Speed curing

[Busmike]

The only way you can tell for SURE what your speed drying method is worth is to try it on a few buds off your next harvest. Dry and cure the rest of it the old fashoned way and THEN compare the two.

I've done this. Speed curing ALWAYS looses.

Try it yourself... you'll see.

 

[drifter1978]

slow is best,microwave sucks,you can do it in a bain-marie it is still not the best but it works better than the microwave and takes a hour or so.get a pot of water put it on the stove top and heat and get a plate that covers the whole top of the pot place your wet nuggets on plate and cover with another plate make sure it doesnt touch your nug abit like germinating your seeds but with a pot of hot water underneath and then turn them as needed to dry and be sure to check pot every now and then as you can boil all the water away and fuk your pot.

 

[trader54321]

silica is not to be consumed dont use it

 

[uncalm]

how about putting some bud in a closed pvc tube and pulling a vacuum on it using a vacuum pump? This is used in HVAC to remove moisture from refrigerant systems. Anyone try this or have any theories?

 

[Dopeless Hopefiend]

Personally, I've always been a big fan of the "Quick Bic" cure for a nug in a bowl.

 

[corners]

slow is best,microwave sucks,you can do it in a bain-marie it is still not the best but it works better than the microwave and takes a hour or so.get a pot of water put it on the stove top and heat and get a plate that covers the whole top of the pot place your wet nuggets on plate and cover with another plate make sure it doesnt touch your nug abit like germinating your seeds but with a pot of hot water underneath and then turn them as needed to dry and be sure to check pot every now and then as you can boil all the water away and fuk your pot.[/QUOTtE]

Ahh, that's how you dry ketamine also.

 

[rzza]

slow is best,microwave sucks,you can do it in a bain-marie it is still not the best but it works better than the microwave and takes a hour or so.get a pot of water put it on the stove top and heat and get a plate that covers the whole top of the pot place your wet nuggets on plate and cover with another plate make sure it doesnt touch your nug abit like germinating your seeds but with a pot of hot water underneath and then turn them as needed to dry and be sure to check pot every now and then as you can boil all the water away and fuk your pot.

damn its fricken working so well! ive done all the speed dry procedures available and they all suck ut this one is working so well. im shocked.

 

[Bynk]

I'm still somewhat new to this, but I think most of you are confusing drying and curing as the same thing

You obviously can dry the herb quickly, but i can't imagine how to speed up the chemical changes involved in the curing process

 

[probo24]

I would never fast dry or water cure my weed.
That being said, i did submerge the buds from my last plant in water for 3-4 hours
after i cut them. I had been fighting spider mites up until the day i harvested.
My thinking was, any bug still alive would be killed with a 4 hour water soak.
I did notice when i hung the buds to dry, they took one less day to dry.
I also didn't suffer any weight loss, or that water cured look or smell.
The buds have been curing for two weeks and for all intents look, smell, and feel
as if cut and hung to dry without first being soaked in water.
See for yourself

 

[super2200]

The best thing to do is grow more shit next time so you dont run out and start plucking shit before its done, lol as mentioned your not speeding up the chemical reactions you are just speed drying its better to just go buy a dam bag and stop running out, if you have to find a way to speed dry your green then your not growing enough.

 

[420God]

I heard it use to be done by stuffing buds into panty hose then throwing it into a clothes dryer. Almost hurts to say that.

 

[probo24]

The best thing to do is grow more shit next time so you dont run out and start plucking shit before its done, lol as mentioned your not speeding up the chemical reactions you are just speed drying its better to just go buy a dam bag and stop running out, if you have to find a way to speed dry your green then your not growing enough.

And when people finally figure this out, they tend to then let their plants grow to full maturity.

 

[THT]

The best method for a quick dry, although none of them are better than a slow dry, is the steam dry method.

I did not invent this method, but I've tried it with success.


