Malawi Style Cob Curing.

[LHC]

As long as you dried them correctly and then vacuum sealed them I haven't found much change over time.
I have cobs that are 5 years old and the only change is that the high gets clearer.
Currently using 2 year old cobs that are way too strong to take anything larger than 1/4 of a gram.

BUT it all depends on the plant material used in the first instance.
Just being cob cured does nothing if the gear used is weak or mild in the first place.
The recipe only works if what you use in the first place is high quality in its effects then it enhances those effects.
I believe weed, hash ect should only be smoked or chewed if it has been aged/cured for at least a year.
Its how the majority of cultures used cannabis for centuries until the "new age thinking" came along and fresh is best became the mantra.
To each his own as they say.

Just came to think about it, how would you keep the cobs for long time storage? In the fridge?

 

[Normannen]

Just came to think about it, how would you keep the cobs for long time storage? In the fridge?

Freezer or dark dry place. Usually dark dry place cause I don't make enough to store on freezer.

 

[LHC]

Thank you @Normannen

 

[Buzzzzd]

Hey all you Cobbieists - Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year!!! I have been sampling - some are just over the 2 months now, so still a bit early, but.......I'm not a patient man!!!
One of the cobs that I had sprinkled with brown sugar as I compacted it, so far, seems no different than the rest. I taste a hint of sugar chrystals when I put it in my mouth but not enough to change the flavour!!! I still have to use a dab of butter or margarine a few times during the initial chew. I've heard it gets better with age....I didn't but...maybe my cobs will. Once the next month has passed I will try to do a one to one comparison - sugared, tight compaction, sweated in wood......you know... all the goofy things I tried!!!

 

[LHC]

Hi,

Yesterday I started my first cobbing adventure with Thai Chi from Ace seeds. Now it´s baking inside my DIY amplifier at 35°C/95°F. Will there be any difference between 24 and 48 hrs sweating time?

 

[CDNINCA]

Hi,

Yesterday I started my first cobbing adventure with Thai Chi from Ace seeds. Now it´s baking inside my DIY amplifier at 35°C/95°F. Will there be any difference between 24 and 48 hrs sweating time?

Hi LHC, congratulations on joining the adventure of cobbing!
This is just my personal opinion, I'd sweat it for a shorter period of time rather than longer. I tend to prefer the effects of cobs that have had a shorter sweat time, but that's just me. YMMV. I sometimes don't even sweat mine at all, just wrap them up and leave them alone for a while. Then open them and depending on how they are evolving either re-wrap and vac seal them for a while longer or let them air dry a bit before re-sealing. It's a personal-preference kind of thing.
So maybe try a shorter sweat, and see how it's evolving and take it from there? You can always wrap it back up and leave it a little longer?
I have a bunch of different cobs going that underwent different approaches. I'm still getting the hang of the method that I prefer! . I'm sure others with more knowledge than I have will chime in here with better information, hopefully! Cheers!

 

[Hombre del mont]

Hi,

Yesterday I started my first cobbing adventure with Thai Chi from Ace seeds. Now it´s baking inside my DIY amplifier at 35°C/95°F. Will there be any difference between 24 and 48 hrs sweating time?

I couldn't agree more with what brother @CDNINCA has said.
The longer sweat time of 48hrs is too much, in most people's opinion, I would say. 12hrs at 35 c will start the process for sure; just don't expect to see visible moisture, you may, but don't worry if you don't. 24 hrs at 35c, depending on how moist they were at the start, will give you quite dark cobs.

Good man for giving it a go.

As the great Frank Zappa once said,
"You'll love it, it's a way of life!."

 

[CDNINCA]

I could agree more with what brother @CDNINCA has said.
The longer sweat time of 48hrs is too much, in most people's opinion, I would say. 12hrs at 35 c will start the process for sure; just don't expect to see visible moisture, you may, but don't worry if you don't. 24 hrs at 35c, depending on how most they were at the start, will give you quite dark cobs.

Good man for giving it a go.

As the great Frank Zappa once said,
"You'll love it, it's a way of life!."

Great Frank Zappa quote @Hombre del mont!!!

 

[Hombre del mont]

Great Frank Zappa quote @Hombre del mont!!!

Frank's the Man!

Although Dweezil's covers are pretty awesome too.

 

[LHC]

Thank´s a lot for your advice @CDNINCA and @Hombre del mont.
After 24 hrs it looked as you can see in the picture. Dark green. It is not wet and not dry. Just a little moist, or soft to touch. Do you think I should just reseal or let it dry a bit?

 

[Hombre del mont]

Thank´s a lot for your advice @CDNINCA and @Hombre del mont.
After 24 hrs it looked as you can see in the picture. Dark green. It is not wet and not dry. Just a little moist, or soft to touch. Do you think I should just reseal or let it dry a bit?

Let it dry in a warm room until the surface of the cob is dry. Once the surface is dry, then reseal it and continue from there.

