HazednConfused
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Sounds like a goldmine of info for a noob like me! Posting to bookmark. Thanks
My bud is 55-60 after the first two days in the jar. Did I wait to long or did I jar it a t a good time?
+70% RH - too wet, needs to sit outside the jar to dry for 12-24 hours, depending.
65-70% RH - the product is almost in the cure zone, if you will. It can be slowly brought to optimum RH by opening the lid for 2-4 hours.
60-65% RH - the stems snap, the product feels a bit sticky, and it is curing.
55-60% RH - at this point it can be stored for an extended period (3 months or more) without worrying about mold. The product will continue to cure.
Below 55% RH - the RH is too low for the curing process to take place. The product starts to feel brittle. Once you've hit this point, nothing will make it better. Adding moisture won't restart the curing process; it will just make the product wet. If you measure a RH below 55% don't panic. Read below
that's perfect, just keep it there and burp at least once a weekMy bud is 55-60 after the first two days in the jar. Did I wait to long or did I jar it a t a good time?
If you would set aside the time to read that, your questions would answer themselves.if i had time to read i would have done it. i work full time and have 2 kids. i dont have time to scroll through every page reading every comment for one answer. please id like someone to help me out i just need this answer. again i have ruined my final product due to curing stages. i dont understand how im messing this up. im getting light smells and light taste. why dont i have full smell etc?
try testing it against some more reliable hygrometers or using boveda packs in jars with them. I personally have never used them so i don't want to send you the wrong way.What is your opinion on those cheap flukers hygrometers you can get at pet stores?.. I have 3
no one has enough time to do all the things they want to do. Why do you think it's the most valuable resource god allows us to have?if i had time to read i would have done it. i work full time and have 2 kids. i dont have time to scroll through every page reading every comment for one answer. please id like someone to help me out i just need this answer. again i have ruined my final product due to curing stages. i dont understand how im messing this up. im getting light smells and light taste. why dont i have full smell etc?
I tested them, and every single hygrometer I can find is the same. Even the old dial ones. I'm sure the cheaper you go, the less accurate they are...try testing it against some more reliable hygrometers or using boveda packs in jars with them. I personally have never used them so i don't want to send you the wrong way.
I like the spring hygrometers since there's no batteries to fluck with. I checked them using a digital hygrometer and it's close enough.I tested them, and every single hygrometer I can find is the same. Even the old dial ones. I'm sure the cheaper you go, the less accurate they are...
It pays to get quality.
Generally the analog hygrometers are fine, although some require some calibration. But for the most part their accuracy is acceptable for curing purposes, and they are cheap enough to put one in each jar. You can also get some pretty decent digital hygrometers for around $12-$15/each on eBay......I like the spring hygrometers since there's no batteries to fluck with. I checked them using a digital hygrometer and it's close enough.
60% RH in the jar is fine, avoid storing long term over 70% RH in jars....my 2centsi always have a hard time getting a good dry and cure my buds always taste like grass or harsh. this time i tried to do it as accurate as possible i cut the plant in sections of 3 and hung them to dry after taking off fan leaves. dried in my closet with temp at 74f and RH at 50%. let them dry on hangers in my closet for 4 days waited until the stems bend but not snap this time(i would usually wait until they start to break but not snap completely). i put them into jars and after 24hours they are at 60% RH. what do i do now? should i burp twice a day or just once or once every few days? and how long do i leave jars open for? btw my house is usually 74f and 50% humidity
simon is gone. i think everyone trims before they put their bud into a jar, whether dry or wet.SimonD Thank you so much for all you have shared, I really appreciate it! I also enjoyed you shutting others down, who talk out their ass, highly entertaining! I do have one question for you, and I do apologize if it has been brought up before, I am a bit less then half way through this thread. However, buds wait for no man! If i recall correctly, you said somewhere that you dry trimmed. Does that mean you trim them before you put them into the curing jars, or after they have cured? I have three days into drying, I did cut the fan leafs off when I harvested, but left all the sugar leafs. Should I trim before I put into jars, or after?
Also when should I be testing if the buds are ready to go into the jars? About an hour ago I put some buds into a jar as a test, room RH is 50%, and the hygrometer is reading 65% right now. Did the RH go up too fast, is it still too wet, or should i keep it in there longer to see. Should I jar up the whole lot at this point, or wait another day?
Thanks again for sharing all of this!
Thanks, yeah it just went up to 66%, ill take it out of the jar, and test it tomorrow. How much of a rise from ambient RH is a good indicator that its ready? Over the course of one or several hours? Yeah i read it took 24 hours to get a proper reading, but I don't want to risk mold by leaving it in for 24 hours, if its too wet.simon is gone. i think everyone trims before they put their bud into a jar, whether dry or wet.
65 is still too wet, if you leave it in over night it will keep going up. one thing you'll learn is that it takes about 24 hours to get a proper reading and it almost always goes up from when you first jar it.