Fast Way To Dry

skunkushybrid said:

Drying it out quicker will cause some of the thc to turn into cbd and cbn. Which are lesser psychoactive chemicals.

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THC does not degrade and become CBD, just CBN.

THC, CBD and CBC all come from the same precursor elements.

Put your oven on the lowest setting possible. Leave the oven door open. Place a few buds on a nice thick ceramic plate. It's going to take 45 minutes to 1 hour and you should rotate the buds (imagining the stem as the axis) 90 degrees at a time, every 10 minutes or so. When they feel pretty dry, it's time to take them out (don't be an idiot and grab the plate with your bare hand). Now let the plate sit on top of the stove for another 10 or 15 minutes rotating the buds 180 degrees halfway through. This takes a bit longer than the microwave but in my opinion that's not a bad thing. Do a comparison between the two methods for yourself and you'll see that the wait is worth it. If you stick one of these buds in a jar for a couple of days and do a mini-cure, it gets even better and it will save you that 50 bucks you would go and spend on somebody else's shit.

NnthStTrls said:

Put your oven on the lowest setting possible. Leave the oven door open. Place a few buds on a nice thick ceramic plate. It's going to take 45 minutes to 1 hour and you should rotate the buds (imagining the stem as the axis) 90 degrees at a time, every 10 minutes or so. When they feel pretty dry, it's time to take them out (don't be an idiot and grab the plate with your bare hand). Now let the plate sit on top of the stove for another 10 or 15 minutes rotating the buds 180 degrees halfway through. This takes a bit longer than the microwave but in my opinion that's not a bad thing. Do a comparison between the two methods for yourself and you'll see that the wait is worth it. If you stick one of these buds in a jar for a couple of days and do a mini-cure, it gets even better and it will save you that 50 bucks you would go and spend on somebody else's shit.

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agreed, oven on lowest setting will do the trick and still retain alot of potency, at least 170F if possible

PhattyTokes said:

I'm looking for a faster way to dry out erb rather than letting it sit for days.
does anyone know a way to dry it in a matter of hours?

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i know lots of ways to dry your shit fast but none of those methods lead to quality. the best way i've found to sample my shit is to forget about smoking any buds till their ready and just keep the trim and dry it for three days, sift it through a screen and smoke the kief. that will give you the patience you lack

After 12-14 weeks of growing good buds why do people want to dry fast. It lowers your quality bud. Just give it the few days and pull a few nugs out as you cure the rest. It will be worth it.

So I happened upon this thread whilst asking the same question as the original poster i was hesitant to try the oven or the lightbulbs but there seemed to be enough posts about the microwave, n it seemedinterestimg enough to try.

So I did just what has been posted. Single layer of dry paper towel, then ur weed separated into small pieces, then the dbl layer of wet paper towel over the container. Now, my weed was pretty sticky n the stem was bendy n everything, but after microwaving for just thirty seconds on the second to lowest power setting, the bud was dry enough to burn nicely. The taste wasn't bad at all. The only thing I can say is we were smoking a lot anyway so whether this one bowl was less potent...idk...but the method for drying worked just fine!!

I also want to add that I am not attempting to dry an entire crop. From a 1/4 O I quick dried only a small amount. OBVIOUSLY THE WEED WILL DRY NATURALLY, I just wanted to pack a bowl today, not in a week lol

Yep yep, just ran out of meds...dam! Some hangin to dry already and 2 still cookin in the tent.....gotta cook a small amount, superbowl after all..... Takin a small bud that has been drying for 3 days and I am going to try the oven method. Used the microwave before on 1 and I still saw my bud vaporizing while it was cooking. only had it on for 5 sec on 1... oven try, will let ya know...

I have just recently harvested a few and they have been hang drying for 2days(there still on the stem) but would i be able to smoke some now or is it to early??

Ya bro mine are still on the stem ^^^ just cut off a couple lower nugs and put them in the oven.
I put the oven on 170 that's the lowest it would go, the buds went on a plate in the oven. Closed the door set timer for 10 min but turned them every 5. Kept doing this till almost dry. Pulled em out, put on a paper towel, to dry and cool..lol I checked the buds with my loupe before and after. There was less visible thc destruction with the oven method. In the microwave the thc was all weird and gone or like smeared, previously vaporized. The bud was crispy after sitting out but ground well and my pipe liked being filled with it. Smelled like plant still of course but the smoke. The first hit was not harsh and it tasted like uncured weed...lol BUT, soon as I exhaled my cheeks, on my face, got all mildly numb and have been since. Wow heavy buzz...so nice. Cool still have the main cola still bakin in the tent

Pretty high so this is all just my opinion, not an endorsement for any type of quick drying method or the technique of quick drying itself. Remember kids don't try this at home, and uncured bud is just wrong lol

Superbowl...... I think the team with the red, white and blue colors will win. Wait, that's both teams, ok a tie

What would happen if i dont put it in the oven and just smoked it?

I don't think it would be dry enough, give a try and let us know...Hey you can put it on top of your lite, I put one on top of my hps, turned it often and voila

I did it, it burned pretty good and gave me a lil buzz ^__^ it feels weird smoking something that ive grown

it's best to w8 5 to 10 days you will fill the smooth taste rather than to choke

by fat the best way is to microwave what i did is got a tupperware bowl put holes in the top and bottom got a paper towl wet it put it on the bottom (first right out as much water leaving it damp) next put the weed in make sure its jus nugs no stems then wet another paper towl and ring it out put it on to and put the top on .. the more holes the better circulation of steam to let out.. hit it 3 times for 30 seconds on power 3 on your mocrowave chunkc it in your grinder and enjoy!

i perfer using a vaporizer if u want to have a smooth smoke and get full potency of ur bud

sirerich said:

comming from the pro of 'sampling buds' before harvest, i have found that the best way to quick dry the wet planty bud, is to steam dry it. get an ordinary microwaveable plastic container. put a dry piece of kitchen towel, maybe torn in half, on the bottom of the container, then chop a few buds to a smallish size so it dries out quicker, therfore keeping more un-evaporated thc in the spliff, and then place the buds on the paper towel. Next, wet two paper kitchen towels and dry them out so they are not dripping, but slightly wet. it helps if they are attached when wetting them! now poke a hole or two in the paper towels which you have placed over the buds, and put the lid about 3/4 the way on.
Put in the microwave and 'cook' for one minute.
take everything out and dry any moisture that will be in the container.
get the other, dry torn half of the paper towel and put the drier but still moist buds on it.
make sure the paper towels are still wet and do the same thing as many times as you need to until you are happy. steam dried bud actually tastes nice, smooth and gets you very stoned. you should try it.

will be trying this with a few popcorn buds

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This technique is awesome! I tried it yesterday, the smoke was great, and potency was definitely not lost! I would definitely advise this technique to anyone

This technique is awesome! I tried it yesterday, the smoke was great, and potency was definitely not lost! I would definitely advise this technique to anyone

+1 Simple and effective technique, and the emergency dried weed didnt even taste half bad.

I take a small fan heater, then put another high powered fan in front of that. That creates a lot of nice warm (not hot). I take 1-2 small or medium bud and put them in the air path. I rotate them every few hours. Had them ready in as little as 12 hrs. Not more than a day. Taste and effects were almost the same as the slow dry of 3-5 days.

This may be almost ten years later, but I have, just today in fact, discovered that it is fine to dry buds in a microwave. Sometimes desperation calls for such things. Not so sure about all the steam bullshit though. I tried that but it seems just as good putting it straight into the microwave without steaming. Not that I'd recommend this as a normal drying method, but if you're desperate for a smoke, it does the job.