Esoterica Cardiff

[Lyon0oq]

Just purchased a bag for IPSM 2020, and wanting some insight on how to handle it. Should it come out of the bag and go into a jar? If so, all of it, or just what I plan to smoke in the next 6 to 10 months. How long should I leave it be before I put flame to bowl? Any and all advice is appreciated.

 

[sablebrush52]

The bags are a little dicey for long term storage. A couple of years ago, a member here warned that some of his bags had developed pinholes at the creases. I went through my stash and found a couple that were worrisome, so I bagged the bags in heat sealed Mylar. If you're going to smoke some now, jar it all. I recommend the smaller 4oz jars for what you want to smoke now, and the 8oz jars for the future.
Germain's Virginias tend to be quite moist, so give it an hour or so of drying time. I go by feel, not length of time. I experience the most flavor when I get the tobacco just shy of bone dry. Dry to the touch when squeezed but still pliant, not crumbling-into-dust dry.

 

[mikestanley]

I would think jars would be easier to access than those bags. If you're going to open the bag and have jars, might as well go that route IMHO.

Mike S.

 

[chilllucky]

I jarred mine right away because it's a go-to blend for me. Put the contents of one bag in a flip-top jar with a silicone gasket. About once a week or so, an ounce or so goes from the jar into a tin in my SCooSA for smoking over the next week or two.

 

[maulragoth]

Wish I had the same question, however, I would jar it. The mason jar a certainty you can depend on, and keep aside whatever you think you can keep from smoking without reopening any time soon, then enjoy your smaller jar as desired.