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Worst drying/curing advice that you still see people going by?
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Hiddenjems
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Half dry weed getting placed in musical jars for months. Not drying enough is about the only way good weed ends up smelling like hay.
Tomatoesonly
Active member
Worst advice I've ever tried to use was people using their refrigerator to "dry" weed slowly. Total stinky, moldy joke.
I use a Cannatrol now, and haven't looked back at all. This homebrew BS and bro science that still infect the whole cannabis world are terribly confusing, especially when it seems certain web sites do NOT talk about proper drying.
I use a Cannatrol now, and haven't looked back at all. This homebrew BS and bro science that still infect the whole cannabis world are terribly confusing, especially when it seems certain web sites do NOT talk about proper drying.
But once flower gets "too dry", even if you rehydrate it, it cannot continue the curing process. It's stuck at whatever stage it was when the moisture level went too low. It may smoke slightly smoother (less harsh) by rehydrating it, and it helps to keep it from crumbling to dust, but curing is stopped.I was under the impression that a certain amount of moisture in the buds was necessary for the curing and break down of chlorophyl etc. 50-55% RH in the jars which is not bone dry.
Too dry is not great for Terp preservation or other elements relating to potency when you smoke it.
You maybe live somewhere hot and dry? and this plays into what i was saying about it depending on your local environment. Where i live if you left bud out of the jar it would more often than not get wetter rather than drier.... but sometimes it could get bone dry. i won't spend money on controlling the environment in a room when i can simply finish the process in a jar to get it that bit drier or to moisten it a bit. if you're commercial then i guess you can't do that so much but i doubt most big commercial growers worry about curing! - not round my way anyway...
I agree with what you say about genetics. i have a few nice clones myself. You cant make sh1t weed into good weed with curing etc but you can still get the best out of the genetics you have by not f*cking up the dry/cure...
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HI, i don't really understand why that would be ? which reactions involving moisture would stop permanently and not resume once the moisture was there again ?
I'm not educated enough to say anything particularly intelligent about "why". But it's something I have played around with, and sometimes not intentionally. My slightly educated guess is that once the tissue dries fully, chlorophyll and starches become locked in the tissue in their current form...
TrifektaSeeds
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Yep elements need water to move, once water content is too low they just stay locked in their position meaning both reaction position (what or the phase of the process they were in) and also in their physical position (tissue placement)
The stem snap is a good rule when to take your buds off the stem, jar them and check everyday while you smoke if it needs some burping or you can just shut it to slowly continue curing/drying.
Once you have a dedicated drying space you don't need to remove buds and burp
You allow them to reach stem snap in that space, jar them and your done.
If you removed from the stems at the right time you won't need to burp.
The stem snap is a good rule when to take your buds off the stem, jar them and check everyday while you smoke if it needs some burping or you can just shut it to slowly continue curing/drying.
Once you have a dedicated drying space you don't need to remove buds and burp
You allow them to reach stem snap in that space, jar them and your done.
If you removed from the stems at the right time you won't need to burp.
That's mainly why I do a slow, semi moist, cold drying period. 60 degrees, 60 %rh, and it will usually take 2-3 weeks to hit the right point where they snap how I like them to snap. I prefer mine very slightly on the moist side 12-13% moisture content by my moisture meter. And yes, if timed correctly, no burping required.
I want the tissue to remain alive as long as is possible. Usually it's a week before my trim leaves even start to dry out at all. The first few days they stay pretty turgid.
I want the tissue to remain alive as long as is possible. Usually it's a week before my trim leaves even start to dry out at all. The first few days they stay pretty turgid.
TrifektaSeeds
Active member
Yeah 60/60 is slow and pretty much not needed when just drying to smoke
If you aim for a long cure, using your method is the best way indeed.
If you aim for a long cure, using your method is the best way indeed.
I find it gives me the best shelf life this way. And much smoother smoking flower. And it stays sticky, which I like. I tend to grow enough to last a year or two, so when/if I don't feel like maintaining the grow, I can just stop. So yes, long cure, and long storage life.
100% with Brunch on this one... I dry for about a 6-7 days until the buds feel crispy on the outside then clip directly into 2L/ half gal jars with a hygrometer and just monitor... I burp jar until around 60% rh and then store them in the dark without opening any more until i want to get to the weed.I just hang dry in a tent with a filter until it feels dry enough then clip the buds into jars.
Burp every day… quicker in summer obviously..
I don’t have a large grow space so it doesn’t get much curing, but I prefer fresh buds
Two things interest me very much:
- I wonder about boveda packs... do they bring only security or also risk? They evaporate and pick up moisture from the air. What does that mean for the buds in direct contact with them?have been a proponent for the last decade but had a few buds with tiny specks of mold in my last harvest with boveda packs
- The worst thing aside from mold is hay. Some say too dry will give you hay, some say too wet. What is it??
Hiddenjems
Well-known member
From what I’ve seen a lot of people going for the “perfect cure”, like it’s going to turn weak smelling weed into “loud”, don’t dry the flowers all the way. They end up with mold issues or weed that smells like hay in a barn.
People also have different tastes. A lot of us in my area have the same cuts. I dry my deathstar buds and have them out the door in 7-10 days. The other two guys cure their deathstar to try and get “notes of Berry” or whatever weak terps they want to make more noticeable. They do it by flattening out the gas smell. My customers don’t really like modern terp profiles. They prefer a big shot of skunk/gas and nothing else.
Curing let’s the strong terps break down leaving tastes and smells you didn’t even know we’re in there.
TrifektaSeeds
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Yeah perfect cure has nothing to do if your weed is gonna be good or not, people don't seem to understand this notion enough
In 7-10 days drying you should know if it even worth something or not, you don't need 2 months cure to judge weed lol
In 7-10 days drying you should know if it even worth something or not, you don't need 2 months cure to judge weed lol
