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Malawi Style Cob Curing.
- Thread starter Tangwena
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Hi my friend thats only what I keep in a jar for personal every day use. I have heaps more strains and cobs of strains in my cellar. Those are the ones I use the most at the moment.
It takes me ages to use it up as I only need like .5g or less to get totally wasted for 6 to 8 hrs. Its very economical ha ha.
i cant wait to see yours when they are ready.
Tangwena
It takes me ages to use it up as I only need like .5g or less to get totally wasted for 6 to 8 hrs. Its very economical ha ha.
i cant wait to see yours when they are ready.
Tangwena
Sounds like your on a winner, cant wait for the photos in a couple of weeks, if you can wait that long. Ha HaWill post pics and report after 2 weeks of curing,
taked yesterday one little chunk and made joint and it was a
different high already,only 4 days and i sees colour of a sample changed drasticaly from green to brown-orange..
more smoother and like some feel of "sweetness",very good
and potent stone from one small pin joint.
Needed to check with smoking are samples go bad or funky
but a taste is good,next time i will eat and chew...
looks very promising..
Kind regards Tangwena
DS
From the sounds of it you got a nice sweat, those colors are what you are looking for.
Tangwena
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Huckster79
Follow up. It's not shit it terms of overall effect but nor is it my best work, biggest thong is no great smell so its kinda just sitting. I get it wouldn't make it great just wondered as you said technique can take a time or two to get down so figured do a trial run on what I got more to learn technique than trying to transform it.. I may give it a whirl for hell of it. But I won't judge the effect change off this round if I do...
Let's say I have some very, very whispy (not even fluffy) but fully mature sativa flowers. You can't really even cure these because they're so whispy. Could I make them more smokable by sweat curing? I'm not sure if they still hold enough moisture but I think I'll try, it's been 4 odd days of slow drying now.
The main question, I'm not getting any vacuum bags, can I wrap them tightly in tin foil for example and get pretty much the same results? I really doubt they could even catch mold being the way they are.
The main question, I'm not getting any vacuum bags, can I wrap them tightly in tin foil for example and get pretty much the same results? I really doubt they could even catch mold being the way they are.
While I defer to the experts for the final say on this question, Thule, my guess would be that even wispy buds that are compressed but NOT vacuum sealed could still be susceptible to mold IF they were not totally dry, as is recommended for cob making.
In your shoes I would invest $50 on a vacuum machine like the FoodSaver brand, so as to remove most if not all of the air in that bag containing your cob, as insurance against molds, some of which can be injurious to health when consumed.
In your shoes I would invest $50 on a vacuum machine like the FoodSaver brand, so as to remove most if not all of the air in that bag containing your cob, as insurance against molds, some of which can be injurious to health when consumed.
50 dollars is 10 times more than what the flowers are worth. I don't have a lot to lose.
I would think I can squeeze out most of the air using foil only, I could even bury the "cobs" in sand. I have a feeling it doesn't have to be 100% air tight, the type of resin on these buds does not provide a good environment for mold to grow in, I'm not worried about mold really, not with this strain.
I tried taking a picture but the battery ran out
Thule If you have nothing to loose give it a go' but maybe try like Dog Star is doing it seems to be working so far. Light airy sativa buds are definitely a good candidate for a hard compressed cob and will work well cured this way.
Its just a gamble without the insurance offered by vacuum sealing the cob.
Tangwena
Its just a gamble without the insurance offered by vacuum sealing the cob.
Tangwena
This product is economical, around 5 bucks:
All the wispy, miscellaneous non big bud product I grow gets mixed
into a small cob, the result is consistent, and appealing to all I have
shared it with.
Works like a charm every time.
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useless.gardens
great info in this thread.
I wrapped some of the "buds" tightly in tinfoil. The problem is, after those four odd days the buds already felt crisp on the outside, I doubt they would sweat. We'll just have to see if there's enough moisture to make it cure.
This is a lazy mans first attempt at cobbing, I'll let you know how it turns out. I should probably use one of the better and still moist buds to really see if this works.
This is a lazy mans first attempt at cobbing, I'll let you know how it turns out. I should probably use one of the better and still moist buds to really see if this works.
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Huckster79
I'm confused, doesn't take much. I was really reviewing the beginning of the thread. I swore I had read first part of cure put in a warm spot, the vaccuum period. But first post on temp said cool new dark.... did I just make that first memory up?
No my friend originally thats how I used to do it
It produces less color change in the resin and buds.
Now i do the sweat first then vac seal and age in either cool or warm or hot conditions.
This period of aging/sweating is what creates the different cures.
Less heat more speedy, the more heat the more the resin changes color and the high with it. The hot aging produces a radical change in the high, its hard to describe its more mental, clear and intense.
While the cool age/sweat is similar to the jar cured high, the warm cure brings a mix of both. Its up to your taste, thats why I recommend trying all three cures if you have enough bud and go with the method that suites your taste. Personally I like all three ha ha.
Tangwena
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Huckster79
Oh ok, good. Now it does look like I did screw something up. I should have re reviewed it before doing it, Instead of relying on my worthless short term memory (never have had one so can't blame the meds) I did it a few days after reading the thread. I put it in vacuum without starting the sweat first... That was Sunday, n they are stashed in my hot ass attic. Should I just unseal em n begin again with them? Or just roll baby roll with it now it's been going a few days n hope for best?
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Huckster79
Btw tangwena your patience coaching n guiding us all trying this out is fantastic! What a generous soul you are to not only share it but to be so active on the thread help us all get up n going from the traditional western way of curing and answering all of our questions you've prob explained before..
Dont worry about the cob my friend, there are two things you can do.
One leave the cob as it is for 2 to 3 weeks in the hot attic it should still sweat if the buds were not to dry when the cob was bound up.
Two you could remove the cob from the bag put it in a zip lock bag for 24hrs in the attic to start the sweat, then re seal it in the vac bag for two or 3 weeks in the attic.
Both methods will give you a good result.
Also dont worry about asking questions if you are happy with the result then as far as I am concerned it all good my friend.
Tangwena
One leave the cob as it is for 2 to 3 weeks in the hot attic it should still sweat if the buds were not to dry when the cob was bound up.
Two you could remove the cob from the bag put it in a zip lock bag for 24hrs in the attic to start the sweat, then re seal it in the vac bag for two or 3 weeks in the attic.
Both methods will give you a good result.
Also dont worry about asking questions if you are happy with the result then as far as I am concerned it all good my friend.
Tangwena
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Huckster79
Thank you.I just wanted you to know how much appreciated it is you care enough to mentor us all. Ill just leave it then. I think it will be OK as in not to dry, I considered it dried but in the humidity we have right now none of it ever got dry dry feeling, still felt squishy a bit. Only climate controlled room I have is my flower room, rest of house I'm at mother nature's mercy for rh.... and we haven't had many days that haven't been humid as hell so nothing really dries bone dry. I also used very fresh corn husks figuring that would add to the sealed in moisture??? I'm considering this a practice round and won't judge the process till I can do it right right from the get go at my next harvest.
