Malawi Style Cob Curing.

[Hombre del mont]

One day I will leave it on 12/12 until it finally has enough growth and maturity, now you know why I was afraid to bring back the schedule when I on accidentally flipped it down, thinking that it would confuse it.... Remember how I was freaking out about when my order would arrive knowing I had until May to leave..... That's exactly why I clogged up the original Killer thread in concern about the time restriction.... The pictures don't really show how well sealed up I've been doing it, but this time it's basically compressed even further with a even more extensive type of sealing and wrapping it up in many many plastic bags, paper, more plastic bags, newspaper, the black HG bad wrapped and squished with even more newspaper.... It literally should be as vaccumed sealed as possible especially now.... Especially the twisting and holding it down technique in each and wrap.... One question though, does this mean now that I have to dry it once every week just to make sure of no mold? It's actually already very bone dry by the way.... I don't even know what year I'll be able to do the next seeds, there five more, if I had or have a house then maybe even some clones.... Ordering was so so stressful that I'm not looking forward to going through all those risks again.... Then again times change.....

Tightly wrapping and withdrawing all the air with a vacuum pump are not the same. Even very tightly wrapped, it still contains air, albeit only a small amount, but sufficient for mould to breed.
Yes, you do need to dry it weekly, although I'd be tempted in your case, to dry it completely now and prevent further mould from spreading.
Next time you must invest in a vacuum sealer machine or use drier starting material (less likely to mould).

 

[oldmaninbc]

I'm gonna smoke tonight to try it as my girlfriend suggested....
I'm experiencing actually now something, I only bit off a very tiny amount that I chewed two hours ago....

This is just me but I would never suggest smoking moldy weed.

 

[Tangwena]

One day I will leave it on 12/12 until it finally has enough growth and maturity, now you know why I was afraid to bring back the schedule when I on accidentally flipped it down, thinking that it would confuse it.... Remember how I was freaking out about when my order would arrive knowing I had until May to leave..... That's exactly why I clogged up the original Killer thread in concern about the time restriction.... The pictures don't really show how well sealed up I've been doing it, but this time it's basically compressed even further with a even more extensive type of sealing and wrapping it up in many many plastic bags, paper, more plastic bags, newspaper, the black HG bad wrapped and squished with even more newspaper.... It literally should be as vaccumed sealed as possible especially now.... Especially the twisting and holding it down technique in each and wrap.... One question though, does this mean now that I have to dry it once every week just to make sure of no mold? It's actually already very bone dry by the way.... I don't even know what year I'll be able to do the next seeds, there five more, if I had or have a house then maybe even some clones.... Ordering was so so stressful that I'm not looking forward to going through all those risks again.... Then again times change.....

Your a lost cause my friend you constantly ignored advice from multiple people while growing it.
You wouldn't get a timer even though they are cheap, you just kept on freaking out about nothing.
Then harvesting it and now cured it your own way.
I dont understand how you think or apply logic.
DRY it and keep it in a jar, which is what you should have done in the first place.
Keeping even dry buds in a plastic bag in high humidity is always a recipe for mold.
But this is one more piece of advice you will probably ignore.

 

[Nextgeneration73]

I smoked it and it was extremely magical, it still seems to be developing though but very cartoony fairytale moments into my long awaited dream portal, if it continues the same way then just wow I opened it up and it was very very dry and I didn't find anything to be worried about except that it's hella brown with other colors and bone dry and now it's wrapped into only dry papers and compressed even harder..... My other concern was the panic that reading icmag caused and imagining stuff concerning the "mold topic" but then saw that it smelled and looked awesome, the only ones that were supposedly I guess moldy ones are still in a plastic bag and their the ones not to smoke but their only a tiny amount compared to the rest...My magical spooky room and the utterly magical balcony where the moon shined and the trees and the river are at were like two separate cartoony realms in time and space, omg wow, if and hopefully it's gonna keep getting more psychedelic than this is the best trancendant experience of all time and space, that I've ever had

 

[ost]

This is just me but I would never suggest smoking moldy weed.

it will make the lungs hurt

 

[ilovegrowing]

4 days dry/2 days sweat without heat, green mountain grape f2
Smells fruity spicey line the weed with a bit of a ferment tang.

 

[Nextgeneration73]

It's actually hella dry wrapped in many many papers wrapped in even ones not on the pic, but it is really really dry, and are you guys sure that you see mold?

