Question about curing process.

[JustDreamin]

im just starting to flower some bag seed. So it's gonna be a while before I even start to cure anything. But I can only get to my grow spot once a day. This is also where I will be keeping the jars. Would it be ok to burp the jars only once a day? And if so..how long. It would be every night around 6. And I'm only there for maybe an hour. (My bands practice room we rent). Sometimes one of my guitarist will be there during day hours when I'm working. He doesn't mind helping. I basically want to know the minimum about of burping needed per day for day like an ounce of weed in a jar. Thanks!!

 

[SouthCross]

There's a thousand ways to do it with lots of folks having their own way to do it.

When I burp jars. I go by the 'whiff' of smell that comes out the jar when the top is first removed. After the first day in a jar. The fresh smell is powerful.

Tops are left off for 30ish minutes while I check on plants, mix nutes. Sealed back up and repeated the next day. If the bud smell continues to be fresh strong. I pour the bud out the jar onto a screen for around an hour. Then back in the jar. Usually putting it on the screen lowers the moisture enough for that day.

After about two weeks. You'll notice the 'Whiff' coming out the jars isn't as strong and maintains its level of smell. By that time, I open the jar up, smell, and close it. I do that daily in a room that has at least 50% humidity.

If you want to read some funky ways to cure bud. Read up on a Malawi Cob. The bud is wrapped with corn husks, tied and bound tight, buried in dirt to cure....

 

[Dr. Who]

If you want to read some funky ways to cure bud. Read up on a Malawi Cob. The bud is wrapped with corn husks, tied and bound tight, buried in dirt to cure....

Fast way is to dry for as little as 24hrs and cob them. Then you vac bag them and let them go - in the dark for 2 weeks.Then you dry them down. He updated the method again...at ICmag.


I use the "normal" method and after the burping. I slap a Bovida pack in the jars - 62% and let them cure for another 6 weeks.....
SMOOOTH/TAAASTY! More potent!

I know someone's going to cry about how long it takes.....Just try it sometime!

 

[bigsteve]

Drying/curing is a two-part procedure. The drying is to remove most of the moisture and the curing makes sure the remaining moisture is distributed evenly throughout the bag.

Leave your product exposed and uncovered until is starts to get crispy. Don't let it get so dry that you can rub a small bud with 2 fingers and turn that budlet into dust. So let it dry until most of the product is dry but not dusty. Seal the jar for 12-24 hors and check. This is the curing process and is intended to make the moisture level even between small buds and big buds. If we didn't cure we would have crispy little buds and soggy large buds, eh?

How long to leave jar open is a factor of the ambient RH, how dry your drying spot is. Remember - it's a lot easier to dry bud from wet to dry than it is to have to re-hydrate bud you have let get too crispy.

Good luck, BigSteve.

 

[Dr.Nick Riviera]

Drying/curing is a two-part procedure. The drying is to remove most of the moisture and the curing makes sure the remaining moisture is distributed evenly throughout the bag.

Leave your product exposed and uncovered until is starts to get crispy. Don't let it get so dry that you can rub a small bud with 2 fingers and turn that budlet into dust. So let it dry until most of the product is dry but not dusty. Seal the jar for 12-24 hors and check. This is the curing process and is intended to make the moisture level even between small buds and big buds. If we didn't cure we would have crispy little buds and soggy large buds, eh?

How long to leave jar open is a factor of the ambient RH, how dry your drying spot is. Remember - it's a lot easier to dry bud from wet to dry than it is to have to re-hydrate bud you have let get too crispy.

Good luck, BigSteve.

a lot of learning for you still,big steve. most of your post is wrong

 

[bigsteve]

a lot of learning for you still,big steve. most of your post is wrong

I've been growing for a long time and don't like being told I'm wrong by some newby. I post mostly to help new growers get started. If you don't agree with my posts you have to come up with something more substantive than "....most of your post is wrong". So put up (a defense) or shut up.

BigSteve, OG from the motor city.

 

[dannyboy602]

im just starting to flower some bag seed. So it's gonna be a while before I even start to cure anything. But I can only get to my grow spot once a day. This is also where I will be keeping the jars. Would it be ok to burp the jars only once a day? And if so..how long. It would be every night around 6. And I'm only there for maybe an hour. (My bands practice room we rent). Sometimes one of my guitarist will be there during day hours when I'm working. He doesn't mind helping. I basically want to know the minimum about of burping needed per day for day like an ounce of weed in a jar. Thanks!!

