Humidity packs 4 curing

[BurnzyBurnz]

It's almost that time again and this time I want to get it right so I need your help. After I hang dry I'm going to jar my bud for curing. I'm looking online to purchase humidity packs to keep optimal conditions for best results. I've included a picture of what I'm looking into. I'm thinking 14G a jar. Mason jars. Can anyone tell me there suggestions on how to go about this ? Thanks in advance.

 

[3rd Monkey]

That's the ones.

 

[WingAK]

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[3rd Monkey]

Are you asking how to cure in mason jars?

 

[sunny747]

Those work well, but I think of them as being more for long term storage rather than for curing.

 

[Budzbuddha]

Look at integra packs also ... they visibly show their freshness when they go bad.

You can get OTHER Rh percentages like 58%.

 

[Budzbuddha]

Yeah ... best to STABILIZE your weed first WITHOUT packs .

These are more for KEEPING the stabilized RH at a certain mark.
They pull and push moisture. So you want to have that preferred RH ALREADY at percentage you want.

These are mostly for storing long term.

 

[Lord Kanti]

It's almost that time again and this time I want to get it right so I need your help. After I hang dry I'm going to jar my bud for curing. I'm looking online to purchase humidity packs to keep optimal conditions for best results. I've included a picture of what I'm looking into. I'm thinking 14G a jar. Mason jars. Can anyone tell me there suggestions on how to go about this ? Thanks in advance.

I'm frugal as fuck, but those things work well enough. I made a humidifier, but it was unregulated and things got too wet. Silica packets are a 2 way street if you want to mess with those, but a high rolling bud magnate should have no problem buying the pouches.

 

[sunny747]

This is how I dry/cure.

Where I live the Relative humidity inside my home is typically 50-60%. This is perfect for drying/curing. If you live in the tropics it's hard to get your bud to dry and if you live in dryer climate the bud dries too fast. This method works well for smaller quantities of bud such as a few ounces.

1. Cut the branches from the plant.
2. Rip off all of the fan leaves.
3. Get some scissors and do a rough trim but keep the buds on the branches. Just give them a buzz cut. No need to get fancy.
4. Hang branches back in the tent with your exhaust fan running on lowest setting. (This cuts down on stink and provides indirect airflow to buds)
5) After a few days (4-7) the buds should feel crispy on the outside)
6). Get a large plastic storage bin with a lid. Break the buds up into relatively uniform sizes. Place the buds in the bin along with your humidity meter. Monitor the humidity in the bin and burp as needed. You can keep the lid cracked open, seal it or leave it wide open depending on how wet the buds still are..,
7) Once you are getting into the low 60's RH inside the bin for a fair amount of time break the buds off of the stems, trim a little and transfer buds to jars, but leave enough room for the RH meter to fit inside the jar.
Just keep burping as needed. If you have to, take the buds out of the jars and leave them on a rack overnight. Most people recommend the buds be in the high 50's to low 60's RH..

After 2-3 weeks or so your moisture content should be pretty stable. Do your final manicure (If you prefer). Put the buds in the jars with a Boveda pack taped to the inside lid of the jar. (You really shouldn't let the boveda touch the bud). Every once in a while burp your jars or check the RH inside the jar with your meter..

Think of the drying/curing process as wringing out a sponge. When you put the lid on the moisture from the bud is drawn from the center of the bud out into the bin/jar through osmosis then you let it out... Put the lid on, take the lid off etc.. Until you have the right moisture content.

I like this method because it eliminates the risk of drying too quickly and ending up with hay. Bud rot is not a concern in my area.

Best..

 

[Dr. Who]

42% PACKS ARE TOO LOW FOR CURING!

You have to be over 52% for a quality cure.......At 42% the cure has about stopped....

58 and 62's

 

[BurnzyBurnz]

42% PACKS ARE TOO LOW FOR CURING!

You have to be over 52% for a quality cure.......At 42% the cure has about stopped....

58 and 62's

I ordered the 62% 8gram - 10 pack. I want to put 28g into Mason jar but the pack says 8g so should I just put more of those packs in?

