How full to fill the jars for the best cure?

great thread..

Some of my stash was great after just drying, but most of it smells like hay and it's been over a week curing in jars now. I've read that this could be due to early harvest and I've also read that this is normal. Thoughts?

Yes, it's true. Early harvest is a very common malady. You are not alone. Personally, I prefer to snip a bit off of each plant and slowly sample them as they draw to a close. I get a window into which plant is really performing well, and which ones need to catch up.... if they can. I harvest this way....

question if ya bud do get mold is it a waste or what do i do

The trick is to get it early. You can cut it out with some small sharp scissors. There are fungicides out there, but I've found cutting it out to be the most effective.
If it gets away from you, you will have to weigh the loss of bud against letting the plant finish. If the buds don't reek of mold.... iso hash is the last option.

CrackerJax said:

The trick is to get it early. You can cut it out with some small sharp scissors. There are fungicides out there, but I've found cutting it out to be the most effective.
If it gets away from you, you will have to weigh the loss of bud against letting the plant finish. If the buds don't reek of mold.... iso hash is the last option.

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i just caught it only been in the jar one day and it doesnt stink of mold it has the just started mold smell it like white hairs on them but this is like almost 2 and half weeks into curing

othehustla said:

i just caught it only been in the jar one day and it doesnt stink of mold it has the just started mold smell it like white hairs on them but this is like almost 2 and half weeks into curing

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by the way its cut already and in the process of curing so it not on a plant thats growing

Yah, I figured that from the first post. mold takes on an ammonia smell in jars. Sometimes it makes it a bit lemony as well. U'll need to really keep an eye out for moisture. It can help mold move quickly.

CrackerJax said:

Yah, I figured that from the first post. mold takes on an ammonia smell in jars. Sometimes it makes it a bit lemony as well. U'll need to really keep an eye out for moisture. It can help mold move quickly.

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thank you i m learning alot this is my first grow

It's a blast!! U'll never look back....

MrFishy said:

No real reason, until you're ready for a buzz. (Once you reach that "can't mold" stage.)

Cool, dark storage works for me. (Root cellar)

I do suck any remaining air from finished product w/this sealer

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If you use this sealer do you still need to burp the jars everyday for the first few days then re-seal? If not that would be a great investment if it works with standard mason jars!

Crackerjax, when you say that you hold the jar in front of the AC unit, do you mean to tilt it and allow air directly inside the jar? or do you mean let the dry, cool air travel across the rim of the jar and.. pull the old air out? also, how long do you run it under/next to the AC unit? <1 minute?

I do both..... first I open the jar and then tilt it almost 90 degrees. I let the air really wash around in there for about 30 seconds. Then I tilt it almost back to normal and "lip" it like U described. Just to make sure I get 100% exchange. Only 10 secs or so with the last bit. Each jar takes about 40 secs.

I use a brown paper bag in order to dry my buds before I put them in mason jars.
After the initial drying phase I put the buds into a bag and roll the top of the bag down to seal the buds in. This slows down the drying process rendering the buds jar ready. I keep them in the bags for a few days or a week or so, depending on ambient humidity and temps.
I never put buds in a jar until I can snap the branch in the middle of the bud. If it still bends a little the bud is not dry enough. I check the buds a couple of times a day, and upon feeling the little twig in the center of the bud crack, I put them in a jar and burp the jar a couple of times a day until they are sufficiently dry for longer term storage/curing.
I like to fill the jars apx. 3/4 or so.

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I do both..... first I open the jar and then tilt it almost 90 degrees. I let the air really wash around in there for about 30 seconds. Then I tilt it almost back to normal and "lip" it like U described. Just to make sure I get 100% exchange. Only 10 secs or so with the last bit. Each jar takes about 40 secs.

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and after that, you close the jars? or do you let them sit open for 5, 30, 60 minutes? thanks cracker buddy

I close them right up. I don't want to dry the buds out...that's already been done. You need to have some moisture in there, just not enough to produce condensation.

snail240 said:

It does cure faster but it gets better the long it sits in jars regardless of methods.

For you to make wine as good as big wine company would take 20 years it takes them 3 months and it taste better.

Its because less oxygen more product less decomposing. They use wood so they can have almost ZERO space in the berral but if it needs oxygen so it doesnt spoil it can get it from the wood.

Big jars filled to the top will smell better and taste better then a crop cured in baby food jars plane and simple.

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That makes no sense and YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT. When making wine CO2 is created and is released through the container by an airlock. All oxygen is expelled within 24 hours and the CO2 creates a contam barrier. The containers are not without extra space in them. In fact without space you would loose a lot of wine out the airlock during initial fermentation. And yeah it doesn't NEED OXYGEN and it doesn't grab it from the wood. Wood chips are used for flavoring. I just hate it when someone talks like they know the facts and then others don't know that they are really just talkin out their ass.

Good drinks take time no matter what. Dom Perignon isn't released for 7 or more years from bottling, You can't speed the chemical proccess.