RH% for drying

Chris323

Chris323

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Just chopped the little bitches down and starting to dry .... Temp is 66.9 witch from all that I have read is fine.. My concern is I can not get my humidity up past 39%.. From all that I have read 45-55% is the range to be in ... Any one have the same issue of lower then perfect humidity during the first stages of drying ??? What was your outcome ??
 

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nomofatum

nomofatum

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Put the bud in a closet/confined space without venting. Add a dehumidifier and a small fan. Run the fan 24/7 to keep the air moving. Set the dehumidifier at desired RH. Done. Now you can dry them as fast or slow as desired. I usually dry very fast for the first 24 hours, then set the RH much higher on the dehumidifier and let the buds dry for about 5 days more before placing in a jar for the cure.

I run continuous, aka <30 RH for 24 hours, then 60 RH or so for 5 days. If not ready for a jar at this point I set the RH to 35 and check on the buds every few hours until ready to Jar.

When I dry at too low of RH the buds just take longer to cure, assuming I didn't let them over dry. In other words, they will be a bit harsh for a bit longer into the cure than a slow dry.
 
ryan1918

ryan1918

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a bucket of water is not going to bring it up by just a few %, your going to dry it to fast and it's going to lock all the chlorophyll/starch in there, try moving it into a different room, and I've also noticed HIGH areas will have a lower humidity then a LOWER area by as much as 5-10%, but I have been doing mine at 50% the first 3 days, then 60% for 4-7 more days, temps supposed to be at 68 mine are at 60-64 but the way I've been drying it has been doing real good nice hard dense perfect nuggets, jar it burp it a few times for the first 2-3 days, then you should be able to do it once a week.

Best thing to do is start testing it by putting a RH tester in a jar with the bud, and there is a chart which tells what it should be at.
 
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KryptoBud

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ryan1918 said:
a bucket of water is not going to bring it up by just a few %, your going to dry it to fast and it's going to lock all the chlorophyll/starch in there, try moving it into a different room, and I've also noticed HIGH areas will have a lower humidity then a LOWER area by as much as 5-10%, but I have been doing mine at 50% the first 3 days, then 60% for 4-7 more days, temps supposed to be at 68 mine are at 60-64 but the way I've been drying it has been doing real good nice hard dense perfect nuggets, jar it burp it a few times for the first 2-3 days, then you should be able to do it once a week.

Best thing to do is start testing it by putting a RH tester in a jar with the bud, and there is a chart which tells what it should be at.
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what do think about putting a blow torch under a pan of water to bring the humidity up?
 
Blunted 4 lyfe

Blunted 4 lyfe

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I experimented with Boveda paks, dried for 4-5 days then jarred it with a Boveda pak 62% rh, and rh meter when it went past 65rh % spread out on towel for an hour and rejar for 3 weeks it was goooood!

B4L
 
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