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A perfect cure every time
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gdbud
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people on amazon were saying that some units would read --% after a few weeks, others making comment about the accuracy being way off, even in comparison to consecutive units they purchased at the same time.
a few of you commented about purchasing the caliber III from amazon recently, anyone experience similar issues?
thanks again all,
-dodo
I bought 4 cheep ones at W.M. and all 4 gave me different readings then I ordered 4 caliber III from amazon along with a calibration kit after testing the caliber III three of them were reading right at 75% and one was reading 74%. Then I tested the four from W.M. and they all read differently 75%, 69%, 65% and 60%. So from my experience I will not use any other brand than the caliber III the price is very reasonable for the quality you get.
Chronic777
Member
I dried my buds really slow, even lost a few to mold, got the jars sitting at just above 60% for a couple weeks now, thing is the buds are bone dry on the outside, yet still quite sticky on the inside, they smell amazing when you break them up, but tasteless when you smoke them...i really don't get what i did wrong, they taste stale, i think i didn't burp enough and the stale air trapped in there has seeped into the buds
I left a couple buds out for a few hours last night & the nice taste started to come back, so maybe i need to air out the buds/burp the jars more often?
I left a couple buds out for a few hours last night & the nice taste started to come back, so maybe i need to air out the buds/burp the jars more often?
so into the curing jars it went, tried 2 different jars
let stabilize for about 12 hours, seeing 45% RH
not an experienced curer, so this could be, i was erring on the drier side
bud isn't moist, but doesn't feel that dry
but i am much more comfortable now leaving them closed for a while
some peace of mind, i'll get a bit more aggressive on the cure with more experience
let stabilize for about 12 hours, seeing 45% RH
not an experienced curer, so this could be, i was erring on the drier side
bud isn't moist, but doesn't feel that dry
but i am much more comfortable now leaving them closed for a while
some peace of mind, i'll get a bit more aggressive on the cure with more experience
post 'em up, the more data points, the better
just getting a feel for this beast
been looking at RH posted on a weather site for my area
they were reporting 35%, i was seeing 40%
pretty broad map though, so i'm not displeased, it's going to take me a while to trust it
just getting a feel for this beast
been looking at RH posted on a weather site for my area
they were reporting 35%, i was seeing 40%
pretty broad map though, so i'm not displeased, it's going to take me a while to trust it
palmero
Active member
Hi Simon,
After reading this thread i got some of these
at Ebay at 5$ incl. P&P (international).
Checked the RH of some stuff I cured long time, reading 58%
The One step calibration kit at 5$ from this site
www.bovedadirect.com/products/item_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=12
could be of interest. But they only sell to US and Canada.
THX 4 sharing Your ideas.
Saludos
After reading this thread i got some of these
at Ebay at 5$ incl. P&P (international).
Checked the RH of some stuff I cured long time, reading 58%
The One step calibration kit at 5$ from this site
www.bovedadirect.com/products/item_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=12
could be of interest. But they only sell to US and Canada.
THX 4 sharing Your ideas.
Saludos
frikn squirrel
Member
Chronic777 - you are not alone. I notice the smell comes back back some if you start to open/close the jar frequently in a short period of time. I haven't been able to figure out why this problem occurs to us. Hopefully more chime in...
How accurate are the Caliber III Hygrometers? Those Ebay ones say 5-8% accuracy. They are only 5 bucks, maybe get a couple of each and see how close they read. I do not need them right now, but will in a month.
I'd put the product on the screen, time dependent on the ambient conditions. In a very dry, warm room, it may need just a couple of hours. In a cooler environment, a bit longer.
Simon
