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Malawi Style Cob Curing.
- Thread starter Tangwena
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Hi my friend if you have a good sweat going and it sounds like you do YES dry all the expelled water before you seal it up.
I just wrap the cob in a paper towel or two to draw out as much sweated moisture as I can.
But dont dry it too much as you need moisture to ferment/cure the buds while in the vac bag.
But all the water drops and surface moisture needs to be soaked up using a towel before vacuum sealing it to cure.
If he likes to get high then yes its a great method for making a small amount of primo heads lasts a lot longer.
I regularly use between 0.1g and 0.35g every day and it lasts 8 to 10 hours depending on the strain and dose size when chewed.
Ok,thank you Tangwena,i dried the cobs and the color was noticeably darker than pre-sweat,i can't wait next week to check how it's working.
For repuk
For repuk
I am at the loosing the plot stage of going up on some GT cob you cant control this stuff ha ha. 2/3 Malawi pheno and 1/3 Thai pheno its the absolute best high ever its got everything you could possibly want in spades man just over the top in every department.
Anyway back to the subject in question this might ramble a bit ha ha.
I had a dried piece of GT cob thats been aged 3 months and dried to the point it doesn't need vacuum sealing and just lives in a small jar.
Once it dried it was covered in white spots but as its aged they have shrunk and under the scope I can see the white sugar on the surface.
Some strains like GT have a lot of this others like the Panama dont get it at all.
What look like growths of mold are crystals like big snow crystals of salts maybe sweated out in the cure.
They both hit you so hard it seems it doesn't add anything except maybe the Euphoria in the GT maybe the Panama is more a controlled well sometimes uncontrolled release of bliss they are both so good I dont think I care but if I had to pick the Gt has more Euphoria than the Panama.
I am going to post a pic of the Panama cola canary bud it is just so darn seductive it has everything taste, aroma and effect everyone who has tried this Panama and the Honduras cross just get blown away.
Its one of those joints that can stop conversation in a room as its passed around only to explode into rapid conversation interrupted by explosions of manic laughter that gets the whole room involved excellent highs on both.
For repuk
Hi my brother how are things?This makes sense, and seems in line with the "soup" theory: drying would induce the oils to crystallize in contact with air, as the most air exposure happens on the surface, so do the crystallizations.
If that's the case, those spots would actually be the most potent/tasting bits...
Pictures, pictures!
I am at the loosing the plot stage of going up on some GT cob you cant control this stuff ha ha. 2/3 Malawi pheno and 1/3 Thai pheno its the absolute best high ever its got everything you could possibly want in spades man just over the top in every department.
Anyway back to the subject in question this might ramble a bit ha ha.
I had a dried piece of GT cob thats been aged 3 months and dried to the point it doesn't need vacuum sealing and just lives in a small jar.
Once it dried it was covered in white spots but as its aged they have shrunk and under the scope I can see the white sugar on the surface.
Some strains like GT have a lot of this others like the Panama dont get it at all.
What look like growths of mold are crystals like big snow crystals of salts maybe sweated out in the cure.
They both hit you so hard it seems it doesn't add anything except maybe the Euphoria in the GT maybe the Panama is more a controlled well sometimes uncontrolled release of bliss they are both so good I dont think I care but if I had to pick the Gt has more Euphoria than the Panama.
I am going to post a pic of the Panama cola canary bud it is just so darn seductive it has everything taste, aroma and effect everyone who has tried this Panama and the Honduras cross just get blown away.
Its one of those joints that can stop conversation in a room as its passed around only to explode into rapid conversation interrupted by explosions of manic laughter that gets the whole room involved excellent highs on both.
My theory is when the plant sweats out the water in the initial sweat it cleans out all the salts present in the stalks.Wow ive never seen white crystals like that before tang.
Because it is always greatest around the ends of big stalks.
Its strange how it happens more on the GT maybe I over feed it and it has more salts in the plant.
Your guess is as good as mine.
I had my first Indica Sativa hybrid high that I liked today not for every day but to wind down with great or even a party.
