Fermenting (Kiln) Understanding

[stu]

From what i understand is Kiln is fermenting the leaves at a more stable controlled environment. But lets say my living room is between 60% and 90% humidity. And now while it still summer the temperature is between 18 and 28 Celsius. Already cured the leaves to dry and to a nice brown, yellowish color. If the leave bundle get tighter with more leaves per bundle and hanged more closely together. Isn't this basic already fermenting and my living room is one giant Kiln.

 

[Alpine]

Nope… my kiln is set at 52 C and around 75% relative humidity. And I do hope your living room never gets that hot. Tobacco does not NEED to be kilned, it ages anyway, though at a slower pace, when the ambient conditions are right. What kilning does is speed up the process of natural aging: 5 weeks in a kiln roughly equals 3 years of natural aging.

pier

 

[stu]

Nope… my kiln is set at 52 C and around 75% relative humidity. And I do hope your living room never gets that hot. Tobacco does not NEED to be kilned, it ages anyway, though at a slower pace, when the ambient conditions are right. What kilning does is speed up the process of natural aging: 5 weeks in a kiln roughly equals 3 years of natural aging.

pier

Ah like that i understand. For example if you barrel age tabacco is this than after a Kiln or is this a sort of slow fermenting processes itself. If this is pressed or just stacked. From what i read and seen. In my country back in the days they used to have a sweatbox where they stack the leaves in with no extra heater or anything in it to ferment. They did this also with other leaves. But in Taste is there a different in Kiln aging or natural aging?

 

[Knucklehead]

Post #55

Is there any way to mellow out shredded tobacco ?

Muggs, Is you burley from the 2018 season? Has it been kilned? If the answers are yes and no, respectively, then you're just smoking the stuff way too soon. Bob Yes,the burley turn dark drown.smells wonderful.im smoking this straight, An it make me cough, an has an bitter after taste. I...

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info regarding fermentation

Curing, Fermentation, Aging, Kilning? Basic Definitions

Curing Tobacco When you begin with leaf from the field (primed or stalk-cut), and then allow it to convert from a living leaf to a dead leaf (of yellow or brown), you have cured the leaf. Often in this forum, we refer to this as "color-curing". There are a number of methods for color-curing...

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[stu]

Post #55

Is there any way to mellow out shredded tobacco ?

Muggs, Is you burley from the 2018 season? Has it been kilned? If the answers are yes and no, respectively, then you're just smoking the stuff way too soon. Bob Yes,the burley turn dark drown.smells wonderful.im smoking this straight, An it make me cough, an has an bitter after taste. I...

fairtradetobacco.com

info regarding fermentation

Curing, Fermentation, Aging, Kilning? Basic Definitions

Curing Tobacco When you begin with leaf from the field (primed or stalk-cut), and then allow it to convert from a living leaf to a dead leaf (of yellow or brown), you have cured the leaf. Often in this forum, we refer to this as "color-curing". There are a number of methods for color-curing...

fairtradetobacco.com

Thnx this clears things up!