Now to project the whole weight thing, the weight of the water cured bud in the following pic is 6.4 grams, that's it, only 6.4 grams (with 90% of stalk removed). Fine for personal stash, not so great for commercial purposes.


But hey, 2/3 of that makes a nice sized joint right there

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Wow, awesome write-up. I'm going to try that on my lethal purple grow. Thanks!

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I don't know whether acid or basic would be better or worse but I have to think one of those would be bad, if not both. Sticking to 7.0 is smart until someone with some more biochem background knows better.

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Definitely agree with that. However it is good to keep in mind that seen as THC is not water soluble it is unlikely to have an effect on that at all. But acidic or basic (alkaline) pH could effect the amount and/or rate that the 'bad' shite is extracted from the bud.
As stated, it may have more of an effect than that but at this stage it is unknown to me.

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I think i will definitely give that a try. Thanks! But my bud has a few seeds in it. Would a water cure still work or would the seeds rot?? And when yo take it out of the water to dry should i hang dry it with a fan on it?? Thanks again!

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Has anyone ever tried to water your plants or cook with the water that you cure it with? I wonder if it would do anything good?

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You can water cure seeded bud, but yes it will fuck the seeds up. So if you want to actually use those seeds then do not water cure.

THC is not water soluble, that's how water curing works, the THC is left on the plant matter, uneffected, so the water wouldn't really do anything coz it would have almost 0% THC in it, apart from the odd crystal that dropped off but that wouldn't even be noticable.

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1 gram of water cured bud is more potent than air cured because of the extra weight loss with the process, but if you took 2 identical samples of 10 grams of wet bud just trimmed and off the plant - would the end product of 1.5 grams of water cured bud be more potent than the 2.5 grams of air cured - would it contain more THC (could you get more highs)?

The reason I ask this is THC degrades quicker in air than in water, so it follows that there should be more THC in the same wet size sample of water cured than air cured. If there is a difference I imagine it's pretty small.

1. Do you guys find that the clorine in the tap water slows curing? Do you let your water sit 24 hours, the same as your plant water, or take it right from the tap?

2. Best water temperature?

3. Water to bud ratio - 3:1 or 4:1 - is that for osmosis for the terpins, chlorophyl and sugars or for the decarboxylation? I'd like to keep a bit more flavor and thought reducing the water:bud ration might help. I saw in Greenphonix's How To thread that he had a jar that was barely big enough for the bud.

1 - I use water out the dehumidifier collection container or I run air (air stones) through tap water for 24 hours before using it, although I'm pretty sure the chlorine has little to no effect on the THC itself, I'd rather not be smoking any chlorine that could possibly be left behind.

2 - Temp doesn't matter in my experience, as long as it's not boiling haha, and if it's ice cold I suppose crystals would become more fragile and fall off easier.

3 - Water ti bud ratio: Fill your container with as much bud as is possible, then fill with water! ... The bud will absorb some water, and u'd be surprised at how much water will go in there. When using jars it's easier to cram the bud in there so it doesn't float (which it will do at first, until it absorbs more water). WHen using a larger container you can sink it with a wire mesh screen or something if you want, then you could have a water to bud ratio of your choice. I'd say as long as 50% - 80% of it's bud, it'll work fine, remember, there's a lot of spaces in bud that water can get to, just because your bud fills a container, doesn't mean water can't get into the air pockets etc. and seen as your changing the water everyday, as the bud shrinks from the water cure, there will be more space for water.

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Thanks!