rebelfarmer
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I have done variants of this, I live in a cabin and heat with a wood stove so it is very dry in the winter. I like to cure the bubble before I press when I can; I do press into a ball a few weeks after it has dried and cured, but my environment limits my risk (and that is usually based on time haha!) I still find that it cures in the ball quite a bit more, but perhaps not as much!Since I was learning I decided to err on the side of too much rather than not enough. Over the next few years as I repeat this I might trim some of the time down.
The considerable expense cautions me. Each run represents 11 ounces or $1,100.
I would be very disappointed to cut into one 5 years from now and find mold.
I agree though, wrapped in real cellophane in the closest size jar possible and then put away somewhere stable.
I just added the cure time based on what I could best discern from my studies.
Looking to have a good chunk of bud to wash based on this years outdoor, hoping to have enough of a headstash that I can play around more like you have! I like your idea of the canolli being better for the initial cure!