Malawi Style Cob Curing.

[Tangwena]

Yes I'm a monster and cut her open but at least I documented it
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Seeded my man! Thats does indeed look tempting thats the sought of result that gets me going when I get it ha ha
You have transformed that bud I can only imagine what it smells and tastes like.
You are certainly aceing this cure I take my hat off to you my friend it doesn't get much better than that.

 

[Tangwena]

I have also been experimenting a bit with loose bud placed in a vacuum bag.

Below is some Highland Mexican x Blueberry (from Chimera) ...
- dried for 3 days from harvest until moisture content in upper 70s (determined by placing buds in jar for 4 hours)
- sealed in vac bag and then placed in yogurt maker for 2 days (temp between 35C and 40C) - the buds were wet when bag opened, but there was no excess moisture in the bag
- bag opened and buds dried for a few hours to bring moisture content down to low 70s
- resealed in vac bag and placed in yogurt maker for another 3 days - the bag swelled up after a day or so, which I assume was due to gases or water being released during the fermentation process

First photo is prior to opening the vac bag after the 5 days overall in the yogurt maker (and showing how I rolled the loose buds up into a big fat cob-styled wad). The second photo is after opening the bag, and also shows some of the buds from the plant which are jar curing as a comparison - a reasonable colour change in the buds from the vac bag can already be seen. The loose buds in the vac bag did not have the same fermented smell as the proper cobs I have previously done, but had a very sweet aromatic terp smell fairly similar to the jarred bud. The loose vac bag method is reminding me more of the colours and textures of the good buds I used to smoke in the 80s.

The buds have since been dried to mid 60s and have just been resealed in a vac bag and placed in a box on the UPS battery for computer for another fortnight or so of curing (temp about 30C).

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Hi my friend nice finish, the reason it is curing slower is the moisture content at 70% is a bit low for that particular type of bud.
But what you are currently doing is good. It will cure nicely just take a bit longer.
I like to do some of my buds that way the result is very aromatic and should be very speedy/trippy.
Once you start to see them changing color just dry them a bit more re seal them and leave them at room temp for a month or two. They will darken and cure to a lovely golden color and smoke smooth and aromatic

 

[seeded]

Wow, Seeded, you have some wicked looking material too, I bet Tangwena would love a little chew from it.

Thanks

Seeded my man! Thats does indeed look tempting thats the sought of result that gets me going when I get it ha ha
You have transformed that bud I can only imagine what it smells and tastes like.
You are certainly aceing this cure I take my hat off to you my friend it doesn't get much better than that.

Thanks and it smelled of berries and brown vinegar when I opened the bag. It's a bit more grassy now that it's drying out but it's still mostly berries and brown vinegar. It tastes the same but with a bit of sourness to it as well which with it being still very damp squished out with every bite making it slightly unpleasant to consume. I'm now about 90 mins in though and feeling quite nice indeed. It's not overly euphoric but it's cleared up my brain fog considerably, got my teeth clentching, my feet twitching like they need to move, etc. It's like weak amphetamines but much more friendly and less jumpy. It should be real nice in a couple of months

Lovely golden cobs btw. It's always a pleasure to see the master at work

 

[Karlkush]

After taking the cob out of yogurt maker do you unwrap the cob to expose the weed or just unseal the bag to let it dry?

How long (days) do you usually let it dry until vacuum sealing the cob back up for a month?

 

[Dave Coulier]

Yes I'm a monster and cut her open but at least I documented it
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That looks disgusting Seeded! Im worried what it may do to you. Please send all of it to me, so that I may protect you

 

[seeded]

That looks disgusting Seeded! Im worried what it may do to you. Please send all of it to me, so that I may protect you

Shame we can't share as I'm sure you'd enjoy these nasty logs too. 12 hours into their 40c sweat, Malawi and a much smaller bb/thai x malawi cob made from the best buds from the strongest pheno with a sprinkle from the best tasting one too

 

[Dave Coulier]

That looks so yummy right now! I bet that is gonna taste amazing. Just the bb/thai would be enough for me, but to throw some Malawi in there..Damn!

 

[Tangwena]

Shame we can't share as I'm sure you'd enjoy these nasty logs too. 12 hours into their 40c sweat, Malawi and a much smaller bb/thai x malawi cob made from the best buds from the strongest pheno with a sprinkle from the best tasting one too
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They dont get much better than that my friend.
I close my eyes and I'm back in some seedy alley in Limbe looking at the days special purchase.
You have def got the feel for this cure. You can have a gold star for that baby. That 12hrs at 40c is starting to look optimal I have my last lot done for 12 hrs and the results were very good compared to the 24hrs sweat.

 

[Tangwena]

After taking the cob out of yogurt maker do you unwrap the cob to expose the weed or just unseal the bag to let it dry?

How long (days) do you usually let it dry until vacuum sealing the cob back up for a month?

I try a different variation just about every harvest.
But the last lot which I am very happy with.
I sweated for 12 hours in the yogurt maker.
took them out of the bag and dried them until the maize wrapper was dry to the touch.
The inside would still be wet, resealed them for 2 weeks. When I opened them they smelt out of this world.

I then removed the wrapper (optional) and slow dried them until the outside was dry to the touch. Inside they would have still been moist. Then re vacuumed them for another week.

I removed them every week for 4 weeks. Drying them a little each time. Until the last week when I dried them to a smoke able state and re sealed them to age for a month or 3.