 

[oldmaninbc]

It's actually hella dry wrapped in many many papers wrapped in even ones not on the pic, but it is really really dry, and are you guys sure that you see mold? View attachment 19004651

You can't see the mold spores. Mold spores could go into your lungs where they will germinate, you or your friends don't want that. It could possibly make you very sick. I don't want to sound like I am preaching, it's all your choice but I wouldn't want to see you get sick

 

[Tangwena]

It's actually hella dry wrapped in many many papers wrapped in even ones not on the pic, but it is really really dry, and are you guys sure that you see mold? View attachment 19004651

That actually looks nicely cured but long term storage will be difficult if its exposed to humid conditions.
Best keep it in a small jar with a sachet of silica like you find in medicine bottles to absorb any moisture in the air.
Boveda packs would be good if you can get them if not then silica as I mentioned above.
Paper will absorb moisture from the air and help germinate any mold spores in the air.

 

[Tangwena]

4 days dry/2 days sweat without heat, green mountain grape f2
Smells fruity spicey line the weed with a bit of a ferment tang.

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That looks awesome after a few months aging it will really shine.

 

[Tangwena]

I smoked it and it was extremely magical, it still seems to be developing though but very cartoony fairytale moments into my long awaited dream portal, if it continues the same way then just wow I opened it up and it was very very dry and I didn't find anything to be worried about except that it's hella brown with other colors and bone dry and now it's wrapped into only dry papers and compressed even harder..... My other concern was the panic that reading icmag caused and imagining stuff concerning the "mold topic" but then saw that it smelled and looked awesome, the only ones that were supposedly I guess moldy ones are still in a plastic bag and their the ones not to smoke but their only a tiny amount compared to the rest...My magical spooky room and the utterly magical balcony where the moon shined and the trees and the river are at were like two separate cartoony realms in time and space, omg wow, if and hopefully it's gonna keep getting more psychedelic than this is the best trancendant experience of all time and space, that I've ever had

Not smoking a lot previously would be a benefit with a good strain like that even taken early enjoy.

 

[Nextgeneration73]

Not smoking a lot previously would be a benefit with a good strain like that even taken early enjoy.

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[Nextgeneration73]

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[Nextgeneration73]

OST buddy I understand that I talk weird but I'm just stating facts Bruh, as weird as my stories seem they're a reality.... I just sometimes hurry too much as I'm writing and I bunch up all this information into one comment That way I have more time for myself

 

[Tangwena]

OST buddy I understand that I talk weird but I'm just stating facts Bruh, as weird as my stories seem they're a reality.... I just sometimes hurry too much as I'm writing and I bunch up all this information into one comment That way I have more time for myself

Please keep your posts on topic my friend. The cat needs to be in the funny videos thread.
The chick can stay haha.

 

[CDNINCA]

Please keep your posts on topic my friend. The cat needs to be in the funny videos thread.
The chick can stay haha.

Thanks @Tangwena, I appreciate your keeping this thread focused brother.

 

[Nextgeneration73]

Please keep your posts on topic my friend. The cat needs to be in the funny videos thread.
The chick can stay haha.

I'll try to get the cat out of here, but it won't be easy....

 

[albertgriffiths]

I've been experimenting with a few cobs lately, and there is something I'm not sure I understand with sweating:
How moist should the cob feel at the end of the sweat?

I've done a thai chi cob after only 2 days drying. 6 hours sweat at 40°C. Came out super wet, needed 1 week to feel dry to the touch. It's one month old now, and rather dark - classical cob look.

I've then tried cobbing drier material, as lots of you guys suggest they taste better that way. Did 2 cobs this way, with almost-dry buds, and couldn't feel any moisture to the touch (or veeeery little), even after 12h of sweating.

Is it a problem? Would you suggest adding moisture to the cobs and re-sweating them?

 

[Taima-da]

Not a problem. Go by the smell.
Don't add water.
Many of mine show no visible sweat in the bag, or only a tiny amount. You can then leave sealed for a few days to let the ferment take hold.
If they only feel a little moist that's ok, it'll happen, but slower . You will have more stable cobs that are less prone to over ferment over time, with the bonus of better terps
Post a pic or two.
Usually you can see some colour change, but the smell is the tell

 

[albertgriffiths]

Thank you! I'll post a few pics on my next inspection.

And while I'm at silly questions, has anyone tried adding a ground chunk of an old cob into a new one, to start the bacterial colony better, as it is done in bakery for instance?

Following that analogy with bread, I once read a story about a french baker migrating to the US with his ferment wrapped against his belly during the whole trip, so as to keep it at an ideal temperature to start making bread when he got there.
I tried a variant of that with my last cob: put it to sweat inside my bed, in my pants' pocket while I'm sleeping. That's 8 hours at a stable 37°C without any electricity being used. Haha
Might as well work with the dog, but I'm afraid he'd bite it!

Next time I'll try the manure pile, or putting it under the tiles on a sunny day.
Low-tech cobbing!