Just curious but is the plug moist? Will it be easier to get out if it dries down some?
Noodle Press Plugs
- Thread starter ProZachJ
- Start date
I put it in when the tobacco was in moderately high case. It might have come out after a couple days of drying, I don't know. It only took a couple minutes to get it out. It's a big plug, so lots and lots of friction on the sides of the press barrel. Mostly I have been doing little 16 g plugs just to try out new blends. I think 100 g would be about the limit - or I could maybe not try to squeeze it to death! This stuff, though... yum. I'm going to drop it in a jar and just let it sit for a while. I have about half a 16 oz Ball jar from the last batch I can smoke while this just ages a little.
A trick I learned while working as a millwright using clevises for rigging was to never tighten them all the way down, instead tighten them down then back off about an eighth of a turn, when under pressure things stretch an bind.
Juxtaposer-
Well-Known Member
Which leads to something worthy of note; Screw presses do not provide constant pressure. While a weighted press would. Both are used in tobacco pressing with similar results. How similar? They are certainly not the same. I wonder if it would be worthwhile investigating. Surely I will think on it.
Revisiting this after a bit over a month resting in a jar it has improved significantly. Much of the bourbon bitterness has evolved to sweet and the astringency of the COOH has been reduced. It's an enjoyable smoke now and I'm betting it will be even better given more time. The jar smell is definitely unique.
GreenDragon
Well-Known Member
Zach inspired me to give this method a try. Picked up a noodle press off Amazon last month. Mixed up a batch of the following blend. Cased with peated scotch and let steep for 3 weeks. Then shredded the leaf, added a casing made from figs and gold rum, and loaded up the press. Moderate pressure for 3 weeks.
Test smoke in my Gandalf pipe (churchwarden): Nice flavor, burns a little hot, no relights. I think I'll call this blend "Moria".
Moria pipe blend - Measured in Parts
4 - Dark Fired (WLT)
2 - Cherry Red Va. (GD)
2 - Va. Red Tip Beerique (WLT)
1 - Maryland (GD)
1 - J8 Cavendish (GD)
1 - Turkish (WLT)
Test smoke in my Gandalf pipe (churchwarden): Nice flavor, burns a little hot, no relights. I think I'll call this blend "Moria".
Moria pipe blend - Measured in Parts
4 - Dark Fired (WLT)
2 - Cherry Red Va. (GD)
2 - Va. Red Tip Beerique (WLT)
1 - Maryland (GD)
1 - J8 Cavendish (GD)
1 - Turkish (WLT)
How are you liking/using the beerique?
Have you found a “standardized” production method for it?
GreenDragon
Well-Known Member
@johnny108 I really like processing almost any pipe tobacco variety this way. It mellows / quick ages the leaf and seems to moderate the pH. Rough method can be found in my Beerique thread and a more refined method in Bob's ebook "Ninety More Pipe Blends"; both can be found in the Key Forum's Thread link at the top of the page.
ShiniKoroshi
Dental Floss Tycoon
Tobacco Noodles are really a thing?
" "Tobacco noodles" most likely refers to the Taiwanese instant noodle brand, "TTL Hua Tiao Chicken Noodles". This brand is marketed by the Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation and features a chicken broth infused with wine and real pieces of chicken. The noodles themselves are also made from wheat. "
" "Tobacco noodles" most likely refers to the Taiwanese instant noodle brand, "TTL Hua Tiao Chicken Noodles". This brand is marketed by the Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation and features a chicken broth infused with wine and real pieces of chicken. The noodles themselves are also made from wheat. "
I've added this thread to our Index of Key Forum Threads.
Bob
Bob
ShiniKoroshi
Dental Floss Tycoon
A real Texan would have cased this with Tabasco.
marksman01
Member
For any of you still pressing your own plugs, I found that they are exceptionally cheap on ebay right now at $1.35 each with free shipping.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/397060691300
https://www.ebay.com/itm/397060691300
