Paper bag dry method

HansBud

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I'm about to have my first harvest tomorrow and I'm curious if drying the buds in paper bags with a paper towel at the bottom is a good way to go. Or just hang drying them. I ask because I am going to be drying in a barn which isn't insulated and the temps and humidity fluctuate from 65f-90f and humidity from 35-65 really don't wanna mess up the first harvest haha
 
I use paper bags for ~ 7-10 days, rotating the buds then I put on a grate so it can circulate, then jar with Boveda paks
 

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thanks for the reply! That's a pretty sweet lil setup there I like it! I think I've decided to try drying half of em in a bag and half just hanging
 
I wash my buds, so I have one day drip-drying in a box I made up, and then into paper bags. 7 days in the bag and then into jars. Will be trying the Boveda packs next.

However, I should point out that I'm typically harvesting one rather small autoflower at a time (like 1-2 ounces when dried), so that's not a large quantity of material to manage.
 
I wash my buds, so I have one day drip-drying in a box I made up, and then into paper bags. 7 days in the bag and then into jars. Will be trying the Boveda packs next.

However, I should point out that I'm typically harvesting one rather small autoflower at a time (like 1-2 ounces when dried), so that's not a large quantity of material to manage.
that's about how much ill have too, what are your temps humidity levels usually at when they are in the paper bags?
 
Never done the paper bag method. Heard on one of the panels (I think it was on dankos free weed) that the paper bag method will sometimes give your bud that cardboard taste. Opinions on you guys that do use it ? I've always just hanged dry for 4 - 7 days then cure in mason jars.
 
I got a different room to dry in which is always at 73f and humidity 45-50 I think I'm gonna try the hanging way with this plant and try doing just a couple buds in the paper bag after about three days of hanging to see which I like better
 
Never done the paper bag method. Heard on one of the panels (I think it was on dankos free weed) that the paper bag method will sometimes give your bud that cardboard taste. Opinions on you guys that do use it ? I've always just hanged dry for 4 - 7 days then cure in mason jars.
I've never tried putting fresh bud straight in a bag...... always hang until dry to touch. it's the only way I can slow the drying process enough. Imo biggest advantage is the moisture evens out.. works for me, my buddy never tastes like hay or cardboard
 
I'm about to have my first harvest tomorrow and I'm curious if drying the buds in paper bags with a paper towel at the bottom is a good way to go. Or just hang drying them. I ask because I am going to be drying in a barn which isn't insulated and the temps and humidity fluctuate from 65f-90f and humidity from 35-65 really don't wanna mess up the first harvest haha
Make sure you can keep dust off the plants hanging in that barn.... If it's the kind of barn I'm used to that dust is animal shit and hay chaff
 
Make sure you can keep dust off the plants hanging in that barn.... If it's the kind of barn I'm used to that dust is animal shit and hay chaff
no no its not that rough haha and I found a good room to dry in now with more consistent temps and humidity
 
that's about how much ill have too, what are your temps humidity levels usually at when they are in the paper bags?
I haven't been able to measure. I will be getting a couple of hygrometers next week and will use them to refine my process. Now I simply examine the drying buds a couple of times a day by hand and jar 'em up when they seem just this side of the stems breaking when bent.
 
I asked because when we used to hang dry in a barn, we wrapped em whole in sheets to keep the dust off and slow down the drying time. The temp & humidity you posted will cause a fast dry so def keep an eye on em
at the new room got the temp has stayed at 73-74f and 45-50 for rh I feel that's a little bit better
 
Be careful 'washing' buds. Too much moisture will give mold a firm foothold
And I was initially worried about that. But I have several factors in my favor. The buds my autos have produced so far, while able to deliver all the pleasure required, aren't so large that significant amounts of water can be trapped in them after washing. My technique also includes the use of a salad spinner for water removal. Also, the Northern California climate is reasonably dry this time of year, so I find the top of my bedroom dresser an excellent place, humidity-wise, to stage the bags during pre-curing.

As for the necessity of washing, I have my grow area surrounded by a highly diverse planting of flowers and a lot of Rosemary, which attracts way more beneficial insects than pests. That's the good news. The bad news is that the predators leave little bits of their snacks in the plants themselves, and also — when end of life comes as it does to all — they are happy to curl up and die in the place that fed them (and their spiderlings and ladybug larvae, etc.) so well. So dried spider corpses. And that section of the garden that Mrs. Nonagronomist (who, ironically, IS an agronomist) had me dig up last week that added a fine coating of dust to all of the leaves and buds.

So I wash. Carefully.
 
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