GreenX How to's... How to Water Cure (w/pics)

GreenphoeniX said:

Hang em up with a fan on them or around them, mold is unlikely because it likes to grow in damp places, not sopping wet places lol. And mold is usually a problem when air curing because the bud is damp for many days or possibly a few weeks, where as with a water cure, once the bud is hung to dry it dries so fast that there really isn't time for mold to grow, try water curing a small amount, I bet you'll be surprised as to how fast it dries, especially if you've got good ventilation and air circulation!
We're talking drying fully in 24-48 hours. And as for storing it. As long as you dry it properly, no way you're getting mold, there's less chance of getting mold after a water cure than there is after an air cure.



Mold - Read above.
Quality - Depends on what you consider quality. THC is not water soluble, so you won't be losing THC in anyway other than general handling, which can be avoided no matter how you cure coz if you wana smoke your bud, you got to touch it haha.
Worth it? - HELL YES! At least try it with a small amount of your next harvest, you can even just water cure one gram if you want, then you can decide for yourself if you like it or not.

All I can say is I highly recommend at least trying this with a small amount of your bud. If you don't like it then don't do it in future or with a larger amount, but definitely try some!

You won't no if you don't try!

Cheers all!

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Alright man sounds like a good answer. I think I'll try to do a little bud like that sometime. Peace...cough, cough

I just did this and used a dehydrator to dry them. I got what i think to be mold on my bud. It was white webby stuff, like a spider web. Right after it was done water curing i took it straight out and put it in my dehydrator at 95 degrees and it dryed for 3 -4 hours and i took it out and to my displeasure saw white fuzz on it. I don't understand what i did wrong... Did a full 7 day cure, the bud was totally submerged in distilled water, changed every night and put it in the dehydrator at 95 degrees for 3-4hours and mold formed....

Do the stems have to be submerged in the water as well? Mine wasn't and i was wondering if thats why i got mold....

Also the bud that got moldy, can i water cure it again to get rid of it? How long should i water cure it for to get rid of the mold?

Thing is im not 100 percent sure it was mold, but it was white and kinda fuzzy.

I need help! I have many more buds that are water curing that i don't want to mold

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Try air drying instead of using the dehydrater, just point a fan at them to dry them.

can you put like a little gatorade or a little bit of a flavor you like in with the water? how do you think that would work

I tried the water cure, it sounded very interesting. I was afraid of soaking good bud in water. So I read as much as I could find B 4 trying. I saw a post were they said that it would probably be good 4 someone who grew outside (which I do) Because of all of the hazards of growing outside (besides the cops) ie: grasshoppers, ants, rabbits storms etc. We just had a big storm & I had some causalities So I didn't get to flush. Any way to the point. I would only causalities this method ONLY if you want some quick smoke or if you didn't get to flush B 4 harvest. Only use fresh cut bud! If you have already started curing, The bag appeal is gone totally! The finished bud is very dark (almost black) in some areas. The fresh cuts retain a green color but again very dark. The taste that we all love & treasure is all but totally gone. The bud is smooth but not any smoother than properly air cured. On the + side, This shit really packs a punch! So my personal summary is use this method only if it's an emergency!

my buds been curing for a nearly 2 weeks and has developed mold spores do you think water cure might stop the mold?

would water curing give you tighter buds?

I would only causalities this method ONLY if you want some quick smoke or if you didn't get to flush B 4 harvest. Only use fresh cut bud! If you have already started curing, The bag appeal is gone totally! The finished bud is very dark (almost black) in some areas. The fresh cuts retain a green color but again very dark. The taste that we all love & treasure is all but totally gone. The bud is smooth but not any smoother than properly air cured. On the + side, This shit really packs a punch! So my personal summary is use this method only if it's an emergency!

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Just to point out some pieces of info here:

1 - How dark the bud turns depends on various factors, mostly phenotype. Some bud will turn dark brown, some grey, some bluish-grey, it all depends, but it's not guna stay green I'll tell ya that now hahaha.

2 - "The taste that we all love & treasure is all but totally gone." That's personal preference, I've had some bud that I'd really rather not taste or smell if I'm guna smoke it, also, not everyone likes the taste of any bud.
And for those who read the Air vs. Water Cure thread, I'm sure you'll see some of the key reasons to do this are so you have bud that doesn't smell like bud so it can be smoked in public places without getting unwanted attention, and also recommended as a way to get fast bud.

