Answer: I don't know, it's been many years since I was in Australia, but I would guess a tobacco plant would take around three months or less to grow there. Well heres hoping! Curing is basically the drying of tobacco in a moderately controlled environment. I started about 400 tobacco seeds, about 85% germination rate. It improves with age so long as it does not dry out. http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/agr/agr14/agr14.htm, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nygIskWSgw, https://www.leafonly.com/tobacco-harvesting-curing-fermenting.php, https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/archive/how-to-grow-and-cure-your-own-tobacco-for-ceremonial-use-Ok_7A46VfUqfDuXac7SoOQ/, https://www.coffinails.com/curing_tobacco.html, http://www.victoryseeds.com/tobacco/backer_cultivation.html, https://www.cigarworld.com/education/tobacco-411/curing-and-fermentation/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKduAMF-lWk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2EpXsM0m4o. or should i ferment tobacco leaves for good taste?, thanks a lot. 50% of these commercial growers cure for between 7 and 14 days. Youll need to keep the humidity relatively high to keep the leaves from drying too quickly. Question: Is a tobacco crop ok around frost? tobacco enthusiast on September 15, 2014: Thanks to this hub I just pulled in my 4th batch of leaves and hung them to dry. I am going to scour around and see if I can find some seeds. Question: I have been hanging first tobacco leaves for two weeks in the green house and they going brown already. I suppose most guys go 1 to 2 months, but my philosophy is, if it's not on fire in my pipe, why bother taking it out of the kiln. I've been toying with the idea of growing my own tobacco for a year now and just found your site by looking for how to cure tobacco. Use peppermint oil mixed with water to mist your leaves as they are hanging. and still have some tobacco from afew years ago. Does my curing chamber look like it will work? Im wanting either a mild hazlenut or chocolate flavor. If it looks a bit damp or won't light he sticks it in the warming tray of his oven for a while. Be sure the leaves are protected from direct sunlight, which may burn them. Break the seedheads into it and rub the central core to get the seeds off. Within a few hours the sun begins to bleach it. After drying my iwn tobacco I put a little bourbon on it in a deep pot and roasted in oven at 50 degrees with a lid on. Love it. 7 years ago This article is accurate and true to the best of the authors knowledge. Keeping it right in the middle keeping the leaves are warm and supple seems to be the goal..The layer of wet napkins and saran wrap helps a little to hold in moisture between mistings. 4 years ago. I retired about 19 years ago and in 2013 attended a BBQ organised by my wife's Tai Chi Club. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on June 16, 2016: Hi there gepeTooRs , nice to know that you approve, although I can't take any credit for the loading pace, that's all HubPages doing. I'm curious to uncover out what blog system youre employing? A Pocket Sundial From a Broken Pocket Watch! Thank you very much ---just so hard to get the seeds in SA Government screws all of us here ---BUT I can, and do grow my own weed and get very good crops too! The grow fast so don't start them too early, time it for the optimum outdoor transplant date. The seeds will pass through while most of the rubbish will stay behind. Firstly, a warning: smoking can be bad for your health. I did have a hard time sleeping at night with the chamber light bulb on. This seems a good place to take you by the hand and walk you through some basic arithmetic if you haven't already done so yourself. Live in California. What is the next step after the fermentation is ready ? -Week 4 the tobacco chamber should have the sweet smell of a walk in humidor. You'll read a lot of unmitigated drivel about the difficulty of curing tobacco. The primary tobacco curing methods consist of air curing, sun curing, fire curing, and flue curing. I cured a bit with bourbon in the oven and got a nice pipe smoke. As Mrs. Beeton once said: "To make jugged hare, first catch your hare." Fairly certain he's going to have a good read. Air curing works by hanging the leaves in a dark place for a few weeks. They'll need temperatures of 75 to 80F to germinate. I didn't realize you had all these messages! Question: Once the tobacco is cured and cut, how do you store so it doesnt dry out like tobacco you buy? Question: My tobacco keeps going brittle while its being hung, it looks ready colour wise and want to cut up and pack it but is far to brittle, how can I get to the right texture (not brittle)? Answer: I know people that have done both, so it's really up to you which is handiest, I don't think that it makes much difference to the end product. I'd suggest that you leave them for the time being but monitor them and if the spots increase