Hi All

[averagejoe1]

I like my briar but PA burns to hot in it and CBW plugs it up

 

[aldecaker]

Smoke it slower with PA and swab it with a cleaner while smoking Captain Black. I would say dry the CB before you smoke it, but that stuff just doesn't dry.

 

[averagejoe1]

Thank you for the advice I did swab it earlier and half a bowl later plugged again lmao I guess I just have a plugging hot burning briar I smoke the PA so slow it goes out that’s not an easy task lol

 

[aldecaker]

Does it have a small diameter draft hole? I'm fond of enlarging mine to 5/32" to make them draw better.

 

[averagejoe1]

I have not physically measured the draft hole but I would say just by looking at it it’s definitely 5/32 or bigger

 

[bnichols23]

It may just be the tobacco, on both problems. Depends on the pipe, too; what are you smoking? Tobacco for tobacco, bent stems will usually smoke a little cooler than straights due to the extra distance the smoke has to travel. A lot of people get cooler smokes with Virginia blends.
How fast & hard you smoke will affect it too; if you puff on that sucker like a bellows, it's gonna be hot no matter what's in the bowl. } Believe it or not, something as seemingly pedestrian as Sir Walter Raleigh (original, not the aromatic) is a good choice to try. It's a mildish cube cut burley -- not too finely cut & without much flavoring, both of which can definitely add to a hot smoke.
Aldecaker's right on Captain Black; unless you practically spread it out on a doubled-up paper towel on the dashboard of your car in summer, that stuff ain't *never* gonna dry! (I actually do like CB, but I pay attention to it when I smoke it & always have my lighter handy like Fidel did for his cigars.)

 

[averagejoe1]

I smoke PA CBW SWR I smoke them super slow I’m not afraid of relights at this moment I’m smoking Paladin black cherry and the pipe is staying cool and not plugging and the paladin taste nothing like the reviews I read it’s good

 

[bnichols23]

A lot of folks think pipe snobs will disparage SWR, but to be honest I personally can't say I've ever heard anyone who knows their stuff do it.

 

[averagejoe1]

Good luck in that search

 

[dottiewarden]

Good to hear you found a tobacco your pipe likes!

 

[averagejoe1]

Thank you Dot I think I’ll have to get another pipe though like I said this paladin is good but I’m a variety smoker and well I wanna smoke more than just one type of tobacco lol

 

[dottiewarden]

I just got some small canning jars for tobacco cellaring which means I can have several tins open at once without worrying about it all drying out.

 

[averagejoe1]

Thank you dot for the cellaring idea though I’ve never done that with tobacco before is it the same process as food cellaring

 

[disinformatique]

Rub your tobacco a bit more fine next time also if possible try switching to a new tobacco house like C&D, GL Pease and see if theres any difference. These are mainly hand blended tobaccos and usually smoke better for me.
Cheers,

Chris

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

And as always, allow your tobacco to dry at least 15 +minut prior to smoke .