Malawi Style Cob Curing.

[Hombre del mont]

Hola @Maria Sanchez , the cob in the picture weighs 33gms or an ounce and a quarter.

Hope that helps.

 

[Maria Sanchez]

Hola @Maria Sanchez , the cob in the picture weighs 33gms or an ounce and a quarter.

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Hope that helps.

Thank you @Hombre del mont -- that helps a lot.
That's quite a bit tighter and heavier than what I used to make.
Maybe mine were smaller than what I recall.
Very cool, very cool. I may try something similar, adapted for my situation.

Nice kitty kat by the way, haha. Does s/he think it's catnip?!

 

[Hombre del mont]

@Maria Sanchez

I can compress then even further but find that once they are fully cured then they are really difficult to break open.

The little cat is my wife's baby! Maggot is his name. We have 5 of the little buggers!
Thankfully they don't go for weed at all, other than occasionally knocking over plant pots with seedlings in, or digging up small plants when going for a shit.

Several of the cats appear to enjoy getting passively high and all 5 like to go walking in the countryside with us.

 

[Tangwena]

Hola all you cob artists!

Quick question: approximately what is the density, volume / weight, of cob herb?

Like, how big does a 1 oz cob come out? Or 1/2, or 1/4, or whatever size you people shape them into?

I need to get some long term storage ready, and will pack my harvest fairly tight.
Trying to figure out the size of my storage containers for a couple of oz (at a guess, still weeks from harvest).
Won't be a proper cob cure, but I figure cob density will be pretty similar to how I'm going to pack.
I used to store my herb in a similar way a long time ago, 1/4 oz pellets wrapped tight.
They were prob about 12 cm long by 2.5 to 3 cm thick, about 60-80 ml in volume.
That's from memory, early '90s, haha, so could be totally inaccurate.

Thanks!

Think of 32mm or inch and quarter pipe depending on compression of course 2 to 3 inches per ounce once dried.

 

[Tangwena]

Several of the cats appear to enjoy getting passively high and all 5 like to go walking in the countryside with us.

I can believe that because when your high you have the same curiosity about everything as them ha ha.
I know as a kid in Africa my dogs hung out for my after work walk in the bush.
Smoking good cob I was a sucker for getting hung up on digging out a rat ha ha.

 

[Maria Sanchez]

Think of 32mm or inch and quarter pipe depending on compression of course 2 to 3 inches per ounce once dried.

Thanks @Tangwena -- that's a fairly hefty puck there at that size and weight.

Oh, you're African! Can you tell me where? Ok if it's not appropriate, I understand!

 

[Hombre del mont]

I can believe that because when your high you have the same curiosity about everything as them ha ha.
I know as a kid in Africa my dogs hung out for my after work walk in the bush.
Smoking good cob I was a sucker for getting hung up on digging out a rat ha ha.

When we lived higher up in the mountains and were more remote, we would often go for a 2km circular stroll with all 5 of them in tow. I used to bang my walking staff on the ground several times,( that was the signal it was walk time) and within moments 5 cats would appear out of nowhere. Often the cats would be panting when we returned, but they must have loved it as they choose to come every time. People who meet us out walking in the mountains were surprised to see 5 cats following us.

Years ago I lived on Dartmoor in the U.K and would walk a mile over the moor to the nearest pub with my cat. The cat was very popular with the locals; He was a great "ice breaker". Some bastard poisoned him whilst I was away to get at me. Even now, after almost 50 yrs, that still hurts me. RIP Toady.

I had another cat, Big Norman, before we moved to Spain. He would do tricks! It took me a long long time to train him.
I would hold my right arm outstretched at shoulder height and shout "up, up". After some thought and perhaps a few meow's, he would jump up, wrap his front paws around my wrist (without using any claws), hang for a couple seconds whilst his head rubbed my forearm and then drop to the floor. Impressive or what?
When he was sitting in any chair I could click my fingers and he would immediately get up. If I shouted "bloody squirrels" he would charge out of his cat flap and run into the garden to chase them., He would always be where I was, more like a dog than a cat in many ways. He was a bloody good old boy; I still miss him RIP Norman

 

[GreenAndFast]

Howdy fellow cobberooneys. Sorry for the absence, I've just caught up now. Been busy making alot of cobs since Christmas time. I've got original haze, tropical boogie, mango Thai second release x 3, the original mango Thai and an acid beauty. I'll grab a pic of the mango Thai when it's done sweating. But here is the acid beauty...

 

[Buzzzzd]

Like, how big does a 1 oz cob come out?

Hey Maria - I use a 3/4" copper pipe and pack it in until I get about 2.5" - if memory serves (doesn't usually) that comes out to about 15 - 20 g when first packed.

I may not pack as tight next year - Mine are reeeeeaaaaally hard when aged.
Keep in mind that I am a novice at all this.

 

[GreenAndFast]

Ahhh bugger it I took a photo of MT. I wanted a light sweat anyway hehe

 

[sneezydog]

Love seeing the maha strains cobbed

 

[Tangwena]

Ahhh bugger it I took a photo of MT. I wanted a light sweat anyway hehe
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Love making candy bars I have a few aging right now ha ha.
With those quality sativa dom highs your in for a good year this year brother.
I was reading your list and my mouth was watering ha ha.
Cant wait for a chew report.

 

[Tangwena]

Hey Maria - I use a 3/4" copper pipe and pack it in until I get about 2.5" - if memory serves (doesn't usually) that comes out to about 15 - 20 g when first packed. View attachment 18947855
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I may not pack as tight next year - Mine are reeeeeaaaaally hard when aged.
Keep in mind that I am a novice at all this.