When I eventually remove them from the vac bag I will slow dry them over a couple of days at room temp. They will then be able to be kept in a jar or zip lock bag with no vacuum and used.

 

[Tangwena]

That looks disgusting Seeded! Im worried what it may do to you. Please send all of it to me, so that I may protect you
I was going to say the same to you Dave, that last harvest you did. Rather than throwing it out I know a deserving person who would love to have them.ha ha

 

[seeded]

That looks disgusting Seeded! Im worried what it may do to you. Please send all of it to me, so that I may protect you
I was going to say the same to you Dave, that last harvest you did. Rather than throwing it out I know a deserving person who would love to have them.ha ha

How's about a pic just for you instead?

That's the bb/thai x malawi cob at 18 hours. I've split it up so half is drying out now while the other half is going to 36 hours

 

[RRResin]

Has anyone tried cobbing the following...

Only the seed bracts? I used to roll little jays or pack bowls with 100% (seedless) seed bracts and the taste and high were great.

Added dry sift or dried ice water hash to buds for cobbing? I also used to make a mix of 80% bud and 20% dry sift and then combine it. Strong and compact so it's easy to travel with

Has anyone tried cobbing 100% drysift? maybe a rough farmer's grade sift would give a good result?

I've only done a few cobs, so I'm just a beginner but I find it's best to remove every single stems, even the tiny stems that are as thin as a needle as it's easier to break or cut off, and from the small amount I've sampled, the de-sticked cobs smoke better and smoother than the cobs that have lots of big and small stems.

 

[Tangwena]

How's about a pic just for you instead?
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That's the bb/thai x malawi cob at 18 hours. I've split it up so half is drying out now while the other half is going to 36 hours

My friend i just love looking at your pics thats art my friend.
I wish I could get them so good, you will have some potent gear when thats dried and aged.

 

[Dave Coulier]

That looks disgusting Seeded! Im worried what it may do to you. Please send all of it to me, so that I may protect you
I was going to say the same to you Dave, that last harvest you did. Rather than throwing it out I know a deserving person who would love to have them.ha ha

I wish I could outsource my buds for cobbing. I much prefer growing marijuana, versus making various kind of extracts. I know you're the exact opposite Tang. Too bad we live so far apart!

 

[Dave Coulier]

Your asking many of the same questions Ive wondered Resin. I agree with you that the less stem the better. Ive got jars of Thai I need to turn into cobs that are easy enough to strip all the bracts from the stems/branches. Maybe Ill give it a go soon and report back.

Id love to see someone add drysift to a cob, or just sweat cure some dry sift only. I guess Ill just have to do it myself at the next chance. Why wait for someone else to do it, if you can do it yourself?

Has anyone tried cobbing the following...

Only the seed bracts? I used to roll little jays or pack bowls with 100% (seedless) seed bracts and the taste and high were great.

Added dry sift or dried ice water hash to buds for cobbing? I also used to make a mix of 80% bud and 20% dry sift and then combine it. Strong and compact so it's easy to travel with

Has anyone tried cobbing 100% drysift? maybe a rough farmer's grade sift would give a good result?

I've only done a few cobs, so I'm just a beginner but I find it's best to remove every single stems, even the tiny stems that are as thin as a needle as it's easier to break or cut off, and from the small amount I've sampled, the de-sticked cobs smoke better and smoother than the cobs that have lots of big and small stems.

 

[Tangwena]

I wish I could outsource my buds for cobbing. I much prefer growing marijuana, versus making various kind of extracts. I know you're the exact opposite Tang. Too bad we live so far apart!

You are so right I cant wait to harvest the plants and cure them. I would gladly buy well grown fresh buds to cure if it were legal.
To each his own as they say.

 

[ThaiBliss]

Id love to see someone add drysift to a cob, or just sweat cure some dry sift only. I guess Ill just have to do it myself at the next chance. Why wait for someone else to do it, if you can do it yourself?

Very interesting idea! I can't wait to hear about the results.


ThaiBliss

 

[seeded]

My friend i just love looking at your pics thats art my friend.
I wish I could get them so good, you will have some potent gear when thats dried and aged.

Thanks mate and I'm glad you enjoyed the pics but you're still the master and I the student. I've just got a good camera is all

Point and case I just discovered that you can bind the buds too tightly. It doesn't change the ability for the cure to work but now I can easily hold a couple of ounces in the palm of my hand and when chewed it unfurls like a sponge soaking up water completely overtaking my mouth. It's a cobsplosion that isn't awful in the slightest but cutting off a sample before locking them away has proven to be complete guess work compared to the much looser buds I've cured this way in the past. I think for my tastes at least that the sweet spot will be making cobs/bricks using a real soft vacuum where the air has been mostly removed and only slight compression has taken place. I'll test that in a couple of weeks when my first zamaldelica is ready to be cobbed and I'll come back with my results.

As for RRResin's question about hash I remember reading about a guy trying to recreate napalese temple balls and having shit luck until he cured the trichs to 36c first. I really wish I could remember the book, the author or anything else really but I'm sure someone with some proper googlefu skills will be able to find it. Also for the bracts and whatnot it works with all plant material but you only get out what you put in.

 

[seeded]

The last of my cobs just finished cooking so here's the Malawi with the 18 and 36 halves for a comparison. The 36 hour one is propped up in the first pic, closest/right side in the next two pics and it's the pyramid looking filth in the last one too

 

[Agronom]

Wow Seeded, these cobs look amazing!