GreenX How to's... How to Water Cure (w/pics)

[riddleme]

I did a bit of research on this before finding your thread and since it was not mentioned figured I would share what I read in another forum here

After the water curing was done they used a salad washer (basket thingy that spins via hand crank) to get rid of excess water and it made it dry in hours instead of days, worried about the loss of trichs one guy wrapped it in a net before spinning and reported no visible trichs in the net.

another member then put some in a net and used a washing machine to spin dry it

I have yet to try either, but do plan on checking it out

 

[pufftillidie]

doesnt it lose thc?

 

[CaveChest]

I keep coming back to this thread man!
Phoenix this is one of the best ideas ever, and it makes some of the smoothest shit in the world, no joke its like breathing air.

On my next harvest im gonna do a few tests on it.
1: Check the visable tar level's in comparison to air dried bud (by blowing out through a tissue)
2: put vanilla and or lemon essence in the water
3: do an average weight comparison. (how much is lost, before and after kinda stuff)

Peace
J

 

[GreenphoeniX]

doesnt it lose thc?

Pretty sure this has been answered like 5 times in the thread. I can't be bothered trying to find and copy and paste the info right now, but if someone else feels like doing it I wouldn't hold it against you

I keep coming back to this thread man!
Phoenix this is one of the best ideas ever, and it makes some of the smoothest shit in the world, no joke its like breathing air.

On my next harvest im gonna do a few tests on it.
1: Check the visable tar level's in comparison to air dried bud (by blowing out through a tissue)
2: put vanilla and or lemon essence in the water
3: do an average weight comparison. (how much is lost, before and after kinda stuff)

Peace
J

Sweet. Keen to hear bout those results!

 

[Illicht]

This is an awesome thread, (thx GreenX) you have convinced me to water cure my plant, especially since i hvnt flushed or anything. I'm just wondering if it would be ok to put the jar in a cabinet in my kitchen, or would it become too humid? I have a half built closet in my house, wondering if that would eb better than inside a cabinet? all that matters is that its dark, right? I have a thread i started before i read your thread: https://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-curing/239250-newbie-here-wondering-when-harvest.html

(not trying to jack thread or anything, just want some input on how long is left... in fact i reference back to this thread LOL)

 

[GreenphoeniX]

Yea you can put it in a closet. Shouldn't make it too humid. Dark, cool place is best. But probably not your fridge as the dak-water will stink it out, and not with a pleasant bud odor, with a stinky wet grass sitting in a puddle of water odor - Not really fridge friendly

 

[Illicht]

lol, im not putting it in the fridge. i got a closet that i will put it in, i got a small oscillating fan to put in there when i get done with the water cure, i just worry about drying too fast

 

[inquisitive]

I keep coming back to this thread man!
Phoenix this is one of the best ideas ever, and it makes some of the smoothest shit in the world, no joke its like breathing air.

On my next harvest im gonna do a few tests on it.
1: Check the visable tar level's in comparison to air dried bud (by blowing out through a tissue)
2: put vanilla and or lemon essence in the water
3: do an average weight comparison. (how much is lost, before and after kinda stuff)

Peace
J

Agreed 100%!!, Except the weight difference, (not important to me).

This thread really has gotten a lot of us thinking outside of the box (great job OP). Anyway, i also have a bottle of vanilla extract that i'd love to try out on my first attempt of a water cure.

Might help add the missing aroma or flavor that the water cure seems to tone down. Sounds like a great experiment to me, i do hope to try this soon as i will be harvesting a very small amount in the next month (or perhaps sooner).


Subscribing to this one!

 

[CaveChest]

Thanks Inq

Tell me how that goes, my plants wont be ready for a while now so i'm not gonna know if its any good or not.

Peace
J

 

[inquisitive]

Ok, tiny batch of Afgoo here that i wanted to try 'the cure' on. Now this is a pre prepared, ready-to-go nug that i wanted to try this out on. It was from a good batch that i felt just didn't have enough cure time, (had that really piney aftertaste that can be indicative of this).

Since it's on a much smaller scale i just put the nug in a shot glass of really good tap water, (it Ph's at 7.0). There is another glass on top that holds the nug submerged.

Hopefully i'll have a noticeable change in the color of the water in the morning, will update with progress.



The nug, a very good example, just needs a little extra curing to be right.

Which container to use.. ??

Submerged.

*Side Note*
Notice the Trics smeared on the inside of the shot glass.