I'd dump, carefully, the entire jar onto newspaper and let it breathe while you are there.

 

[Dr.Nick Riviera]

I've been growing for a long time and don't like being told I'm wrong by some newby. I post mostly to help new growers get started. If you don't agree with my posts you have to come up with something more substantive than "....most of your post is wrong". So put up (a defense) or shut up.

BigSteve, OG from the motor city.

well, Big steve, I am no noob,unlike you. We cure weed to break down chlorophyll and starches, not for even moisture among big and little buds in a baggie
it is also for moisture control, but not like you said.

rehydrate bud? something a NOOB would do because he doesn't know what or how to cure


The curing process takes place after the drying process and allows for a few further things to happen that increase the quality of the bud. Firstly, it gives bacteria time to break down the remaining chlorophyll in the plant matter. Chlorophyll is the green pigment found in pretty much any plant and it is a vital component for photosynthesis – the means by which plants create food for themselves. However, Chlorophyll contains magnesium which when burnt in a joint causes the smoke to be sharp and harsh. By curing the weed you remove a lot of this, dramatically increasing the overall quality of the smoking experience.

The second advantage of curing is that it allows further control of the moisture level of your bud. Drying bud removes water, resulting in a stronger and easy to burn product. However, the drier the bud gets the more it looses its taste and aroma – you need to strike a balance and assess where your priorities lie. By moving your harvest from drying to curing just at the point when it is dry enough to burn, but not burn very well, you gain a finite level of control over just how much moisture in your weed as it finishes.
https://www.zativo.co.uk/harvest-cannabis/curing-weed

 

[mr sunshine]

well, Big steve, I am no noob,unlike you. We cure weed to break down chlorophyll and starches, not for even moisture among big and little buds in a baggie
it is also for moisture control, but not like you said.

rehydrate bud? something a NOOB would do because he doesn't know what or how to cure


The curing process takes place after the drying process and allows for a few further things to happen that increase the quality of the bud. Firstly, it gives bacteria time to break down the remaining chlorophyll in the plant matter. Chlorophyll is the green pigment found in pretty much any plant and it is a vital component for photosynthesis – the means by which plants create food for themselves. However, Chlorophyll contains magnesium which when burnt in a joint causes the smoke to be sharp and harsh. By curing the weed you remove a lot of this, dramatically increasing the overall quality of the smoking experience.

The second advantage of curing is that it allows further control of the moisture level of your bud. Drying bud removes water, resulting in a stronger and easy to burn product. However, the drier the bud gets the more it looses its taste and aroma – you need to strike a balance and assess where your priorities lie. By moving your harvest from drying to curing just at the point when it is dry enough to burn, but not burn very well, you gain a finite level of control over just how much moisture in your weed as it finishes.
https://www.zativo.co.uk/harvest-cannabis/curing-weed

Is the magnesium the reason it smells like hay or grass if it's dried to fast ?

 

[NanoGadget]

Is the magnesium the reason it smells like hay or grass if it's dried to fast ?

Nope. That's chlorophyll.

 

[JustDreamin]

So inconclusive....? I can burp once a day and be alright? Before this turns into an argument....

 

[Dr. Who]

So inconclusive....? I can burp once a day and be alright? Before this turns into an argument....

Yes. Do it for like 2 weeks...
Then the other part of the "cure" begins.....this is the part that takes the 6 weeks. You should have an RH around 58% to do that cure at it's most effective rate. The lower the RH the longer it takes to work. At below 52 %, it stops curing....

Many simply start smoking at the end of the burp point. Hell, some start smoking when it's dry. They then complain that it's harsh and tastes bad, crackle and pops and has a "bad" ash......They then say it's because they didn't "flush" good enough. That's Bull Shit of the highest order! CURE IT PROPERLY and you don't get that - at all...

 

[Dr.Nick Riviera]

Yes. Do it for like 2 weeks...
Then the other part of the "cure" begins.....this is the part that takes the 6 weeks. You should have an RH around 58% to do that cure at it's most effective rate. The lower the RH the longer it takes to work. At below 52 %, it stops curing....

