Jars packed tight or have a little air on top for aging? tried finding this but couldn’t find a straight forward answer
Air or no air
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If your not using a press to compress the tobacco then there will be plenty of air left in the jar for aging. I have stoved some burley/Cavendish blend that tends to come close to vacuum sealing and it was amazing 17 years later.
As long as you're not vacuum sealing them, pack them however you wish, there will be air in there.
I don't worry about air in my mason jars or mylar bags for that matter. I seal my mylar bags to reduce the exchange rate, I don't pull a vacuum seal on them first. The results have been just as expected, some tobaccos really improve with a bit of aging, others not so much.
What would vacuum sealing the jars do as far as aging the tobacco? I have never done it to my tobacco because I thought it would pull the oils and flavors out of the tobacco, but I was wondering if it would pull a topping into the tobacco over time?
According to this article I’ve read that was shared by someone here. Vacuum sealing is only good if you are trying to preserve the tobacco exactly how it is. Let’s say you aged it perfectly and want it to stay the same. Then you vacuum seal it
I don’t think the amount of air makes much difference. But packing it as tight as you can make getting it out when you are ready to smoke it a pita.
What is this aging thing you speak of? Is that when the can of PA sits on the shelf for ages? :D