 

[inquisitive]

Quick additional note, i added a few drops of vanilla extract to the shot glass before putting away in a closet for the night, i have already noticed some discoloring of the water in the shot glass too in just a short time (before i added the vanilla extract).

 

[kjar]

Quick additional note, i added a few drops of vanilla extract to the shot glass before putting away in a closet for the night, i have already noticed some discoloring of the water in the shot glass too in just a short time (before i added the vanilla extract).

don't extracts, such as vanilla, have alcohol in them? although it is a small amount wouldn't the alcohol dissolve some of the resin/thc away? just a thought

let us know how the flavor turns out

 

[CaveChest]

Yea thats what i thought but its 2 drops of %40 alcohol so it might dissolve a little but nothing noticeable.
If you are worried about that though. Add the extract to the water with no bud in it, and let it sit for a few hours in your grow room and the alcohol will surely evaporate.

PEace
J

 

[inquisitive]

don't extracts, such as vanilla, have alcohol in them? although it is a small amount wouldn't the alcohol dissolve some of the resin/thc away? just a thought

let us know how the flavor turns out

Don't know enough about chemistry or botany to answer your question but the extract added to the curing bud provided a very unique flavor. It was good but i found you can really adjust the levels of taste added just by altering how much extract you add to the water pipe water instead.

A citrus extract would be really nice i imagine, (i dig citrusy tastes sometimes).

 

[CaveChest]

Good to hear man

I'll try lemon essence on my harvest and will post here

PEace
J

 

[kjar]

extracts in a water pipe now thats an idea

 

[Ritchiebarber]

Hey all. I know this thread is quite old now but it has been a fascinating read for sure and has thrown up a lot of ideas in my mind. In case anyone is still out there how do you think water cured buds would fare against a sniffer dog. Im only interested in the theory i can assure you, i don't have several kilos im trying to get across the boarded or anything but as i understand it drug dogs are trained to smell the terpenes and oils in the weed not the weed as such. Nicotine is a clear and odorless substance so i guess THC must have similar properties so is relatively undetectable? I love the flavor of good bud far too much but i am a firm believer that you cant get something for nothing. On the flip side by sacrificing weight and maximum flavor you can benefit in other ways. Stealth smoking, to me has many applications and maybe even legal benifits depending on your situation and i will be trying next chance i get. So any takers, water cured vs Sniffer hound??

 

[findme]

Hey all. I know this thread is quite old now but it has been a fascinating read for sure and has thrown up a lot of ideas in my mind. In case anyone is still out there how do you think water cured buds would fare against a sniffer dog. Im only interested in the theory i can assure you, i don't have several kilos im trying to get across the boarded or anything but as i understand it drug dogs are trained to smell the terpenes and oils in the weed not the weed as such. Nicotine is a clear and odorless substance so i guess THC must have similar properties so is relatively undetectable? I love the flavor of good bud far too much but i am a firm believer that you cant get something for nothing. On the flip side by sacrificing weight and maximum flavor you can benefit in other ways. Stealth smoking, to me has many applications and maybe even legal benifits depending on your situation and i will be trying next chance i get. So any takers, water cured vs Sniffer hound??

I would think that the dog would have trouble because he wouldn't really smell much of anything. BUT, what I recommend doing is training a dog to smell weed or somehow get a "weed dog" from the police and test it out.

I'm water curing right now so this would be the best thread to post my results in...

Wet bud was : 170 grams

day 1:

 

[findme]

7 days has passed and prepare to be amazed

took the photo 3 times. the weed doesn't look like it "lost" bag appeal like op's weed.. but then again, I wish my weed would have because his weed looks exotic.

but.. perhaps in when it drys it might.. I doubt it though.

so as you can see, I placed it on a towel and turned on my fan.

 

[Serapis]

I'm not actually 100% sure on that one, but I do recall someone mentioning something about that a while back... I've never had mold, but if I get it I'll test it and tel you! Haha. It quite possibly could, I wouldn't think mold could grow when completely submerged under water.

I've had mildew, and yes, water curing got rid of it. In fact, I searched for a method to help me get rid of Powdery Mildew and I ran across this exact same guide, posted several years ago. It even had the same pictures and was word for word. It might have been this exact guide.

This process reduced my 10 oz with the start of PM down to 5.5 ounces when done. The bud was hard and tight as hell when done. Smooth smoke and no sign of mildew or mold.