Tobacco smoking sour

[rjdonascimento]

so I picked up an ounce of Buttered Rum tobacco from the local smokeshop.

And I smoked it twice, loved the taste, then didn't smoke it for 3 days, after 3 days (was sealed in a ziplock bag)

I smoked it again, and it smoked fine, but the smell was sour when I finished smoking it, and the stem smelled sour.
what's the deal here?

I'm resting my pipes and taking care of them, but this is happening -__-.

Any help is greatly appreciated! thanks in advance!

 

[cyndi]

My Rinaldo is that way. Every third bowl it needs to be taken apart and cleaned with Everclear otherwise it smokes sour. Some pipes are just needy.

 

[tokerpipes]

I'm resting my pipes and taking care of them

What do you mean by taking care of them?
It sounds like you could use a pipe cleaner.

 

[havanarick]

All pipes are needy! I walk by my pipe rack and I hear "pick me, pick me" :rofl:

 

[spartan]

Just use a bunch of alcohol soaked pipe cleaners. Or maybe do an alcohol and cotton ball soak.
If that doesn't help... nothing will! lol ::

 

[cyndi]

Spartan - there are some more "severe" treatments. I've seen a pipe retort work magic!

 

[tokerpipes]

Yeah if the smell doesnt go away sent it to the OBGYN...oh wait thats your pipe not your wife sorry. :rofl:
Both are good Alcohal cleaning and retorts. I did have a pipe with a nasty bend in it that did that and I put a soaked alcohal pipe cleaner in it over night and it worked great for about 6-10 bowls. something to try.

 

[smokenscotch]

Using Rum, dark rum I find works out great to sweeten the bowl. I generally do this about every 5 bowls now. Just dip your pipe cleaner in the rum so it's damp, run it along the inside of the bowl and stem, then dry with a new pipe cleaner, wait a few days and you should be good.

 

[tokerpipes]

@havanarick
Maybe you should change up what you are smoking in your pipes if they are talking to you. Just an idea.

 

[nsfisher]

Ya, about once a week I run cleaners dipped in Brandy through mine. And they get a cleaner through after every smoke

 

[tokerpipes]

I have even used 151 and set it on fire after the cleaners been removed. Surprised it didn't blow up, but it did burn most everything out of it. Of course the stem was not attached.

 

[shaintiques]

Yeah i clean. My stems and shanks after every smoke to avoid that.

 

[rjdonascimento]

thanks guys for all the responses! I just ran pipe cleaners dipped in whiskey through my stems, and damped the bowls a bit. hopefully that'll fix them!

 

[maineyachtie]

Where are you resting your pipes? How long a break do they get?

 

[annapolispipes]

Gent at the my local pipe store told me I could fill the bowl with alcohol overnight... dump and then let it dry out. I had the same problem with a Sav I bought for my dad on ebay. Dang thing stunk when I unpacked it. I know now what a sour pipe smells like. However I simply swabbed it out real good with some Goslings rum and I thought it did the trick. My dad even said it smelled sour. Of course I found out about the bowl filling after I shipped it to pops.