Yeah they can get like wood after aging I was trying to break of a bit from an aged cob yesterday I had to use a knife and shave it off like whittling ha ha.

 

[Tangwena]

When we lived higher up in the mountains and were more remote, we would often go for a 2km circular stroll with all 5 of them in tow. I used to bang my walking staff on the ground several times,( that was the signal it was walk time) and within moments 5 cats would appear out of nowhere. Often the cats would be panting when we returned, but they must have loved it as they choose to come every time. People who meet us out walking in the mountains were surprised to see 5 cats following us.

Years ago I lived on Dartmoor in the U.K and would walk a mile over the moor to the nearest pub with my cat. The cat was very popular with the locals; He was a great "ice breaker". Some bastard poisoned him whilst I was away to get at me. Even now, after almost 50 yrs, that still hurts me. RIP Toady.

I had another cat, Big Norman, before we moved to Spain. He would do tricks! It took me a long long time to train him.
I would hold my right arm outstretched at shoulder height and shout "up, up". After some thought and perhaps a few meow's, he would jump up, wrap his front paws around my wrist (without using any claws), hang for a couple seconds whilst his head rubbed my forearm and then drop to the floor. Impressive or what?
When he was sitting in any chair I could click my fingers and he would immediately get up. If I shouted "bloody squirrels" he would charge out of his cat flap and run into the garden to chase them., He would always be where I was, more like a dog than a cat in many ways. He was a bloody good old boy; I still miss him RIP Norman

Some cats are just like dogs we had Burmese and Siamese cats along with dogs and they all got on well together and loved walks together. The dogs got very protective of their cat buddies it was awesome.

 

[Maria Sanchez]

Hey Maria - I use a 3/4" copper pipe and pack it in until I get about 2.5" - if memory serves (doesn't usually) that comes out to about 15 - 20 g when first packed. View attachment 18947855
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I may not pack as tight next year - Mine are reeeeeaaaaally hard when aged.
Keep in mind that I am a novice at all this.

Ok, cool info, thank you!!

I don't think I'll be packing it as tight / hard as you guys.
But I now have a bunch of containers in my shopping cart.

Still weeks away until the main harvest of the SSSTN.
Though my fastest little NH x MM may come down within a couple of weeks.

 

[Maria Sanchez]

Some cats are just like dogs we had Burmese and Siamese cats along with dogs and they all got on well together and loved walks together. The dogs got very protective of their cat buddies it was awesome.

Siamese and Burmese always seem to be such friendly kitties.
Last family cat was a Burmese color point, but she was a bit of a princess, haha!

 

[Tangwena]

Siamese and Burmese always seem to be such friendly kitties.
Last family cat was a Burmese color point, but she was a bit of a princess, haha!

This is true story. Years ago one of our Siamese cats brought home a stuffed animal a childs tiger.
It was 3 times his size I have no idea how he got it home.
Years later we bump into some people who used to live on that same street.
The chick relates a story about loosing her toy Tiger. That her husband won for her at a side show stall.
She said she only had it one day and it vanished very spooky ha ha.
I had great fun winding her up over the supernatural theme ha ha.

 

[Buzzzzd]

An observation as a novice on this Cobodysey......my experiment with chocolate cob.....while I enjoy the taste I find that almost all the cob is swallowed instead of being chewed. I think that if I had larger chunks of cob in the chocolate it would work better. Either the aging or the chocolate has tempered the taste. I could get the last one down without the need for butter.
I haven't figured out if the effects are the same by ingestion vs chewing but ingestion takes a bit longer to be metabolized. I'm leaning towards being the same effect and duration.
My next experiment might be combining loosely ground cob in fudge - I need something that would normally be chewed, not melted. My experiment with Fruit Leather was a bit of a bust because it was still one chunk of cob and it didn't seem to add any moisture to the cob. It might work with ground cob.
All you Cob Aficionados are probably laughing like hell at all my foolishness....but......it's what I do!!!
You should hear the things that just run thru my head and never get spoken aloud!!!!!

 

[Hombre del mont]

An observation as a novice on this Cobodysey......my experiment with chocolate cob.....while I enjoy the taste I find that almost all the cob is swallowed instead of being chewed. I think that if I had larger chunks of cob in the chocolate it would work better. Either the aging or the chocolate has tempered the taste. I could get the last one down without the need for butter.
I haven't figured out if the effects are the same by ingestion vs chewing but ingestion takes a bit longer to be metabolized. I'm leaning towards being the same effect and duration.
My next experiment might be combining loosely ground cob in fudge - I need something that would normally be chewed, not melted. My experiment with Fruit Leather was a bit of a bust because it was still one chunk of cob and it didn't seem to add any moisture to the cob. It might work with ground cob.
All you Cob Aficionados are probably laughing like hell at all my foolishness....but......it's what I do!!!
You should hear the things that just run thru my head and never get spoken aloud!!!!!

"All you Cob Aficionados are probably laughing like hell at all my foolishness....but......it's what I do!!! "

Not at all brother. I'm sure that others would wholeheartedly agree; we respect your enthusiasm and experimentation. Without experimentation we wouldn't move forward.
We're all learning from each other every day, or at least we should be, imho.

I think you'll find that as the cob ages that the intensity of the flavours will mellow.
Also, the original moisture content has a big effect of the final flavour; the damper they are starting, the stronger (and perhaps more unpleasant) the flavour.
I much prefer the flavour (and predominately the high) of a dry/slow cure cob.

Keep up the good work brother.

 

[Buzzzzd]

Keep up the good work brother.

I wish there was a "Thank you" in the "Like" thingy!!!