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Post by Darin on Sept 8, 2018 7:03:42 GMT -5
There was a couple pounds of Red Tip Burley left over and I've been wanting to make some Perique. It's a simple set-up with an 8 quart pot and a couple of bar clamps. I'll update this thread after the first release and repressing of the tobacco.   PS ... sorry about the color tint, I'm in a Quonset Hut with some green light panels. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 8, 2018 7:14:40 GMT -5
Looking forward to see his this progresses.
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Sept 8, 2018 7:16:43 GMT -5
Looking forward to see his this progresses. I have no idea what is going on so I'm gonna watch this one closely |
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Post by pappyjoe on Sept 8, 2018 7:17:25 GMT -5
Who's got the popcorn?
Question though, how are all the juices going to seep out from a metal pot?
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Post by Darin on Sept 8, 2018 7:25:17 GMT -5
Who's got the popcorn? Question though, how are all the juices going to seep out from a metal pot? There's just enough juice squeezed out of the leaves to keep it submerged. After about 10 days, I'll release the pressure and allow the tobacco to re-absorb all that liquid and then press it again. Repeat at about 1 month intervals for at least 3 months. We'll see!  |
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Post by pappyjoe on Sept 8, 2018 7:30:00 GMT -5
Who's got the popcorn? Question though, how are all the juices going to seep out from a metal pot? There's just enough juice squeezed out of the leaves to keep it submerged. After about 10 days, I'll release the pressure and allow the tobacco to re-absorb all that liquid and then press it again. Repeat at about 1 month intervals for at least 3 months. We'll see! Thanks. That's different then what I've seen at the L.A. Poche facility. They use wood barrels with a lid slightly smaller than the barrel opening. The juice seeps out the side of the barrels when under pressure and up over the top of the lids so the tobacco doesn't actually soak in the juice. Are you going to "turn" the tobacco at intervals? |
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Post by Mork on Sept 8, 2018 8:09:18 GMT -5
I'm going to be very interested in updates along the way. An ambitious project. Awesome.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2018 8:18:10 GMT -5
You’ve had plenty of practice with whole leaf, I’m sure your Perique will turn out fabulously spicy.....enjoy!! I’ll keep my eyes open on further progress.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2018 8:20:14 GMT -5
Very professional looking enterprise. Best of luck but it doesn't look like you need it.
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Post by trailboss on Sept 8, 2018 9:18:53 GMT -5
Good luck with your project, Darin.
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Post by Darin on Sept 8, 2018 11:29:05 GMT -5
There's just enough juice squeezed out of the leaves to keep it submerged. After about 10 days, I'll release the pressure and allow the tobacco to re-absorb all that liquid and then press it again. Repeat at about 1 month intervals for at least 3 months. We'll see! Thanks. That's different then what I've seen at the L.A. Poche facility. They use wood barrels with a lid slightly smaller than the barrel opening. The juice seeps out the side of the barrels when under pressure and up over the top of the lids so the tobacco doesn't actually soak in the juice. Are you going to "turn" the tobacco at intervals? It is pressed hard enough that the liquid is above it and not "soaking" in it. This keeps the tobacco in an anaerobic environment and allows the organisms to do their work. Each time I release the pressure and allow it to re-absorb, I'll mix the leaves before re-pressing. It's the exposure to oxygen which helps develop that dark color. Thanks for the kind words and encouragement all! |
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Post by cappadoc on Sept 8, 2018 19:59:31 GMT -5
Really cool idea. Hope it works out well.
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Post by crapgame on Sept 8, 2018 20:08:04 GMT -5
I hope to hear a full report!
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Post by roadsdiverged on Nov 24, 2018 20:54:05 GMT -5
How is this coming along?
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Post by pepesdad1 on Nov 24, 2018 21:04:12 GMT -5
Sounds interesting...looking forward to the end results.
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Post by AJ on Nov 24, 2018 22:11:32 GMT -5
Good luck and don’t forget to let us know how it turns out.
a AJ
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2018 22:24:17 GMT -5
The 3 month interval is coming-up soon, so an update will probably be arriving at some point during the 2 week of December. Darin Interesting project  |
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Post by puffy on Nov 24, 2018 23:19:45 GMT -5
I hope it goes well for you.
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Post by Darin on Nov 25, 2018 10:17:06 GMT -5
How is this coming along? Why you gotta' bring up old S&%T?? I was going to just let this thread fade away but nooooo ... now I have to tell everyone how it bombed!  Lessons were learned and I'll certainly be repeating this with new equipment (nothing metal). The odor of the batch I threw away was unforgettable and I hope to never smell that again. Thanks for checking back in on this and stay tuned for the next attempt! |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Nov 25, 2018 10:24:44 GMT -5
How is this coming along? Why you gotta' bring up old S&%T?? I was going to just let this thread fade away but nooooo ... now I have to tell everyone how it bombed! Lessons were learned and I'll certainly be repeating this with new equipment (nothing metal). The odor of the batch I threw away was unforgettable and I hope to never smell that again. Thanks for checking back in on this and stay tuned for the next attempt! Your description of the failure is funny, but I feel kinda bad for getting a chuckle from it. I wish you better luck on the next batch. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Nov 25, 2018 10:30:18 GMT -5
How is this coming along? Why you gotta' bring up old S&%T?? I was going to just let this thread fade away but nooooo ... now I have to tell everyone how it bombed! Lessons were learned and I'll certainly be repeating this with new equipment (nothing metal). The odor of the batch I threw away was unforgettable and I hope to never smell that again. Thanks for checking back in on this and stay tuned for the next attempt! Aw buddy. If we never made mistakes we'd never learn. |
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Post by LSUTigersFan on Nov 25, 2018 10:37:01 GMT -5
That's my kind of science experiment!
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Post by roadsdiverged on Nov 25, 2018 10:47:57 GMT -5
How is this coming along? Why you gotta' bring up old S&%T?? I was going to just let this thread fade away but nooooo ... now I have to tell everyone how it bombed! Lessons were learned and I'll certainly be repeating this with new equipment (nothing metal). The odor of the batch I threw away was unforgettable and I hope to never smell that again. Thanks for checking back in on this and stay tuned for the next attempt! Oops.... lol! |
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Post by Darin on Nov 25, 2018 11:16:49 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with laughing at failure as you get back on that horse! |
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Post by trailboss on Nov 25, 2018 11:23:56 GMT -5
Certain foods you don’t want to prepare in stainless steel, acidic foods especially like citrus.
Do you think it was a metal> acidic reaction?
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Post by Darin on Nov 25, 2018 11:27:33 GMT -5
Certain foods you don’t want to prepare in stainless steel, acidic foods especially like citrus. Do you think it was a metal> acidic reaction? Definitely! The smell was atrocious ... sort of like concentrated cat pee that had molded.  |
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Post by 5star on Dec 4, 2018 21:07:12 GMT -5
Fascinating !
All the best in your project
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Post by roadsdiverged on Dec 4, 2018 21:23:04 GMT -5
Lol... and it's back from the dead again. A zombified zombie!! I tried to let it go Darin |
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Post by peteguy on Dec 4, 2018 21:24:50 GMT -5
Certain foods you don’t want to prepare in stainless steel, acidic foods especially like citrus. Do you think it was a metal> acidic reaction? Definitely! The smell was atrocious ... sort of like concentrated cat pee that had molded. Soooooooo, a batch of Mixture 79 then..... |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 4, 2018 21:28:48 GMT -5
Darin,
Buy me a barrel of Makers Mark and I will gift you the barrel... you need to do this right!!
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