Cedar Chest Curing/Drying

Hey people,

Anybody ever tried or heard of anybody using a cedar chest to do the initial drying? Not that I think it's some breakthrough in cannabis, but I'm wondering if it would have any impact....open for discussion.

I doubt you'd aquire any cedar-like flavors into the bud, but it might effect the texture of your finished smoke, or not.

i dont know,ceader chest and mothballs are two of the most permiating odors i can think of,but ceader bud might be nice

If it smells like cedar it tastes like cedar . Birchwood is what they use in cigar humidors .

pilgram said:

i dont know,ceader chest and mothballs are two of the most permiating odors i can think of,but ceader bud might be nice

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kingofqueen said:

If it smells like cedar it tastes like cedar . Birchwood is what they use in cigar humidors .

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Ya if you find the older chests they don't seem to have as strong of an odor, but I bet the birchwood would probably be the ideal wood, if wood was what you wanted.

There was a time when I kept my bud in a wooden box, many years ago, and yes, it does have something to do with taste and texture. Thanks for reminding me. I totally forgot about that.

I was thinking about this the other day, I'm interested to see if other people have done this as well.
Actually, I was thinking about a situation where you could barrel excessive amounts of cannabis like you would wine, scotch, or rum. Then come back, like 40 years later, and have a toke off of some aged buds.

I'm sure there is some way of keeping them from molding or losing too much flavor.

Maybe you'd have to do it with some kind of hash, or hash oil. I dunno. I'm high right now.

As stated before birchwood is very good wood for doing this and not leaving an unnatural taste to the buds. I don't use it any longer but many years ago when I was trying to find my "method", I thought it was great. People use, newspaper and boxes and such that you see in these threads here and think that leaves such a nasty taste. The wooden box is a much better way not to have the flavor and somewhat speed up drying.
I believe IMHO it is still better just to find a nice slow drying method, the slower the better and then a long long cure in a glass jar. The whole trick is learning when is the pot at correct moisture content before curing.
Best of Luck and Merry Christmas

Why whats up man? You got a cedar chest you going to use ? Holler at me if you need some help . I converted an armoire cant spell that word into a dry box . I run it in the garage ,it maintains ideal temps and humidity .

I have access to one if I want it, but it was mostly just a thought I wanted to entertain.

You would think that they would not hold any flavour only being in the box for 7 to 15 days, but would the drying process lock in some taste? Drying implies giving off not absorbing, but smoking does not take long. Intresting Idea...toss a bud in and see what happens. Maybe a new way to flavour??

im sure it would do something. it adds flavor to wine

kingofqueen said:

If it smells like cedar it tastes like cedar . Birchwood is what they use in cigar humidors .

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They use Spanish Cedar (I've got a few full humidors around packed with very nicely aged sticks). Cedar and tobacco work very well together. Cedar and weed probably would not.

What you could do to cure is go buy one these: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_04699170000P?mv=rr

Cigar folks convert these into humidors (by adding Spanish Cedar) because you can easily control the temp and humidity. Shoot, if you were growing 'shrooms they'd make a great incubator.

Punk said:

Ya if you find the older chests they don't seem to have as strong of an odor, but I bet the birchwood would probably be the ideal wood, if wood was what you wanted.

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MOTH BALLS! WHAT DO THEY SMELL LIKE?

I CANT GET THEIR FUCKING LEGS APART

Lol

I have a cedar chest in my closet that's pretty big. about 2 foot deep and and a few feet wide. I am currently growing in the chest, which has worked well so far. When its time for the 3 plants in the box to be harvested I plan on cleaning and using the same chest for drying. When Growing, I just lined the box with aluminum foil, put in a couple lights and left the top open a few inches sometimes more while a box fan circulates the air and gives a small breeze from the outside of the box. I have looked online at some small and inexspensive humidifiers and have planned that I will hang wire in the box to hang the buds on. I had thought about the taste factor or smell. The box doesnt really smell that bad, I actually smell a more weedy smell now than a cedar smell. I can say I have a few questions as well, but I'm sure I will find answers or come up with one on my own. My plants are only 4 to 5 inches with I think 5 nodes right now and not ready to flower, so I still have more time to go before I can try the drying part out. If all is succesful I will try to post the outcome on here. I know this post is old but maybe some others can post if they tried this or not.