flabbyone
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Yes, I do know that there is a place for this post and this ain't it, but because there is a problem with some info in an otherwise very good thread, rather then argue with the author, I am posting, at least in my opinion, a correction to curing your harvest.
The statement, which was made several times through out the threat was that they would dry their buds to the point that they would snap if you bent the stem. Also, they said that putting the bud into a bag rather then just air drying slows the cure. I guess I had two statements but they are both related.
You just can not let your buds dry to that crispy dry, not even close. The idea of the cure is this;
Just like any other flower, once you cut or pick it, the flower or bud is not dead. It will continue to live as long as it's requirements are met, food, water and light.
The plants parts already have food stored as well as water so when you cut it, it is going to use up the available food and water it has stored which will cause the plant to change color and use up the rest of those chemicals stored in it from all the plant food it has drawn up from the soil.
This is why the cure does what it does, makes those buds taste oh so sweet and dank rather then like a freshly mowed lawn.
If you let that bud dry, it is dead. No amount of water is going to bring it back to life and it can no longer use up those chemicals. Not to say that it will taste horrible or anything, unless you do a quick dry anyway. The longer the cure as a rule, the better the product tastes, as long as you do not let it mold.
Using a paper bag to put your buds in seems to me to dry them quickly by whisking away the moisture.
What I recommend drying your buds until the outside feels dry, but the inside is still wet. No snapping twigs. Once it feels like it is almost dry enough to smoke, and I usually do, I then jar it. I open the jar, take the bud and put it in a different jar in the reverse order so the buds that were on the bottom in the last jar are on top in the next jar. I leave it exposed to the air for about an hour at 40% RH once a day until it is dry enough to smoke. Then, I let it dry just a bit more to make sure I do not cause any mold. Then, I will check each jar once or twice a week until I am satisfied that it is dry enough not to mold and still wet enough to be a good smooth fresh tasting smoke. Fresh, not like a green lawn.
Good Luck ya'll. My buddies grow is almost ready for harvest. I will let you know how it goes.
Flabs
The statement, which was made several times through out the threat was that they would dry their buds to the point that they would snap if you bent the stem. Also, they said that putting the bud into a bag rather then just air drying slows the cure. I guess I had two statements but they are both related.
You just can not let your buds dry to that crispy dry, not even close. The idea of the cure is this;
Just like any other flower, once you cut or pick it, the flower or bud is not dead. It will continue to live as long as it's requirements are met, food, water and light.
The plants parts already have food stored as well as water so when you cut it, it is going to use up the available food and water it has stored which will cause the plant to change color and use up the rest of those chemicals stored in it from all the plant food it has drawn up from the soil.
This is why the cure does what it does, makes those buds taste oh so sweet and dank rather then like a freshly mowed lawn.
If you let that bud dry, it is dead. No amount of water is going to bring it back to life and it can no longer use up those chemicals. Not to say that it will taste horrible or anything, unless you do a quick dry anyway. The longer the cure as a rule, the better the product tastes, as long as you do not let it mold.
Using a paper bag to put your buds in seems to me to dry them quickly by whisking away the moisture.
What I recommend drying your buds until the outside feels dry, but the inside is still wet. No snapping twigs. Once it feels like it is almost dry enough to smoke, and I usually do, I then jar it. I open the jar, take the bud and put it in a different jar in the reverse order so the buds that were on the bottom in the last jar are on top in the next jar. I leave it exposed to the air for about an hour at 40% RH once a day until it is dry enough to smoke. Then, I let it dry just a bit more to make sure I do not cause any mold. Then, I will check each jar once or twice a week until I am satisfied that it is dry enough not to mold and still wet enough to be a good smooth fresh tasting smoke. Fresh, not like a green lawn.
Good Luck ya'll. My buddies grow is almost ready for harvest. I will let you know how it goes.
Flabs
