tmbutler
Active Member
Ok. Here we go! Last season my children helped me construct a “barn” for curing my leaf. Its measurements are 8x14x12!
One of my immediate observations after hanging my leaf, was that it didn’t seem to get as hot in there as I wanted it to! I suspect the quality of the roofing material I put on it was maybe too good?! So- I’m changing things up for this upcoming season.
I will be building a lean-to structure off the side of this monstrosity for the tobacco to air cure under there. Simultaneously, I will be installing an actual floor inside of the barn and completely closing it off (insulation, electrical, lights, mini split, Spanish cedar walls) for fermentation and long term storage/resting. I am contemplating constructing a kiln at the back wall of the structure or rigging a commercial device like I’ve seen in other posts.
Regarding that; has anyone done or considered using commercial food warmers instead of crockpots for a heat/humidity source?
Currently I’ve got a couple cabinets lined with Spanish cedar and humidifiers for the last harvest since, well that’s all I got. I scored the cedar strips from a dude out on the Potomac that made custom shutters and he was downsizing his shop.
While I’d prefer the ambient to be a few degrees warmer, this is what I have. Humidity is set at 68-70, so that’s automatically set with the Govee devices.
So- there you go! Please fire away with responses!!
One of my immediate observations after hanging my leaf, was that it didn’t seem to get as hot in there as I wanted it to! I suspect the quality of the roofing material I put on it was maybe too good?! So- I’m changing things up for this upcoming season.
I will be building a lean-to structure off the side of this monstrosity for the tobacco to air cure under there. Simultaneously, I will be installing an actual floor inside of the barn and completely closing it off (insulation, electrical, lights, mini split, Spanish cedar walls) for fermentation and long term storage/resting. I am contemplating constructing a kiln at the back wall of the structure or rigging a commercial device like I’ve seen in other posts.
Regarding that; has anyone done or considered using commercial food warmers instead of crockpots for a heat/humidity source?
Currently I’ve got a couple cabinets lined with Spanish cedar and humidifiers for the last harvest since, well that’s all I got. I scored the cedar strips from a dude out on the Potomac that made custom shutters and he was downsizing his shop.
While I’d prefer the ambient to be a few degrees warmer, this is what I have. Humidity is set at 68-70, so that’s automatically set with the Govee devices.
So- there you go! Please fire away with responses!!
