Burley curing for cigarettes

[Pfix03]

Hi everyone.
I'm a beginner in tobacco curing, and I have some questions to ask before I completely ruin my first experience.
Sorry for my poor English, not my first language.
I'm growing Burley plants(specifically the bursanica variety, the one they have in Germany from what I could understand) and I want to make rolling tobacco with it. I only have this variety, unfortunately that's all I could do with the space I have.
I need advices on how to cure it, and I'd like to make it a little less strong(I'm used to lucky strike red and Marlboro red, so not too light, but also not too strong) and give it a good taste without the dry/burning throat sensation of Pueblo for example.
I googled curing methods, and I think I have an idea of what to do. I'm thinking of stoving part of it and casing with honey, whiskey and cocoa. Is this good? My fear is that this will turn out to be more of a pipe/cigar kind of taste or too strong for cigarettes. Being a beginner, I also don't have any specific tool for tobacco curing, and I'm scared of messing things up with some overly approximative equipment.

 

[Wombat_smokes]

Welcome to the Curing.

It sounds like you have some good ideas and are on the right track. Have a look through the Key Forums thread for inspiration and how to cure Burley. I prefer stalk harvesting and curing. After the leaves have turned brown, mist the leaves so they are moist enough to handle. Pick the leaves, let them dry to low case (dry and noisy, but not able to break), and store them in an air tight container until ready for processing. Nicotine strength will not change, but the flavor and "throat burn" - caused by ammonia as proteins break down - will improve. Casing as you described might make a more pipe-like product, but it may still be enjoyable.

Again, read through the Key Forums for helpful information while your plants grow.

 

[Pfix03]

Edit:

Welcome to the Curing.

It sounds like you have some good ideas and are on the right track. Have a look through the Key Forums thread for inspiration and how to cure Burley. I prefer stalk harvesting and curing. After the leaves have turned brown, mist the leaves so they are moist enough to handle. Pick the leaves, let them dry to low case (dry and noisy, but not able to break), and store them in an air tight container until ready for processing. Nicotine strength will not change, but the flavor and "throat burn" - caused by ammonia as proteins break down - will improve. Casing as you described might make a more pipe-like product, but it may still be enjoyable.

Again, read through the Key Forums for helpful information while your plants grow.

Thanks. What keywords should I search? I can't find anything on pure Burley cigarettes.
Also, the process you described for removing ammonia(in Italian it's called fermentation, but idk if we're talking about the same thing). Should be done before or after everything else? I thought it was the last thing to do

 

[Alpine]

Benvenuto sul forum. Take a look here:

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Marlboro and Luckies are the tipical “american blend” i.e. roughly 50% flue cured, 40% air cured burley, 10% oriental (or turkish If you prefer) PLUS an inordinate amount of casings, flavorants and various chemicals. Trying to duplicate a commercial cigarette is nearly impossible (and, IMHO, a waste of time).
A 100% burley cig is definitely a manly smoke, but some forum members do enjoy it.

pier

 

[Pfix03]

Benvenuto sul forum. Take a look here:

Key threads in the FTT forum

Bookmark This Page for Future Reference This is a list of threads that have been nominated by forum members to be particularly useful. The list will be updated as suggestions are added. Tips on Using the FTT Forum How to post pictures Seven Moral Rules Found All Around the World Cannabis...

forum.wholeleaftobacco.com

Marlboro and Luckies are the tipical “american blend” i.e. roughly 50% flue cured, 40% air cured burley, 10% oriental (or turkish If you prefer) PLUS an inordinate amount of casings, flavorants and various chemicals. Trying to duplicate a commercial cigarette is nearly impossible (and, IMHO, a waste of time).
A 100% burley cig is definitely a manly smoke, but some forum members do enjoy it.

pier

Thanks mate. I'm not trying to replicate American blend, I'm trying to make my own. That was just an example of what I'm used to smoke, to get some comparison in terms of taste and strenght

 

[deluxestogie]

Welcome to the forum, @Pfix03. Feel free to introduce yourself in the Introduce Yourself forum.

Bob