thrash4ever
Well-Known Member
Hello to all!
So - it's been about 40 hours since I chopped and started drying. The buds are hanging upside down in my converted cupboard. Real humidity is about 50-55%. Temperature is about 70-72 degrees Fahrenheit. It depends on the time of day, etc. Air flow is decent having moved a fan near the cupboard; leaving the doors ajar and turning it on from time to time.
I have the equipment ready to go (hygrometers, jars, etc.), but my question is: at what moment should I take the drying bud and start curing it?
The large colas are starting to crisp on the outside but the stems are still quite flexible. The tiniest of the popcorn buds's stems are a bit snappy. And the medium-sized ones, as you might have guessed, are in between.
For the first twelve hours or so the buds smelled as they did when still alive: fragrant and pungent, but by the evening time (they were chopped in the early morning) a heavy hay smell had set in. When held up close the buds still have the pleasing smell and I am not worried they are drying too quickly given the readings of multiple hygrometers scattered around my drying chamber (normal conditions). They are also looking great, in plain view and when inspected with a loupe.
Other than increasing the risk of mold is there any reason to not jar earlier (rather than later)? They will be under close supervision and will be burped as often as necessary, or brought back out to dry on a brown paper sheet for a while if they are simply too wet. As mentioned I have the apparatus ready to go. Once jarred they will move to a cooler dark room.
I am thinking of doing it tonight as the clock approaches 48 hours after chopping them down.
What do you all reckon?
What are your ambient humidity and temperature conditions when drying and when do you decide to transfer your buds from drying to curing proper?
I've read countless opinions; some say buds should air for a maximum of three days before going into controlled curing conditions, other say two weeks or more!
So - it's been about 40 hours since I chopped and started drying. The buds are hanging upside down in my converted cupboard. Real humidity is about 50-55%. Temperature is about 70-72 degrees Fahrenheit. It depends on the time of day, etc. Air flow is decent having moved a fan near the cupboard; leaving the doors ajar and turning it on from time to time.
I have the equipment ready to go (hygrometers, jars, etc.), but my question is: at what moment should I take the drying bud and start curing it?
The large colas are starting to crisp on the outside but the stems are still quite flexible. The tiniest of the popcorn buds's stems are a bit snappy. And the medium-sized ones, as you might have guessed, are in between.
For the first twelve hours or so the buds smelled as they did when still alive: fragrant and pungent, but by the evening time (they were chopped in the early morning) a heavy hay smell had set in. When held up close the buds still have the pleasing smell and I am not worried they are drying too quickly given the readings of multiple hygrometers scattered around my drying chamber (normal conditions). They are also looking great, in plain view and when inspected with a loupe.
Other than increasing the risk of mold is there any reason to not jar earlier (rather than later)? They will be under close supervision and will be burped as often as necessary, or brought back out to dry on a brown paper sheet for a while if they are simply too wet. As mentioned I have the apparatus ready to go. Once jarred they will move to a cooler dark room.
I am thinking of doing it tonight as the clock approaches 48 hours after chopping them down.
What do you all reckon?
What are your ambient humidity and temperature conditions when drying and when do you decide to transfer your buds from drying to curing proper?
I've read countless opinions; some say buds should air for a maximum of three days before going into controlled curing conditions, other say two weeks or more!