Many simply start smoking at the end of the burp point. Hell, some start smoking when it's dry. They then complain that it's harsh and tastes bad, crackle and pops and has a "bad" ash......They then say it's because they didn't "flush" good enough. That's Bull Shit of the highest order! CURE IT PROPERLY and you don't get that - at all...

if it is grown and dried properly, it can be smoked without a cure and without harshness and popping. BUT, curing takes it to the "dankness" we are all looking for.

 

[JustDreamin]

Alright cool thanks all for the info. I'll go with what I feel is best for the bud when the time comes. I don't feel like posting a new thread so I'll ask here and see if I get any bites. Re-using smart pots? A thing people do?? Figure I could just wash them out. Only thing I can see being an issue are old roots stuck in the pots. I don't mind buying new ones. But if I can Ave a few bucks I'm all for it.

 

[SouthCross]

Alright cool thanks all for the info. I'll go with what I feel is best for the bud when the time comes. I don't feel like posting a new thread so I'll ask here and see if I get any bites. Re-using smart pots? A thing people do?? Figure I could just wash them out. Only thing I can see being an issue are old roots stuck in the pots. I don't mind buying new ones. But if I can Ave a few bucks I'm all for it.

Smart pots have a life span of about five years. I reuse mine. After the dirt is dumped out. Wash it out with a water hose and set in the sun to dry and it's ready to go again. If you want them super clean, stick them in the washing machine after you rinse the dirt dust out the pots.

Roots don't stick or come out the pot because they air prune. Unless the pot is set directly on dirt. Then the plant will grow through it. With air flow along the bottom of the pot. They prune and won't breach the pot.

 

[bigsteve]

well, Big steve, I am no noob,unlike you. We cure weed to break down chlorophyll and starches, not for even moisture among big and little buds in a baggie
it is also for moisture control, but not like you said.

rehydrate bud? something a NOOB would do because he doesn't know what or how to cure


The curing process takes place after the drying process and allows for a few further things to happen that increase the quality of the bud. Firstly, it gives bacteria time to break down the remaining chlorophyll in the plant matter. Chlorophyll is the green pigment found in pretty much any plant and it is a vital component for photosynthesis – the means by which plants create food for themselves. However, Chlorophyll contains magnesium which when burnt in a joint causes the smoke to be sharp and harsh. By curing the weed you remove a lot of this, dramatically increasing the overall quality of the smoking experience.

The second advantage of curing is that it allows further control of the moisture level of your bud. Drying bud removes water, resulting in a stronger and easy to burn product. However, the drier the bud gets the more it looses its taste and aroma – you need to strike a balance and assess where your priorities lie. By moving your harvest from drying to curing just at the point when it is dry enough to burn, but not burn very well, you gain a finite level of control over just how much moisture in your weed as it finishes.
https://www.zativo.co.uk/harvest-cannabis/curing-weed

Nick -- Most of the info you have provided is pretty close to the way I would describe it. Problem is your snarky know-it-all 'tude at the beginning. Before calling me a noob you should check and see I've been at this site since 2007. How long have you been around, eh? One last thing- just about everyone has over-dried product at one time or another. Yeah, re-hydrating is a pain in the ass, but if you don't know how to do it correctly you can be wasting a lot of product. I started a thread in the newby section once asking if anyone need help learning how to re-hydrate a crispy harvest. Got a big response telling me a lot of people needed the information. That is what I'm here for. How about you?

Work on the attitude. Good luck, BigSteve.

 

[Dr.Nick Riviera]

Nick -- Most of the info you have provided is pretty close to the way I would describe it. Problem is your snarky know-it-all 'tude at the beginning. Before calling me a noob you should check and see I've been at this site since 2007. How long have you been around, eh? One last thing- just about everyone has over-dried product at one time or another. Yeah, re-hydrating is a pain in the ass, but if you don't know how to do it correctly you can be wasting a lot of product. I started a thread in the newby section once asking if anyone need help learning how to re-hydrate a crispy harvest. Got a big response telling me a lot of people needed the information. That is what I'm here for. How about you?

Work on the attitude. Good luck, BigSteve.

so, instead of teaching how to not over dry your bud in the first place,, you started a thread on how to put some lettuce in a bag with your over dried buds. good Job BS.