One Pound in a Ball Jar
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I can easily fit 8oz of dry C&D ribbon cut into 2 separate pint jars. I could likely make 10-12oz fit so I would say 3-4 pint jars would be good for 1 lb.
I can usually get 2oz of ribbon cut into a 4oz jar, using the BaccyPacker. But the quart jars won’t fit in the BaccyPacker. Maybe if I tried…
We really don’t need to see your weird BDSM equipment on our pipe forum woodsroad…
I'm not too convinced from this picture that its red Virginia. You had best probably send it to me for inspection.
The big 64oz ones hold a pound perfectly.Ok, the wife and I went to Targét and picked up 3 cases of quart Ball jars, which should be good for 18 pounds, so I’ll possibly need another flat to hold all the RYO from the passive-agressive divorce sale. I need to make some calls and see if these bags have been treated for mold. I suspect not, since they ship dry. Mark Ryan packaged most of his tobacco blends that way. I’ll damped the RYO a bit pack ot into jars and cellar it for a fewish years. I’ll do a control jar straight from the bag, too. I’m thinking the RYO will be a great base for a Balkan pressed kake. Or Vaper. I have a few different Periques I could try. Might go well with the Acadian?
$18 seemed steep
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Generally, I pack ribbon cuts at a 1:2 ratio. 4oz of ribbon in an 8oz jar, etc.
@TheIronMonkey I know you've been asking and now that Jake posted this, I figured I should piggy back on the post. These are indeed the exact same jars that I use for my homemade spermaceti.
I use a lot of 32 oz jars due to the cost of jars in general. All this talk of 64 and one gallon jars is awesome.
Don't you all worry about the blends fading once you crack open your one gallon of tobacco x when it's properly aged?
Don't you all worry about the blends fading once you crack open your one gallon of tobacco x when it's properly aged?
I usually pack into 4 and 8oz jars, but all this RYO is too much. I put it up slightly damp, it doesn’t fade. Been doing it like this for ten years
That is awesome to hear. I'm probably 10 years away from needing to crack open one of those big jars, but I shall now stagger onward, rejoicing that it will still be tasty when I do.
Warning: be sure that the tobacco has been previosly treated with an antifungal, or do so yourself. I’ve posted about how to do that (relatively easy), and will repost if there’s interest.
Thanks for the topic. Got myself in gear and jarred some tobacco I had in bulk. I had a bunch of random jars here that I bought years ago from someone that used to process honey.
My Exhaustive Research!
After jarring 6# of C&D blenders, my research has led me to this conclusion over the question of What Size Jar for One Pound of Tobacco:
You are all correct.
Most ribbon and cube cuts fit 8oz/Qt. Ball Jar with varying amounts of compression.
Fit also depends on moisture content of the tobacco, with moister blends being much more compressible.
Rubbed flake like C&D Virginia Flake fits 16oz to a quart jar with minimal compression.
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