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Nice. So I have the right idea. Thats good to hear. I do use hygrometers to make sure that I keep the buds at the right humidity level before burping and after. And once they start holding 62% between burps i put the Boveda packs in the jars to maintain it.That is certainly one way to do it. A bit of labor and human error possibility (primary being you smoke a J while burping and forget to put the lids back on)
Another way is using a RH control device like a boveda pack. Pros and cons with that too.
A newish popular way is grove bags. They are permeable and allow you to cure without burping.
But the basic idea is you need time (a month minimum is the commonly accepted amount of time) for the starches in the plant to break down, as well as some other things. You also need to get the entire bud to somewhere around 58% - 62% RH, which equates to about 10% water by weight. If your dry is 100% perfect, you only need time, and the moisture content is correct. That is typically not the case, because bigger buds hold more water, so your dry will be uneven if you are like most people.
Good luck!
You bet.Nice. So I have the right idea. Thats good to hear. I do use hygrometers to make sure that I keep the buds at the right humidity level before burping and after. And once they start holding 62% between burps i put the Boveda packs in the jars to maintain it.
but the grove bags seem really interesting. Im going to have to check that out and at the very least will definately use them next grow.
Thanks!
^^^this^^^^I like to hang dry until the buds feel dry but the little stems don't break, 10 days or so. Then I'll cut branches to fit in brown paper grocery bags, let them sweat in the bags open for a couple days till the buds rehydrate a bit. Then flip the branches in the bag. I repeat this till the buds just feel right, takes a week or more, sometimes closing the bag, sometimes open. Then I snip the buds off the branches and give them at least one day in the closed paper bag. I've used the grove bags at this point, set it and forget it. They are great, but pricy. For headstash stuff I like to seal it up in jars after the paper bag treatment. They might need to be burped a couple times, but I find just sampling the buds occasionally is enough to keep fresh air in the jars. I basically do the initial jar burping in paper bags, holds more material and is available in abundance, needs less attention when moister material is in it.
I have my first harvest in them, been about a week and I’ve been smoking it since and I gotta say each time I go in there, they smell better, not dried out, not moldy, and smokes smooth as could be.You bet.
I just bought my first grove bags based on other members here positive feedback. I have high hopes for them, but I cannot personally vouch for them. They have a good rep tho. Just a bit expensive.
I've got a some OG Kush curing in a Grove Bag. I excited to smoke the results..I have my first harvest in them, been about a week and I’ve been smoking it since and I gotta say each time I go in there, they smell better, not dried out, not moldy, and smokes smooth as could be.
I haven’t done the mason jars, and I likely won’t since this is basically idiot proof, which I need
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