Bad tasting bud after harvest

When buds dry slowly, it makes for a smoother cure. If buds are dried too quickly, a harsher smoke could result. With slowly dried buds, the humidity remains closer to the humidity inside the stomata. If cannabis is dried to rapidly, the "green" taste will remain in the final product.

Drying times are usually from five to ten days; it varies according to the temperature and type of heat in your home, as well as the ambient humidity, airflow and the density of your buds.

CURING

Cannabis continues to cure after it's harvested, while it's drying and even after it's put in a jar. Just like a fine wine or gourmet coffee beans, marijuana needs to be cured to achieve the rich, smooth, robust taste that lingers on your palate and in your brain. During the curing period, the cannabinoid, and the terpenes will isomerize to create new polyterpenes.

Just as with any other fruit, when cannabis is harvested, the fruit or bud isn't dead; it continues to metabolize. Pick a tomato from your garden while it's still partially green and set it on a windowsill; it'll continue to ripen for days. The same is true of a fresh banana. As the banana ages, the peel will turn a darker yellow, and the fruit inside will become softer and have a sweeter flavor. The more robust flavors and tantalizing fragrances of cannabis begin to appear as the chlorophyll and other pigments break down.

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sourdieselyumyum said:

so I harvested my sweet mango auto from ghs it smelled sweet and fruity ive had it drying since Wednesday so 4 days today I pinched a little bud off top put it in a new clean pipe smoke it and it taste terrible not really to me even a weed taste I flushed for 2 weeks using general hydroponics florakleen just wondering if this is normal or did I do something wrong and how long till I start to cure

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Lemon king said:

i dont know if anyone else does this but i dont see the point in spending ages drying the bud on the outside (some people recommend 2 weeks) and then leaving little moisture on the inside, its in bringing out this moisture that brings the flavour out...so i

hang buds fully manicured but still on stems (huge buds must be roken up to avoid mould!) in tent with extraction running for 3-4-5 days...i will check buds daily, i am looking for a reasonably dry outside, stems will still bend at this point reasonably easy, but buds are dry to the touch (outside) and feel like a big sponge full of water.

i then place them in a black plastic bag, not a mason jar, the bag seems to make them "sweat" more, they will remain here for 12hrs OR untill wet again (first time they will seem as wet as when cut.) the minimum is 8 hrs.

they are then removed very carefully and placed back in the tent for approx 24hrs or untill they feel as they did in step one, stems will still bend slightly but you will notice they will be like a sponge that is now half full of water, (and sticky).

then back in plastic bags for 6 - 8 hrs, you will take them out and they will be moist again, then back in the tent for 12hrs. then 4hrs bags. then 6hrs tent.

by now your buds will look and smell DANK, they will not feel "crispy" they will feel solid and spongy. (it takes some practice on judging times in bags n tents depending on your buds etc)

now cut them from the stems which should snap, not crumble.

and place in jars to continue to cure, open when you see fit. i try once a day depends on harvest size.

buds are fully smokeable in 5 days, if you sell your shit (medical only i hope) then this is a great method as drycure time can be as little as 5 days and buds do not loss weight as much as when they are dried to quick.

just makes sense to dry n cure at the same time to me!!

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puffer1958 said:

I was disappointed in the final taste of mine. Coco with GH and RDWC with Cultured Solutions. I think the FloraKleen may have fouled mine. I used the FloraKleen in both grows. The guy at GH actually told me the FK probably messed the taste up.

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