Does leaving a lot of space in the curing jar result in better cure

LegalizeNature420

LegalizeNature420

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I mean filling a jar less than 20% full. I'm relatively new to all this but the times I've filled the jar like this (as opposed to 3/4 full), it just seemed to me that the buds had a better and smoother taste. Coincidence or has anybody else noticed this?

And I'm speaking early in the curing process, not 2 months in. Thanks.
 
tropicalcannabispatient

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LegalizeNature420 said:
I mean filling a jar less than 20% full. I'm relatively new to all this but the times I've filled the jar like this (as opposed to 3/4 full), it just seemed to me that the buds had a better and smoother taste. Coincidence or has anybody else noticed this?

And I'm speaking early in the curing process, not 2 months in. Thanks.
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No, equals too quick of a cure, too dry too quick. I fill mines 80%
 
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DesertGrow89

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Did you cure the quarter full and three quarter filled jars each time with the same hygrometer to the exact same humidity? If you didn't, that isn't a fair comparison. Also that just means one would have to buy a shit load of jars depending on yields.
 
Lord Kanti

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I put them in maybe half full, wait for moisture to redistribute, remove softened herb, squeeze out seeds, then return. The wetter the herb, the less I put in. If it's dry I don't always add more, but maybe a fresher moister piece, or simply huff. The scent may not always be the DANKEST, but the potency is always enjoyable.

DANKEST is auto corrected to be all caps and I'm not going to argue with auto correct.
 
shorelineOG

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LegalizeNature420 said:
I mean filling a jar less than 20% full. I'm relatively new to all this but the times I've filled the jar like this (as opposed to 3/4 full), it just seemed to me that the buds had a better and smoother taste. Coincidence or has anybody else noticed this?

And I'm speaking early in the curing process, not 2 months in. Thanks.
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Throw your jars away and get turkey bags. Dry upside down until you are close to stem snap. Put in bags and close the bag. It should sweat and will be moist in a day. If it is too dry, you paper bag it for a day if not too wet, leave the bags untied until dry again. Repeat the sweat and dry cycle a couple times and you are ready for storage. Don't worry about pressing the bud. My semi moist buds get stuffed in bags and my glass jar friends wonder why my bud is tight dense and rock hard and they have dry fluffy bud.
 
demonhaze

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shorelineOG said:
Throw your jars away and get turkey bags. Dry upside down until you are close to stem snap. Put in bags and close the bag. It should sweat and will be moist in a day. If it is too dry, you paper bag it for a day if not too wet, leave the bags untied until dry again. Repeat the sweat and dry cycle a couple times and you are ready for storage. Don't worry about pressing the bud. My semi moist buds get stuffed in bags and my glass jar friends wonder why my bud is tight dense and rock hard and they have dry fluffy bud.
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are the buds also moldy? This seems a really bad idea, if it works for you then that's cool, but enclosing wet bud in a tight closed space screams moldy
 
shorelineOG

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Its not wet bud, it is a day away from the stem snapping. You bag it and it sweats and will be moist again, redry and sweat. This slows down the dry and dries it evenly. Otherwise you have moisture in the stem and the outside is dry and crispy. If you are worried about it check more often but there is a difference between wet and the sweating process. The sweating releases ammonia that is in green weed. They cure tobacco that way and people don't smoke bright green tobacco. There are great articles on fermentation curing and making Malawi cobs. Also after drying but before curing you can hit your bud with sunlight and the uv light kills mold spores. The turkey bags are the same concept as the jars, and jar curing works much better when you stuff the jars as opposed to not being full. The point is having the perfect amount of moisture and you have complete control of that. If your bud sweats too much I take it out and brown bag it again.
 
chuck estevez

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shorelineOG said:
Its not wet bud, it is a day away from the stem snapping. You bag it and it sweats and will be moist again, redry and sweat. This slows down the dry and dries it evenly. Otherwise you have moisture in the stem and the outside is dry and crispy. If you are worried about it check more often but there is a difference between wet and the sweating process. The sweating releases ammonia that is in green weed. They cure tobacco that way and people don't smoke bright green tobacco. There are great articles on fermentation curing and making Malawi cobs. Also after drying but before curing you can hit your bud with sunlight and the uv light kills mold spores. The turkey bags are the same concept as the jars, and jar curing works much better when you stuff the jars as opposed to not being full. The point is having the perfect amount of moisture and you have complete control of that. If your bud sweats too much I take it out and brown bag it again.
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I do it this way but with plastic totes like these
there is a little hole in the handle, so it let's it breath just a little.
 
tazz&indy

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chuck estevez said:
I do it this way but with plastic totes like these
there is a little hole in the handle, so it let's it breath just a little.
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If you add some holes , 3 on each side and install a computer fan on the top that pulls the air out, it makes a great drying box.
 
DemonTrich

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1/2 gallon mason jars with rh gauge inside filled up 75%, stored in complete darkness. burped every day for 30 mins, rotating jars 2x a day, until rh meter reads 55-60%. then no more burping. this takes about 3 weeks to accomplish. been using this tek for 4 yrs and never any issues (mold, mildew, ect). then I drop 1x medium sized 62% broveds packs in each jar.
 
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