Cellaring Question

[writingraav]

I'm thinking of stocking up on pouches of the new Amphora English. Can they be stored in the sealed pouches or should I remove the contents to a mason jar? How long do you think they can remain in the pouches?

 

[seanv]

Pouches typically aren’t sealed and will dry out. Transfer to a jar or Mylar bag and heat seal the pouches

 

[writingraav]

Pouches typically aren’t sealed and will dry out. Transfer to a jar or Mylar bag and heat seal the pouches

Thanks. Transfer the contents to a jar or can the pouches be put into a jar as is, do you think?

 

[seanv]

I use smaller jars so I can sample the changes along the way so I would discard the empty pouches.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I use the larger jars and just put whole packs in there. I think it is five or six pouches per jar/ They are somewhat sealed, and if it is in a pouch, it probably has something to prevent it from drying quickly. I have jars full of Condor and Salty Dog that have been in there for a few years now.

But, if the pouches aren't of any value to you, then just pouring them into a jar is fine.

 

[yaddy306]

I found a pouch of Altadis Tobacco Galleria Classic Vanilla in the back of my laundry room last week. It had been there about 5 years since I opened it. Still not dried out. So I guess it depends on the type of tobacco.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I had left a pouch of Carter Hall in the tractor box over the winter a couple of years ago, and it was as fresh as the day I bought it come Spring.

 

[tokerpipes]

Anyone try the vacuum sealing bags?

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Anyone try the vacuum sealing bags?

You want to leave some oxygen in the bag or jar for aging purposes. Aging is a process involving a anaerobic or aerobic (can't remember which) chemical reaction that requires oxygen.

 

[sgh]

The environment in the jar is aerobic until the oxygen is gone, then it goes anaerobic. That sequence starts over every time the seal is broken, which is why 'checking' on your tobacco is a bad idea.

 

[shanez]

The environment in the jar is aerobic until the oxygen is gone, then it goes anaerobic. That sequence starts over every time the seal is broken, which is why 'checking' on your tobacco is a bad idea.

But it smells so goooood!

 

[tomnernas2ndson]

As I'm a grandpa, I get baby food jars routinely. I put enough tobacco in there for short term needs and jar the remainder in larger quart jars. Works well for me.

 

[Rebub24]

Any tobacco that doesn't come in a sealed tin should either be transferred to a mason jar type of container or vacuum sealed for long-term cellaring