noticeably remove the offenders. I'm doing it with potatoes. After fermentation (kilning), tobacco aroma and taste may change significantly over a few days, with noticeable change becoming more subtle after that. The ultra dry leaves sucked up the alcohol (not too much or u get a soggy mess) and became pliable again. I don't really monitor the humidity too much, I just give it 15-20 distilled water misting on and between the hands about 2-3 times a day, just to keep the leaves semi-moist. Put them loosely into the jar, you want some air . Question: Can I make alcohol from tobacco leaves? Answer: It would probably enhance the product but I don't bother and nor do most of the locals that I know. Essentially creating a compost heap where the internal temperature is carefully monitored along with the humidity levels. Thanks heaps for your all your good work and effort.. As you are aware, we are being raped by our jackboot government, overtaxing and discriminating against smokers.. Prices are going through the roof. I have been using this for flavouring, this is a half strength as found the full strength to strong. Gently shake the sieve. The results were unbelievable, menthol is one the hardest flavours to crack, no more menthol crysrals and chemistry sets, the e-juice is mostly vegetable glycerine, with no nicotine, and can be added to suit the strength desirable, you can add it to your own liking, strong, medium, weak, doing it this way means the menthol strength hasn't already been decided for you and you don't have to hunt around for a commercial brand to suit your particular tastes. Thanks for the nice comments. Im growing in ohio, where the difference betwixt winter and summer is almost nonexistent. In about two weeks, the seedlings should start showing. If this seems a. little tricky here, it is. Don't pick the whole plant at once, since they will become ready over a period of weeks. That being said, lets get started! Tobacco curing is sometimes referred to as color curing because as the tobacco undergoes the process, the color of the leaf will invariably change because its chlorophyll content is being altered, gradually becoming more yellow to brown in color. On the tobacco front. Multiply it by 52 to find what it costs you a year (over $2,500?). Turn the marijuana every few hours, so that all parts are exposed to the sun. I just wondered whether the hot water cupboard would be a better spot as opposed to fairly consistent room temp in a living space. Question: Any advice on growing tobacco in buckets? Basically you need heat (approx 120 degrees) and humidity of about 75%, if this can be sustained for approx 4-6 weeks, fermentation will be complete. Once this is done I remove it from its leaf stems. Yes I agree that there was too much moisture. Question: Can you soak tobacco in rum and wine? Doing so removes excess plant material from your nugs, making drying much faster. If it's too rainy or it gets too much water, the tobacco gets weak and thin. We seem to be in the perfect climate. Does the Brod and Taylor bread proofing cabinet work good for cureing tobacco? If I think the tobacco is drying to quickly I give it a light misting with the distilled water. , and then i can"t smoke because its really strong ! Question: I bought some homegrown tobacco but it has a dark greenish look to it. whoever they may be. Question: How do you flavor tobacco with honey and alcohol? .I'd suggest that you just hang the leaves to dry without assistance in a shady airy spot and see how they go. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on June 07, 2014: Sorry mate, I can't help you there, I've no experience at this rather covert way of growing bacci'. I realize the leaves are moist at first but after the moisture evaporates do you have to have any humidification device in there?A: yeah, as you can imagine, lamp is very similar to an oven, where the dry heat generated constantly takes away the humidity. to cut: take dried leaves cut out stems, dampen dried leaves, put in press to make solid block, cut and re-dry cut tobacco. An air-conditioned home would probably be too dry for air-curing tobacco. Tobacco plants nearing maturity. - "Keep it simple, and if it works don't fix it!" Cut a thin slit through the center of the stem on each leaf using a utility knife. Keep an eye on your. Curing cannabis buds Once buds are dry, it's time to cure them. