I feel better now! @Ibn Vapin had the guess and now confirmation. The pics in the "lighting up" post are the happiest I've seen.My rh’s are in the upper 50s to low 60s...if you are referring to rhs in pics, that’s what they get down to when i’m working in the tents...
Are you freeze drying with the intent of pressing rosin? I'm assuming it doesn't achieve the same thing as drying for smoking the flowers but I really have no ideaView attachment 4303793
Harvested a little over 2.5 lbs (trimmed wet wt) from 3 mother plants: Jack Herer (front left), Original Glue (middle right), and Trainwreck (back right). Will harvest remaining 3 plants after first freeze dryer load is done.
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Half into paper grocery bags to air dry, still on stems; other half into freeze dryer, buds removed from stems.
Samples (10-12g) of each strain in 100F oven currently to determine dry weight and moisture content at harvest. Afterwards, samples will go to QA dept for testing.
Jack Herer
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Original Glue
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I’m doing it to see what diff is, since i have access to the freeze dryer...it’s main purpose is for drying bubble hash, to make the best quality rosin.Are you freeze drying with the intent of pressing rosin? I'm assuming it doesn't achieve the same thing as drying for smoking the flowers but I really have no idea
I'm not super sure there's a lot of difference in the end result, just one's done with the stuff and the other lets the water evaporate out?Are you freeze drying with the intent of pressing rosin? I'm assuming it doesn't achieve the same thing as drying for smoking the flowers but I really have no idea
We’ll see...I'm not super sure there's a lot of difference in the end result, just one's done with the stuff and the other lets the water evaporate out?
While looking for better curing methods, I ran across this.Will start to harvest moms on Wednesday. This go round, will be testing air dry in paper grocery bags vs freeze dry in a harvest right machine.
Will harvest, trim, and weigh; then put half of each plant through each method. When “dry”, according to each method, weights will be taken, and mosture content of samples will be determined, using oven-dry and moisture meter methods.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/cannabisnow.com/testing-moisture-content-marijuana/amp/
Set up freeze dryer and vacuum pump, and tested both. Test method requires achieving 500 mtorr...
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Ready to roll.
Dried material will be frozen, to be bubble hashed later...then pressed for rosin.
For sure it shortens drying process, this load will be done in less than 36hrs....that’s why these machines are used for drying bubblehash with minimal oxidation.While looking for better curing methods, I ran across this.
"Salt Lake City’s Harvest Right has freeze-drying unitsthat shorten the curing process to just 24-36 hours"
https://www.leafly.com/news/growing/new-methods-technologies-curing-cannabis
We're gonna need a full report on that.
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Afterburners lit!Day 17 from flip: All four strains developing pistils on tops and along stems. 288s a day or two behind 96s.
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Qb 18s and 35s are same thing, one is diy, other is full kit. They contain red (630nm) , deep red (670nm), and far red (730nm) diodes, on same circuit, so it’s all or none.Far red are your 18s right?
Luvin it dude! Can’t wait to see your setup and some badass girls thankin Jah the almighty....I got a lot of stretch this grow. A couple are probably 6ft now. Getting excited about the new grow room. Got my 115 gal reservoirs yesterday, all 12 of my fotop 800 boards, drivers and flood kits should be at the house, need to pick up pumps and tables from the grow shop. Just waiting for the tables to arrive at the grow shop.
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Harvested a little over 2.5 lbs (trimmed wet wt) from 3 mother plants: Jack Herer (front left), Original Glue (middle right), and Trainwreck (back right). Will harvest remaining 3 plants after first freeze dryer load is done.
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Half into paper grocery bags to air dry, still on stems; other half into freeze dryer, buds removed from stems.
Samples (10-12g) of each strain in 100F oven currently to determine dry weight and moisture content at harvest. Afterwards, samples will go to QA dept for testing.
Jack Herer
freeze dryer tray
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grocery bag
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Original Glue
freeze dryer tray
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grocery bag
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Forgot to take pic of Trainwreck tray
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Is there any smell after freeze dried/cured? What's the weight now? Have you tried any yet?Some before/after freeze dry shots...75% moisture content at harvest, 0% moisture content after freeze dry.....
Jack Herer:
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Trainwreck (no before shot):
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Magnify for maximum droolage!!!
2 jars each, with boveda 62s, to be brought back to curing rh%, then measured for moisture content % at 62% rh equilibrium...to provide mc%:rh% equivalence, for future use.
At that point, one jar of each will cure, the other will be pressed for live rosin...
Will do same once air-dry samples have reached snap dry.
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Light weight, fluffy, resin-covered, smells like dope straight from plant.Is there any smell after freeze dried/cured? What's the weight now? Have you tried any yet?
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