Is it normal to have dry crispy dottle? I have never once had dottle that was wet, it is always like charcoal that cannot burn unless torched every time I take a puff. Not here and there or sometimes, I mean every single time I have a pipe. Doesn't matter which pipe I use, which blend I smoke, or the amount of drying time. It's never (to my knowledge) negatively impacted the experience- no overheated pipe, no flavor loss, no tongue bite. Pipes usually last from 30 minutes to an hour and a half depending on the blend and pipe. Just seems like I have never heard of anyone else having anything except wet dottle
Dry Crispy Dottle
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I don't forsee that being a problem as I only ever smoke 3/4 to 7/8 of the bowl. As soon as it goes out immediately after I re light and its near the end I know that it is crispy charcoal and will not smoke so I toss the rest
Sounds exactly as my smokes.
All is perfect until the last little bit, where ut turns hard to light and taste crap.
Almost never "fine white ash" to the very bottom.
Nah, charcoal type of dottle here.
All is perfect until the last little bit, where ut turns hard to light and taste crap.
Almost never "fine white ash" to the very bottom.
Nah, charcoal type of dottle here.
Just seems like everything I've ever read talks about wet dottle or fine white ash, of which I have only ever experienced the fine white ash 2 or 3 times out of hundreds of smokes over my past year smoking. Which as I mentioned doesn't seem to be a problem,but just trying to figure out of there may be a more enjoyable way. I wouldn't know any different if there was
Fine white ash sometimes depends on the blend, more likely with a straight virginia, much less so with a blend full of, say, latakia. Also, slow smoking is better than fast for that.
I tend to smoke to the bottom of the bowl and am kind of mortified if there are viable remains, owing to the price of tobacco in the UK probably
It depends on the blend. Dry dottle is a better sign than wet dottle. Toss it out when it does that in my opinion, although some people save the stuff. It’s exactly what it is…dottle.
Dry dottler here too.
I do not waste time on dottle, it litters my yard with their dry carcasses.
I do not waste time on dottle, it litters my yard with their dry carcasses.
I dont know if there is any fact to this but I heard the hard crust that is formed is from the natural sugar burning in the tobacco and crystalizing?
He looks like an old man from Michigan I worked with on a few jobs over the past 2 years. Kinda miss that guy he was sick and noones
The states are on their way there. Doubt it will get that bad soon though. But who knows I wouldn't put anything past Big BrotherFine white ash sometimes depends on the blend, more likely with a straight virginia, much less so with a blend full of, say, latakia. Also, slow smoking is better than fast for that.
I tend to smoke to the bottom of the bowl and am kind of mortified if there are viable remains, owing to the price of tobacco in the UK probably
I believe that this guy is somewhere in Pennsylvania but he frequently appears in these forums.
He is not very old but he is quite sick.
You are a dry smoker. Might want to add more water in your life. Especially if you drop crystals instead of pee.
The thing is is that for nearly all my pipes I also always get gurgle and a nice mouthful of nasty tobacco juice. Well probably about halfway through the bowl I will get one big gurgle so I get rid of it one way or another and it doesn't come back usually
Gurgle is usually a moisture problem where pipe is not handling the moisture well, or a wet smoker. But it could be due to wet tobacco, and drawing too hard if you get tobacco juice. Suggestion would be cleaning your pipe after each smoke. Including taking the stem out to clean mortise. Dry your tobacco till it's dry to touch and isn't cool to touch.
It's possible for whatever reason, during the initial gurgle, most of the moisture gets drained out and you are left with dry smoke. But no clue how that happens.
It seemed to be pretty bad with all my pipes except for the cobs. Now it's only with a couple of them and not every smoke. I think breaking them in seemed to have caused it to be reduced alot, but it could also be me having more experience
I usually smoke a pipe until it's done. Then I tamp out the dottle, do my clean up routine, etc. Some tobaccos smoke all the way done to ash and some leave a residue of tobacco. Doesn't matter which when the pipes done, I'm done.