Paper Bags for Curing?

blackforest said:

You are right on track. That hay smell will go away soon and start giving way to the natural flavors and smells that will retain and stay if the cure is done right. They may get a tad crispy on the outside which is normal. Here soon, on day 4-5, maybe even day 6 you can put them into jars or bags. I typically go from hang dry until the hay smell is gone and the outside gets a tad crispy, then into bags for a day or so, maybe put some buds in a jar to see if they get really wet and need to dry some more..... Most people here in CO over dry the bud and there is no smell or taste, and I can't stand that. I tend to go a little overboard to ensure the cure is crazy perfect. I have bud from my first grow 7 month ago in jars w/ boveda packs and they are as dank as they day they went it. It's like suspended annimation for bud....anyway, hope it turns out. Get glass jars w/ the pop top and gasket, and a boveda 62 pack and you are golden.

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blackforest said:

hang dry until they the stems bend/snap, but does not break. Outside will be crispy. When you put them into jars, it will even out the moisture in the bud. If it's too wet (above say 65% rh when in a jar) take out and bag for a day, then back in. Curing is just slowly drying...

Check this thread out too...
https://www.rollitup.org/t/how-long-to-hang-dry.106981/

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blackforest said:

The hay smell should be gone before you jar them up. It will go away for sure, just let them dry out. If they get pretty crispy, just put them in a paper bag, close it with a paperclip or something. Gently move them around every once in awhile. When I can put the bud in a jar (w/ a small hygrometer) and it stays below 62% I'll keep it in there and throw in a boveda pack. If when jarred it's above the 62% by itself w/ no pack then I'll take it out and bag it again for awhile. The goal is to naturally, slowly get the jarred humidity to about 58%. The thing with drying is you don't want it to get too dry, because all the smell and taste will go away and not come back. So if you are below say 50% humidity when jarred, it's too dry and most of the taste and smell is gone for good.

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NyQuilkush318 said:

Ok bro am putting them in bags later I been hang dry now about to be 4days I will cut her down on 4day and bag her for 3days n then jar her

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blackforest said:

The hay smell should be gone before you jar them up. It will go away for sure, just let them dry out. If they get pretty crispy, just put them in a paper bag, close it with a paperclip or something. Gently move them around every once in awhile. When I can put the bud in a jar (w/ a small hygrometer) and it stays below 62% I'll keep it in there and throw in a boveda pack. If when jarred it's above the 62% by itself w/ no pack then I'll take it out and bag it again for awhile. The goal is to naturally, slowly get the jarred humidity to about 58%. The thing with drying is you don't want it to get too dry, because all the smell and taste will go away and not come back. So if you are below say 50% humidity when jarred, it's too dry and most of the taste and smell is gone for good.

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SumDumGuy said:

I use paper bags to cure myself... But I dry for 7 days hanging first, then I place the dried bud to a quarter capacity in the bags. You'll need a few bags though but I get a whole lotta flavor and smell this way. The bags go in for 7 days. Then I transfer to Glass jugs for 7 more days. The smoke is intense and the flavor is wonderful. I try leaving in jars for 2 weeks or so to complete a months cure. But i you've no bud to smoke this may impose an intrusive problem. Nonetheless weed is technically ready to burn at the 7 day dry period but after a while you'll get tire of that harshy taste and go for a longer cure.

Water curing isn't bad either for the harshy taste and primarily used for public smoking since the smell is changed all together - generally for your own supply since the aesthetics of the bud are changed and not really appealing to the eye. The smoke smells of burning hay but will raise an eyebrow or two so mix with tobacco. 60%herb to 20% (high qualit tobacco.)

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NyQuilkush318 said:

Hey bro so when i put them in bags after i take them down from hang dry do i close the bag or leve open because I'm kind of confused about leaving the bag open or closed in it

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blackforest said:

I usually just close mine, but you can try and leave them open too. I usually don't have them in the bags but for 1-2 days before they permanently go into jars.

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NyQuilkush318 said:

Ok bro they fell sticky so u think they would be ok with bag open or I should close bag I make 2days tomorrow I will jar them up

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blackforest said:

hang dry until they the stems bend/snap, but does not break. Outside will be crispy. When you put them into jars, it will even out the moisture in the bud. If it's too wet (above say 65% rh when in a jar) take out and bag for a day, then back in. Curing is just slowly drying...

Check this thread out too...
https://www.rollitup.org/t/how-long-to-hang-dry.106981/

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blackforest said:

I usually just close mine, but you can try and leave them open too. I usually don't have them in the bags but for 1-2 days before they permanently go into jars.

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blackforest said:

you can always put just a sample in the jars w/ a hygrometer to see what it says. you should be able to bend and break the stems without having them snap off. Smell and taste usually go together, so I would hope it would come back, or rather come out. Sounds like you are on the right track. Remember the 'cure' is just drying slowly, and you want to pull the moisture from the inside out, so really it's just drying at ideal temps and humidity. I always have the thought of how they cure tobacco so it's smooth when smoked. They used to just hang it up in closed barns and let it dry over several days naturally.

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blackforest said:

you can always put just a sample in the jars w/ a hygrometer to see what it says. you should be able to bend and break the stems without having them snap off. Smell and taste usually go together, so I would hope it would come back, or rather come out. Sounds like you are on the right track. Remember the 'cure' is just drying slowly, and you want to pull the moisture from the inside out, so really it's just drying at ideal temps and humidity. I always have the thought of how they cure tobacco so it's smooth when smoked. They used to just hang it up in closed barns and let it dry over several days naturally.

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NyQuilkush318 said:

Hey thanks bro I put them in glass jars yesterday night at 1200pm n check today and rh56 do I still have to burp them an can i put humidity pack in jar

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smoke and coke said:

I burp like once a day for a week, for how long to leave open depends on how moist they are when you open.

Then i open the jars 2 or 3 times for the next 2 weeks, for how long to leave open depends on how moist they are when i open.

From there i would check them 1 or 2 times the next week or 2 and decide if it needs another burp next week then add a boveda pack.

i would say after 5 or 6 weeks of cure, i would add a boveda pack for long term storage

these are all just estimates and will vary depending on how you handled each step from dry to cure.

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blackforest said:

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smoke and coke said:

imo the boveda packs won't bring back the flavor, but instead they will take away any flavor you have left.

i used the packs in some jars and a lot of the flavor of the smoke is gone along with the 62% is a little too moist for me. i won't be using the packs anymore unless i plan to store some buds for over a year.

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