Here are some photo's of the "bricks" mentioned in the last post. Since that date, I've had the bricks in the fermentation chamber at 110 F and 70's RH. I have not tried to prepare and smoke any more of it, but I have been smoking off the first batch I made....it really isn't all that bad. Seems as if letting it sit after preparation helps.

The first brick I made, Small Stalk Black Mammoth (my apologies for the photo quality):




Some trimmed pieces before rubbing and toasting:


Rubbed, toasted and cased:


Here is the Long Red Leaf brick that I made:


Trimmed LRL brick:


Since I made this LRL brick, both bricks have been in the fermenting chamber at around 110 F. I kept them in sealed baggies so that the only moisture involved in the fermentation was already contained in the leaf.....and also to prevent the introduction of oxygen into the process. Anaerobic fermentation is the method used to produce perique, for example, and I'll be interested to see how/if it changes the flavor and smoking quality of this tobacco.

We'll see what happens. Thanks for looking.