I haven't got the stamina for an all nighter these days ha ha
Wow Tangwena I had to make an account this thread is so interesting.
In regards to the white crystals on the outside of your cobs, I think it looks very similar to plume/bloom you find on aged cigars.
They say plume is caused by oils breaking down.
Some people test samples to prove it isn't mold because it can look similar.
You're onto something groundbreaking and forgotten in marijuana's history. I've never had buds around long enough to test this process, but I would love to try it when I'm legally able to.
In regards to the white crystals on the outside of your cobs, I think it looks very similar to plume/bloom you find on aged cigars.
They say plume is caused by oils breaking down.
Some people test samples to prove it isn't mold because it can look similar.
You're onto something groundbreaking and forgotten in marijuana's history. I've never had buds around long enough to test this process, but I would love to try it when I'm legally able to.
Wow thats very interesting because when fresh from curing/aging the outside is all oily.
Well I never that was a gem of information right there my friend.
Look at that one post and what a contribution this place never stops amazing me. Welcome sir that was a beauty.
I think you should look into fermenting some buds asap my friend you will like it and I can tell it will like you.
Yes I'd love to start testing this process, but I'm on probation for 14 more months because of a marijuana related offense
perhaps I'll buy some property in a legal state and have the cobs prepared and waiting for me when I can enjoy them
Thanks again for this thread, I'm looking forward to reading about more results and experiences!
So i could not resist,i unwrapped the cobs to see what was going on:they turned golden-brown,no mold and they're slightly humid,sweet smell,very compact.I was scared of mold because i have no vacuum sealer,so i have just removed as much air as i could with a drinking straw from a zip bag(that sounds stupid and cheap i know ).I think a couple weeks more should be enough,what do you guys think?Please forgive my english.
).I think a couple weeks more should be enough,what do you guys think?Please forgive my english.
Looks like it turned out great Big Nasty! If I recall correctly Tangwena's words, a golden cure really suits delicate airy sativa buds, preserving most of the original aromas.
I would let dry for some hours, and revac it to cure, you can do that at least with one and let the other keep fermenting into darker hues, this way you'll get the two results to compare.
I would let dry for some hours, and revac it to cure, you can do that at least with one and let the other keep fermenting into darker hues, this way you'll get the two results to compare.
That's a good idea,thank you repuk;now i wish i made two more to play with timing between 1-4 week,oh well i'll try next time.
AgentPothead
Just this guy, ya know?
Aged, that's an epic level first post bro. Welcome to the fold.
They dont have vacuum sealers in the villages in Malawi my friend.So i could not resist,i unwrapped the cobs to see what was going on:they turned golden-brown,no mold and they're slightly humid,sweet smell,very compact.I was scared of mold because i have no vacuum sealer,so i have just removed as much air as i could with a drinking straw from a zip bag(that sounds stupid and cheap i know
Excellent results and big ups to you for getting such a good result they look amazing hats off my friend.
I love seeing interesting colors and those look great well done.
v1ru5
Active member
A stupid question:
Say that by eating 0.1g of this cob cured stuff you get high for 12 hours.
If I'd vapourise 0.1g instead, I'd get insanely high for... 6 hours? 12 hours? 24 hours?
Because generally I don't like edibles. So what's the potency like when you DON'T eat the cob cured buds of yours?
Say that by eating 0.1g of this cob cured stuff you get high for 12 hours.
If I'd vapourise 0.1g instead, I'd get insanely high for... 6 hours? 12 hours? 24 hours?
Because generally I don't like edibles. So what's the potency like when you DON'T eat the cob cured buds of yours?
This cure is originally intended for smoking so if you get it right it should be good vaped as well.
I only chew it because my lungs are rooted from smoking. I found out about it by accident lucky for me I like the high.
The high smoked IMO is better than just drying the bud and sticking in a jar for a few months. You have to try it and see if it works for you.
Most people who get it right enjoy both the smooth smoke and the different high it produces.
Chewing it is another story altogether and only for the open minded adventurous souls out there.
But the smooth smoke and altered high is the main benefit.
