Malawi Style Cob Curing.

[Tangwena]

your comment about jarring wet buds led me to have a thought experiment of different ways to ferment/sweat the buds. what i came up with is essentially cobbing in jars. and i think tang is doing this himself.
but my idea is to pack a jar as tightly as possible on top of plunger to pull it out. think the opposite of a push pop, a reefer pull cob. i also realize this may not even be required as the cobs might come out of the jar easily. (which would be dope)
and pack as many of these RPC's as i can into my crockpot to sweat @40c for 12-24hrs
then pull them out, let them dry a bit, put em back in and seal the jars up. set to cure for months at room temp.

Be very careful if the jar is not vacuum sealed. The buds cure very well in a jar but only if you pull a vacuum before sealing it. You need to remove all the air or you will get mold.
Tangwena

 

[Tangwena]

Tried my hand at giving some buds a cold sweat and don't recommend it as I lost a shit load to fungus. It does work though and produces an incredibly smooth vapour. The smoothest I've ever had by far actually though to be fair it came at the cost of most of the flavour. Here's a comparison shot of a normal 24 hour sweat at 40c and a couple of the cold sweat buds after 10 days.
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It's all super silver haze that was harvested on the same day. Here's a couple of cropped pics so you can get a closer look at the differences in trichomes none of which were amber going in. 40c first.
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The cooked bud is better in every way imaginable though eating it produces a dirtier high than the cold sweated stuff. The cold stuff feels much more focused and has mind racing but it's nowhere near as intoxicating or euphoric. I couldn't say it's bad at all but the cooked version is at least twice as strong and enjoyable. It's also essentially risk free compared to going full retard and purposefully jarring up wet buds. It's not even worth risking it to puff on some ultra smooth vapour/smoke since it seriously lost 90% of it's tastes and smells going ultra bland and generic in the process. I wish it worked better but at least I learned something and can hopefully prevent someone from making the same mistake in the future.

Hi my friend lovely close ups. The buds need to be aged, vacuum sealed for a month or three. The cure continues just slower. After 3 months the resin should be caramel color and the high reaches full intensity. Unlike traditional thinking where amber is usually a couch lock effect, with this method it produces a very trippy euphoric effect just the opposite.
Cold cure can work but takes a lot longer and again needs vacuum sealing.
Just it will not give the same effects as you have discovered, try cooking some for 48 or more hours it gets even darker and very lysergic even more so after aging. But at a cost of taste and smell both of which change. But the effect is a lot more narcotic too.
Good for rainy days nailed to the floor while your mind goes walk about ha ha.
Tangwena

 

[seeded]

What is a cold sweat method?

I had to jar up fresh buds due to an inspection and noticed them fogging up the jars like crazy at room temperature just like the cobs do while cooking to the bag they're in so I left them to see what would happen.

Hi my friend lovely close ups. The buds need to be aged, vacuum sealed for a month or three. The cure continues just slower. After 3 months the resin should be caramel color and the high reaches full intensity. Unlike traditional thinking where amber is usually a couch lock effect, with this method it produces a very trippy euphoric effect just the opposite.
Cold cure can work but takes a lot longer and again needs vacuum sealing.
Just it will not give the same effects as you have discovered, try cooking some for 48 or more hours it gets even darker and very lysergic even more so after aging. But at a cost of taste and smell both of which change. But the effect is a lot more narcotic too.
Good for rainy days nailed to the floor while your mind goes walk about ha ha.
Tangwena

Thanks and I'll definitely put it away for a few months to cure some more though I can't really see myself cooking them for a second cure as I've already done a second cook before with other gear and it kicked my arse. Like you said your body gets stuck while your mind wanders and don't me wrong that can be fun but I prefer to remain somewhat functional

I think your speed weed recipe of cooking for 12 hours is perfect for me because it's just long enough to start adding the slightest bit of body to the high. It also changes the tastes and smells the least too which seems to make the onset of the high feel a bit quicker and stronger too. It feels stronger overall in terms of how much it smashes me with longer cooking times but if I wanted to get stoned I'd grow indicas and cook them for a couple of days instead. I've only made it in my crock pot and remember you saying it takes longer in the yogurt maker though so if you have any suggestions for cooking times I'll be sure to give them a go when I get my next harvest.

 

[Levitationofme]

I had to jar up fresh buds due to an inspection and noticed them fogging up the jars like crazy at room temperature just like the cobs do while cooking to the bag they're in so I left them to see

Ahhhh, ok cool

 

[antheis]

Be very careful if the jar is not vacuum sealed. The buds cure very well in a jar but only if you pull a vacuum before sealing it. You need to remove all the air or you will get mold.
Tangwena

yes very true, i forgot that step. good to know they will cure in glass. the search for the 'perfect' jar begins yesterday.

