mold.
I've heard many comical stories from people who boiled their jars of tobacco. Unless you want a funny story to tell for years, the lid is plenty.
Use either brand new canning jars and lids, unwashed and fresh from the box, or at least squeaky clean and dry jars and lids. Put the tobacco in. That's it.
The theory is that aerobic fermentation will take place until the oxygen in the jar is used up, then anaerobic fermentation takes over. These produce different and complementary flavors, or so I've been led to believe. I don't personally believe it would hurt to use a light vacuum to evacuate some of the air, but I now believe it isn't really necessary.
The theory is that aerobic fermentation will take place until the oxygen in the jar is used up, then anaerobic fermentation takes over. These produce different and complementary flavors, or so I've been led to believe. I don't personally believe it would hurt to use a light vacuum to evacuate some of the air, but I now believe it isn't really necessary.
With all those aerobic and anaerobic critters in there metabolizing away, I always wonder where their poop goes. Is it carcinogenic?! Safer to smoke young tobacco. ::
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