Some thoughts on revamping dried out tobacco

[Dios de Fuego]

So, I'm trying to revamp some dried out pipe tobacco in a timely manner. I have, in the past, gone the humidor high humidity route, but it takes a while. I was considering soaking it in some water for a couple seconds, and then leaving it out to dry out, not as dry as before of course. Has anyone tried this, or does anyone have another method they prefer??

 

[LilBastage]

I put it in a large bowl and cover the bowl with a wet paper towel. Not dripping wet, mind you, but a bit wetter than damp.

If it's a tin's worth or so this will usually do the trick in a day or so, sometimes a few hours depending on how dry it is and conditions.

Anything that wets the tobacco directly will make it difficult to control the moisture level of the overall sample. I think slow is better, but it doesn't have to take a real long time. Pipe tobacco is more "durable" than cigars in that regard.

 

[Dios de Fuego]

What temperature water do you use when you do it??

 

[georgec]

The temp. of the water won't matter cause it going to be room temp. by the time it's done the job.

 

[LilBastage]

The temp. of the water won't matter cause it going to be room temp. by the time it's done the job.

Yeah, that.

I just use the spray bottle I have for my humidor beads, so it's room temperature to begin with, but I don't think the temp matters much with the method I use because the water never actually comes into contact with the tobacco.

 

[Dios de Fuego]

Thanks, I'll give it a shot. I wonder if hot water will work even better because the heat should raise the humidity even higher.