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on July 05, 2016: The blog given to us has some exciting features. Make sure the leaves are not touching each other, the walls, or the floor. The ribs are easy to remove at that point. [4] Flue [ edit] Also, I know they like sun but as were in the wrong season Ive put them in large pots in the greenhouse. Question: Would you mind if I adapted your excellent work here for use in the UK? Tobacco isn't picky. The RH Lids have to be cut to exact specs with a Water Jet ($10k) or the hygrometer won't seal properly. Question: How long would tobacco take to grow in a tropical climate like Australia? Oh yeah, adding flavor.any ideas on flavoring the bacco? After that I shredded them. Also provided is an example of how one may be able to affordably recreate the conditions needed for tobacco fermentation. Thanks. Make sure kiln has good air circulation and that jars aren't touching walls to prevent condensation in jars. Remember that smoking tobacco probably would not have caught on if it weren't for the process of cramming it into barrels and sending it on a sea voyage in sailing ships - which is how the above process was discovered. Answer: Dissolve a little honey in alcohol, (Rum, Vodka, Port through preference.) Then he fed the leaves through a grinder. March-June,get started TODAY! I had trouble with the whole drying/curing process though. Answer: Until the leaves are dry and brown/yellow, after hanging, several weeks or in an oven at low heat an hour or so. How to Tell How Old Cigarettes Are and If Theyre Stale. These plants are less than three months older than seedlings. If the leaves get too brittle, you can moisten them with water from a spray bottle. Bottom leaves have been harvested from the rear plants. Question: How long are you supposed to cure tobacco for? Also I wanted to add that the post is great and very easy to follow ..I am in Aus and have been growing now for a while and am getting some extremely good results but I am still waiting to have my first taste..I think the hardest part for me is going to be the cutting as I like a very fine cut and if anyone can suggest something that is not to expensive I will be very happy, anyway thanks for reading and hope to hear from some of you out there even in Qld..Cheers. Now, any ideas on how I could take this to the next level & make it into clove cigarettes? Would also be interested to read the article you mentioned on distilling but can't find it? You too can join the ranks of tobacco plant enthusiasts and with some luck and planning, your efforts may be rewarded with a homegrown cigar! The warm, dry days and cool, relatively humid nights of the late summer and early fall provide the perfect conditions for drying tobacco leaves. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on February 17, 2015: No I haven't tried that. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on September 16, 2014: Hi tobacco enthusiast, glad to know that I was of help. You may not legally sell it, trade it, or give it away. Add the parts, tools needed to create the lids so they're air tight, medical grade silicone lines, manifolds, check valves, RH hygrometer, the grommets alone cost $50 for 10 (with a minimum . Stems retain moisture and may increase the chance of mold in storage. Do not tighten at this point. (Haha.. Put jar in kiln. The biggest difference is that the plastic box did too good of a job sealing in the moisture, and perhaps there was too much to begin with. We have seeds. For menthol I just added some mint leaves. Like some others I came upon your article whilst looking for info on curing tobacco. Answer: That's a question that I haven't had before! There are several websites dealing with curing chambers and the standard home made type is made of foam wall insulation and an oil heater. -Air cured Tobacco leaves, Seeds with growing instructions are available here : Havana tobacco seeds are good for making cigars, particularity cigar wrappers because of the broad leaves, flavor and smooth appearances once cured. The rest are green and some of the bottom leaves that don't get much light are a yellowish color. Adrian Rankin-Maclean on August 10, 2020: Very informative article I tried many years ago to grow tobacco, plants grew fine but mucked up the curing process, I want to flavour the stuff for pipe smoking, I have a very large jar of glycerine in the garage could I use that with port and brandy, spray the leaf, let dry, then press and mature but for how long - best guess for a guide pls, also I want to give some hand rolling tobacco to my colleagues at Christmas, I'm harvesting and curing now,(August) once dried I'm putting it in a plastic air tight box, will that be long enough time for it to mellow/mature. Mine are not as tall as yours - max about 4 foot. Monitor the leaves periodically to make sure they dont turn moldy, and remove any leaves that do. Pick up a few small hygrometers made for tobacco humidors. I know people who smoke tobacco at every shade, as the whim and their approach to curing takes them, and they seem no worse off than off the shelf smokers. But really, there are no unpleasant smells to be vented. Some are undoubtedly better, but I don't think many would be easier or cheaper than the method I've described, and I know what I've written about works because I've done it. This article has been viewed 141,782 times. always use distilled water in the boiler. Pinch them out as well. So none of the tobacco was touching the water. I have the space/patience/whole leaf to be able to grow enough each season