constantin

[constantin]

Please (if anyone knows) what should I do to avoid shaking off cigarette ash easily, plus it burns my pants and the carpet.

 

[deluxestogie]

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Bob

 

[constantin]

Welcome to the forum. You may wish to scan the topics in our Index of Key Forum Threads, linked in the menu bar.

Bob

mersi

 

[constantin]

mersi

thanks, this is my first time on a forum, I'm a beginner

 

[deluxestogie]

You have asked about cigarette ash easily falling out. How are you making the cigarettes? Can you post a photo of one?

Bob

 

[constantin]

You have asked about cigarette ash easily falling out. How are you making the cigarettes? Can you post a photo of one?

Bob

 

[constantin]

The tobacco is fermented at 68%-75% humidity, at 45-49 degrees Celsius, 12 days, acceptable smell and taste, no mold

 

[deluxestogie]

Perhaps after the weekend, some forum members who mechanically stuff their cigarettes can address your specific question.

Bob

 

[vktr]

I used to have the same problem while using a cheap injector. Get a Hawk-Matic. I have this one, 3500+ cigarettes and going.


hth

 

[Alpine]

Welcome to FTT

pier

 

[constantin]

Perhaps after the weekend, some forum members who mechanically stuff their cigarettes can address your specific question.

Bob

thank you, I can't wait

 

[constantin]

thank you, I can't wait

I have been smoking for over 40 years. I only started preparing my tobacco 15 years ago, it took me 5 years of trying until I managed to ferment it. I would like to improve the burning of my tobacco: it should be quiet and constant, the cigarette ash should be light in color, the ash should be dense and uniform (not exfoliate like green cabbage), the smoke color should be closer to blue than gray, the cigarette should burn for at least 11 minutes. I don't know how to solve all these inconveniences

 

[Wombat_smokes]

As I read over all the cigar and pipe blending experiences of other members, I would guess the source of some of these problems are "tightness" of the packing from the injector, and the burn properties of your ingredients.

Quality of packing will probably be improved with a better quality injector, as vktr recommended. Adjusting your recipe to include some thicker leaves and/or maintaining a good moisture level should help burn quality. I've noticed that too low of a moisture content in my pipes & cigars results in a faster burn. A 1 hour cigar or pipe becomes 30-45 minutes when the tobacco is too dry.

By the way, what is your favorite blending recipe?

 

[constantin]

As I read over all the cigar and pipe blending experiences of other members, I would guess the source of some of these problems are "tightness" of the packing from the injector, and the burn properties of your ingredients.

Quality of packing will probably be improved with a better quality injector, as vktr recommended. Adjusting your recipe to include some thicker leaves and/or maintaining a good moisture level should help burn quality. I've noticed that too low of a moisture content in my pipes & cigars results in a faster burn. A 1 hour cigar or pipe becomes 30-45 minutes when the tobacco is too dry.

By the way, what is your favorite blending recipe?

I've never smoked a pipe or cigar, only cigarettes.

 

[vktr]

I would like to improve the burning of my tobacco: it should be quiet and constant, the cigarette ash should be light in color, the ash should be dense and uniform (not exfoliate like green cabbage), the smoke color should be closer to blue than gray, the cigarette should burn for at least 11 minutes. I don't know how to solve all these inconveniences

Again, a good injector will solve most of your problems. Cut your leaves in long stripes, not small squares. When I pack tightly a cigarette will last 10 min (I smoke them pretty dry). Ash is light and uniform, doesn't fall out in chunks. Not sure about smoke color though, depends on lighting and quality of tobacco I guess.

 

[constantin]

Again, a good injector will solve most of your problems. Cut your leaves in long stripes, not small squares. When I pack tightly a cigarette will last 10 min (I smoke them pretty dry). Ash is light and uniform, doesn't fall out in chunks. Not sure about smoke color though, depends on lighting and quality of tobacco I guess.

thank you

 

[constantin]

thank you

Although, I have fermented tobacco from last year, left to age for 1 year, which burns well and consistently, the color of the cigarette ash is light, yet the ash falls very easily (when a cigarette is left alone to burn, the ash falls 4-5 times).

 

[constantin]

Although, I have fermented tobacco from last year, left to age for 1 year, which burns well and consistently, the color of the cigarette ash is light, yet the ash falls very easily (when a cigarette is left alone to burn, the ash falls 4-5 times).

My problem is that my ash falls easily and burns my pants.

 

[deluxestogie]

(when a cigarette is left alone to burn, the ash falls 4-5 times)

When ignited, natural tobacco leaf should smolder briefly, then go out spontaneously. Commercial cigarettes contain accelerants to keep the tobacco burning, even when you are not puffing on it. If you are using your own, home-grown tobacco, and not adding any chemicals to it prior to stuffing it into the cigarette tubes, and you are packing it densely into the tubes...

...then I suspect that your commercial, cigarette tubes are creating the problem with dropping ash. Try a different brand of tubes, or start with plain cigarette papers, and hand-roll them to experiment.

Bob

 

[constantin]

When ignited, natural tobacco leaf should smolder briefly, then go out spontaneously. Commercial cigarettes contain accelerants to keep the tobacco burning, even when you are not puffing on it. If you are using your own, home-grown tobacco, and not adding any chemicals to it prior to stuffing it into the cigarette tubes, and you are packing it densely into the tubes...

...then I suspect that your commercial, cigarette tubes are creating the problem with dropping ash. Try a different brand of tubes, or start with plain cigarette papers, and hand-roll them to experiment.

Bob

thank you