Snus at home

[CanadianSnoozer]

Hey everybody new here hoping for some advice I tried to make a batch of snus at home and I think I failed turning sodium bicarbonate into sodium carbonate so I potentially added 4 g of sodium bicarbonate to the snus. I found a good source of sodium carbonate and added that but wondering if this batch is completely ruined.

 

[deluxestogie]

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[Juxtaposer-]

Hey everybody new here hoping for some advice I tried to make a batch of snus at home and I think I failed turning sodium bicarbonate into sodium carbonate so I potentially added 4 g of sodium bicarbonate to the snus. I found a good source of sodium carbonate and added that but wondering if this batch is completely ruined.

How much tobacco is there in the batch?

 

[CanadianSnoozer]

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100 grams

 

[johnny108]

It might have a gritty feel in the mouth, but it should be fine.
I use 8.5 grams of sodium carbonate per 100 grams of tobacco with no problem.

 

[Alpine]

Welcome to FTT

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[CanadianSnoozer]

It might have a gritty feel in the mouth, but it should be fine.
I use 8.5 grams of sodium carbonate per 100 grams of tobacco with no problem.

I figure I might add well try it. Crazy thing is that I've never tried snus before so hard to tell what it should be like! I went and grabbed a can of Odin original to see the mouth feel. Heavy on the bergamot but I will at least have something to compare against to make sure I don't dissolve my teeth off

 

[CanadianSnoozer]

It might have a gritty feel in the mouth, but it should be fine.
I use 8.5 grams of sodium carbonate per 100 grams of tobacco with no problem.

I figure I might add well try it. Crazy thing is that I've never tried snus before so hard to tell what it should be like! I went and grabbed a can of Odin original to see the mouth feel. Heavy on the bergamot but I will at least have something to compare against to make sure I don't dissolve my teeth off

It might have a gritty feel in the mouth, but it should be fine.
I use 8.5 grams of sodium carbonate per 100 grams of tobacco with no problem.

It might have a gritty feel in the mouth, but it should be fine.
I use 8.5 grams of sodium carbonate per 100 grams of tobacco with no problem.

Question for you... After adding the carbonate how long do you leave it open?

I'm airing it out in my basement currently with a paper towel over it. From what I understand I should keep doing this for three days total

 

[johnny108]

3 days with a paper towel rubber banded around the mouth of the jar is what I do.
Then they go in the refrigerator for as long as I can wait (a week or so). If I have enough in the fridge- the batch gets vacuum packed and put in the freezer.

I started the paper towel 3-day thing after making a batch, and closing it up in a jar and putting it in the fridge, directly. 3 days later, I opened the jar and got hit by a massive cloud of ammonia. Had to spread out the batch on a plate to air it out.

 

[CanadianSnoozer]

3 days with a paper towel rubber banded around the mouth of the jar is what I do.
Then they go in the refrigerator for as long as I can wait (a week or so). If I have enough in the fridge- the batch gets vacuum packed and put in the freezer.

I started the paper towel 3-day thing after making a batch, and closing it up in a jar and putting it in the fridge, directly. 3 days later, I opened the jar and got hit by a massive cloud of ammonia. Had to spread out the batch on a plate to air it out.

Amazing. Thank you for confirming, I was worried I was doing the wrong thing!