Breaking the dry and cure down for the new dude on the block :-)
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Rob Roy
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If it was me, I'd try to lower the night time humidity somehow.
In a confined area even the heat from a light bulb or two might be enough to do it.
If you could section off the lit area from the drying area, you could even veg a plant or two under the light and keep your drying weed in the dark. Get two birds stoned at once, so to speak.
Bugeye
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Excellent write up and some great info Kingrow!
I’m in the low rh Colorado area and cure in my garage at some pretty low temps. About two weeks on the line and still a slow dry even with low rh due to cooler temps. I do like to jar and burp just to make that last little bit of moisture doesn’t leave too fast when buds come in the warmer house for trimming.
So curious on your opinion of curing in lower rh, like in the 10%-20% range, you still wouldn’t jar and burp? Cheers! Appreciate any thoughts.
I’m in the low rh Colorado area and cure in my garage at some pretty low temps. About two weeks on the line and still a slow dry even with low rh due to cooler temps. I do like to jar and burp just to make that last little bit of moisture doesn’t leave too fast when buds come in the warmer house for trimming.
So curious on your opinion of curing in lower rh, like in the 10%-20% range, you still wouldn’t jar and burp? Cheers! Appreciate any thoughts.
Kingrow1
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Ya i need to discuss drying more with the site, a lot of us make adjustments from the basics in our environments and such but just not that bro science jar wet weed crud thats been trolling up here too long.
Catch me in general if i post for discussion later today if i remember - many have been discussing their drying recently so hopefully produce some sort of definative answers there
These popcorns never saw under 64% humidity. I made over dry mistake only once in life and will never again put around 50% with ventilation on picked ones. They already got back aroma and have nice structure after 5 days. They can go more of course but i made a special cardboard box with holes in them for this "drycure".
Kingrow1
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You can only over dry by force drying - i refer to the my original post on this thread for that. Mainly something else went wrong and low humidity will not over dry bud only conditions that make force drying occur.
churchhaze
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I can understand why people want to sell wet weed, but I'm not paying for your water just because you think it makes the weed better. (not that I buy weed).
The best is when it gets bone dry on its own. For that, it's all about minimizing starch by not picking too early. Then it dries out perfectly. Angel weed.
The best is when it gets bone dry on its own. For that, it's all about minimizing starch by not picking too early. Then it dries out perfectly. Angel weed.
churchhaze
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First thing I do when buying weed from anyone else is dry it out more...
So in general whats really drying the most is the surface, and what's inside stays largely moist enough to jar and cure well later?Bump for the new kids that dont understand yet
So the graph (thanks for that) shows ideally my RH should be around 50% if above 80f is that when it cures and settles at 50% in a jar?
10WeekFlushBro
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Its sad that the "perfect cure" thread is stickied and this is lost somewhere. If you internalize this information about drying it's everything you need to know (minus the experience). Forget everything else. Wet buds in a jar is a recipe for disaster, not just from mold but pure degradation.
Deadhead13
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I found it to be an interesting read.
MittenTerpz
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So many headaches during my noob years constantly checking stems, jarring to early , redrying buds in paper bags etc... now i do exactly this. Hang dry minimum 10-14 days final trim nd in jars they go. Ppl make this process so complicated for new growers. Do urself a favor nd follow this threads advice.
If I did that here they would turn to a crisp.
Corso312
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Unplug the fan and put a dehumidifier in there set @ 54%
Figured this might help someone as it's on sale n related.
Mine works great and best of all it's top load and has a humidistat setting min 40rh n up in 5% increments.
Ima use it in a month on an auto in a closet avg temp will be 72.
Set the closet to 40% on day one, hand the weed on clothes hanger, and place a fan on low aimed at door crack since I read you need some air exchange but a draft can cool it and cause fungus?
Before this I cured an airy frisian duck harvest quickly in turkey bags after two days in closet and tried to keep it at 50% until i can snap a stem and jarred it with 62% boveda.
Came out the best it good for airy bud.
Doing the hang with rh at 20 here until stem snap and then jarring I never got rid of the nasty grass taste.
Mine works great and best of all it's top load and has a humidistat setting min 40rh n up in 5% increments.
Ima use it in a month on an auto in a closet avg temp will be 72.
Set the closet to 40% on day one, hand the weed on clothes hanger, and place a fan on low aimed at door crack since I read you need some air exchange but a draft can cool it and cause fungus?
Before this I cured an airy frisian duck harvest quickly in turkey bags after two days in closet and tried to keep it at 50% until i can snap a stem and jarred it with 62% boveda.
Came out the best it good for airy bud.
Doing the hang with rh at 20 here until stem snap and then jarring I never got rid of the nasty grass taste.
Magicbeanz007
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Thats how you cure mids bro, curing is an art it separates ok and great cannabis.