Question about buying tobacco in bulk

[typical98]

When you buy in bulk and have it stored, when you want to take some to smoke do you take what you would smoke in a week? or do you jump into it every morning and what you think you will smoke in a day? im thinking about buying tobacco in bulk so i dont have to go to the store as often but not sure how often i can go into the jar that it is stored in.

 

[rickpal14]

I break my tobacco down into mason jars which hold about 4ozs each. That way I only have to open one at a time and the others can keep aging.

 

[mluyckx]

+1 with Rickpal

 

[judcole]

I'm right with you guys on this.

 

[lordofthepiperings]

I have a few jars of bulk blends and usually just pop it open to take out a bowl's worth.

 

[friday]

I to store in seperate smaller jars so some can stay sealed, but i was just wondering. how does opening a jar from the cellar stop the aging? Isnt 3 year old tobacco 3 years old? And if opened and then resealed for 2 more years, would make 5 year old tobacco?

 

[grizzly86]

@friday This helped me out a while back. Give it a read it should answer a lot of questions.

 

[sparroa]

As that link will tell you, by opening the original tin you disrupt the maturation process at a cellular level... Some things can't be replicated, so you can't restore the original conditions in your new jar. At best, it'll have to start all over again; at worst, the aged tobacco will start to decline.

 

[akpipe]

Wide mouth mason jars are the way to go if you're buying in bulk.

G.L. Pease has an excellent article that should suffice for you Friday. When the Door is Ajar - Opening Aging Blends

 

[sjpipesmoker]

I only buy bulk 2oz at a time, so it's fairly fresh when I get to smoke it, also I don't smoke any VA's, so I don't have to worry about aging them.

English and Aro's are what I smoke.
I'm with rickpal, keep it in small jars...