Esoterica Bags - Cellar "As Is" or Mason Jar Them?
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I believe there is a thread here on the subject. If I remember correctly, the bags are prone to pinhole leaks and the consensus was that jarring the contents is the safest way to store them.
I just jarred two bags and along the seam you can see crinkle points and see light through them from the inside of the bag. Definitely jar them.
Jar them!!! Last like 5 bags i bought have holes in them! After i dumped them in a jar, i put the bags to a light, and could see small pin holes.
I don’t think they penetrate the inside plastic of the bag but seems like it easily could.
I put the whole bag (actually several bags) in a mylar bag and seal it.
I take the tobacco in the bag as-is and put that in a Food saver bag, vacuum seal it and forget about it. It's a tad expensive but I do all my tobacco this way except the ring tops and paint cans which I leave alone.
It works great and I never have to worry.
It works great and I never have to worry.
BOTTOM LINE:
If you can smell them, seal or jar them!
If you can smell them, seal or jar them!
Good plan.
At the same time, how long do you plan to cellar? I have a dozen bags of Margate, and I check them every now and then. If they aren't soft and pliable, I will smoke it or jar it. (so mine aren't sealed as above.)
Until I get to the bag.
I don't really intentionally age. I just am building up because I can afford it right now and maybe in the future I won't be able to.
You may want to reconsider regarding the paint cans. The contents do lose moisture. The HU cans that I bought in 2016 have definitely lost some moisture compared with a fresh can. Back then the cans came with a plastic lid, which did significantly mitigate the rate of moisture loss, but even with the lids the contents are a bit drier.
As for my Esoterica bags, all of them are sealed in 7mil heat sealed food grade Mylar storage bags.
Good call. In for a penny....
Right now, all I have is Peretti, Ranier and Comoy's in paint cant, but as you know I have a large Esterval's (hopefully) on its way with a lot of HU.
I will bag them too.
I've never had an issue with the bags going back to the cream bag with the sticker era but I'd over bag them if I had a foodsaver.?
Ya gotta remember...you are asking a lot of us guys who believe that a quarter inch of briar covered with wax breathes! BUT, you are talking a valuable commodity here and it can not hurt to error on the side of caution. I trust and use glass jars. Assorted sizes from quart, pint to cute little beggars that are amber and hold two ounces.
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