They appear crystalline under the loop.
Take your bets now, as I have sent a sample to the lab for analysis. (Identification & Semi-Quantative Enumeration of spores and mycelium)
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Mold or precipitate
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They appear crystalline under the loop.
Take your bets now, as I have sent a sample to the lab for analysis. (Identification & Semi-Quantative Enumeration of spores and mycelium)
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You're good. What blend is that?
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It’s bacterial in nature is my bet. I really don’t think it’s “sugar crystals” as everyone always says on face book.
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Regardless of what the lab may say, I’m smoking the **** out of it and it’s delicious.
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I have a bag that had pinholes and it fermented into a black mess 
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I have a bag that had pinholes and it fermented into a black mess
That's why I don't support storing baccy in mylar bags.
I hear ya. However the Esoterica bags are noticeably thinner than the ones I use. I guess we will see how it works out for me in 20 years
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I'm going not mold. At least not unsmokable mold anyway.
I'll say mold...but agree with Mike, Kelly and the others - I'd be smoking that with zero reservations.
If it comes to it, take a good sharp knife and cut out anything you're not sure about. Smoke the rest.
Green looks mouldy to me Mike.
Interested in hearing the lab results. Worst case you can make some blue cheese with it.
Interested in hearing the lab results. Worst case you can make some blue cheese with it.
It’s got both I would bet!
It’s weird that most Stonehenge has that white coating regardless of age. Just seems to be something that happens during manufacturing.
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There's folks in this thread that seem to be suggesting it could be mould, but smoke it anyway...
Is there a gag here that I'm missing?
Is there a gag here that I'm missing?
What is often referred to as "sugar crystals" is almost always some sort of mold...if it's overtaken and fuzzy then I'd bin it as a loss but for what he's pictured there, I would smoke that happily.
There is some disagreement on this topic among pipe smokers I've found on the various forums I've bopped around. Some argue that sugar crystallization is different and others argue that any "growth" is mold...it's tiring because at the end of the day both groups would land the same place. The end result is, "Smoke that beautifully aged leaf before I do!"
That's my take on it anyway.
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As someone who is allergic to penicillin, and who is made violently ill by blue cheese, it would be nice to have a clearer insight. If my tobaccos develop mould, or I even suspect they're mouldy, they will be discarded immediately. Maybe I should reduce the duration that I'm considering ageing tobaccos.
I would say it is worth researching further for you...although as long as you took care in the storage process that you probably won't have too much to worry about within the five year time frame.
That being said my assertion is based solely on what I've seen and read about online. I have been aging tobacco since January...so my experience spans a whole 8 months.
I would think that tobacco kept in an unopened tin should be fine. I am also of the opinion that if the "growth" is crystalline in nature, it is not mold, but when in doubt, throw it out!
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