Mason Jar help

[LPcreation]

Hello all! Great community here and I'm loving all the info available. I have a pretty silly question but I couldn't find the answer in any of the searchs. I'm going to start aging some tobacco and I was unsure how to seal the mason/ball jars. I originally assuming you'll boil the jars to get a vacuum but after reading a few threads, it seems like I can just hand tighten the jars and the tobacco will seal them naturally over time?

Thanks a lot!

 

[Dave_In_Philly]

it seems like I can just hand tighten the jars and the tobacco will seal them naturally over time?

Yup. It doesn't happen right away, but after a while that little button thing on the lid will depress and you're good to go.

 

[tslots]

From my experience, you don't really need tobacco to be vacuum sealed for proper aging. As long as the container has a good seal and will not allow the tobacco to dry out, you're OK. Also, pick a cool + dark place (or at least out of direct light) to keep the jars / tins.

 

[skaukatt]

it seems like I can just hand tighten the jars and the tobacco will seal them naturally over time?

Yup. It doesn't happen right away, but after a while that little button thing on the lid will depress and you're good to go.

This has been my experience over the last decade.