Brand new to making Chew

[Max Cady]

Attempting first chew:
At the moment I have:

burley
cigar tobacco (Dominican Wrapper, Binder, Seco, Viso, Ligero)
Brightleaf Sweet Virginia
Virginia Lemon
Maryland
Krumovgrad Bulgarian Oriental

(I understand dark air cured is used in a lot of chew blends, so I am ready to buy some if needed).
I want to keep it as natural and sugar free as possible.
Starting with water, what are some ingredients that are a must? Salt? Baking Soda? Molasses?
Would it be reasonable to try something like this to start:
30 g burley (or dark air cured?)
2 oz water
1/8 tsp salt

 

[deluxestogie]

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Snuff, Snus and Chew: a recipe book edited by Robert C.A. Goff Front cover The FTT "Smokeless" forum is challenging to navigate. In August of 2022, I took on the task of collecting its Smokeless recipes for a dedicated book, not expecting the project to require more than a couple of months...

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Bob

 

[WillQuantrill]

Which type of smokeless are you shootin for? For instance what commercial product would you strive to mimic?

 

[Max Cady]

Which type of smokeless are you shootin for? For instance what commercial product would you strive to mimic?

Red Man, Chattanooga Chew

 

[Max Cady]

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Snuff, Snus and Chew: a recipe book

Snuff, Snus and Chew: a recipe book edited by Robert C.A. Goff Front cover The FTT "Smokeless" forum is challenging to navigate. In August of 2022, I took on the task of collecting its Smokeless recipes for a dedicated book, not expecting the project to require more than a couple of months...

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Bob

Thanks Bob!

 

[johnny108]

Looks like prune and apple juice boiled into a concentrate will help get you the Redman flavor:

Simple loose leaf chew recipe

Ingredients needed: Fruit juice of choice (100% juice works best), molasses, glycerine, salt Prepping the leaf (I used BigBonner's dark air.. good stuff!): 1. Lay out some paper towels and spray the dry leaf with some water on both sides. Get it good and wet and let them sit out and absorb the...

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[Max Cady]

Looks like prune and apple juice boiled into a concentrate will help get you the Redman flavor:

Simple loose leaf chew recipe

Ingredients needed: Fruit juice of choice (100% juice works best), molasses, glycerine, salt Prepping the leaf (I used BigBonner's dark air.. good stuff!): 1. Lay out some paper towels and spray the dry leaf with some water on both sides. Get it good and wet and let them sit out and absorb the...

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Thanks Johnny!