Cwmoore577
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So unfortunate, land of the “free”
Question about where to dry
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PURPLEB3RRYKUSH
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It works good if u aint got a dedicated dry room, smack the box of budz in a cool room of the house with good airflow
Cwmoore577
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Also, a quick question about curing. If I have those 2-way humidity regulators, I do not need to burp the jars then correct?
Cwmoore577
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This is what I’ve come up with. What do you guys think, will it work? Any adjustments or suggestions?
Full view. Threaded some hemp thread through the top.
Put an old bathroom exhaust fan to pull air into the box.
Got a carbon AC filter so hopefully the air will exhaust through and cut down on the smell.
Full view. Threaded some hemp thread through the top.
Put an old bathroom exhaust fan to pull air into the box.
Got a carbon AC filter so hopefully the air will exhaust through and cut down on the smell.
Cwmoore577
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PURPLEB3RRYKUSH
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How you hanging budz with strings vertical, they should be horizontal
Smoknkush_420
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cold area with SOME airflow too much and your buds will taste like hay if they dry too fast. id turn off the inline fan i think thats too much, and use a small oscillating fan about 6 ft away from the plants themselves unless ypu absolutely have to hide the smell
Cwmoore577
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Was going to tie them
Cwmoore577
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Yes smell must be hidden. And the fan is really light and pushes the air to the direct left and right and not really straight out towards the thread where they hang. Will keep that in mind though.
PURPLEB3RRYKUSH
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That will work
PURPLEB3RRYKUSH
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Better to try to fast then end up with mold
mustbetribbin
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@Cwmoore577
I like the box setup you've got going on, if the harvest will fit inside, I'd say go for it.
However if odor control is an issue, plastic sheeting is going to be one of the best/simple ways to seal it all off and contain the smell in the best, between the other low cost options (imo).
Plastic sheeting is also easier to keep clean and free of debris before the buds are placed inside, the only draw back is that it also seals all the moisture inside as well, but this would be balanced by providing adequate airflow and exhaust from out of the top area of the drying apparatus or drying tent.
I noticed that the fan you have mounted to the box, if this was one of my designs, I'd probably would have the fan pushing the air out of the box, rather than blowing the air inwards.
Also, I wanted to include this word of caution on my recommendation to provide some heat in the bottom of the drying tent, I would recommend designing a layout that is fire proof if an incandescent bulb is used, I use the ceramic clamp work light style corded light outlets on mine, then just fasten it up with with cinder blocks or a metal frame that's insulated on the bottom with thin concrete board or hardie backer type stuff. Just wanted to make sure not to give you dangerous advice when dealing with plastic and hot objects and so forth, be careful with keeping it safe and secure however you build or fasten you setup to the tent.
I mention providing a small amount of heat, this helps to keep the moisture molecules airborne, this way they are able to be released from the drying area with gentle force and with low chance of reattaching to a nearby surface such as the plastic barrier that is encapsulating it.
In essence you're wanting to design a large DIY/homemade slow dry herb dehydrator, this why I mentioned incandescent, because they are like little heaters, 15-60 watts can be useful depending on how much heat is needed, they can be interchanged with ease, just build/cut/use a metal baffle or shield if the plants will be closer to the light, or if you are worried about the light in general, but it really won't hurt much at such low intensity anyhow, I'd just be sure and use a thermometer and figure the exact temps that you are after to keep things drying nice and slow and with good air supply and a clean environment.
But yeah it looks like you've got the right idea so far, just wanted to mention this, not that I feel the cardboard is a bad idea, I just personal like to be able to have maximum sterility if I'm able, just the fear of contamination is a big issues that I like to avoid absolutely is all.
But yeah dude, I hope you'll have a nice successful harvest, and a nice clean batch of medicine to enjoy in the next few weeks, cheers.
I like the box setup you've got going on, if the harvest will fit inside, I'd say go for it.
However if odor control is an issue, plastic sheeting is going to be one of the best/simple ways to seal it all off and contain the smell in the best, between the other low cost options (imo).
Plastic sheeting is also easier to keep clean and free of debris before the buds are placed inside, the only draw back is that it also seals all the moisture inside as well, but this would be balanced by providing adequate airflow and exhaust from out of the top area of the drying apparatus or drying tent.
I noticed that the fan you have mounted to the box, if this was one of my designs, I'd probably would have the fan pushing the air out of the box, rather than blowing the air inwards.
Also, I wanted to include this word of caution on my recommendation to provide some heat in the bottom of the drying tent, I would recommend designing a layout that is fire proof if an incandescent bulb is used, I use the ceramic clamp work light style corded light outlets on mine, then just fasten it up with with cinder blocks or a metal frame that's insulated on the bottom with thin concrete board or hardie backer type stuff. Just wanted to make sure not to give you dangerous advice when dealing with plastic and hot objects and so forth, be careful with keeping it safe and secure however you build or fasten you setup to the tent.
I mention providing a small amount of heat, this helps to keep the moisture molecules airborne, this way they are able to be released from the drying area with gentle force and with low chance of reattaching to a nearby surface such as the plastic barrier that is encapsulating it.
In essence you're wanting to design a large DIY/homemade slow dry herb dehydrator, this why I mentioned incandescent, because they are like little heaters, 15-60 watts can be useful depending on how much heat is needed, they can be interchanged with ease, just build/cut/use a metal baffle or shield if the plants will be closer to the light, or if you are worried about the light in general, but it really won't hurt much at such low intensity anyhow, I'd just be sure and use a thermometer and figure the exact temps that you are after to keep things drying nice and slow and with good air supply and a clean environment.
But yeah it looks like you've got the right idea so far, just wanted to mention this, not that I feel the cardboard is a bad idea, I just personal like to be able to have maximum sterility if I'm able, just the fear of contamination is a big issues that I like to avoid absolutely is all.
But yeah dude, I hope you'll have a nice successful harvest, and a nice clean batch of medicine to enjoy in the next few weeks, cheers.
Cwmoore577
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Appreciate your help brother. Was originally gonna have it exhaust the air but couldn’t figure out how to put it on the box that way and have the filter pad over it. It would smell the house up. And I’m not putting the box in the attic so not worried about debris much.
I have a thermometer but don’t have a hygrometer. I just need to dry them well enough to get them into the jars. If I have those integral boost humidity packs I won’t need to burp the jars, correct?
mustbetribbin
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Oh cool man thanks, I got you about the fan thing, I see that it would need some kind of flange to attach to flow the other direction, that can be more work than its worth sometimes, so I feel you there, I hope it works well either way, if you had a a fan speed controller or dimmer switch that might be useful, just to control the airflow a bit instead of just, on or off of full-speed, but it might be fine without it if it's lower a amperage motor, etc.
Shucks, To be honest with you man I haven't really gotten real deep into the whole kind of curing processes that a lot of people go by (I'm part redneck by blood, lol) and automatic humidity control and things such as you have mentioned, once my buds were dry I just put them in jars and open them up every 12hrs or so the first week, then once a day on week 2 and so on, I didn't have the most dense buds on my most recent harvest and it worked good on the small sativa buds I harvested in late spring from out of the greenhouse.
I wish I could be more helpful there, I'll have to yield on that question my man, hopefully someone with a little more knowledge on cure, will stop by with an answer for you.
But I do appreciate your kindness and for considering my input and ideas, I had fun brainstorming with you on this topic, but yeah this is where I admit I'm still learning myself and kind of accept my intermediate level of experience for now, ha ha
.Hope someone can point you in the right direction on those humidity packs, I'd like to know a bit more about them myself as well.
Thanks guy's.