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Build a kiln that is larger than you think you will need. White-stem burley varieties need several weeks more curing after they have... -
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I've never attempted to categorize phases of fermentation. There are multiple biochemical processes occurring simultaneously, in...
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Garden walk update, took photos of smaller and larger plants. Overall I am happy. They didn’t receive water today and no wilting...
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Hello from Athens-Greece, we have sun with few clouds and 71 'F here. A&G Mourtides. The view from the Cafe, take that you dump...
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deluxestogie replied to the thread Reading Lamps and Smoking Jackets.Humboldt's Cosmos: Alexander von Humboldt and the Latin American Journey that Changed the Way we See the World, by Gerard Helferich... -
deluxestogie replied to the thread Growing cigar leaf in central Italy: @UmbriaFarmer.Build a kiln that is larger than you think you will need. White-stem burley varieties need several weeks more curing after they have...
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deluxestogie replied to the thread Growing cigar leaf in central Italy: @UmbriaFarmer.My 80+ year old shed has been an accidental bonus for use as a tobacco curing shed. Its vertical wall planks have slight gaps between...
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Leaving a little of the finer midrib near the tip of the filler I think makes rolling entubado style easier and may help in not over...
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Probably, four weeks of continuous kilning at ideal conditions is sufficient for all the rapid, early enzymatic actions. Even at these...
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Jjclif43 replied to the thread How are leaves flattened before ageing and storage?.Leaving a little of the finer midrib near the tip of the filler I think makes rolling entubado style easier and may help in not over...
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JI've added this thread to our Index of Key Forum Threads, under "Curing: other". Thanks. Bob
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A tale of three Corojo: The first one grew and bloomed on time, aprox 80 days. The second one grew taller than the rest, but never...
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Garden walk update, took photos of smaller and larger plants. Overall I am happy. They didn’t receive water today and no wilting...
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deluxestogie reacted to UmbriaFarmer's post in the thread How are leaves flattened before ageing and storage? with Like.
I know exactly what you mean, re twigs sticking out the front. And I hear what you are say about quality, I just would like to make sure...