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I always hate having to do mason jars. Reason is i farm and goto farmers markets and have to make up tons of jars of things. It gets old fast. I said on the new farm i was going to make 5 gallon curing buckets. But then as i started to go through my material list. I started to contemplate is this one of those times where i want to opt for glass vs plastic? Id only have to run about 40 1 gallon jars vs 8 5 gallon buckets. I want to avoid bovida packs and burping 100 jars a day. Ive seen conflicting things on plastic where it just has to be food grade or whatever. I also liked the 5 gallon buckets cause i could stack them in my dry tent after im done drying or even during considering floor space and the overall height. thoughts and suggestions or any considerations would be appreciated.
I technically have a whole drying room. idk i just always did jars. ill give that a readWhy not just put them in a climate-controlled room (or tent).
What all that mason jar / burping etc etc is trying to accomplish is simply maintaining an ideal RH.
Modern technology can accomplish that easily in a whole room.
I go by the Ed Rosenthal school of thought on this one.
Drying and Curing Cannabis: The Art of Enhancing Effect and Flavor — Ed Rosenthal
How to improve the flavor and the high of your cannabis buds by implementing a controlled drying and curing process. By Franco, the strain hunter.www.edrosenthal.com
They will go in jars when they are ready. Just aren't ready for jars yet lol.. Not curing in here.I dry in a room but i guess ive never considered curing them in that room. I feel like its too large of a space to "cure" properly.
Although i do kind of want to build a cedar drying room ive got a ton of big cedar trees im dying to use for a project and considered that. I kind of want to go gallon glass jars. Im more tossed because of the talk that plastic degrades bud? I wanted to go 5 gallon buckets just cause it was easy and have meters was going to put in the gamma lids.
Using the 5gal buckets wouldnt be bad as long as they were dried enough prior to going in them i think. Could even cut a spot to shove one of the mini hygrometers into and seal with a little hot glue so you can view each buckets rh/temp easy :)I dry in a room but i guess ive never considered curing them in that room. I feel like its too large of a space to "cure" properly.
Although i do kind of want to build a cedar drying room ive got a ton of big cedar trees im dying to use for a project and considered that. I kind of want to go gallon glass jars. Im more tossed because of the talk that plastic degrades bud? I wanted to go 5 gallon buckets just cause it was easy and have meters was going to put in the gamma lids.
like cigars it would pick up hints of cedar. its actually a quite pleasant aroma if you like good aged cigars. Which i do now and again.Using the 5gal buckets wouldnt be bad as long as they were dried enough prior to going in them i think. Could even cut a spot to shove one of the mini hygrometers into and seal with a little hot glue so you can view each buckets rh/temp easy :)
Glass easy enough can see thru lol
Overall size, weight, and how many lids to deal with lol i say mostly personal preference there...
Wouldnt the cedar effect the taste of the buds? I dont think it would be the worst taste if it did but if it does at all i wonder?
i actually kind of want to run 2 pumps and build a lid that is hooked up to a humidity controller. Put that in the medium most bucket and have it vent based on that. wasnt sure if that made the potential for "too much" venting though.
Heya farmer great post! I dry my plants very slow approximately 12-16 ish days cool and dark I leave some of the smaller leaves on to prevent them from drying to fast. I’ve been using 3 gal and 1 gal plastic ice cream pails. I get the local ice cream shop to keep them for me if you can find the white ones they are better than the opaque ones hope this helpsI always hate having to do mason jars. Reason is i farm and goto farmers markets and have to make up tons of jars of things. It gets old fast. I said on the new farm i was going to make 5 gallon curing buckets. But then as i started to go through my material list. I started to contemplate is this one of those times where i want to opt for glass vs plastic? Id only have to run about 40 1 gallon jars vs 8 5 gallon buckets. I want to avoid bovida packs and burping 100 jars a day. Ive seen conflicting things on plastic where it just has to be food grade or whatever. I also liked the 5 gallon buckets cause i could stack them in my dry tent after im done drying or even during considering floor space and the overall height. thoughts and suggestions or any considerations would be appreciated.
Yeah i looked into stainless before i posted. then i saw the sticker and those price themselves right out of the market for me. the stainless containers are like $100 vs $5. unless there is a value company with them i missed? I thought about modifying the giant stock pots. But then same thing for the price i can build 5-5gal buckets to 1 bucket. I like the idea, just not the pricing :)I'll offer up option C...Stainless steel
After using Cvaults and steeltainers, I'll never use glass or plastic again
I also line mine with parchment paper so the flowers dont leave sticky good stuff behind in the container.
I wonder if those lids fit on a conventional 5 gal pail?Lids $35
Fits standard 5 Gallon/18.93L Bucket, Easy to Open-Close Lid, Electronic Hygrometer Reader, Dry Erase Sticker for Organization **Bucket not included**I wonder if those lids fit on a conventional 5 gal pail?
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