70RH at all times

[TrimothyLeary]

Hi everyone. Usually I have more control over my humidity, but right now I can't get the RH in my house below 70%.

Aside from the chance of mold, what are the consequences of drying in 72F, 70RH, in darkness, and constant light airflow. Will the buds ever dry properly in this environment?

 

[upinthesticks]

I really dont know for sure, and someone with more knowledge will come along no doubt - but, I think you are constrained by your environment. I dont see how you could reduce the humidity in nug below what room is. Although, I usually shoot for 65%ish for my hang dry. Then get it down a few points from there when I jar and burp (in a lower humidity environment). As far as light air flow, I purposefully do that with an oscillating fan, but not pointed at buds. Good luck!

 

[Cx2H]

I dry at 48- 53 ish %. It could be a problem maybe. Upinthesticks is on to something. How can one remove more moisture than the ambient environment will allow? The buds will be 70%. Open a window somewhere out vent the space.

If it were me and I couldn't drop the RH in the entire building, I would go find a big enough box that I could run a couple lines across inside and dry my buds in there with maybe some type of ventilation going on and a meter to eyeball the RH.

 

[upinthesticks]

For some reason I had it stuck in my head 56% was the point where cure stopped. Could be way off, but after my hang dry, unless the buds are way too moist, I try to keep them 57-64ish.

 

[Cx2H]

Cure zone is 56-65% Ideal spot is 62% in a jar stable. I dry in 3 stages all controlled.

 

[LegalizeNature420]

Drying in 70% RH will provide you the best bud imaginable, so long as it's done properly. This is because the bud will be provided an opportunity to slow dry. But your temperatures must be relatively low, around 70 degrees or less.

- Use a hanging dry rack and an oscillating fan pointed away, to move air in room.

- Remove each bud individually, leaving sugar leaves intact.

- Place on drying racks until outside of bud feels dry, usually a week to two weeks.

- Trim sugar leaves off (optional) and place in jar. Place hygrometer in jar to make sure RH is stable at 55% to 65%. Add a boveda 59% or 62% at this point.

* The main hazard is to place wet buds in jar and allow them to go sour; they'll turn dark and smell like hay. Allow them to dry on racks until they are practically smokable.

** I grow and dry in the swamps of Louisiana, where you can slice the humidity with your arm.

 

[LegalizeNature420]

How can one remove more moisture than the ambient environment will allow? The buds will be 70%.

Imagine a powerful fan blowing directly onto buds drying in 70% RH; you could get them bone dry in no time. And no air movement would have the exact opposite effect: Evaporating bud would have nearly 100% humidity surrounding them. Of course neither of these extremes is recommended; rather, something in the middle.

 

[qwizoking]

yea a bit of 5th grade science was lost here.

70% means air is not fully saturated..
it can still take water from.your bud and dry it below 70rh... its not some sort of weird diffusion osmosis type deal where it aims to equalize

also you can still loose water in 100%rh..

and funny enough ice still evaporates (sublimates) in freezing temps

 

[Cx2H]

yea a bit of 5th grade science was lost here.

70% means air is not fully saturated..
it can still take water from.your bud and dry it below 70rh... its not some sort of weird diffusion osmosis type deal where it aims to equalize

also you can still loose water in 100%rh..

and funny enough ice still evaporates (sublimates) in freezing temps

Honestly I was 3 dabs in at the time of writing so made sense at the time. Thanks for the remedial science class fellas and lurking ladies,