Drying in a food dehydrator at 70 fahrenheit.....?!!
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reallybigjesusfreak
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sounds like a fine way to get some lovely hay flavored bud.
Logan Burke
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Anytime you 'speed' the drying and curing process up, it's going to impact how much time that the microbes have to convert things like chlorophyl into less harsh substances, as well as less time to convert early stage THC (THC-A If I'm right, not sure though), which alongside chlorohpyl contributes to head aches and such when smoking uncured bud, into a better form of THC which produces more of our desired affects with less of the undesirable side affects. I can't remember specifically how it works, but that would certainly cause your bud to be at a higher risk of causing headaches, harshness in the throat, and a generally undesirable flavor.
Salah82
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Even at just 68-70 fahrenheit temperature?
Capn-Crunch
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Nooooooooooo, don't do it
TintEastwood
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65f/60% has worked well for me.
Very mild indirect airflow.
Salah82
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And how long did it take my brother
TintEastwood
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Whole plant hung....about 6 days.
I learned the hard way not to chop early or rush the dry/cure. Both are very tempting.
Salah82
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Oh so you didn't use a dehydrator......man and then I see this new cannabis dehydrator which operates between 70-80 fahrenheit and they claim it increases thc and terpenes........https://www.instagram.com/myherbsnow/
That's where I'm coming from....there is many other food dehydrators that go that low in temperature you know.
reallybigjesusfreak
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Oh, I can tell you all about this. This is called a scam, and they are taking you for a sucker. They took a normal ass food dehydrator, slapped some cannabis industry logos, and increased the price 400%. That is all. This isnt "specially designed and formulated for the best cannabis experience IN THE FUCKING WORLD!!" this is just a gimmick. You dont need it, you will be better without it, and it is a total waste of money. Like was already explained, if you rush the dry, you really lose out in quality. LIke, its probably the easiest way to just shit all over your previous hard work. Just keep exercising patience, and dry like everybody else has been doing since forever.
Herb & Suds
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Me I wouldn't do it
Even a fan blowing on buds ruins the drying/cure process let alone a dehydrator
Even a fan blowing on buds ruins the drying/cure process let alone a dehydrator
Dougnsalem
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This may not apply to your situation, but for anyone else contemplating using a normal (95° to 145°F) dehydrator.....
DON'T DO IT! Being a newb, I thought that was a genius idea I had going on there. Umm.... No. I F'd the stuff up bad. Nasty bad. Lol. Man, this learning curve has sucked, but it's been a blast at the same time....
ANC
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THe actual numbers is strange though, something you will find something like 1% less THC-A and one %more THC after a cure... I'm still not sure what the cure does. but it is not decarbing...
Logan Burke
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Those temps shouldn't hurt anything...I mean, that's my room temps and I dry/cure alright. The dehydrator I have constantly blows up and throughout all of the trays, if it is anything like that, the drawback is that air being blown on the buds constantly. I've always heard that it's best to not have air directly blowing on the buds so that the moisture is wicked out less quickly. But you could always try putting a smaller amount in it as a test run if you're unsure?
Yeah I had read something a couple years ago about the benefits of curing, so I was hoping that I was recalling correctly! It may be more about the chlorohpyl and less about the THC-A, I'm not sure which of the two is responsible for giving headaches.
whitebb2727
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whitebb2727
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You don't want a fan blowing on them. A bit of air movement is all thats needed.
mustbetribbin
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One thing you could try is running the dehydrator in the lowest setting, and put a Timer on it & only run for 30mins-1hour at a time then have it shut off for 1-3 hour at a time, in cycles for a few days. Having a room or cabinet or whatever to slow dry in is better/best, but with the suggestion above you could still use your dehydrator and not have to design a room or area in a rush and then you may plan to design something for optimal drying in the future at a later time.
I've used a dehydrator before in this way and the results were ok, but I removed my buds to a separate semi sealed area to air dry after about 36 hours. Which is extra handling of the buds, but at this stage the buds are still somewhat sticky and still retain some moisture, so there's no noticeable loss in crystals, bud quality etc.
I don't think a dehydrator should be used for the entire drying process, but I do think it can be used as a tool to speed up the drying process a bit with no real noticeable detriment to the product if done correctly, by running the machine in cycles and what have you.
Me personally I'd trust a custom designed drying apparatus/cabinet/room for drying my buds, before I'd trust an automated machine to produce a quality product for me, but I also know that if time or space or resources are scarce, then a simple dehydrator can be used if used properly/cautiously.
This is just temporary advice for someone until further skill/know how/knowledge is obtained, take a grain of salt down with it and you will be on your way.
I've used a dehydrator before in this way and the results were ok, but I removed my buds to a separate semi sealed area to air dry after about 36 hours. Which is extra handling of the buds, but at this stage the buds are still somewhat sticky and still retain some moisture, so there's no noticeable loss in crystals, bud quality etc.
I don't think a dehydrator should be used for the entire drying process, but I do think it can be used as a tool to speed up the drying process a bit with no real noticeable detriment to the product if done correctly, by running the machine in cycles and what have you.
Me personally I'd trust a custom designed drying apparatus/cabinet/room for drying my buds, before I'd trust an automated machine to produce a quality product for me, but I also know that if time or space or resources are scarce, then a simple dehydrator can be used if used properly/cautiously.
This is just temporary advice for someone until further skill/know how/knowledge is obtained, take a grain of salt down with it and you will be on your way.