A perfect cure every time

mellow j

mellow j

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qwiztoking said:
Whole plant.

Trim wet.
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Hey qwizoking! It's been a while.
My Bubba died on me bro. Ph got away from me.

My Northern Lights is finishing up nice though. I topped once, and Lstd it. It was my first time lsting and have found my style. Thanks for all the help along the way...
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Zzyphr

Zzyphr

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When discussing the curing process, the discussion has been the RH of cured bud, the temp and RH of a curing room, but I can't seem to find any reference to the temp/RH for cured bud. For example, if at 70 degrees, the RH should be 60%, doesn't this indicate that at a temp of 74 degrees, the amount of water in the jar would register something like an RH of 63% or so? It would be the same water content, but different RH.
Over thinking?
My cure is to about RH 62% at 74 degrees and finally vacuum seal in glass jars for months with no apparent woes. For me, any lower RH and the buds are brittle way soon after cracking a jar. The original thread and some sage practical info from long time members has been appreciated many many bong times.
 
Zzyphr

Zzyphr

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Got the direction backwards vs temp, but when I see cure to RH of 50%, I wonder at what temp because 50% would be brittle.
 
Zzyphr

Zzyphr

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Just for clarity, I'm vac'ing post cure for storage [62ish% at 74]. So, if so, you're saying just store and let the product create it's own environment in the jar.
 
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DarthBlazeAnthony

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qwizoking said:
1. it stops the cure
2. we are dealing with volatile compounds
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Is it possible to vac seal to inhibit the cure process and then resume the process at a later date? I was thinking to hang dry for a few days, vacuum seal the nugs, freeze the nugs, and then start the curing in a jar a few months from now.
 
qwizoking

qwizoking

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not really.
the bud is basically a cutting, holding stomatas open with rh and facilitating gas exchange with increased air flow breaks down the plant as wouod normally happen, but you arent replacing anything. the plant will shut down doing what yiu suggest , yiu can continue to cure somewhat, as far as the plant goes..

terps and what not will continue to cure. but scavenging o2 isnt really productive. theres no reason for it. you cant remove enough to inhibit mold or shut down certain processes.

besides the fact that yiu really shouldnt vac volatile compounds. i believe at 29.5-near full vac thc boils at the standard room temp.. other terps that already have a boiling point half of thc will dissipate readily. also, their vapor pressure will eventually remove the vac
 
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