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

[GreenphoeniX]

i dont understand how something that is totally wet will dry faster then something that is damp

Man I know what you mean, that is the thing that I was most paranoid about when doing my original trials, it is also why I personally consider good air flow very important when coming to the hung dry part.

another thing i dont understand is how does the water curing make the same amount of bud weigh less? hmm.

This next part should answer both these questions somewhat:

The bud dries quicker (and weighs less) because the water cure removes more plant mass (things like chlorophyll, plant pigments etc.) leaving behind the trichomes which don't require a whole lot of drying, less plant mass means less surface area to dry, and because you're drying water instead of drying plant sap etc. the process is quicker, water dries faster than plant sap.

To use your towel thing as an example:
You get a big fluffy towel and dip it in a bucket of plant sap/juices etc. (Represents just harvested bud that is being hung dried with all the sap etc still in there and full plant mas).
Then you take a not so fluffy towel, 15% smaller than the previous towel and dip it in a bucket of water. (Represents water cured bud being hung up to dry with all plant sap/juices etc. removed, 15% less plant mass and just water to dry off).

Hang them up next to each other in the exact same conditions, and you tell me which one dries faster! Can anyone make an educated guess? lol
Hopefully that makes sense, it's midday, I just woke up and am a little bit hung over hahaha.

Have a good day all, cheers!

 

[Bagelthief]

yea dude. makes perfect sense. i will give this method a shot on a nice cola and will get back to this thread with my results in a few months! should be awesome....

 

[StealthPanda]

So my question is, can you water cure after air drying them? Like, i dried them already. But want a shorter method of curing, will i be able to resaturate, then dry my buds? With the same results?

 

[celorfiwyn]

So my question is, can you water cure after air drying them? Like, i dried them already. But want a shorter method of curing, will i be able to resaturate, then dry my buds? With the same results?

Dont do it mate, sounds like a bad idea

 

[GreenphoeniX]

So my question is, can you water cure after air drying them? Like, i dried them already. But want a shorter method of curing, will i be able to resaturate, then dry my buds? With the same results?

I actually don't know if you can do that, but doesn't seem like there would be a whole lot of point if they're already dried, not sure if it would remove the remaining chlorophyll and shit the same of not.

Try it with a really small amount and let us know if it works mate, would be interesting to find out. If it doesn't work, no major loss... Depending on how much you get per harvest I guess haha

Cheers.

 

[StealthPanda]

Yeah, i got about 3 oz from the outdoor i just harvested. I already put about an eighth into a water curing jar. That was this morning, the water has since turned greenish brown tint. And smells.... Funny. Its like a really sweet smell, like fruity, but at the same time theres an underlying hay smell. And from what i have read on this method that means its working. So, in all it seems like this will work out. In one way more than another. As a matter of fact, it may add a different twist to the whole schlameel.

 

[GreenphoeniX]

Yeah, i got about 3 oz from the outdoor i just harvested. I already put about an eighth into a water curing jar. That was this morning, the water has since turned greenish brown tint. And smells.... Funny. Its like a really sweet smell, like fruity, but at the same time theres an underlying hay smell. And from what i have read on this method that means its working. So, in all it seems like this will work out. In one way more than another. As a matter of fact, it may add a different twist to the whole schlameel.

Awesome man, hopefully it does work out! Sounds like it will. I wonder how much stuff (and smell) would come out if one were to water cure bud that had been air cured for a couple months... Just to compare how effective it is... There's a thought! Haha

 

[Seamaiden]

Jeez, I guess that since I was forced to do this I should read more about it. Thanks again to KingKush for saving my ass on that and directing me to this thread, which leads to thanks to Green for posting it with clear explanations and pictures.

If you're curious as to the why of the thing, see here: https://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-curing/125901-what-would-you-do.html

 

[CrackerJax]

Wow, I always assumed water curing would give more weight to the buds. Thanks for the info Phoenix!! + rep for the enlightenment....


out.

 

[CaveChest]

Pheonix, your a genius

There was a post Earlier with a dude saying something like "Can you mix Gatorade with the water to give it flavour?"
And after reading the whole thread it sounds like a good idea, just don't know if it'll work.

But think about it, water cured bud has less taste....so why not add some more?
surely there are flaws in this plan, but the idea is out there.

Thanks everyone
J

 

[GreenphoeniX]

Pheonix, your a genius

There was a post Earlier with a dude saying something like "Can you mix Gatorade with the water to give it flavour?"
And after reading the whole thread it sounds like a good idea, just don't know if it'll work.

But think about it, water cured bud has less taste....so why not add some more?
surely there are flaws in this plan, but the idea is out there.

Thanks everyone
J

The idea is out there! lol
I'm not sure how that would work, may try it next harvest though (although that's not for about another 2 and half months).
Flavouring is always an interesting subject, I wonder how the sugar would cure, people concerned about flavour could always add that tasty puff tobacco and herb flavouring stuff to their pot. It would be heaps tastier adding it to water cured pot than normal stuff.
I've never used those tobacco flavouring products though so not 100% sure about that though haha.

Cheers.

 

[CaveChest]

Oooh thanks for the fast reply

My harvest is coming up soon soo if i have enough seperate bud branches i'll try it and let you guys know

Have a good one yo

 

[StealthPanda]

So, in response to my erlyer question of can you water cure air dried buds that were not previously cured, and the answer is yes. As a matter of fact, i dont think it really even makes a difference on the water cured outcome. And for flavoring, i would add any kinds of flavor on the last day or two of water curing, you dont want that sugar to ferment into alchahol and fry your buds now do ya.

 

[Seamaiden]

So, in response to my erlyer question of can you water cure air dried buds that were not previously cured, and the answer is yes. As a matter of fact, i dont think it really even makes a difference on the water cured outcome. And for flavoring, i would add any kinds of flavor on the last day or two of water curing, you dont want that sugar to ferment into alchahol and fry your buds now do ya.

no.



So, I was talking to my husband about brewing with bud, too, and he thinks that application of trichome-bearing material would be best in secondary (due to alcohol solubility). I think that, considering the smell of the water that's removed daily, one might prefer to use water-cured bud for this, as it should really reduce that Godawful green taste.

 

[GreenphoeniX]

Wow, we're creating mad scientists here ;p hahaha

 

[Master Kush]

Huh. That's kool. I've never water cured before. I just hang 'em up and air dry. I thought the Trichs would dissolve in the water (since THC is water soluble.)

 

[GreenphoeniX]

Huh. That's kool. I've never water cured before. I just hang 'em up and air dry. I thought the Trichs would dissolve in the water (since THC is water soluble.)

THC is not water soluble mate.
Don't know where you heard that it is, but that's wrong.

 

[CrackerJax]

THC is not water soluble mate.
Don't know where you heard that it is, but that's wrong.

Can't you just see all the outdoor growers freaking out in a rain storm??!!

Dave: Grab the F**n umbrella and get out there!

SM: Don't yell at me!!

Dave: well we have each other and we're both smart, (they embrace for a kiss) {rain increases}



out.

 

[Master Kush]

Goddamn fucking dealers/users. That fucking pisses me off. I thought all this time THC is water soluble and it's not. What the Fuck. Oh well, this water curing seems interesting. I'm going to try it out for my next harvest.

 

[Master Kush]

The dealers/users have nothing to do with anyone on rollitup.org, unless you live Edmond OK. Then you pissed me off.