Oldfella
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Nah, I'll blame Somegirl, she's not here.Pssst. Dude. Blame it on a bad dehumidifier. I got away with it.
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This was Golden Harvest. I don't know if it is prone to mold or not. If I'm lucky I can pick more today. We will see what the weather is going to do.
What's the point in having kids if you can't blame things on them
Oldfella
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All that digital,stuff make the plants look like they are on life support.
They are. Somehow I don't think they will survive though.
The main reason I put them up is to show what mold looks like if you double click the pic and enlarge it, you can see the fibers. I have seen a lot of post's from members asking "is this mold? Is that mold?". Hopefully it will help someone.
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Some new pics for you.
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My Yellow Twist Bud is very nice when blended with Verginia Gold.
. My Yellow Twist Bud is very nice when blended with Verginia Gold.
ChinaVoodoo
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That looks like some top quality product, right there.
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Thanks they are ready to smoke.
I'll soon have everything ready. No Kilning is happening now as the old frig kiln has been assigned to scrap heap. Once I get the new one built it will all be good. Even with no Kilning the baccy seems to be coming out OK.
The procedure.
1) Pick leaves
2) use cardboard box and paper method to yellow.
3) when nicely yellowed, hang to dry.
Don't allow them to dry out, as soon as they are browned, put them into vapor proof bags, leave unsealed but be careful not allow them to dry to crispy. keep a close watch for mold. Once dry seal the bags and put into the storage cupboard. My storage cupboard is kept at 70 - 80°f and the humidity at around 35% how important this is I don't know, as the bags are sealed, but it's working so I'll leave it alone.
So after all that this is what we have done.
Yellowed 5 - 7 days.
Hung to dry 4 - 5 days. Temperature is probably having a good effect warmer is faster.
Storage unsealed
7 - 10 days.
Oldfella
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Thanks for your comment. What I found interesting is the fact that happy Little twist Bud had no Kilning. Untill I joined the Forum I didn't even know that you can. If Yellow Twist Bud tasts this good now I can hardly wait for the kiln. The workers are due on the 15th so not long now
Either you have leather lungs or I did something badly wrong, my yellow twist bud is waaaaay too strong after just colour cure! I need to kiln mine for sure.
I think that was a thread a while back about what you can smoke without kilning/aging. Yellow twist bud was one and so was perique (the variety not the curing method), seems like little Dutch may have made the list too. The only one of the three I had growing at the time was perique (purchased from O'Neil seed company that I've since found out came from skychaser indirectly). I tried some and it was ok, but it still needed some time to mellow. No idea about the yellow twist bud but it's interesting there appears to be different views. Maybe leaf type (volado, viso, etc.) makes a difference.
Just kind of curious since yellow twist bud is a variety I recently started.
Those are some nice looking leaves @Oldfella
ChinaVoodoo
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Kasturi is the only tobacco I've grown that tasted good that was too strong to smoke right away. Half a clay pipe and I had to put it down. Dizzy, hiccups, woozy.
I remember that thread well, it's one of the reasons I chose yellow twist bud as well! I may have to revisit a leaf or two if there's one finished curing. I recently made some Cavendish out of it and that it mild enough. I'll try a leaf tonite.
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I'm very pleased with it myself. All it had in cureing was picked, put in the kiln and then stored in my cupboard it was easy and it tastes nice too.
Thanks Radagast
I'm very pleased with it myself. All it had in cureing was picked, put in the kiln and then stored in my cupboard it was easy and it tastes nice too.
Oldfella
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I always seem to have some part of me in the shot, I dunno why.All that nice tobacco in front of me and I can't stop looking at those smart slippers!.
Oldfella
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Sorry about the late reply Radagast, I was away with the faires.
If you have a look at my post 67 above you can see my procedure. There are a number of days 20 or more. I too find Y.T.B. a bit harsh all buy himself this is why I blend with Virginia Gold, which air & sun cures nicely. V.G. is nice straight from the drying line, in fact it is very nice as soon as the leaves are a suitable colour. The blend I use is 20% Y.T.B. and 80% V.G.
The reason yours is a bit on the hard side probably has to do with your growing conditions. ie: weather, soil ect.
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