Malawi Style Cob Curing.

[high monster]

Those pictures are almost too big. At least they've got plenty of detail!

 

[Tangwena]

Thanks @Tangwena I appreciate your time and willingness to help! I unwrapped 2 of the cobs to get a better look at the progress.
First two pics are the smallest one at about 30 grams starting weight. Very sticky and dark. Smell is a deep skunk and something I can't put my nose on. I didn't smell anything that would make me think things have gone south.

Last two pics are of a bigger one, maybe about 40 grams, this one was inside a fresh corn husk (which now looks identical to the dried and packaged husks). It's all the same plant so smells are the same. Very uniform appearance on the outside, stems and leaves that were there have all but disappeared.

I think I'm heading in the right direction. Maybe give them all a few more days and then start pulling one each day and start curing.

This has been very interesting for me. As soon as I saw this method I knew I had to try it. I can't hardly wait until they're done! Thanks again to everyone, @Tangwena for sharing in the first place and all of the people who have shared their experiences!

They are indeed very dark you dont want to ferment them any more for sure.
Probably a little to moist to begin with.
However you have caught them in time. You need to dry them thoroughly right to the core.
Do it very slowly or you will loose terps but only terps the high will be there always.
Once they are dry like jar cured buds dry they can be sealed up and aged but open them weekly to check if they are still moist.
You will be surprised how moisture lingers even if they feel dry.
If you are lucky you will get a very potent cure similar to what people refer to as African Black.
I had a Panama black cured cob a few years ago and it scared me to death how tripped out I got.
Seriously high i got lost in my own house I was that high I didn't recognize where I was ha ha. Good shit.
keep us informed how you go my friend.
This is my favorite shot if you can retain the terps even reduced you will be on a winner

 

[high monster]

Thanks! I think I should have let them dry more after the initial sweat. As long as they don't go bad I'll be ok with anything, it was my plan to get varying levels of cobness. These all sweated at ~107°F/41°C for between 12 and 36 hours. If I make more with drier material, would you stay at that temp or go higher? With absolutely no idea what I'm doing, I was going to try it at 130/55...

 

[Hombre del mont]

Thanks! I think I should have let them dry more after the initial sweat. As long as they don't go bad I'll be ok with anything, it was my plan to get varying levels of cobness. These all sweated at ~107°F/41°C for between 12 and 36 hours. If I make more with drier material, would you stay at that temp or go higher? With absolutely no idea what I'm doing, I was going to try it at 130/55...

You could even go lower, say 35c. The slower and lower the better.
But there's no reason why you shouldn't do some at say 35 and also try some at a higher temperature. It really is just a case of experimenting until you find what works best for you.

 

[Calle Minogue]

dry more after the initial sweat

Yes I call it after glow.. if it’s to wet you glow it to charcoal.. I did it last year with the first cob as well. But it was not lacking in potency


Find your way use your intention

 

[ost]

Yes I call it after glow.. if it’s to wet you glow it to charcoal.. I did it last year with the first cob as well. But it was not lacking in potency


Find your way use your intention

very useful information!

 

[Hombre del mont]

@Calle Minogue , that a very interesting leaf your using for your avatar.

What is it from?

 

[Calle Minogue]

What is it from?

From my mermaid Pheno..

Ultra Early Love F5 x Kumaoni Landrace



Before sweat - dryer attempt. last friday.


After 2 days lazy behind the heating. Sunday.


Today…



More wet same Pheno. 1D behind heating - long drying after sweat.

Before and After sweat




Today


Me after smelling the mermaid.. she isn’t a virgin. That for sure



Same cross different Pheno. Most wet most after glow attempt.. darkest result for this year.

 

[gumzgi]

wow @Calle Minogue very beautyful colors, i bet they taste wonderfull.

 

[Buzzzzd]

Here are the last two cobs for this season.
This first one I added a bit of brown sugar as I loaded and compressed...I'll let yas know in a month or two!!!

Then an "Unsweetened".....

Then into the Sweat Box...

It will be interesting to see if there are any differences of each cob!!

 

[GreenAndFast]

Man I love this thread

 

[Hombre del mont]

Here are the last two cobs for this season.
This first one I added a bit of brown sugar as I loaded and compressed...I'll let yas know in a month or two!!!

Then an "Unsweetened".....
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Then into the Sweat Box...
It will be interesting to see if there are any differences of each cob!!

I'm really interested to know as to whether the added sugar had any effect on the high.

 

[Buzzzzd]

I'm really interested to know as to whether the added sugar had any effect on the high.

Oh, as if I could keep quiet!!!!
I'll let yas know in about a month!!!

 

[CDNINCA]

Okay, as promised @Tangwena, here's the last plant still to be harvested as of today - 2.44 meters tall, and that is after having been pinched THREE times, what a beast! I've taken to tying it up in heaps of places that need it, looks like a bit of a mess but it will work! The aromas are incredible and keep increasing/ improving daily - the neighbors must love it!??
Here's a few shots for you of her in amongst the grapes, still a ways to go before harvest but she's getting closer!

 

[Buzzzzd]

The girls are thru the sweat...they dont feel wet but I will wait for a bit and then put them in a plastic bag with a hygrometer and once they are around 65% I will Vacpak them and do the 7 day cure.

The aroma is a bit sweeter after the sweat - no real difference between the sugared one and the plain - but they are different plants so...

 

[Tangwena]

Now that looks awesome love the color she's going to be a killer and nice aromas as well thats fantastic.

 

[CDNINCA]

Thank you brother, in more ways than one! Cheers!

 

[high monster]

I made one more cob. The buds were much drier this time, but things definitely have happened during the sweat (wound up at 116f/47c for about 24hrs). Going to let this one dry out more and not so hot during the ferment, and see if it'll keep it from turning so dark.

The other cobs are firming up and the skunk smell has somewhat dissipated, now it's a very sweet smell, like you might think a sweet chewing tobacco would smell like if it was made from ganja. Very sticky!

 

[Tangwena]

I made one more cob. The buds were much drier this time, but things definitely have happened during the sweat (wound up at 116f/47c for about 24hrs). Going to let this one dry out more and not so hot during the ferment, and see if it'll keep it from turning so dark. View attachment 18914628
The other cobs are firming up and the skunk smell has somewhat dissipated, now it's a very sweet smell, like you might think a sweet chewing tobacco would smell like if it was made from ganja. Very sticky! View attachment 18914630

24 hrs sweating is what causes the dark colors either no sweating or say 6 hrs max just to get the changes started is what I use these days.
If they are dark like that I would dry very slowly and go straight to aging to preserve the aroma.
I will be interested in the effects compared to the dry bud jar cured its going to change thats for sure.

 

[high monster]

24 hrs sweating is what causes the dark colors either no sweating or say 6 hrs max just to get the changes started is what I use these days.
If they are dark like that I would dry very slowly and go straight to aging to preserve the aroma.
I will be interested in the effects compared to the dry bud jar cured its going to change thats for sure.

Thanks @Tangwena for all your help! You've convinced me to make at least one more (didn't take much convincing haha!)! I'm definitely trying to get a good spectrum of cobness. After the last one it seems like there's still plenty of time to experiment.