greenbogart
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ive just heard of water curing for the first time ever, could somebody please explain what it is? and how it works? thank you
Water Curing, what is it??
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kimoolos
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Shazam! Best explanation: http://www.growweedeasy.com/water-curing-how-to
I water cured half a grow last year and it worked pretty good. Although I got some complaints about no taste or weird taste and mild headaches from heavy use. I can't see it has any purpose except if you have bud rot, like in my case. I read that it would kill any residual spores, so after cutting out all the attacked buds I threw the good ones in the water. Nobody got sick from it, but then again I can't say if the water cure played a part in that or not.
greenbogart
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thanks for letting me know. im still not sure whether ill ever try it, im not sure if its a waste?
greenbogart
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sounds like lol i would prefer it whilst its dry and has flavour as it seems water curing takes all the flavour away from what ive heard
greenbogart
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ok sounds like its no good for me. h2o2 is this liquid oxygen?
majins
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I water cure 1/4 of my harvests.
Gives a completely different experience while smoking since has close to a wood flavour but the end result after having smoked is exactly the same as the air cured stuff.
The other 3/4 I normal slow air cure since its nice to have the smell and flavours.
But there is always times when you wish that smell wasnt there and this is when the water cured stuff is good. I basically go out to the movies once a week with my partner and cant watch a 3D movie with out being high.
The water cured stuff I can smoke outside the theatre with ever one else smoking tobacco and not have any one question what im smoking since the smell is that of herbal tobacco. Then go back inside with out having my cloths sinking while im surrounded by a large crowd of people.
Before I water cured stuff I would have to have a smoke in my car and keep spare shirt and jacket in my boot to change into after having a smoke. Then dose myself with body spray.
Theres no reason to use h2o2 unless you have a problem with your buds. But then im the type of person that would just throw any bad buds away.
I just use tap water for the first 5 days of the water curing changing daily.
Last 2 days I use RO water; Then turbo dry it in oven on 50C which takes about 1-2 hours.
And Jar it over night with some of the air curing buds from the harvest, This last step returns the water cured stuff from being brittle and flaky from the turbo dry to being some what pliable again.
Gives a completely different experience while smoking since has close to a wood flavour but the end result after having smoked is exactly the same as the air cured stuff.
The other 3/4 I normal slow air cure since its nice to have the smell and flavours.
But there is always times when you wish that smell wasnt there and this is when the water cured stuff is good. I basically go out to the movies once a week with my partner and cant watch a 3D movie with out being high.
The water cured stuff I can smoke outside the theatre with ever one else smoking tobacco and not have any one question what im smoking since the smell is that of herbal tobacco. Then go back inside with out having my cloths sinking while im surrounded by a large crowd of people.
Before I water cured stuff I would have to have a smoke in my car and keep spare shirt and jacket in my boot to change into after having a smoke. Then dose myself with body spray.
Theres no reason to use h2o2 unless you have a problem with your buds. But then im the type of person that would just throw any bad buds away.
I just use tap water for the first 5 days of the water curing changing daily.
Last 2 days I use RO water; Then turbo dry it in oven on 50C which takes about 1-2 hours.
And Jar it over night with some of the air curing buds from the harvest, This last step returns the water cured stuff from being brittle and flaky from the turbo dry to being some what pliable again.
GreenStick85
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So I do see how this could make weed more discreet in a sense of smoking it. This would disrupt my palate of being used to tasting the smoke, silly tastebuds. Oo another weed pun. Anyways there isnt much in that link that says about preventing the mold growth after taking the buds out of the water so if anyone can tell in a more
Detailed way how this might be best done?
Detailed way how this might be best done?
GreenStick85
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What does turbo drying mean to do? Sounds like a hasty way to dry a pretty delicate bud.
majins
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Drys it fast.
So either in a food dehumidifier for 4-6 hours. Or in oven on fan bake on lowest oven setting, Which is 50C for mine for 1-2 hours.
If you just hung it to dry would take 2 weeks and be mouldy after then first day or two.
The terpenes (flavors) are already gone from the water so you dont worry about losing them. And the THC doesnt burn until 185C so as long as you keep it under half of that you dont have to worry about reducing strength.
What usually makes buds yuck when you fast dry them is because you remove all the moisture but leave the chlorophyll in it (green pigment), With out the moisture the chlorophyll wont break down.
Water cured stuff the chlorophyll has already broken down into the water over the 7 days. Normal air curing it takes 3 weeks for it to break down the same amount.
At the end if youv been careful during water changes you will end up with it being stronger then if it was air cured since the water curing removes a lot more plant matter so you lose weight while there still being the same amount of THC.
The same sized buds one thats air cured to 1g would end up being 0.7g if it was water cured.
So either in a food dehumidifier for 4-6 hours. Or in oven on fan bake on lowest oven setting, Which is 50C for mine for 1-2 hours.
If you just hung it to dry would take 2 weeks and be mouldy after then first day or two.
The terpenes (flavors) are already gone from the water so you dont worry about losing them. And the THC doesnt burn until 185C so as long as you keep it under half of that you dont have to worry about reducing strength.
What usually makes buds yuck when you fast dry them is because you remove all the moisture but leave the chlorophyll in it (green pigment), With out the moisture the chlorophyll wont break down.
Water cured stuff the chlorophyll has already broken down into the water over the 7 days. Normal air curing it takes 3 weeks for it to break down the same amount.
At the end if youv been careful during water changes you will end up with it being stronger then if it was air cured since the water curing removes a lot more plant matter so you lose weight while there still being the same amount of THC.
The same sized buds one thats air cured to 1g would end up being 0.7g if it was water cured.
GreenStick85
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Luckily my friend is growing some of my pot seeds so I'll have to just try this out a little.
GreenStick85
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Whenever I see someone talking about smoking discreetly, I half the time wish they would just smoke out of their car and do it nonchalantly outside. You can pass it off well with a joint, just be careful. Most public smoking I think should never be a bad thing, unless there are 50,000 cigarette smokers out my window. But change that to pot smokers, bring some food we'l have a party!