 

[A Viking]

I ordered the 62% 8gram - 10 pack. I want to put 28g into Mason jar but the pack says 8g so should I just put more of those packs in?

The 8g refers to the amount of moisture contained in the pack, not the amount of weed that it should be jarred with.

 

[BurnzyBurnz]

The 8g refers to the amount of moisture contained in the pack, not the amount of weed that it should be jarred with.

Best news I heard all day !

 

[HitemwiththeHine]

I use integras but most of the time they're just annoying. If you dry correctly you shouldn't need those unless you are storing large amounts in large containers for months at a time, imo.

Mine are all sitting in a jar.

 

[Budzbuddha]

Boveda does rob the smell tho. I left one in purposely in a jar of now 4 month bud and the rest without ...... popping the lid on the boveda one has very faint bud smell , the ones without blast your nose. They have some purpose at times but is way better to do the regular way.

 

[Dr. Who]

Boveda does rob the smell tho. I left one in purposely in a jar of now 4 month bud and the rest without ...... popping the lid on the boveda one has very faint bud smell , the ones without blast your nose. They have some purpose at times but is way better to do the regular way.

I strongly disagree!

I keep certain High end strains in jars with Bovida 58's, long term.
None of them have lost anything.
In fact, I believe they have done better then the pails with 62's....

I just opened a skies over Paris that was stored for 5 months, without opening.. Instantly the room was filled with that SOP goodness..... Customer was beside them self happy....

 

[LinguaPeel]

How is moisture changing in a sealed jar? Being sealed is the only regulation you need. Boveda is for boof peddling dispensaries who open jars of slow moving emaciated zero brix crusty chemmy hydro poop all day, for ignorant customers who associate wet weed with dankness. These packs serve no other purpose. And they fuck up the smell and flavor [of organic bud]. Thats coming from someone who actually tastes strains, not someone playing make believe,like most people these days.

So i guess if you grow dispensary grade hydro and have to open your jar all day maybe this gadgetry culture you've bought into requires you to waste more money on moisture packs to pretend it's helping your poorly grown bud. Me personally I'd just grow better weed that's sticky, can actually be cured in the first place and doesn't turn to dust in 2 weeks.

I dont thing anyone on these forums even knows what cured weed is anymore. These dudes talking about preserving, harshness, wtf. Why is your weed harsh in the first place? What are you trying to preserve? Curing is a distinct positive change in the product. I'll be glad when bottle grows are phased out of the Cannabis scene and all this confusion stops.

 

[Budzbuddha]

To each there own ... concerning these packs.
Used them with C vaults ... worked well to KEEP them at rated RH , but I personally have never need to hang on buds longer than maybe 5-6 months tops being that i stock up during off summer times for personal use.

But i do use them , but mostly in this following way ..... once i meter check them for say a solid week of stable rh or VERY CLOSE rh i want , in they go. After about 2 weeks of stabilizing ( watching meter thru jar ) and they settle at
62 ( ish ) .... i pull them out.

For quart jar use they might be a bit much. Large quantity containers might favor them better.

I also tend to pull them out after sometime to cure BELOW 62 ( 58% by continued dry / burp / mesh ) to see where i like my nugs to be. I have jars at 59 and 60 without any packs involved.

 

[BurnzyBurnz]

To each there own ... concerning these packs.
Used them with C vaults ... worked well to KEEP them at rated RH , but I personally have never need to hang on buds longer than maybe 5-6 months tops being that i stock up during off summer times for personal use.

But i do use them , but mostly in this following way ..... once i meter check them for say a solid week of stable rh or VERY CLOSE rh i want , in they go. After about 2 weeks of stabilizing ( watching meter thru jar ) and they settle at
62 ( ish ) .... i pull them out.

For quart jar use they might be a bit much. Large quantity containers might favor them better.

I also tend to pull them out after sometime to cure BELOW 62 ( 58% by continued dry / burp / mesh ) to see where i like my nugs to be. I have jars at 59 and 60 without any packs involved.

Great experience advice. I love it ! Thanks !

 

[Daveindiego]

You shouldn’t need humidity packs until after you’re done curing, right?

The humidity packs are more to keep the flower long term I thought.