Malawi Style Cob Curing.

[Landwolf]

I made some cobs with Emoji from Mass Medical Strains. One plant had purple in it. I vacuumed them for a week, dried it overnight with a fan, vacuumed it for another 3 weeks. They were then very wet and I sliced the cobs up so they would dry out. The vacuum pack sucked out their juices and I think the purple juice was pretty cool. They smell more like candy than cannabis. And their smoke harshness in a pipe is about the same as the cured flower I also made. Thanks for sharing the method Tangwena!

 

[Tangwena]

I made some cobs with Emoji from Mass Medical Strains. One plant had purple in it. I vacuumed them for a week, dried it overnight with a fan, vacuumed it for another 3 weeks. They were then very wet and I sliced the cobs up so they would dry out. The vacuum pack sucked out their juices and I think the purple juice was pretty cool. They smell more like candy than cannabis. And their smoke harshness in a pipe is about the same as the cured flower I also made. Thanks for sharing the method Tangwena!

Good on you for giving it a go but....
They look a bit too wet if the juice came out like that best to dry them more and then let them age for 3 or 4 months.
They are way to young to be using them already.
The best effects and taste usually only come after at least 3 months aging post cure.

 

[Landwolf]

Good on you for giving it a go but....
They look a bit too wet if the juice came out like that best to dry them more and then let them age for 3 or 4 months.
They are way to young to be using them already.
The best effects and taste usually only come after at least 3 months aging post cure.

Thanks, I dried them out after a month and keep them in a jar around 50% humidity. On the upside, the positives for what I did made curing them easier and now they take up less space. I'll have to give cobbing another try!

 

[Tangwena]

Thanks, I dried them out after a month and keep them in a jar around 50% humidity. On the upside, the positives for what I did made curing them easier and now they take up less space. I'll have to give cobbing another try!

Practice makes perfect its an art.

 

[weedebook]

Thai Stick grown by local farmers in Nakhon Phanom. The scent are wild mango and Chromolaena odorata
It is still alive, it has not disappeared.

 

[Tangwena]

Thai Stick grown by local farmers in Nakhon Phanom. The scent are wild mango and Chromolaena odorata
It is still alive, it has not disappeared.

Make sure you get some seeds bro.
Also a smoke report would be good also.

 

[weedebook]

Make sure you get some seeds bro.
Also a smoke report would be good also.

She got two type smell like wild mango <not like ripe mango> and Chromolaena odorata. Chromolaena odorata got red hair.
she got clear head high for an hour. Numb all my boby not like bodyhigh in indica it help in pain. Dry mouth, food tastes better, hungry , every sound of music are beautiful.

 

[Tangwena]

She got two type smell like wild mango <not like ripe mango> and Chromolaena odorata. Chromolaena odorata got red hair.
she got clear head high for an hour. Numb all my boby not like bodyhigh in indica it help in pain. Dry mouth, food tastes better, hungry , every sound of music are beautiful.

Sounds like good gear my friend.

 

[sneezydog]

That just reminded me of something i need to check... thanks

 

[moose/MI]

5 - month mark on my first cob!
Green Mountain Grape

Holding about where it was. A little on the drier side.

Cut a piece off the end

Found a seed.

It was smooth but not much action yet.

I re-vacuumed it and I'll give it some more time.

 

[jonesfam7715]

Smoking this ace malawi tonight at around 4 month mark love it. Still quite moist, wasn't expecting that

 

[ost]

I’m so relieved I only tried a wee nibble for my first chew. I managed to do all my errands. It’s been a long time since my eyes were that red. Also, I did nap for a few hours. I’m so glad my cobs are ready after first finding your post last summer.

you have been busy for sure! i think this post is 20 years running( on doin THe cob thing)

I made some cobs with Emoji from Mass Medical Strains. One plant had purple in it. I vacuumed them for a week, dried it overnight with a fan, vacuumed it for another 3 weeks. They were then very wet and I sliced the cobs up so they would dry out. The vacuum pack sucked out their juices and I think the purple juice was pretty cool. They smell more like candy than cannabis. And their smoke harshness in a pipe is about the same as the cured flower I also made. Thanks for sharing the method Tangwena!

as it cures it will get smoother

 

[moose/MI]

This looks like a proper cob.
Cob #2 at 5 months. Purple Satellite
62 grams. sous vide
I got ahead of myself and made this one a bit early. I was excited. It only hung 2 days. So it started at 84%

It has an unusual smell. Nothing bad.
Different from everything so far.
I think I'm getting a little action.

