Hello everyone, I have several basic questions about tobacco processing

[boluopi]

1. How should the roasted golden Virginia tobacco leaves (Burley tobacco leaves) be processed to become qualified pipe tobacco?
2. Can fermentation or aging be artificially accelerated?
3. Does artificial intervention in the fermentation process require adding additional microorganisms or enzymes?
4. Is sterilization treatment necessary for the finished tobacco?
5. When pressing whole tobacco leaves into blocks for aging, is sterilization treatment required before pressing them into blocks?

Thank you all for your answers and explanations.

 

[johnny108]

1. Clarification is needed: burley and Virginia are different types of tobacco. Other than cutting them into a preferred form, they don’t really require more processing, once aging is complete.

2. Yes: it is called kilning, and plans for chambers can be found on this forum.

3. No.

4. No: sterilization is used in chewing tobacco and Snus, but it ends most metabolic changes that occur by aging the tobacco.

5. No: monitoring temperature, humidity, and moisture content of the leaf is a better way to prevent mold, and allow for better aging.

 

[boluopi]

1. 需要澄清：伯利和弗吉尼亚是不同类型的烟草。除了将它们剪成所需的形状外，完成陈化后不需要进行更多的加工。

2. 是的：这被称为 kilning，关于房间的计划可以在该论坛上找到。

3. 不。

4. 否：咀嚼烟草和斯诺斯使用的是灭菌技术，但大多数因烟草陈化而发生的代谢变化都被终止。

5. 不：监测叶片的温度、湿度和含水量是预防霉菌的更好方法，并且可以更好地进行陈化。

输入：professional，thank you

 

[StoneCarver]

1. Process the tobacco to your heart's content. That's part of the hobby. Do what you want with the tobacco; its all up to your personal tastes. Learn from others about what they do, why they do it, and how it turned out for them. If dried green tobacco is fine for you, have at it. If otoh you want to color cure, age, case, cavendish, and press your tobacco and whatever else you want to subject your tobacco to, enjoy the process!! None of it is "necessary"; its all up to personal taste and is a bit of an art. Please, Let us know what you do and how it turns out for you.
4. Sterilization is pointless. The moment you open your container it becomes contaminated. Mold spores and bacteria are ubiquitous.

 

[boluopi]

1. Process the tobacco to your heart's content. That's part of the hobby. Do what you want with the tobacco; its all up to your personal tastes. Learn from others about what they do, why they do it, and how it turned out for them. If dried green tobacco is fine for you, have at it. If otoh you want to color cure, age, case, cavendish, and press your tobacco and whatever else you want to subject your tobacco to, enjoy the process!! None of it is "necessary"; its all up to personal taste and is a bit of an art. Please, Let us know what you do and how it turns out for you.
4. Sterilization is pointless. The moment you open your container it becomes contaminated. Mold spores and bacteria are ubiquitous.

thank you