Sam Gawaith And Moisture

[hawky454]

I’ve only had a tin or two of SG that were pretty moist. I bought most of their blends in bulk so maybe that’s why I never got the sopping wet tobaccos they are infamous for? I always thought this was just hyperbole.

I thought this was no longer an issue with their current stuff?

 

[kcghost]

As most guys have told you will need to dry out your Gawith products. Start with four hour and see what that does.

 

[cfreud]

Imagine a hypothetical world where the first tobacco you try is Samuel Gawith? Every newbie would be like, "How do I light this?" Yes, dry Gawith tobacco.

 

[samuelgawith01]

I let it "breathe " a couple of hours at most,but not until it's noticeably dry.I let some 1792 flake dry out too much,and it affected the flavor.I this is all subjective, so Trial and error it is.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I thought this was no longer an issue with their current stuff?

Lately, I think doing anything consistently for the SG guys is a challenge.

 

[anotherbob]

I smoke G&H plugs and apart from the lopsided dosing of the Rose Geranium topping I have always folded and stuffed.

meers old and new handle damp tobacco much better then briar. And with how old G&H is that might explain the moisture levels they use. Oh clay does too. Both the common pipe material of that time.

 

[condorlover1]

This in indeed true @anotherbob

 

[hawky454]

Lately, I think doing anything consistently for the SG guys is a challenge.

Really? I haven’t bought anything from them in years… I thought they were getting more consistent, upping their game… don’t know why, now that I think of it, I guess I read it somewheres. Or maybe I’m thinking of GH&Co. they got pretty new tins now!

 

[hawky454]

meers old and new handle damp tobacco much better then briar. And with how old G&H is that might explain the moisture levels they use. Oh clay does too. Both the common pipe material of that time.

Hmmm that’s an interesting thought. Does smoking moist tobacco color Meers quicker than dry tobacco? I would imagine the extra moisture would soak into the Meer pretty well.

I dry most all my tobaccos except Condor & St. Bruno. I smoke those right out of the pouch.

 

[Milleniumsmoker]

For SG flales, I picked up on a trick from Peck. I cube cut the flakes and let them dry till the feel dry on the outside, which is variable on times, because of ambient humidity. For me (In a very humid area of the world) that is usually a day or maybe a few hours on a coffee mug warmer. Then I close them back up in a container. This allows the moisture inside the cubes to equalize a bit, so that they aren't like crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside. this works great.

But, even so, I sometime prefer to just go ahead and let them get a bit more crunchy. I love a dry smoke, and smoked slow, I find that I get more flavor. But, I suspect that everyone smokes differently, because many don't like them very dry. YMMV

I tried drying it for a few hours and it was good. I left some overnight and fell asleep before I had my evening bowl. I will try it out today and see how it goes.

Do you also smoke cigars? I am in a very humid part of the world now, and have been wondering how to go about aging some cigars I am going to get. Some nice Partagas Cuban maduro wrapped wonders...

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I tried drying it for a few hours and it was good. I left some overnight and fell asleep before I had my evening bowl. I will try it out today and see how it goes.

Do you also smoke cigars? I am in a very humid part of the world now, and have been wondering how to go about aging some cigars I am going to get. Some nice Partagas Cuban maduro wrapped wonders...

I am merely a dabbler in cigars. I just put mine in a wooden humidor and don't worry much about it. But, if any get some age, it will be merely because I haven't gotten it yet.