for a couple of years, and am happy to just store it away for a few years before reaching for it. How Often Should I Water Tobacco Plants? The following is a helpful "Q and A" following this project. It says it can be used for fermentation. It must work, his mates think the stuffs great. Paper towels misted and saturated with distilled water is placed on top of the cured tobacco hands with some plastic wrap over it to hold in the moisture, I do a good deal of misting with distilled water about twice a day. You could try misting the almost dry leaves with alcohol, like rum or vodka. Did this ever work to produce good cigars surf monkey ? Looking at this post reminds me of my previous roommate! Anyhow, I ordered from them and began growing. The best temperatures for growing tobacco is 68 to 86 F (20 to 30 C). Trying to beat the election and all the false promises. Sun Curing. On one end you want to keep the leaves from getting soggy to avoid mold and decay, and at the other end you want to keep the leaves from becoming dry and brittle without moisture, fermentation not will occur. For tobacco, the curing process is similar to the standard drying process of cannabis. I joined the hub just to thank you.). It kind of feels that youre doing any unique trick. Built a box frame 2'6" sq. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on September 13, 2014: The bowler hat brigade - too stupid to "do" so spend their lives telling us "not to do". Keep in a cool, dry place out of direct light. Tobacco is an age old, yet amazing plant, which has become increasingly popular among hobbyist in recent times! The best way to do this is pictured on step 1, hang leaves to dry and let nature take its course: Gather your harvested green leaves, use a zip tie at the stems and bundle into 1-4 leaf bunches, (be sure to allow air between the leaves, if the leaves stick together, they will mold). (I am, however, all for fermenting sugar in water and putting it through a still, I may be doing that later today). You can make a perfectly acceptable product by drying the leaves adequately, slicing them thinly, rolling them in cigarette paper, and setting them alight, so put that in your pipe and smoke it! The host saw me wandering around puffing on my pipe and he kindly gave me a tobacco plant in a pot. Its been about 6-8 weeks of drying. I've found this setup makes the temperature get much too high, (due to the excellent insulation of the cooler, the cooler gets cumulatively hotter and hotter). On the plus side: Home grown tobacco contains far less chemicals and no additives when compared to the stuff the tobacco industry produces. Our temps range between 70 and 100 degrees in the summer. Hang the leaves somewhere dry and warm, like a garage or attic. Anyway, just wanted to say your article has been very helpful not to mention giving me a great laugh here and there. and spray it finely on the dried leaves with a garden mister. Thank you for any other informative site. Youre actually a good webmaster. Most people use wide-mouth quart or half-gallon glass mason jars,. Death to all bullfrogs, bumptious bureaucrats and politicians!! It may not display this or other websites correctly. Using the ones made for smoking, bleached, or with added chemicals is not ideal, to say the very least. Otherwise, do as a lot of people I know do - buy a cheap lighter and put up with lighting up often, its a lot less costly than getting store-bought tobacco! Temps above 122F (50C) inhibit the vegetative growth of mold. How broad it can be. If you want cheap alcohol dissolve a kilo of sugar in 4 liters of warm water, dump in some yeast, or a handful of raisins/sultanas, cover the container with a tea-towel or similar to keep out the bugs and wild yeasts( or you'll end up with vinegar), leave it until it stops bubbling (probably 2-3 weeks) and you'll end up with alcohol at about 10%. This seems to be the right amount of heat! I wanted to just bury my nose in the leaves during the raisin stage, but for purposes sterility, i resisted!Q: I wouldn't imagine such a small batch would give off an overwhelming smell of ammonia.A: Very true! I dip the lid in the boiling water, and making sure the rim of the jar is free of tobacco pieces, place the lid on the jar and lightly set the ring. A good recommended fill blend for a home grown cigar is 30% Havana leaf and 70% Virginia leaf with a Havana wrapper. Im experiencing some small security troubles with my latest weblog and Id like to locate something more safeguarded. I watched a YouTube video and this guy dries his leaves in a aluminium cylinder with an element placed on the bottom. Haven't noticed. It realy increase my knowledge about the topic. on Introduction, https://www.cigarworld.com/education/tobacco-411/curing-and-fermentation/. I can't be bothered, think up a few for yourself. The tobacco color should also change to a much darker hue of brown. Put jar in kiln. Answer: You could try packing small lots at a time in vacuum-sealed