Drying in a fridge

If it is better in a fridge, that would be important. If it is more just another way to do it...there's a lot to do there/worry about vs hang the branches in a tent with a controller set to a target. I am having trouble imaging an emergency situation where drying in a fridge was necessary...

The latest technology which dries the bud very quickly in a specialized machine certainly seems promising. I am not seeing a lot of benefits so far from the fridge drying.

ComfortCreator said:

If it is better in a fridge, that would be important. If it is more just another way to do it...there's a lot to do there/worry about vs hang the branches in a tent with a controller set to a target. I am having trouble imaging an emergency situation where drying in a fridge was necessary...

The latest technology which dries the bud very quickly in a specialized machine certainly seems promising. I am not seeing a lot of benefits so far from the fridge drying.

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If you used a tent with an ac sized to keep it fridge temp and never exhausted it and used ac to dehumidify, then no it probs won’t be much different, but people struggle to keep these parameters in a normal drying tent, especially getting the temperature so low, it is better cos you retain most of the terps n flavs when it’s dried at a lower temp and there’s no air exchange.

ComfortCreator said:

The latest technology which dries the bud very quickly in a specialized machine certainly seems promising. I am not seeing a lot of benefits so far from the fridge drying.

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Do you mean a freeze dryer OR do you mean a cannatrol?
What I’ve built last year is basically a cannatrol without the dew point controller, there’s a few other guys in this thread that have done the same and I can get mine to 9’c which definitely makes a big difference quality wise, I recorded my findings in this thread.

if u mean freeze dryers then yes they’re certainly promising, the only thing you need to be aware of is how u treat the plant right after harvest, cutting branches and swinging plants around leaves them spewing terps for hours after, plants should be delicately harvested and frozen with dry ice straight away to prevent losses

He’s right. I did try it. No mold. Dried quite well. Took what. 10-12 days. Some shit. I forget. lil over a year ago lol. However like he mentioned. Took in my fridge environment. Which is clean. But you still have an environment with an Oder. My flower traded terps with the fridge. Lmao

I'm currently testing moving over to curing in grove bags stored in the cooler. Have a little over a lb of C99 curing atm in a 2lb grove. Sensors show that it stabilized the spikes in temp/humidity when the compressor kicks on/off. If it were a little bigger, it'd be perfect. I might try converting a chest freezer next... seen a few for sale locally for $50ish.

magnetik said:

I'm currently testing moving over to curing in grove bags stored in the cooler. Have a little over a lb of C99 curing atm in a 2lb grove. Sensors show that it stabilized the spikes in temp/humidity when the compressor kicks on/off. If it were a little bigger, it'd be perfect. I might try converting a chest freezer next... seen a few for sale locally for $50ish.

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This is something I’ve been wondering about for a while, do you think one could dry in a grove bag inside a regular fridge freezer?

Blue brother said:

This is something I’ve been wondering about for a while, do you think one could dry in a grove bag inside a regular fridge freezer?

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I hadn't planned on freezing fwiw.. just to use it like a large wine fridge and keep around 60/60ish w/ the inkbird. The sensors do show flat now which is what I've been trying to dial in unsuccessfully by playing with different dehu's (I tried ones that people use in safes too) and messing with temps on the inkbird. I'm pretty sure I won't have to use the dehu the next run now that I moved to the bags. I also saved a lot of room since I wouldn't be able to fit enough jars to fit a lb in my small cooler.

Does the grow bags not require "burping" ?

I read on their site to place in bag when dried to 62%. So it is not a auto burping bag. I will pick some up as i am drying in a shed outdoors @ -5 Celsius.

I just read the OP....I think it's interesting, but it never ceases to amaze me that, no matter how scientific we get about preserving terpenes, no modern weed that I know of, is nearly as pungent as was the (often) terribly grown/dried/"cured" weed from the 70's. We had no idea what terpenes even were....and yet the good weed used to stink to high Heaven! I understand wanting to preserve what terpenes are in modern strains...because there are so few...but I think it would be better if people would focus on reviving strains that actually have enough terpenes to begin with. Anyway...I digress. We now return you to your regularly scheduled program....

magnetik said:

I hadn't planned on freezing fwiw.. just to use it like a large wine fridge and keep around 60/60ish w/ the inkbird. The sensors do show flat now which is what I've been trying to dial in unsuccessfully by playing with different dehu's (I tried ones that people use in safes too) and messing with temps on the inkbird. I'm pretty sure I won't have to use the dehu the next run now that I moved to the bags. I also saved a lot of room since I wouldn't be able to fit enough jars to fit a lb in my small cooler.

