Rejuvenating dry tobak

Subject: Rejuvenating dry tobak Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:20 pm

So while moving out of my apt I found a tin of Dunhill Standard mix that I somehow managed to open smoke about two bowls and then forget about. Question

This may have been a purchase done right before finals when anything that did not relate to rocks was banished from my mind.
Anyway, I now have a nice bone dry tin of weed that needs to be rehydrated. I have placed the tobak into a small ball jar and added two of the ceramic "discs" that you soak in water but the results have been weak at best (I let the jar sit for about a month while rewetting the discs about 2 weeks in). I want to avoid the mold issue and am out of ideas. Help?

Subject: Re: Rejuvenating dry tobak Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:40 pm

I've heard a lot of folks say to put it in a bowl and lightly mist it with distiled water, making sure you cover it all with a fine spray. Then jar it up for a couple of weeks.
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Subject: Re: Rejuvenating dry tobak Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:17 pm

Unless it's crumbling to dust, smoke it as it is. At least for me, it's probably perfect.
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Subject: Re: Rejuvenating dry tobak Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:25 pm

I've always done what JHug's said. Works for me..Never had a mold problem! FTRPLT

Subject: Re: Rejuvenating dry tobak Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:29 pm

I think I am gonna follow both routes.
I will try smokin the dry and if its not to my likeing I will mist and jar

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Subject: Re: Rejuvenating dry tobak Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:03 am

I have always used the distilled water spritz method and it works well for me. I just rehydrated some Yaller Dawg a few days ago. Spritz very lightly.

Like Carlos said though try it like it is first unsless it is just crumbling to dust. I like my tobacco fairly dry also.
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I used to use clay disks inside a metal jacket of two pieces. Never opened one. JR no longer stocks them. If anyone knows where to purchase them I'd be beholdin'.

Depending on how dry the tobacco was, I'd put anywhere from 2-10 disks (of course hydrated with distilled water for any rehydration) in a ziplock with the tobacco. The more disks the faster the rehydrate. I'd check the tobacco every hour or two. Even very dry tobacco could be brought up to a good moisture level fairly quickly with a large number of disks.

Now I spritz lightly or moderately depending on the dryness of the tobacco; very dry tobacco gets the moderate spritz.

Like everyone says, add water gently until you get a feel for how much water is enough: you can always spritz again.
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I use the GLP method: put the tobacco in a bowl and cover it with a wet (not dripping) cloth, without allowing the cloth to touch the tobacco. Leave until the desired moisture level is reached, rewetting the cloth whenever necessary.
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Subject: Re: Rejuvenating dry tobak Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:30 pm

I do what Wet Dottle and Smokey suggest, with excellent results. The benefit is that you don't accidently get carried away with spritzing. The Discs that Michael mentioned work, but take a lot longer to my recollection.

Good luck,

TC