"So my personal summary is use this method only if it's an emergency!" Fair call, definitely the best option for some, but try this for yourself and make your own decisions!

my buds been curing for a nearly 2 weeks and has developed mold spores do you think water cure might stop the mold?

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This has been asked a lot of times, and peoples I'm sorry to say, I still don't know if a water cure will cure mold, but seen as you guys have moldy bud that's no good for anything else anyway, how bout you give it a try and tell us if it fixes mold or not?

would water curing give you tighter buds?

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Depends on what you mean by tighter, if you mean more solid/dense/compact buds, no it won't it will do that opposite, it removes more plant matter/mass than an air cure, less plant, means more airy bud coated in trichomes that have all been forced into the small areas where plant matter remains haha.

Hope this helps people!

ok, i put my bud in the freezer but i'll pull a bit out and try the water cure thing and see what happens...i'l report back.

Cheers mate!

when water curing,

first couple of times you change the water, its cloudy with debris and such.. im only on day 2, and i assume the coudyness diminishes with time and every water change.... so my question is, does it take 7 days underwater for it to be complete? or is it ok wen the water stops getting cloudy? or does it take 7 days for the water to stop getting cloudy?

sorry for 20 questions never tryed this 'water cure' before

thats helpful, im gonna do this with my next set of buds, thanks bro.

Ditto I'm going to Cure some this way too.

when water curing,

first couple of times you change the water, its cloudy with debris and such.. im only on day 2, and i assume the coudyness diminishes with time and every water change.... so my question is, does it take 7 days underwater for it to be complete? or is it ok wen the water stops getting cloudy? or does it take 7 days for the water to stop getting cloudy?

sorry for 20 questions never tryed this 'water cure' before

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Depends on strain, how it's grown, what medium it's grown in, if it's flushed or not, how long it's been flushed for if it has been flushed etc. etc.

7 days is the recommended time to soak for because any longer than that doesn't seem to provide any benefits and less time than that the water will often still be a bit cloudy. It's not an exact science at this stage, 7 days just seems to be a good number to get it well cured, without wasted excess days.

Good to see more of you willing to give this a try!

Cheers all!

day 5. wen i changed the water today, it wasnt cloudy, well maybe but very little, and a couple of buds were falling apart/floating around the jar, so i hung her to dry before the whole cola fell appart. will keep ya posted.

day 5. wen i changed the water today, it wasnt cloudy, well maybe but very little, and a couple of buds were falling apart/floating around the jar, so i hung her to dry before the whole cola fell appart. will keep ya posted.

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Sounds like a good call mate. Strange that the bud was falling apart, never had that happen before, what do you think caused that? Just so others hav an idea of what to try avoid if it's an avoidable thing

Hey GreanphoeniX!

I tried your technique with a couple of colas. They're ready to smoke, and they're good! The taste is less strong indeed. Im a big fan of the good taste of my buds, but this water curing is also good to have some first, and also to maybe sneak a joint in public places

So thanks for the tip! Happy tokes!

iam try this.
nice pictures and plants to.

i`m on day 4 in water curing and water is crystal clear since the beginning, first 2 days i thought its gonna take some time to work but i dont know whats going on at the mo. i shall keep u all updated.

i`m on day 4 in water curing and water is crystal clear since the beginning, first 2 days i thought its gonna take some time to work but i dont know whats going on at the mo. i shall keep u all updated.

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Cheers man. I've had water stay pretty clear for the whole cure too, but remember you can't actually see all the crap that comes out, especially if it's chemical, some chemicals are clear like water remember.

wow. this is Uber cool. who the fuck invented this?!?! i want whatever that guy was smokin!!!!!

anyways...i dont understand how something that is totally wet will dry faster then something that is damp. for instance...you take a towel after it has come out of the washer...thats pretty damp, not soaked or anything, but damp non-the-less...and you hang it up. then you take a towel and dunk it into a tank of water, and its saturated and soaking, then you hang that up. which will dry faster? the damp towel of course! i dont see what the difference is...

another thing i dont understand is how does the water curing make the same amount of bud weigh less? hmm.

cool method anyways. when i harvest in a few months im definitely going to give this a whirl...

+rep GreenP.