Although the surface of the cob is dry, the inside of the cob will remain moist and that will defuse throughout the cob once it's resealed.

 

[Tangwena]

Thank´s a lot for your advice @CDNINCA and @Hombre del mont.
After 24 hrs it looked as you can see in the picture. Dark green. It is not wet and not dry. Just a little moist, or soft to touch. Do you think I should just reseal or let it dry a bit?

Looking good my friend nice and slow from here reseal it and open and inspect every week or two and watch and smell how it evolves.
I've been getting some crazy trips on my Mulanje cobs that have been aging since 2021 best high out there.
Making some more soon once the ferment has started and you get them to a nice aromatic state.
Its time to vacuum seal them to age thats where the real changes occur not so much in appearance but in effects yeeha!

 

[gumzgi]

 

[Hombre del mont]

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Beautiful colour, especially in the second picture.
What is it?

 

[gumzgi]

@Hombre del mont sunshine day dream x black lime reserved

 

[Hombre del mont]

@Hombre del mont sunshine day dream x black lime reserved

Ah, so predominately indica?,

I'd be very interested to hear about it's effects. I've only ever tried cobbing with Sativas, but hopefully I'll have a little indica in a few weeks, (that's another story), so I'm very interested in how it effects them.

 

[LHC]

Looking good my friend nice and slow from here reseal it and open and inspect every week or two and watch and smell how it evolves.
I've been getting some crazy trips on my Mulanje cobs that have been aging since 2021 best high out there.
Making some more soon once the ferment has started and you get them to a nice aromatic state.
Its time to vacuum seal them to age thats where the real changes occur not so much in appearance but in effects yeeha!

I now have 8 cobs fermenting at 27°C. I will post some pictures in a week or so.

The Mulanje cobs from 2021, how did you store them?

 

[Tangwena]

I now have 8 cobs fermenting at 27°C. I will post some pictures in a week or so.

The Mulanje cobs from 2021, how did you store them?

Once the cobs reach a stage where I'm happy with the maturation, color,and aroma. I dry them more thoroughly than I do while they are curing.
I vacuum seal them and store them in a drawer at ambient temperatures which where I live range from 6c at night in winter to 40c+ in summer.

So nothing special once cured and aged they are pretty stable and as long as they are vacuum sealed they stay that way for years.
Of course a stable temp wouldn't hurt them and if I could I would keep them at around 15 to 18c like wine.

I am going up on some 2021 Mulanje cob right now and its pretty breath taking in its intensity no paranoia just bliss and love for all creation.
I just made a couple of candy bars from a couple of different lightly seeded plants but they will only be tested in 9 months time so it will be a long time before I can judge the results.
But going by the smells they will be good ha ha.
Plus I have their seeds if I want to reproduce them again my life is pretty darn fantastic right now ha ha.

You can see the mature seed casings from the early pollination.
AND the late male flowers from the one that hermied right at the end.
The smell is out of sight Menthol and pine strong like camphor and a deep honey sweet smell from the Mulanje.
This is 2 phenos I got from a cross of ACES Ethiopian/Malawi regular testers to my Mulanje and every plant is kick ass.

These are still drying in our 36c. 25% humidity summer.
They dry so fast I need only 24 to 48 hours max drying before cobbing.

 

[Thurston Howell]

Looking good my friend nice and slow from here reseal it and open and inspect every week or two and watch and smell how it evolves.
I've been getting some crazy trips on my Mulanje cobs that have been aging since 2021 best high out there.
Making some more soon once the ferment has started and you get them to a nice aromatic state.
Its time to vacuum seal them to age thats where the real changes occur not so much in appearance but in effects yeeha!

Hey Tangwena! Since you've probably made hundreds of cobs over your lifetime, I'm wondering if you've ever let the initial sweat go for a long time to the point that it resembled the fabled African Black Magic, which is reported to have been black, sticky, crumbly and intense. I know that isn't how you ordinarily prefer your cobs, but if anyone could reproduce the ABM, it's you.

 

[Tangwena]

Hey Tangwena! Since you've probably made hundreds of cobs over your lifetime, I'm wondering if you've ever let the initial sweat go for a long time to the point that it resembled the fabled African Black Magic, which is reported to have been black, sticky, crumbly and intense. I know that isn't how you ordinarily prefer your cobs, but if anyone could reproduce the ABM, it's you.

I made some Panama black by accident when I left a sealed cob under my car seat parked in the sun for a couple of days ha ha.

It produced a high so different from the normal Panama high it was scary ha ha.
I got lost in my own house walking from the kitchen to the laundry ha ha.
I remember thinking shit where am I? ha ha.
I got a bit paranoid which is very unusual for me hearing and seeing things that were not there.
Not my cup of tea, but the normal Panama cured cob style is amazing and very trippy to me at least ha ha.

The so called fabled black magic is just another form of cure done with strong pot its pretty devastating.