Pics of Your Sticks
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Salivating... look at them sexy ass sticks! Marc... where did you find the ECS?
The standard Uppowoc Perfecto only requires two leaves to fill and one half leaf to bind and wrap. It's a five and a quarter inch, 48 gauge fecto. So, one criollo leaf, one corojo leaf, bound with the half moon cut from the inner portion of an H2k wrapper half leaf, then wrapped with the outer crescent cut from around that half moon. (Does that make sense?) I like both fillers seco, cause I like them mild.
Course, most guys here are rolling parejos, which, as I discovered just recently, require at least twice as much tobacco. Don't last much longer; they're just a snap to make, is all.
But perfectos are more fun.
So, it seems i am running into a little issue now that i am quick enough to bunch 10 sticks at once... it seems my press, a keg, is not heavy enough to press these into nice, tight "bodies". They came out rather loose and oblong. The obvious fix is an actual press, but i really don't want a dedicated object for this, nor do i have the room for it.
Ugly bunches in....
Had to play with the new corojo, smells delicious!
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What do you guys press with? Should i just drop two kegs on there? @BrewinHooligan you still use weights of some sort?
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Organic Paper Material or Tissue Paper if you want to mold your head or foot... roll it up after you cut it to size... set it for three to five hours ... unroll and wrap right away... I sun bake mine afterwards but to each his own ~xox
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hmmmmm... this looks more like a Figurado... maybe it's the pic angle. ~xoxThe standard Uppowoc Perfecto only requires two leaves to fill and one half leaf to bind and wrap. It's a five and a quarter inch, 48 gauge fecto. So, one criollo leaf, one corojo leaf, bound with the half moon cut from the inner portion of an H2k wrapper half leaf, then wrapped with the outer crescent cut from around that half moon. (Does that make sense?) I like both fillers seco, cause I like them mild.
Course, most guys here are rolling parejos, which, as I discovered just recently, require at least twice as much tobacco. Don't last much longer; they're just a snap to make, is all.
But perfectos are more fun.
Anything not parejo is figurado.
I do like to clip my head round.
Some day I'll find the right mold.
Question for you guys using moulds:
When using newspaper or paper towels to mould my bunches I was getting the binder being squeezed unevenly into a crease or a pleat. Subsequent wrapping, ageing and smoking them it seemed that they were burning unevenly where the extra binder had bunched. What do you guys do about that with moulds?
I now squeeze it tight with the paper unbundle, pull binder tight and re wrap in paper.
When using newspaper or paper towels to mould my bunches I was getting the binder being squeezed unevenly into a crease or a pleat. Subsequent wrapping, ageing and smoking them it seemed that they were burning unevenly where the extra binder had bunched. What do you guys do about that with moulds?
I now squeeze it tight with the paper unbundle, pull binder tight and re wrap in paper.
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I must be confused... I thought the pic was supposed to be of a Parejo
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If the bunching is too loose the paper wrapping won't be as effective... also if you don't cut your edge off your binder it will fray and give chance to extra creasing or unwanted seams. To paper roll your bunch should have a wrapper like finish to the binder leaf... then paper roll for a seamless press that hides prominent veins ... there is no perfect way... just whatever way meets your satisfaction... always go with the way of least resistance ... that's what my dad would say
Not sure about paper towel pressing... never used that and can't imagine how effective that would be. I use a mold press too... but I'm finding I've come away from it more as time goes on. ~xox
I like Corojo seco and viso and criollo ligero. I like to have some of each priming in most of my blends but two leaves seco with one leaf ligero has proven to work well for my tastes also. I haven't tried the corojo ligero yet myself so that could be equally as delicious. I haven't done too many variations as I usually have something else like Nica Habano along with my corojo and criollo. It's one of those things you have to play around with and find what suits your tastes best.
When I get a really packed mold, I have to use a couple large c-clamps to press my mold. I'm going to be building some sort of press in the near future. I figure I can build a hydraulic press like the ones Willy has for around $100 and will document the build here when I get to it.
Read the label.I must be confused... I thought the pic was supposed to be of a Parejo
I doubt you're confused. Prolly just ReMixed up.
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lol... I was actually... but your right... should have read the label not just the post...
I am ALWAYS ReMixed up... keeps me legit ~xox
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Still my fav idea of yoursOr do this:
Like so:
You should try some Don Carey leaf. http://www.wholeleaftobacco.com/Ecuador-CT-Shade-Wrapper-ECTshade.htm