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I didn’t mean in the freezer, I just meant wet bud in a grove bag in the fridge section of a fridge freezer.

Nrk.cdn said:

Does the grow bags not require "burping" ?

I read on their site to place in bag when dried to 62%. So it is not a auto burping bag. I will pick some up as i am drying in a shed outdoors @ -5 Celsius.

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The terp loc technology grove bags do regulate moisture content, I don’t think I’ve ever read anything like what u say, they concentrate on moisture content rather than relative humidity because rh is relative to temperature. Meaning moisture content at 62% 16c is massively different to moisture content at 62% 8c. And rh is used as a variable for the process, whereas moisture content is a measurement used to determine when the end goal has been reached.

I didnt read all the pages of this thread. But I like your idea of using a wine refrigerator rather than a standard refrigerator. I always have mixed results drying. Sometimes great and sometimes just average. Always open to new ideas.

Most wine refrigerators have a temperature range between 45-68 with full-bodied reds being on the higher side and light-bodied white around 50. Dessert wines (my favorite) would be at the lowest temps. I actually prefer desert wines in mid 30s so in the freezer for about 30-60 minutes prior to serving.

For drying I would use it at the highest setting 65-68 Wine refrigerators have clear doors so you may want to cover it or cover your product and throw a hygrometer in there. I may give this a go in a couple of months if I can ever empty my wine cooler. But I keep it pretty filled

Blue brother said:

The terp loc technology grove bags do regulate moisture content, I don’t think I’ve ever read anything like what u say, they concentrate on moisture content rather than relative humidity because rh is relative to temperature. Meaning moisture content at 62% 16c is massively different to moisture content at 62% 8c. And rh is used as a variable for the process, whereas moisture content is a measurement used to determine when the end goal has been reached.

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Thanks, I will buy some and check them out. They state 58-62% RH before use.
I re-read their info. One of the grovebags web page talks about no need to burp: https://grovebags.com/curing-with-terploc/

and then the Q&As have this answer:

Nrk.cdn said:

Thanks, I will buy some and check them out. They state 58-62% RH before use.
I re-read their info. One of the grovebags web page talks about no need to burp: https://grovebags.com/curing-with-terploc/

and then the Q&As have this answer:
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Yeah that's kind of confusing, isn't it? I read that and thought, "Oh, cool! I can just throw some dried buds in there and it will do the rest!". But then I realized they really better for long-term storage -IF they are heat-sealed. Jars are still a better way to get to that point, though. Once your jars are stabilized, THEN the buds can be sealed into the Grove Bags and left pretty much indefinitely.

About to give it a go myself in 2 Weeks!! Got a bigger unit if it works!

Blue brother said:

This is something I’ve been wondering about for a while, do you think one could dry in a grove bag inside a regular fridge freezer?

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Hi, I'm looking at drying a small amount (6 ozs), can I use a Thermoelectric wine cooler without a dehumidifier, or should I just buy a mini fridge?
Thanks in advance, from Australia.

Nrk.cdn said:

Thanks, I will buy some and check them out. They state 58-62% RH before use.
I re-read their info. One of the grovebags web page talks about no need to burp: https://grovebags.com/curing-with-terploc/

and then the Q&As have this answer:
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You must properly dry before storing weed in Grove Bags.

StoneDHedgE said:

You must properly dry before storing weed in Grove Bags.

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Despite my understanding of the Grove Bag tech I would be remiss

bluemoon 65 said:

Hi, I'm looking at drying a small amount (6 ozs), can I use a Thermoelectric wine cooler without a dehumidifier, or should I just buy a mini fridge?
Thanks in advance, from Australia.

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Look at the thread linked above. It explains it in detail. The dehumidifier (or a heater) is essential.