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Empty the tins into to a mason jar.
Dab a fair bit of distilled water on the underside of the lid, and check every few days to see if it needs a bit more.
Dab a fair bit of distilled water on the underside of the lid, and check every few days to see if it needs a bit more.
I don't usually rehydrate whole batches, but when I do run across one that does a little better with just a tad more moisture, I just pack the bowl and blow into the chamber out through the stem for a few puffs. Of course, Mrs Cosmic always makes a joke about me smoking my pipe wrong when she sees me doing this, ha ha.
But :::sigh::: if you are just bound and determined to rehydrate a whole batch, then you can set the tin or jar (open) inside a large plastic bin, alongside a bowl or mug of warm water, cover the bin, and wait for a day or two. Tobacco is an awesome absorber of ambient moisture. In fact, in Alabama, I don't have to do anything other than leave the tin open for a few days without the bin nor the mug of water. YMMV
Where are you located. Hasn't our mod, jpmcwjr suggested that you put your location in your profile to help us when you have questions like this?
I hope that helps.
But :::sigh::: if you are just bound and determined to rehydrate a whole batch, then you can set the tin or jar (open) inside a large plastic bin, alongside a bowl or mug of warm water, cover the bin, and wait for a day or two. Tobacco is an awesome absorber of ambient moisture. In fact, in Alabama, I don't have to do anything other than leave the tin open for a few days without the bin nor the mug of water. YMMV
Where are you located. Hasn't our mod, jpmcwjr suggested that you put your location in your profile to help us when you have questions like this?
I hope that helps.
I do the same but I do it enough times to feel hear rising from the chamber.
I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mind further elaborating?
Blowing through the stem until I can feel heat rising from the tobacco chamber. Dang auto correct.
I weigh the tobacco, times it by 0.1, then add that much water. Following that, I gently mix the tobacco then place in a warm location.
No scale?
1oz needs approximately 1 tsp water
1lb needs approximately 3 tbsp water
No scale?
1oz needs approximately 1 tsp water
1lb needs approximately 3 tbsp water
I've gone about this two ways, and both of them work just fine.
My preferred way, on the rare occasion that tobacco actually gets more dry than I want it, is to use a couple of terracotta humidification coins I bought on ebay for a few bucks, soak one of them in distilled water for a hour or so, then put it in the jar or tin with the tobacco and check on it in a few hours or so. I would imagine that a chunk of a broken terracotta pot would work just as well.
The other way is to put the tobacco in a bowl, and cover the bowl with a damp paper towel. Again, distilled water is preferred so you avoid all the treatment chemicals in tap water.
My preferred way, on the rare occasion that tobacco actually gets more dry than I want it, is to use a couple of terracotta humidification coins I bought on ebay for a few bucks, soak one of them in distilled water for a hour or so, then put it in the jar or tin with the tobacco and check on it in a few hours or so. I would imagine that a chunk of a broken terracotta pot would work just as well.
The other way is to put the tobacco in a bowl, and cover the bowl with a damp paper towel. Again, distilled water is preferred so you avoid all the treatment chemicals in tap water.
Ha ha, are you serious? Ha ha, I could see you with a lab coat, measuring out water into beakers,
Spray bottle. Or watering can like Sam Gawith:
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I just lay it out and use a bottle sprayer and mist with water. Then jar it up and wait a day or two and check. The moisture will spread through the tobacco faster if it’s heated like in a hot porch or somewhere very warm.
alson sometimes use a folded up paper towel that is soaked in water. Squeeze it out so it’s just damp and not dripping. Throw in the jar or just thread it through in the lid so it hangs above the tobacco if you want. Leave day or two and take it out for it to spread through the mix.
alson sometimes use a folded up paper towel that is soaked in water. Squeeze it out so it’s just damp and not dripping. Throw in the jar or just thread it through in the lid so it hangs above the tobacco if you want. Leave day or two and take it out for it to spread through the mix.
It's so much easier and quicker than guessing and going back and checking, then adding a little more, then checking again.
It looks more like this:
Oh. I have about 20g here. I'll put a little less than a tsp of water in, shake, walk away.
Two or three 9mm charcoal filters soaked for a couple seconds under a faucet. Place them in a Ball jar, close 'er up, and wait 24 hours. Repeat if needed. I've talked about this one before on here multiple times--it's surprising, but it works. Just freshened up a jar of Peterson Irish Oak that was getting a little too crispy for my liking. Boom, good as new. Since I sold my last filter pipe, a Peterson Dublin 221, I have no conventional use for these filters anymore. Oh well...waste not, want not!
I don't much care for re-hydration but if I was to do it I'd use a Xikar 2 Way Humidity bag in an eight ounce jar.
Yes, but that's backwards. Blowing through the chamber is better, as the former gets the heel damp, and the latter moisturizes the top first.
