Bulk Tobacco Storage

[Always-learning70]

I've read a lot of articles and am pretty well set on the preparation and use of glass jars. I have not read anything on how loose or tight the tobacco can or should be packed in each jar. Any advice?

 

[VDL_Piper]

I've read a lot of articles and am pretty well set on the preparation and use of glass jars. I have not read anything on how loose or tight the tobacco can or should be packed in each jar. Any advice?

I tend to make things fit so if I have a 16oz bag of tobacco I will shoehorn that into a 1 litre Kilner Jar which is pretty tight but I also have jars that are only 1/4 full too, really its up to you and probably how long you plan on cellaring for.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

The only issue I've found with packing tight is some difficulty when it comes time to remove the tobacco to smoke. Especially true with flake tobacco. I'd also propose you reconsider your decision on glass jars and use 7 mil mylar instead. I have considerable experience with both. If I had it all to do over again, I'd use all mylar.

 

[Always-learning70]

I tend to make things fit so if I have a 16oz bag of tobacco I will shoehorn that into a 1 litre Kilner Jar which is pretty tight but I also have jars that are only 1/4 full too, really its up to you and probably how long you plan on cellaring for.

I've been doing some blending. Some of it I have quick access to and have part of my current rotation of 5-6 tobaccos. The longest I have anything "cellared to date is 3 months. My goal is to check and/or sample some at 6 months to see how time might have affected the flavor of the blend. But some I want to cellar at least a year before checking it again. I have jars of various sizes: 1 quart, 2 quart, 1 gallon and 2.5 gallons. I've been pushing it down while still maintaining some spring back, not like I'm trying to squeeze as much as possible into each jar. My intent with the big jars is to check them at 6 months and them divide them into smaller jars to hold to 1 year and beyond.

 

[ThermionicScott]

I've read a lot of articles and am pretty well set on the preparation and use of glass jars. I have not read anything on how loose or tight the tobacco can or should be packed in each jar. Any advice?

I plan on 2 ounces of ribbon or 4 ounces of flake or plug in an 8 oz jar, and I don’t compact it any more than I have to.

 

[VDL_Piper]

I've been doing some blending. Some of it I have quick access to and have part of my current rotation of 5-6 tobaccos. The longest I have anything "cellared to date is 3 months. My goal is to check and/or sample some at 6 months to see how time might have affected the flavor of the blend. But some I want to cellar at least a year before checking it again. I have jars of various sizes: 1 quart, 2 quart, 1 gallon and 2.5 gallons. I've been pushing it down while still maintaining some spring back, not like I'm trying to squeeze as much as possible into each jar. My intent with the big jars is to check them at 6 months and them divide them into smaller jars to hold to 1 year and beyond.

Sounds like a solid plan to me.

 

[Goblin_Walrus]

The only issue I've found with packing tight is some difficulty when it comes time to remove the tobacco to smoke. Especially true with flake tobacco. I'd also propose you reconsider your decision on glass jars and use 7 mil mylar instead. I have considerable experience with both. If I had it all to do over again, I'd use all mylar.

Could you expand a little on what has influenced your conviction towards Mylar? As someone who uses all glass right now, the appeal of having bags that don’t take up so much space sounds pretty attractive.

 

[VDL_Piper]

Could you expand a little on what has influenced your conviction towards Mylar? As someone who uses all glass right now, the appeal of having bags that don’t take up so much space sounds pretty attractive.

Weight saving is huge with Mylar, worth considering if you rent or move house etc......

 

[Always-learning70]

The only issue I've found with packing tight is some difficulty when it comes time to remove the tobacco to smoke. Especially true with flake tobacco. I'd also propose you reconsider your decision on glass jars and use 7 mil mylar instead. I have considerable experience with both. If I had it all to do over again, I'd use all mylar.

You are speaking of the ones that are vacuum sealed, correct?

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

You are speaking of the ones that are vacuum sealed, correct?

No. Heat sealed. I would never want to evacuate all the oxygen when storing tobacco. It’s essential to the aging process.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Could you expand a little on what has influenced your conviction towards Mylar? As someone who uses all glass right now, the appeal of having bags that don’t take up so much space sounds pretty attractive.

Lighter, consumes less space and doesn’t break.