I Believe 62% Humidity Storage Is Too Dry. Am I Wrong?

[WeedBurger]

I have read, and read, and read, and read about this.

From what I can see, the consensus is that 62% is the ideal temperature for storing weed, and they even have Boveda humidity packs made just for that exact percent humidity.

Here's the problem:

At 62% my glorious soft, fluffy weed that is handed to me fresh from the dispensary immediately after delivery................ turns into a hard, dry, rough, jagged-edged piece of tree bark.

I store mine in an air tight container in a wine cooler so the temperature is a perfect 57-ish degrees. Nice and cool.

But with the 62% bovedas in the jar, and a digital humidity sensor showing 60 to 62%, the weed does NOT stay "soft" and fuzzy. Its extremely dry to the touch.

NOW ...

I am hardly an expert.

To me - i assume "FRESH WEED" to feel like a fluffy, soft fur. Maybe I am wrong about this? Maybe the outsides of the "bud" are supposed to feel harsh and dry, because the inside stays moist-ish ???

I actually put a 69% Boveda into the jar instead, and they "fluffied" back up to soft fluffiness again. But everywhere I read, at this percent, it will develop "mold".

Is it possible the recommended 62% might be a little too dry?

Thoughts?

 

[G gnome]

I have read, and read, and read, and read about this.

From what I can see, the consensus is that 62% is the ideal temperature for storing weed, and they even have Boveda humidity packs made just for that exact percent humidity.

Here's the problem:

At 62% my glorious soft, fluffy weed that is handed to me fresh from the dispensary immediately after delivery................ turns into a hard, dry, rough, jagged-edged piece of tree bark.

I store mine in an air tight container in a wine cooler so the temperature is a perfect 57-ish degrees. Nice and cool.

But with the 62% bovedas in the jar, and a digital humidity sensor showing 60 to 62%, the weed does NOT stay "soft" and fuzzy. Its extremely dry to the touch.

NOW ...

I am hardly an expert.

To me - i assume "FRESH WEED" to feel like a fluffy, soft fur. Maybe I am wrong about this? Maybe the outsides of the "bud" are supposed to feel harsh and dry, because the inside stays moist-ish ???

I actually put a 69% Boveda into the jar instead, and they "fluffied" back up to soft fluffiness again. But everywhere I read, at this percent, it will develop "mold".

Is it possible the recommended 62% might be a little too dry?

Thoughts?

Its a matter preference. I actually prefer mine a lil dryer than what the 62% packs make it. If u like what the 69% packs do then by all means use em.

 

[DemonTrich]

Soft and fluffy = the presence of moisture. So your 3.5 eighth has about .3g of moisture. Unsmokable weight you paid for. 69% packs are too wet. 62% is the idea

 

[fatawa]

Its a matter preference. I actually prefer mine a lil dryer than what the 62% packs make it. If u like what the 69% packs do then by all means use em.

Soft and fluffy = the presence of moisture. So your 3.5 eighth has about .3g of moisture. Unsmokable weight you paid for. 69% packs are too wet. 62% is the idea

agree

 

[draco]

i have some mango haze that is five years old and is still quite flavorful - stored at 54%. i don't put it in jars until it has come down to 55%... using CaliberIII

with what i grow, 62% is too wet to smoke. 45 to 50% is where the flavor and potency is.

just my opinion of course.

 

[jumpincactus]

I went from the 62% bovedas to the 58 as I feel the 62's are a tad too moist. All about personal preference really.

With the 62's I found I was having to leave some nuggets out to air for a couple of hours prior to tokin as the buds seem to burn much better having dried out a tad from the 62% levels.

The jury is still out on the 58's as I just made the change over and it will be months before I will see what difference it makes.

 

[rascali]

It is different for everyone, size of container, amount of material, shape of container, ambient climate, type of container, temp, personal pref's...
That's why they come in so many RH's - find what works for you.

 

[Dunge]

I suspect that your Bovida is dry.
If you can feel any hard or gritty matter when squeezing the pack then it has dried out.
I should feel like a water jell.
The packs will re-hydrate if placed in a 100% humid environment.
A jar with water in it and some mechanism to keep the pack out of the water is what I use.

 

[Rootbound]

i have some mango haze that is five years old and is still quite flavorful - stored at 54%. i don't put it in jars until it has come down to 55%... using CaliberIII

with what i grow, 62% is too wet to smoke. 45 to 50% is where the flavor and potency is.

just my opinion of course.

I agree, 50 to 55 % is my preference

 

[xenon730]

I find the 62 wet And have stopped using any packs. I dry each jar overnight one night before providing though as i keep my jars as close to 63 as they'll stay until being consumed.

 

[Freshone]

62 is good for storage for me,when you take some out to smoke it losses moisture pretty fast.I agree 62 is a little too high to burn right out of the jar but it's perfect real quick in my dry enviro.
Another quick thought is I dried and cured in jars for decades without ANY boveda packs,kind of like a fishing lure,does it catch the fish or the fisherman?lol.

 

[StandingRock]

I do 58 as well. I found 62 to be too dry. I really like to roast mine though.

 

[below frigid]

If your putting it on a jar with a 62 boveda pack and it's still getting dry on you. The weed could have been over dried and then re hydrated before it was sold to you.

 

[Leew421]

I will never put another boveda pack in my jar again. The packs remove terps from buds. The terps can't transfer back once they pass. It's too easy to open a jar and take a big smell and look. I would recommend against the packs 100%