Dankmaster's Microwave Steam Method
A vast improvement in quick dry technology. It does a satisfactory job fairly quickly. Trichomes don’t burst and flavor while not great isn’t awful anymore -- which is all I can say for any of the previously mentioned methods. What the method does is use steam to dry out the weed.

Necessary items
*Tupperware container with lid.
*Buds fresh off the plant (cut into small pieces, don’t shred them – cut into nice little chunks).
*3-paper towels.
*Microwave with power setting options.
*Water.

First, take 1/4 piece of a paper towel and lay it on the bottom of the Tupperware container. Then put your cut up weed on the paper towel. Next, take two paper towels, fold them several times and get them wet. Wring out most of the water. You want the paper towels wet but not dripping. Now, you lay the paper towels over the top of the Tupperware making sure that you completely and evenly cover the top. Then take the lid and squeeze it almost all the way on. When I say almost I mean to get all sides and corners on tight except for one corner to allow the steam to exit. Now your ready to put your steam dryer in the microwave.

Set the microwave power to 40 or 50 %. I recommend 40% -- I tried it on full power the first few times and it didn’t work nearly as well. Now set it for a minute and let it go. Take it out and let the steam evaporate out and let sit for 15-20 seconds. If the bottom paper towel (the one that the buds are on) is wet change it. If the two paper towels you were using are dry make sure to re-wet and wring out and put back over top and put lid on in same way.

Now microwave at 40-50% for another minute and repeat process for typically 3-5 minutes. This is the best method if you need the herb in less than 20 minutes.

 

[rzza]

The best thing to do is grow more shit next time so you dont run out and start plucking shit before its done, lol as mentioned your not speeding up the chemical reactions you are just speed drying its better to just go buy a dam bag and stop running out, if you have to find a way to speed dry your green then your not growing enough.

i agree totally.

 

[canefan]

The best thing to do is grow more shit next time so you dont run out and start plucking shit before its done, lol as mentioned your not speeding up the chemical reactions you are just speed drying its better to just go buy a dam bag and stop running out, if you have to find a way to speed dry your green then your not growing enough.

Amen, I have never understood why someone would spend months of time, labor and love growing plants and then just trash their efforts. I just brought out this week a jar from December 26, 2009, first time it has been cracked in about 3 months. The smell is wonderful, the taste is rich and full, the burn is nice and even with little ash. As has been pointed out already the chemical reactions and processes are not complete in a matter of hours, hey the taste isn't complete for months. You might dry a bud in order to smoke it but it is a far cry from its potential quality. If you want the best smoke available take your time from start to finish, plan your grow to include a good cure time. I might take several grows in order to achieve this but in the end you will be greatly rewarded. Happy Growing

 

[Massiv3]

has anyone tried using dry ice to help pull moisture out?

 

[Coreyhulick]

i was just reading about the dry ice curing and i dont think it will give you good quality smoke

 

[corners]

I would never fast dry or water cure my weed.
That being said, i did submerge the buds from my last plant in water for 3-4 hours
after i cut them. I had been fighting spider mites up until the day i harvested.
My thinking was, any bug still alive would be killed with a 4 hour water soak.
I did notice when i hung the buds to dry, they took one less day to dry.
I also didn't suffer any weight loss, or that water cured look or smell.
The buds have been curing for two weeks and for all intents look, smell, and feel
as if cut and hung to dry without first being soaked in water.
See for yourself

Its hard to drown small bugs like fleas and mites. Most of them have little hairs on their bodys that little bubbles of air stick too when submerged. They can in fact float till this bubble disappears.

 

[RollMeOne420]

well your method is new, never heard of drying this way but like how everyone else already stated it is good for drying only. It doesnt allow reactions to happen and give it the full strenght that herb was ment to actually have. But yes good for a quick hit but DONT DO THIS TO ALL YOUR HARVEST =)

 

[oHsiN666]

i used to have a heat lamp. about 75 watts. i place a small nug underneath it and wait about 2 hours. it is way better then the microwave method imo. the oven is better then the microwave.