plastic bags. Answer: You can spray the leaves with a mister using rum, port, dissolved honey or whatever takes your fancy to both flavour the tobacco and help it burn. I really enjoyed your little tobacco story guideAwesome. Sun curing can be done by setting the leaves in the sun for a week until dry. The dried leaves should have a slightly sweet smell from the curing process. Wow what a hub I started growing this summer only 3 plants thoe they are 6feet I'd say they now have Pritty pink flowers I harvested around 50 or so leaves hung them on nylon 1 month ago they are turning nice and golden I have them in my garage where I go for a quite smoke and stear at them only but wondering what they are going to be like I'm glad I came across this hub it has put my mind at ease a little and also given me some great ideas, Because of the heart problems i'm moving to Central Hawkes Bay to be with family. Awesome article!!! Answer: Let them become almost dry but not brittle, take out the middle rib and any others that are large (who wants to smoke ribs?) References. This will keep the leaves moist but reduce the chance of mold developing while theyre in storage. I used the barest pinch of seeds sprinkled into a six-pot seed tray and got over 100 plants! I'm sure they will be benefited from this web site. Answer: Yes, The way I know of is to spray the rum/wine/honey solution or whatever on the dry or near dry leaves with a garden mister. Also without an insulator, there would be a lot of heat loss, you would need higher temps than a psudo greenhouse.The cooler method traps in heat, but because the seals are not air tight there seems to be a lot of air exchange going on. this is a couple of hours later.. its a little sweaty box now, Reply That's late summer here in the Southern Hemisphere. But they are surely processed differently. Set up a dehumidifier if you don't have a dry spot to store the leaves in so they dry faster and don't develop mold. Question: I've grown plenty of tobacco except I've always just microwaved the leaves or in the oven to dry and smoked the plant still green. You get the picture. If you're jarring tobacco, make sure the jars you're using create a seal. Fermentation also stabilizes the leaf so that it doesn't decompose further in storage. Growing and harvesting is a perquisite to fermentation covered in other guides, available here . Remember to save your seed for the next crop. What you do with it then is your own damned business. The same number (12.5%) cure for between 6 and 8 days. You'll learn by experiment to get the tobacco the way that you like it. Fire-cured tobacco is hung in large barns where fires of hardwoods are kept on continuous or intermittent low smoulder and takes between three days and ten weeks, depending on the process and the tobacco. There are several ways to ferment at home. wikiHow is where trusted research and expert knowledge come together. Question: Im in the Wairarapa and just got some seedlings from the local garden centre. Cigar tobacco producers ferment tobacco naturally by creating huge piles of air cured leaves. If they show signs of yellowing before this, pick them straight away. Every council and government department has a proliferation of the swine at their lower levels trying to screw up the doers. Really its just a foam cooler with a $5 light from Home Depot now Oct. 26, 2011 UPDATE: In the final version of this fermenter, a (I simply used a cooler with no air holes, just one hole punched at the top for the light fixture). I've settled on 1 week in the press for this experiment bracket, so unless I get an additional press, it'll take me 3 months to get all the 1 oz pressed samples underway. Don't look now, but you've probably already done itwell enough for the average punter, at least. If you live in a place that's warm enough to grow cabbage, tobacco will thrive. Also, can we use wine to spray the leaves whilst curing as opposed to water? Curing can last anywhere from two weeks minimum, to up to six months for some strains. How does humidity affect the rate of fermenting? From your pictures, your plants were very immature, their growth stunted mostly due to the small pot size. whether it's fit to drink is another matter! As each plant grows, you'll see small tobacco plants (suckers or basal shoots) starting to grow as side-shoots from the main stalk at the base of the leaves, the same as with tomatoes and that other stuff some people smoke. Anyine got pointers on aging? I actually think I am on about or coming up to my 6th year smoking my homegrown bakky. Answer: You keep them, yellowing means that they're partly cured. Don't humidify kiln to prevent rusty lids. Then I put the buds into 1 qt mason jars to cure. :). This article is not about health issues; it's about growing tobacco and curing it. Put a fine sieve in the top of a clean, dry bowl, or on a sheet of paper. I then start fermentation I do this in a burco boiler. 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