 

[Tangwena]

yes very true, i forgot that step. good to know they will cure in glass. the search for the 'perfect' jar begins yesterday.

I use mason jars with breville food saver jar attachment, its very clever and pulls a good enough vacuum on the jar.
If you put it in the yogurt maker or crock pot whatever heat source you have you will see them first sweat water out then mature coloration and cure before your very eyes.
They must be taken out and dried before storing though or they will mold.
Tangwena

 

[Levitationofme]

If you have the right size of vac bag you can put a protipical jar inside the bag with top barely screwd down. Seal the whole deal.
For those who's vac sealer doesn't have the handy jar attachment like me..

 

[Snook]

I use mason jars with breville food saver jar attachment, its very clever and pulls a good enough vacuum on the jar.
If you put it in the yogurt maker or crock pot whatever heat source you have you will see them first sweat water out then mature coloration and cure before your very eyes.
They must be taken out and dried before storing though or they will mold.
Tangwena

in these vac'ed jars are cobs (wrapped and tied)?
or loose bud??

 

[antheis]

right on, tang.
thanks for being our cobbing spirit guide.
i just need jars and more buds.

 

[Tangwena]

in these vac'ed jars are cobs (wrapped and tied)?
or loose bud??

when I use jars the buds are not compressed just loose in the jar
These buds were cured like this in a couple of days from memory, they were green when they were put in the jar.
Tangwena

 

[antheis]

i plan on packing my jars tight with flwoers to simulate being tied tight in a corn cob.
is there a reason you leave them loose when using a jar to sweat?

 

[Snook]

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These buds were cured like this in a couple of days from memory, they were green when they were put in the jar.
Tangwena

do you still use the corn husks too for some or bailing on them?

 

[Tangwena]

I do both but mostly cobs in the husks I just do half an ounce loose as an experiment and also it tells me when the cobs are ready. If the buds are cured so are the cobs.
The cobs are always stronger though for some reason.

antheis you can pack them in no problem but leave about an inch in the bottom of the jat empty, you will not believe how much water sweats out of them and collects in the bottom of the jar. Once you see the color change you are after take them out and dry them or they will mold quickly outside the jar.
the best is to vacuum seal them either in a bag or in the dried jar for storage I cant emphasise enough that they must be dried. I have had mold on loose buds that were not dried properly.
Cobs are a lot safer in regard to mold as long as they are vacuum sealed in a bag.
Tangwena

 

[Tangwena]

Golden Brown texture like sun

Golden Brown texture like sun

I am going up to crazy tunes only those who have chewed a good cob can understand. But the Mulanji I chewed half an hour ago is making typing hard, but I have much to say, just not now ha ha
This shit is laughing grass Malawi for sure..
Any way I had to post these buds I took for my pleasure to be kept in my weekly jar.
These were from 2oz loosely cobbed buds and smell very aromatic, the high is more trippy and energetic spaced out kinda high.
You become someone else, oh wait I am talking about this high ha ha.
Getting ahead of myself here.
Both of these cobs are very different high one being like coke and acid the other being like MDMA and acid.

That will do I have a million and one things to do. I dont think any of them are going to get done ha ha But I must at least try and make an effort.
The first is the Thai pheno the second is the Malawi pheno Golden Tiger.

 

[Tangwena]

Red Devils

Red Devils

Some Swazi lime cobs on opening the bag a strong menthol/lime smell.
This pheno is very trippy and super energetic no paranoia just cock sure laughing grass, African at its best.
I will be sampling these today before further drying and long term storage.

Tangwena

 

[seeded]

I'm out of rep for the day but I'll be back because damn those cobs of yours look and sound tasty as.

 

[Tangwena]

I'm out of rep for the day but I'll be back because damn those cobs of yours look and sound tasty as.

AND you wouldn't be wrong my friend.
Tangwena

 

[seeded]

After a couple of weeks of aging I'm finding this super silver haze much more palatable and potent. I knew it would improve but it's literally got me drooling like one of pavlov's dogs every time I open the jar now

The high is becoming longer in duration and it's distorting my perception of time considerably now too. It's making the current moment feel extremely drawn out, short moments like having a snack go so quickly I've wondered if I actually did it or just thought about it and when coming down it feels like an insane amount of time has passed. It's almost like it makes the memories of earlier that day feel like yesterday until you really start to sober up. I really like it for doing chores

 

[Levitationofme]

The Zameldica harvested, dried a few days and some in a cobb

 

[ThaiBliss]

Seeded - Great report!