Rehydration Experiment

[krizzose]

I received a few ounces of Yorktown, and it was BONE dry. I jarred it up, with about an ounce in its own jar to sample over the next few days (I haven’t tried it before). I was in a hurry so I just directly poured a little bit of distilled water into the jar and shook it up. 2 days later and the moisture level was perfect, with no wet spots or clumps. I’m kind of afraid there might be a mold explosion in a few days, but we’ll see.

 

[oldred]

Much braver than I am!

 

[smokiespipesmoker123]

the best way to rehydrate is to get a piece of clean paper towel, wet it with distilled water, then place it IN the jar, not ON the tobacco and let it rehydrate. That said.. Ive put well water on dry tobacco with no ill effect... YMMV

 

[diamondback]

I agree with my friend from East Tennessee, @smokiespiper123. I’ll usually put my “too dry” tobacco in a tupperware container then clear some room in the middle to set a shot glass of distilled water in, carefully closing the lid. I check it every couple of hours or so until I’m satisfied with it.

Good luck @krizzose! ?

 

[tokerpipes]

I have used an apple slice over night. It seemed to do ok rehydrating.

 

[lukasstrifeson]

Orange peel, lemon peel both work fantastic (an old trick from my rollie days) - obiously there will be a citrus topping afterwards but I find it refreshing.

Usually go with the wet paper towel technique, I just secure it on the mason jar lid and after a couple of hours it's back to life.

 

[F4RM3R]

As long as the moisture gets evenly distributed in the jar within a few days shouldn't have a problem with mold. I sometimes just throw a damp paper towel in and take it out after a day or two. Some parts will be more.moist from contact with the paper towel but in a couple days it evens out and no issues. As long as nothing remains too moist for more than about 3 days it's usually fine(depending on temp)