A faint pickle like smell. Esther's and alcohols I suspect from fermentation

It keeps dropping moisture while under vacuum from 84 to 61 to 49 and now 36%. Its heavy and dense like a twist of plug tobacco.

I vaped a couple small hits.
It was smooth and I could feel it over my previous morning toke.
No time today to try a chew. That will have to wait. I want to block out some free time for that.

How do you think it looks?
Just re-vacuum it?
Let it dry out a bit first?

Appreciate all for this great thread.

 

[GreenAndFast]

Hello everyone, hope everyone is well sorry I haven't been around here much lately but virgin for some reason thinks that it's worth being banned on my internet. Along with pornhub

Had a plant herm and seed 3 MTxOTH x ZxC and a mango Thai, so I let them finish out side of the tent. Chopped and dried. Sweated for 6 hours and is now currently drying. Smells intoxicating. I'll be now reading back from where I was in this thread so sorry if I don't reply straight away. Anyway here's some weed lol

 

[Taima-da]

@moose/MI always head towards dry each time you open the bag. A little airing never hurt and those funky smells will sweeten up nicely I reckon

Hey @GreenAndFast welcome back!
Sounds like sound perfect material for the process. Oth is a firm favourite here for it's unique blast off ride.
Mixed with a bit of Vermontman's pineapple banana bud, it's a guaranteed good time

 

[Tangwena]

This looks like a proper cob.
Cob #2 at 5 months. Purple Satellite
62 grams. sous vide
I got ahead of myself and made this one a bit early. I was excited. It only hung 2 days. So it started at 84%
View attachment 19166250 It has an unusual smell. Nothing bad.
Different from everything so far.
I think I'm getting a little action.

A faint pickle like smell. Esther's and alcohols I suspect from fermentation
View attachment 19166251 It keeps dropping moisture while under vacuum from 84 to 61 to 49 and now 36%. Its heavy and dense like a twist of plug tobacco. View attachment 19166252 View attachment 19166253
View attachment 19166255 I vaped a couple small hits.
It was smooth and I could feel it over my previous morning toke.
No time today to try a chew. That will have to wait. I want to block out some free time for that.

How do you think it looks?
Just re-vacuum it?
Let it dry out a bit first?

Appreciate all for this great thread.

It looks great from the pics but its very hard to tell anything from photos other than looks.
Its all in the smell and taste after the look.
Yes dry to the touch on the surface and back in the bag to age more.
Yesterday I had some Mulanje from 2023 blew my socks off pure ecstasy and go go go.
Come the evening I was rooted and slept like a baby ha ha.

 

[Tangwena]

Hello everyone, hope everyone is well sorry I haven't been around here much lately but virgin for some reason thinks that it's worth being banned on my internet. Along with pornhub

Had a plant herm and seed 3 MTxOTH x ZxC and a mango Thai, so I let them finish out side of the tent. Chopped and dried. Sweated for 6 hours and is now currently drying. Smells intoxicating. I'll be now reading back from where I was in this thread so sorry if I don't reply straight away. Anyway here's some weed lol

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Hermies are ok in my book some of my best cobs are hermies something magic in the resin for sure.

 

[GreenAndFast]

Yeah I've grown loads over the years and they don't really bother me tbh. Smoked some great Herms in the past.

 

[sneezydog]

And what have you noticed with the offspring? Have you grown the seeds of both the self pollinated and accidental female pollination?

 

[GreenAndFast]

Some are crazy strong and hold firm and then others are either mutants or they start to herm soon into flower. I just cut them and plant more seeds. I've got enough seeds to last me a lifetime so it doesn't matter if a plant doesn't make the cut. The best plant I've grown in a while came from a herm seed. Obviously I try to keep them out of the garden as much as possible but sometimes I want to see what's in that particular line. If there's anything good then I can always select the non Herms and pick traits to transfer to the next generation.