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22 year old tin question
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That's the plan.
That really is awful about the surprise of an old dried tin. The seller should have known... And probably did.
I'm attempting to restore about six pounds of borkum riff that were varying stages of dry or extremely dry (about six pounds dry, not tin weight)
I got them extremely cheap as their condition was known.
I was unaware that it could even get as dry as some have become.
I'm using different combinations of distilled water being just dumped in, put in sterilized sponges, and waterbeads, with a few of the tins placed in a humidor and the bulk remaining as a control just sitting out.
I'm attempting to restore about six pounds of borkum riff that were varying stages of dry or extremely dry (about six pounds dry, not tin weight)
I got them extremely cheap as their condition was known.
I was unaware that it could even get as dry as some have become.
I'm using different combinations of distilled water being just dumped in, put in sterilized sponges, and waterbeads, with a few of the tins placed in a humidor and the bulk remaining as a control just sitting out.
I've got some pliability back in this stuff. I noticed some white bits in the tobacco...looks like some pieces of the tin flaked off into the contents. I dumped it out and pulled out some of the bigger chunks. Probably kept about 50% of the original volume as much as I could be sure wasn't rusty bits of tin. I don't have high hopes for this stuff, but I'm going to give it a shot in a week or two after its had some time for the moisture to stabilize.
Hirsute
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Run a magnet over it to remove the metal? I assume it's steel since it rusted.
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I already through away the rest or I'd try. It was mostly tobacco dust anyway.
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Sorry, for the delay. The tin was definitely rusted. I though that I felt a soft spot on the side of the can. That turned out to be the culprit. I rehydrated the majority of the tobacco. It only took a total of 4 hours of a damp paper towel to get it back to what I consider my idea wetness. I haven't had a chance to smoke any of it yet, but I'll try to give it a go in the next week.
Yeah, that's about what mine looked like inside also. Watch out for bits of tin in the tobacco...I pulled a bunch out of mine.Sorry, for the delay. The tin was definitely rusted. I though that I felt a soft spot on the side of the can. That turned out to be the culprit. I rehydrated the majority of the tobacco. It only took a total of 4 hours of a damp paper towel to get it back to what I consider my idea wetness. I haven't had a chance to smoke any of it yet, but I'll try to give it a go in the next week.
I'm going to try smoking what I salvaged in a couple days. It did regain some of its essence back...smells OK now with moisture in it.
I just tried (not a full bowl, but just a quick sampling) of my Matured #22.
Its ok! Never had fresh #22, so not much to go on, but it tastes fine to me. At the very least I will smoke and enjoy what I saved. Anything other than a total loss is a win to me.
Its ok! Never had fresh #22, so not much to go on, but it tastes fine to me. At the very least I will smoke and enjoy what I saved. Anything other than a total loss is a win to me.
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