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Post by sperrytops on Feb 9, 2019 18:39:16 GMT -5
Question for the Patch. I've had some GLPease Gaslight sitting around for a while but just broke into it to start smoking it. I'm finding it a strange texture unlike any other baccy or cake. Kind of tissuey with bits of rubbery leaf and a lot of stems. Very hard to keep lit, even after I dry it some. Is that normal for this tobacco, or do I just have a weird batch?
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 9, 2019 18:46:23 GMT -5
Question for the Patch. I've had some GLPease Gaslight sitting around for a while but just broke into it to start smoking it. I'm finding it a strange texture unlike any other baccy or cake. Kind of tissuey with bits of rubbery leaf and a lot of stems. Very hard to keep lit, even after I dry it some. Is that normal for this tobacco, or do I just have a weird batch? I've had the same experience, Perry, but don't know the answer. |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Feb 9, 2019 18:53:06 GMT -5
Same experience but I love the stuff. I slice it and crumble it a little and then let it dry for a while. A long while. Sometimes it's hard to get it going, but once lit, it stays lit (most of the time).
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Post by rmb on Feb 9, 2019 19:09:33 GMT -5
Yeah, mine is like that too. I kinda like it though, feels really different breaking it up.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2019 19:10:25 GMT -5
Same experience but I love the stuff. I slice it and crumble it a little and then let it dry for a while. A long while. Sometimes it's hard to get it going, but once lit, it stays lit (most of the time). This ^^^^^^^^^ I have a tin in my rotation and enjoy the blend once it stays lit. Make sure it’s a bit drier than most of your other tobacco’s, works well for me👍 |
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Post by Baboo on Feb 9, 2019 19:12:24 GMT -5
Same here, but not a problem... I use a manual herb grind to the desired texture and then let dry for about 1/2 hour - burns evenly and tastes great...
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Post by sperrytops on Feb 9, 2019 19:14:09 GMT -5
Thanks fo the feedback and confirming. I'm rubbing out first, then picking out the stems, then using scissors to cut up those little rubbery leaves. It's a bit of work, but certainly tasty stuff. Easier ti do when you're sitting at home and relaxing with nothing better to do. I may work through a bunch of it and then throw it in a jar.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Feb 9, 2019 19:25:41 GMT -5
My experience was identical to yours, Perry. Troublesome blend, but an interesting one.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2019 19:39:43 GMT -5
I was wondering if a person really enjoyed this blend, that, could you open a couple of tins and place the contents into a wide-mouth one pint Ball jar, and let it sit open for an hour. Then repeat this daily for a while or maybe repeat weekly until the right moisture level was reached? Just a thought. I know its tough having to even think about drying a blend prior to placing it into your bowl and setting flame to it. One would think that when you purchase a tin, you really want to dig-in to it, let alone having to wait while the darn blend dry's to a desired moisture level to burn. Thought I'd throw that in there  |
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Post by sperrytops on Feb 9, 2019 19:41:26 GMT -5
Same here, but not a problem... I use a manual herb grind to the desired texture and then let dry for about 1/2 hour - burns evenly and tastes great... I like that solution. I might have to look for one of those. |
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Post by trailboss on Feb 9, 2019 21:21:25 GMT -5
Most moist tobaccos placed on a paper towel and microwave for 10 seconds does well for me...a lot of moisture bleeds off into the paper...looks like your tobacco took a piss.
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Post by Mac on Feb 10, 2019 0:20:05 GMT -5
I was wondering if a person really enjoyed this blend, that, could you open a couple of tins and place the contents into a wide-mouth one pint Ball jar, and let it sit open for an hour. Then repeat this daily for a while or maybe repeat weekly until the right moisture level was reached? Just a thought. I do pretty much that, and recently with a large tin of GL. Took one plug and cut it, rubbed it out, and put it in a Mason jar. It came in at over 85% RH at 70º, and i like my tobacco ca. 65% RH. I leave the top off for a few hours, check its moisture, top on overnight to stabilize, and repeat. I have to use a hygrometer as my touch cannot gauge moisture within any reasonable range. One reason to dry down lots of tobacco: it's really ready when you are to load a bowl. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2019 1:03:37 GMT -5
^^^^^^^^^ Mac Great additional thought John |
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 10, 2019 10:20:55 GMT -5
FWIW I use the microwave trick like trailboss suggests, and it works well for me too. I also use a coffee grinder for flakes and longer ribboned tobacco - I try to make it more Carter Hall-like. |
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Post by Darin on Feb 10, 2019 16:27:18 GMT -5
This thread reminds me of some of the old McClelland Dark Star threads. I believe some folks compared it to trying to light small pieces of rubber.  |
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