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    Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over the next few weekends BOTL may be unreachable on occasion as I do migrations or updates, etc. Just be patient - we'll be back! I'll generally try to keep these maintenances until later in the evenings.

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  1. Gdaddy

    Orbees inexpensive humidification beads

    I've simply been adding more or less beads sitting in a flat tupperware container to achieve a certain level. You can visibly see when they get smaller to add water to fill them back up. Will try your idea also for some type of regulation. I find there is some odd satisfaction to squeezing them.
  2. Gdaddy

    Orbees inexpensive humidification beads

    My grandkids got these for Xmas and they swell up full of water and then slowly evaporate and go back to their original size. I'm using them in a large tub of tobacco to slowly add moisture to the air. So far they work great. For people in dry areas or having trouble getting the RH up...these...
  3. Gdaddy

    What's Your Challenge?

    Exactly!! Good for you. I don't think I'll ever go back to using molds again. Hand rolled cigars all turn out a little different but they all draw perfectly and the appearance is just as good as using a mold with some skill. To me it's a far better cigar. In order to get a truly hand rolled...
  4. Gdaddy

    Reducing relights

    OK. My solution for 'tunneling' was to use less binder. 1/2 leaf of binder and as little wrapper as possible. Double leaf binder and heavy wrapper was like trying to burn a phone book. If you've ever tried you'll see that the pages in the phone book are well dried but when flat stacked upon...
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    Reducing relights

    What do you mean by this? Not lit/not burning or physically detached from the cigar?
  6. Gdaddy

    Aggravated

    Nice blend! Here's a blend very similar... I've had a recent love affair with 'Warped' cigars that are all Nicaraguan. So I've been doing a similar version of the above blend using the Dom binder (the best binder imho) Then one leaf of Nic seco, one leaf Nic ligero and one (or two) leaves of...
  7. Gdaddy

    Aggravated

    Good luck with the procedure. Just curious, why are you having it done?
  8. Gdaddy

    Microwave drying with excellent results

    This is a good point. If your filler is properly hydrated then you could smoke it right off the table. I do find that the thicker ligero in the center can sometimes hold moisture longer than the thinner seco.
  9. Gdaddy

    Microwave drying with excellent results

    I don't know how deep of a negative pressure you can pull using a bicycle pump but it should certainly be able to flush some of the air out and replenish with new air. You should hear the rush of air going back in the jar when you break the seal. The goal is to take a bunch of cigars that are...
  10. Gdaddy

    Mojo

    They only recently started using crop rotation methods. The point is it's NOT the 'special Cuban soil' that gives a unique flavor. A very romantic story told again and again but let's face reality, that whatever was in the soil is long gone. The soil MUST be replenished with nutrients and NO the...
  11. Gdaddy

    Mojo

    That was quite a list of ingredients he rattled off in his Mojito blend. I wonder if the coffee is roasted or is it green, unroasted coffee??? Hummm... The government uses chemicals to aid the fermentation process. Hummm... Here's the part I don't get... That one guy said he goes through 5...
  12. Gdaddy

    Show us your latest leaf purchase

    Du hade lurat mig en minut. En sådan rascal.
  13. Gdaddy

    Show us your latest leaf purchase

    Thank you for posting... the photos are amazing and I enjoyed them very much!!! Cigar leaf grower also! I very much enjoyed the photo of your 'employees' working on the cigars. I'd be interested in hearing how those cigars smoke using your own leaf. It appears you ferment it also?
  14. Gdaddy

    Show us your latest leaf purchase

    Stay safe Bliss... never fool with Mother Nature.
  15. Gdaddy

    Adventures in home rolling

    Nice Tie!
  16. Gdaddy

    A Proposition for All You Homerollers

    Good point. There are so many variables that could change the palate throughout the day. However, I do find smoking two different cigars at the same time can give some insight to flavor differences. Couple puffs from one then switch to the other. Back and forth. This way the palette is on the...
  17. Gdaddy

    Filler leaves that one MUST have in stock

    "Long term" for those bags left out in the open is anything over a month and your leaves will be getting crispy. I really like the convenience of using them but a small mist of water now and then keeps things in balance. That's for my daily working stock. I saved a bunch of those high quality...
  18. Gdaddy

    Filler leaves that one MUST have in stock

    I use those bags also for ease of daily use but I do find that they don't hold moisture that long. After each use I give a small spritz of water prior to putting the bag away. Not good for longer term storage.
  19. Gdaddy

    Pics of Your Sticks

    Wow, right around 25'!
  20. Gdaddy

    Leaf Reviews

    It appears to be the Ecuador Ct wrapper. Wrapper:: Brazilian Maduro or Connecticut Natural/Ecuador https://cigarfactoryneworleans.com/social_club_torpedo_nat/
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