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What Moisture Level Do You Prefer
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<blockquote data-quote="Greasystring" data-source="post: 566256" data-attributes="member: 4808"><p>I like a drier tobacco, but I'm not sure with the actual water content terminology. With cigars I go with 62- 65% relative humidity for storage and consumption. Long term storage can be as low as 59% (with temperature control). The popular 70% I find much too wet for smoking and definitely not suited for long term storage. Also, the dryer storage promotes tobacco plume (the oils crystalizing). Though its something usually not sought after or seen in pipe tobacco, unless one sees mold and prays its plume <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😅" title="Grinning face with sweat :sweat_smile:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f605.png" data-shortname=":sweat_smile:" />. </p><p></p><p>I know cigars and pipe tobacco are very different, but I suspect many of the general principles of tobacco can be shared. If I were cellaring loose/whole leaf or un-vacuum sealed tobacco I would probably go with a similar set up, lower relative humidity. Once the humidity in the cabinet stabilized I'd vacuum seal the tobacco. If it's a matter of preparing what I'm about to consume, I often "pack today, smoke tomorrow".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greasystring, post: 566256, member: 4808"] I like a drier tobacco, but I'm not sure with the actual water content terminology. With cigars I go with 62- 65% relative humidity for storage and consumption. Long term storage can be as low as 59% (with temperature control). The popular 70% I find much too wet for smoking and definitely not suited for long term storage. Also, the dryer storage promotes tobacco plume (the oils crystalizing). Though its something usually not sought after or seen in pipe tobacco, unless one sees mold and prays its plume 😅. I know cigars and pipe tobacco are very different, but I suspect many of the general principles of tobacco can be shared. If I were cellaring loose/whole leaf or un-vacuum sealed tobacco I would probably go with a similar set up, lower relative humidity. Once the humidity in the cabinet stabilized I'd vacuum seal the tobacco. If it's a matter of preparing what I'm about to consume, I often "pack today, smoke tomorrow". [/QUOTE]
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