Curing tobacco leaf....phase I

[ashauler]

Here's the curing chamber (kiln) that my pops and I put together Friday and Saturday morning. It is 4' X 4' and made of 1 1/2'' polystyrene sheathing. The top and bottom frame and the braces are made from redwood recycled from an old picnic table.



The Front vent, the cords are from the crock pot and fan. Yup, that's a JdN slide top box from a sampler I picked up a long time ago.


The rear vent. Yup, that's a Habanos Puros Fuerte slide top box.


The crock pot and fan....and some tobacco hanging.


Here is the water heater thermostat. In this pic you can see the sending unit from my temp/rh guage. I can read it from my couch :). As I type this, the kiln is at 94.6 F and 78% RH.


And, since some just broke off the leaf I've had bag fermenting for 3 weeks, I just couldn't help it.