A couple of extremely Kilner jars I know just straight have failed on me when it comes to being airtight, meanwhile jam bottles are working extremely. Replace the rubber seals on the Kilners?
Kilner Failed Me
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I no longer use rubber seal jars. They’re not ideal for long term aging. I recommend Ball or Kerr mason jars using bands and lids. I’ve opened up tobacco that was jarred over 10+ years ago, and the tobacco was in prestine condition. They also sell replacement lids and bands for a couple of bucks.
what was the reason for not using bail top jar with rubber seal? Was it going to make the tobacco to dry? or maybe that's not air tight? I already buying those kind of jar for cellaring 
I found that the seal on those wasn't the greatest, and the tobacco inside was drying out too much. I never kept any blends in there for cellaring purposes, just to take some out to use in lieu of having an open tin.
With a good mason or Bernadin jar, there is no danger of that if the lid is tight enough.
With a good mason or Bernadin jar, there is no danger of that if the lid is tight enough.
I have to agree with others that the bail tops tend to fail for long term aging. I have even had tobaccos dry out with short term storage. I too prefer the Mason or Ball type screw on lid jars for short and long term storage. Cost wise I don’t think they can be beat.
Will the humidity play the factor here? I think Indonesia is more humid than USA. I'll hope those bail top jars will bring no issue for the tobacco for I've invested some tobacco in those kind of jars :mrgreen:
I'll be ordering Ball Mason Jars via Amazon India. A box of dozen would cost around $80 (Import duty, shipping, taxes etc.)
Cheers,
Chris
Cheers,
Chris
I used the silicone seals for ages. The bail tops were used for tobacco that I smoke and not just for aging, but I have some that have been in use for 10+ years and have not had any issues. I've switched over to canning jars because they are more convenient. I did have a mason jar with a pound of St James Flake and even though it had sealed, the tobacco was much drier than the other the other St. James that were sealed, so that was considered that a fail.
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