I had a go at making my own snuff today. It turned out pretty good, but it’s a little sneezy. Is there an ingredient that can be added to help cut the sneeziness? The scent is black tea.
Perhaps a bit of distilled water well distributed may knock down some of the dust. I’m not sure of how much to use but there are several D.I.Y. threads around here.
Did you use an alkalysing agent? If so, use less of it. You only need a tiny amount, 1-2% by weight. Did you add salt? If not, add some. I find adding the right amount of salt makes the flavor pop and makes it less sneezy.
Did you use an alkalysing agent? If so, use less of it. You only need a tiny amount, 1-2% by weight. Did you add salt? If not, add some. I find adding the right amount of salt makes the flavor pop and makes it less sneezy.
I wet the tobacco with lime juice, added Baraka salt, toasted it in the oven for 3 hours at 175 degrees, and then ground it and sifted it. I’m sure this is how everyone makes snuff. :)) I like it alright because it really does smell like a hot cup of Ceylon tea. I took a little less, a little slower just a bit ago and it was gentler. The lime juice may need to be cut with water next time? I only made a couple grams, so no harm no foul. I’m just trying to experiment a little. I used Three Nuns for my tobacco. The grind and moisture were both to my liking.
Could be the citric acid in the lime juice. For a lime scented snuff, you really want the zest, not the juice. Use a sharp knife to shave off some thin slivers of the outer green part of the lime peel (try to avoid getting too much of the white pith along with the green stuff) and leave that in a new batch of snuff overnight. It will both flavor and hydrate the snuff. I’d add a small amount of salt too, powdered along with the tobacco.
Could be the citric acid in the lime juice. For a lime scented snuff, you really want the zest, not the juice. Use a sharp knife to shave off some thin slivers of the outer green part of the lime peel (try to avoid getting too much of the white pith along with the green stuff) and leave that in a new batch of snuff overnight. It will both flavor and hydrate the snuff. I’d add a small amount of salt too, powdered along with the tobacco.
This makes sense. I’ll get back to the drawing board tomorrow. I think with a little tweaking that I may be able to make a pipe tobacco blend that I find alright into a snuff that I really like. At the same time… I will most likely continue to waste a decent pipe tobacco and torture my nose. Is grinding up pipe tobacco to make snuff a waste of time? Does it really translate or is it wishful thinking?
IMO, I have ground pipe baccy to the tune of about 9 lbs, into snuff. I am certainly satisfied with my home ground and have been snuffing it for about 1,5 years. Read up on homegrinding and x.periment. Great pastime and a moneysaver if you can get a good quality going. :bz
I love a good sneeze 
Nothing weong with using pipe tobacco to make snuff, except maybe cost depending what taxes are like in your locale. One of my favorite everyday snuffs is something I made from ‘smooth pipe tobacco’, which is actually cigarette tobacco. The reason this makes sense is that it is available for around $14 a pound, which makes for a very good value snuff! It makes a snuff similar to a scotch.
Suceptability to sneezing may be due to an imbalance in the pH level. There are several different methods and ingredients for balancing the pH level.
Suceptability to sneezing may be due to an imbalance in the pH level. There are several different methods and ingredients for balancing the pH level.
This makes sense too. It has to be balanced. I should know this. I’ll remember it for next time, if there is a next time?
It also has to be alkaline enough for decent nicotine absorption. Salt really seems to help with sneezyness. That’s the first thing to try.