Cellaring Conditions
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You can get them for a lot less at Woolworths, hardware stores or “bargain” shops.Wow... that sounds like a lot for tobacco storage
I use them to store my tobacco and boxed cigars.
Keeps them, and my wife happy
Not to mention the COSTPipe smoking takes dedication passion hard work and total commitment to the cause.Yes it is a lot of work...
Keeping the wife happy - a man can't dream of anything more!You can get them for a lot less at Woolworths, hardware stores or “bargain” shops.
I use them to store my tobacco and boxed cigars.
Keeps them, and my wife happy
I went to college in South Florida and I know you are correct that it is way to hot for garage storage.
The mason jars, screwed down tight, would be the best and then in the tote or a cooler would round it off nicely. Even my wife, whose sniffer is like that of a bloodhound, couldn't detect in those conditions.
The mason jars, screwed down tight, would be the best and then in the tote or a cooler would round it off nicely. Even my wife, whose sniffer is like that of a bloodhound, couldn't detect in those conditions.
I store the cellar in several closets, inside plastic totes, in heat sealed Mylar instead of jars, and an assortment of tins in various drawers of my antique dentist’s cabinet. No trace of tobacco smell.
The smell generally comes from square and rectangular metal tins as none of them provide a 100% seal. Keeping them in a sealed tote helps contain the smell.
The smell generally comes from square and rectangular metal tins as none of them provide a 100% seal. Keeping them in a sealed tote helps contain the smell.
Garages can be tough as temperatures can 100 degrees or more. Generally, you need to keep temps between 50 - 75 degrees. I am fortunate to have a downstairs den that is air conditioned with little sunlight coming through the windows and none of it is on the tobacco. I have enough to last me the rest of my life and it is on a floor to ceiling bookcase in the den.
A coffin! Then you can take your favourites with you. I haven't done this. Yet.
I seriously doubt mason jars are leaking enough there is a smell. Sounds like you have a wife problem not a storage problem.
No you have to be really careful with Mason jars. I find alot of them don't seal properly. Like you get a speck of dust between the seal and there is no seal. I've been opening a few disappointing jars lately like 8 years old and it's dry as a bone. I've since gone to mylar. It even says with Mason jars the seal lasts maybe 3 years. Alot of canned good go bad too I notice after a few years from the seal giving out. It's not like back in our grandparents time when you had those nice rubber rings and glass tops. Those seal forever
I had several hundred pounds in Mason jars at one point. I didn't smell anything. But I did change to mylar bags. Less space, less weight and don't break.
Is your garage attached to your house? I keep most of mine in the garage, but I open the door to the house when it's really hot and it pretty much equalizes to my conditioned house air
It's pretty well tucked into the house frame. Like an extension of the living room that just happens to have a big metal door at the other end. My bedroom upstairs with windows is harder to cool.
As long as I'm keeping it out of direct sunlight and in temps between say 40-90 degrees, that's my only real target conditions. I don't want the sun beating on it, I don't want it to freeze or get too warm in their containers.
Yeah I don't smell anything either. It sucks popping a jar and finding it's dried out though when you were thinking oh this is 10 years old going to be a treat. It's still smokable and has flavor and is enjoyable, but the thought that you've essentially wasted 10 years sucks. If you look on any canning thing they say you should only expect a seal to last a year. Now I don't think every jar I have is compromised, but I would of gone with mylar if I knew when I started cellaring about seals holding up
I spent about 3 days painstakingly emptying all my jars into mylar. Roughly 30 to 40 pounds. Glad I did, because I ended up moving anyways, and it was much lighter, and safer if dropped. No good way to display it though, so Doesn't look as cool.
Now I just have 4 large fancy antique glass jars displayed that I keep my top blends in. The seals are shot but i like my tobacco dry. When a jar gets empty, I refill it from mylar. So I keep the cool factor. Lol
Wish I had someone around who could appreciate the display coolness. Haha.
Trust me, I was the only one who appreciated it lol