How much tobacco in Esoterica 8oz bag?
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Penzance has an additional plastic tray inside to add to weight. I weighed it out of the bag and tray. It was under 6oz.
Has anyone else weighed Penzance before and after?
Has anyone else weighed Penzance before and after?
Come to think of it, "8 oz" of Penzance fits into less Mason jars than other blends I buy of similar cut...
Meaning the price is even more exorbitant.
Meaning the price is even more exorbitant.
They should weigh in a slightly more than 8oz. General practice is to put slightly more in than the given weight. 6oz Penznace? Wow! Is there a hole in the bag that would allow it to dry out?
I just weighed several bags and they all came out at 8.57 oz.
Volume as a measurement of weight is not accurate. The same weight of different cuts can occupy different volumes.
I just weighed several bags and they all came out at 8.57 oz.
Volume as a measurement of weight is not accurate. The same weight of different cuts can occupy different volumes.
I am wondering , when you guys comment on how wet a tobacco can be in a fresh tin
.. is that the actual 50 grams weight of tobacco and water in the tin ?
If so , upon drying , you end up with considerablely less than the 50 grams you paid for when it’s dried
For this discussion, I just opened an 8oz bag of Penzance:
The tobacco and plastic tray, weighed 8.1oz. on my Taylor brand digital scale.
The tray, after tranferring the tobacco to a Ball jar, weighed 0.1oz
So exactly 8oz of Esoterica Penzance tobacco!
The tobacco and plastic tray, weighed 8.1oz. on my Taylor brand digital scale.
The tray, after tranferring the tobacco to a Ball jar, weighed 0.1oz
So exactly 8oz of Esoterica Penzance tobacco!
Just a note from the only guy who seems to have checked the actual moisture on a variety of tobaccos: Esotericas, at least Margate and Penzance, generally have about 90% RH, the highest of any I have measured.
Dave- Was the tobacco dried out perchance? Two ounces short- whoa.....
Dave- Was the tobacco dried out perchance? Two ounces short- whoa.....
@jpm
The tobacco was a little dryer than other batches I’ve had. It was also about 4 years old too. Not dry at all by most standards, but it was for Esoterica. I normally have to dry any esoterica blend before smoking. As for the pinhole theory, it had to be microscopic. I squeezed the charmin before opening it. It seemed to be air tight.
I’ve never bothered to weigh an unopened bag before. I only discovered this because I was splitting a bag with a friend. We both get 2.5 ounces. Ouch!
Yet another reason i jar and seal the bags upon delivery.
@snowyowl
Thanks for breaking the seal in the name of science.
The tobacco was a little dryer than other batches I’ve had. It was also about 4 years old too. Not dry at all by most standards, but it was for Esoterica. I normally have to dry any esoterica blend before smoking. As for the pinhole theory, it had to be microscopic. I squeezed the charmin before opening it. It seemed to be air tight.
I’ve never bothered to weigh an unopened bag before. I only discovered this because I was splitting a bag with a friend. We both get 2.5 ounces. Ouch!
Yet another reason i jar and seal the bags upon delivery.
@snowyowl
Thanks for breaking the seal in the name of science.
Isn't that the thought behind Tobac Manil and Daughters And Ryan? I saw a video where someone asked Mister Ryan why his tobacco is so dry. He said, "I don't charge you for the water".
Sounds about right. Surely someone can answer how much H20 is in a 50 gram tin. I'd be surprised if it were more than a gram, even at 80% RH.
Mystery solved. I must be going senile. I jarred the 8oz bag in 3, not 2 jars. After weighing all of it, it came out to be 7.9 Oz.
The SG boxes say 250g at time of packaging. Some weight will be lost due to evaporation. This is how everyone does it.
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