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Wow Redogast! I never considered re-hydrating a Boveda pack before, there's always the fear of contaminants/mold in my mind so I will stay on the safe side and continue to buy new ones when I need them but might be worth considering for some if they are sure of no mold etc, maybe make up some Cheshunt compound to a weak solution and spray the pack to prevent mold on the pack?
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I've harvested 3x with the last 2 using hydration packs. From what I've read, the 62% RH is the goal. Is this for during the cure or storage. So far the smell has been pretty chlorophyll heavy when compared to another sources product. I guess my question is : Do I dry the harvest to under 50% and then use the hydration packs or what? Thanks.
Hey All, engineering/scientific question:
If I have a regulated environmental chamber that is always at 62%RH, do I need to open and air it out during the dry/cure?
The environmental chamber has constant, adjustable, low-flow circulation with a hygrometer switch Connected to a humidifier, set to 62%. The buds rest in top of a screen to allow the air to pass trough and around them. Shouldn't this theoretically be the best possible means of drying/curing? I mean, theoretically, I could just set it to a length of time, e.g., 30 days, and be done with curing, without intervention, and then package for storage... right?
Thanks for the response, Radogast.
Right, I should have been more detailed:
This is a sealed chamber with no filtration. The only connection to the outside environment is the drip leg of the humidifier. The fans "exhaust" simply flows back into the top of the chamber. The chamber is 12'^3 and recycles every 4 minutes (3 cfm). The screen is 100 micron mesh to allow airflow but prevent particulate loss.
Key Points:
- Chamber is wholly separate from external environment
- All particulate will be caught by screen
- No air filtration: Dehumidifier is in exhaust loop and it's a piezo electric dehumidifier.
- 30 days was just an example, but all harvested material will be used for alternate consumption methods; edibles; tinctures; oils. That said, the glycerin based tinctures are for sublingual and vaporization consumption so terpenes, flavanoids, etc are important to palatability.
I'm a newbie reading up before my first crop is ready for harvest. I read somewhere that the cure process stops at 55% RH, but once you stop the cure, you can go back to the 62% RH packs and the cure process is not restarted. It seems that everyone in this thread swears by 62% RH packs. How are you all stopping the cure if you only use a 62% RH pack in the jars?
Excuse me Captain Kronic can you please explain to me the curing process using a freezerI guess everyone has their own ways but, as far as the freezing method goes, here is a bud that is from 3 years ago that a friend of mine recently gave me some of:
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These are TWxKush and believe me when I say, even 3 years frozen... they smoke like a dream... cheers!
I wrote a bit about recycled vs non-recycled air in my reply, but took it out because of all the variables.
My biggest concern was the flavanoids and aromatics loss from extended time in an 'open' loop system. You have that covered
That sounds perfect to me! It also sounds like you have serious plans
Perfect to me isn't saying much. I'm a personal use medical grower with an interest in physics and machinery but an unrelated profession.
Depending on how much you are investing in this method, you might explore experienced professional advice ( like from Colorado or California)
It definitely sounds like you have the right ideas
p.s. In my limitted experiments with cannabis infused glycerin, I never seemed to reach activated THC - no prior decarboxlation. No high. If you have a low tech method for cannabis vape juice, I'd love to hear it.
I'm a newbie reading up before my first crop is ready for harvest. I read somewhere that the cure process stops at 55% RH, but once you stop the cure, you can go back to the 62% RH packs and the cure process is not restarted. It seems that everyone in this thread swears by 62% RH packs. How are you all stopping the cure if you only use a 62% RH pack in the jars?
Agreed TheKiller
I read your post but I was influenced by my personal perspective.
As a casual smoker - I can wait to do it right. It's never urgent for me to smoke.
Obviously this is different for other people.
I'll accept your correction that I was insensitive to those with urgent medical needs
from what i saw on another thread on this site is that is u r jar curing and have a rh meter that can fit in the jar . put the bud in the jar and seal it up wait a few hrs and check it it its above 70% then it needs to dry for for a few more hrs . once u can get the jar to read under 70 % u can begin the cure . u want to burp the jars a few times a day until u get a steady rh of 65 . then u can cure for months sealed..
this si not my info . and with this info i still fked up my cure .everything was going great .. outside was drying and the inside was sticky .. i checked thee rh in a jar and it was 75 . here is were i fucked up.. i was getting impatient and put a fan blowing into the closet for a few hrs .. came back and i was devastated the buds were super super dry now .. i put them in the jar and the were like 63%. crispy..has an ok taste and smell but it was way better the day before when i sampled a bud .. the fan killed my cure.. i read a guy above say he dreads harvest and cure .. i am so with u . let me grow it and then someone else can focus in the cure ... teamwork