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I hear you, but where? I don't have a room, or even a closet, where I can truly control humidity. As soon as the air conditioning comes on, the humidity is blown out. Basically at this time I'm just doing a 3-day dry, and sort of an extended dry-in-jar/bag technique. I dry things quickly, but try to catch the buds when they still have some inner moisture. By putting them in jars (or bags) when they still have some moisture, the RH in the jar goes to 70%, but only overnight. I then either open the jar or burp it and get the RH down again. Mostly it's a fight against mold starting, and it does work, but it's labor intensive.That is tough.
To help get your humidity up you can try the wet towel method. It's a bit harder to control how much humidity it puts off, but you can learn to dial it in. It should also help keep the temps down with evaporating water.
I'm actually very surprised that such a device isn't on the market for home growers like me.
Yes, I saw the insanely-priced stuff. What I'm thinking of would start with a $100 wine cooler, and add in a fan, sensor, controller and possibly humidifier/dehumidifier. But in Arizona, it would seem that if I had a wine cooler running at 60F, simply blowing a small amount of air through when RH exceeds 65% would work fine. Put in a small fan for internal airflow and done?Commercial and home options. A little pricey....Cannatrol: The only total dry, cure, and store system
Cannatrol Systems take the guess workout of drying, curing and storage. The post harvest process has evolved for growers of all size.www.cannatrols.com
I’d think that would work. I know I saw someone here or on another forum do something very similar.Yes, I saw the insanely-priced stuff. What I'm thinking of would start with a $100 wine cooler, and add in a fan, sensor, controller and possibly humidifier/dehumidifier. But in Arizona, it would seem that if I had a wine cooler running at 60F, simply blowing a small amount of air through when RH exceeds 65% would work fine. Put in a small fan for internal airflow and done?
If you want to take a lot of the guess work out about when to stick in the grove bags to cure…….Go to lowes or similar type store and buy a wood moisture meter. When bud reads 10 - 12% you can stick it in the bags. Meter will run about $40.I've got two half-pound Grove bags, and I've never used them before.
I have lots of issues drying here in Arizona, because my drying conditions are about 79F and 35%RH right now. I hang buds for drying and in 2 days they are almost done. In 3 days they can be crisp and potato chips.
So I'm trying Grove bags, but I'm scared I'll get mold because they aren't dry enough.
How dry is dry enough to put buds in a Grove bag? If I open a bag after 12 hours, and the buds now feel moist where before they were dry, is that too wet, or perhaps about right?
I can put hygrometers in the bags, but what should the initial day or so be like, if you open a bag and feel the buds?
In the past I've used mason jars, aggressively burping any time the RH is over 62.
Get yourself some boveda bags 62 percentI've got two half-pound Grove bags, and I've never used them before.
I have lots of issues drying here in Arizona, because my drying conditions are about 79F and 35%RH right now. I hang buds for drying and in 2 days they are almost done. In 3 days they can be crisp and potato chips.
So I'm trying Grove bags, but I'm scared I'll get mold because they aren't dry enough.
How dry is dry enough to put buds in a Grove bag? If I open a bag after 12 hours, and the buds now feel moist where before they were dry, is that too wet, or perhaps about right?
I can put hygrometers in the bags, but what should the initial day or so be like, if you open a bag and feel the buds?
In the past I've used mason jars, aggressively burping any time the RH is over 62.
You don’t need boveda’s in grove bags. It’s the whole purpose of using grove bags. They are layered to maintain 58-62% rh and they breath both ways as necessary.Get yourself some boveda bags 62 percent
Damn I never thought that would work for buds lol I have one of those I check my wood for my wood stove with to make sure it’s dry enough to not create excess creosote buildup in my flues lol I think I paid about $25-$30 on Amazon for mineIf you want to take a lot of the guess work out about when to stick in the grove bags to cure…….Go to lowes or similar type store and buy a wood moisture meter. When bud reads 10 - 12% you can stick it in the bags. Meter will run about $40.
There's a guy on here that made one, do a search maybe? 70 is a little high, but if you keep rotating and keep the bag open for a bit, I don't think it should mold because the bags are permeable and you'rein a super dry climate. Could always lay it out on a screen for an hour too.Yes, I saw the insanely-priced stuff. What I'm thinking of would start with a $100 wine cooler, and add in a fan, sensor, controller and possibly humidifier/dehumidifier. But in Arizona, it would seem that if I had a wine cooler running at 60F, simply blowing a small amount of air through when RH exceeds 65% would work fine. Put in a small fan for internal airflow and done?
They sell cannabis packaging supplies. Grove is the company.What are Grove bags
Google is your friend. https://grovebags.com/Then what are the bags
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