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Plain snuff from rolling tobacco

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From volunge on the Snuffhouse forum, 2021

A plain snuff made from a pouch of roll-your-own tobacco, such as Pöschl Pueblo. These amounts make 10 g of fine-to-medium, medium-moist snuff.

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Equipment

Digital scalesFor weighing tobacco, alkalis and salt accurately, which matters most when you're working in small batches.Coffee grinderFor turning dried leaf or rolling tobacco into a fine powder.SievesFor separating fine snuff from the coarse bits after grinding.Mixing bowlFor stirring liquids into ground tobacco and letting it sit while it takes up moisture.GlovesFor handling alkalis such as sodium carbonate (soda ash), potash and slaked lime.

Method

Rest time

None needed. You can use it straight away, and it rounds out overnight.

Notes

You'll want scales that read to 0.1 g. If you don't have a fine sieve, scrape off the dust that collects inside the coffee grinder's lid, which is the finest part of the grind. For a coarse, moister snuff, sift through a tea strainer instead, raise the water to about 35% of the batch's weight and leave out the bicarbonate. Dissolve the sodium carbonate in the water first, then add 2 to 6% plain salt to taste. Coarse snuff gets better over a few days or weeks. Sodium carbonate is an irritant, so keep it off your skin and out of your eyes.