Home made curing jar

turbobuzz

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Thought I would share an idea that is working well to help me cure buds. I took a hygrometer, cut out a flat lid, siliconed it in and waited for the silicone to cure so no smell. It keeps the hygrometer from laying on the buds, and was cheap and easy to do. Maybe others have done this as well, but thought I would share anyway.
 

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macsnax

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Thought I would share an idea that is working well to help me cure buds. I took a hygrometer, cut out a flat lid, siliconed it in and waited for the silicone to cure so no smell. It keeps the hygrometer from laying on the buds, and was cheap and easy to do. Maybe others have done this as well, but thought I would share anyway.
I did the same thing last year. I thought it was pretty awesome myself. But I used reusable mason jar lids, the plastic ones with rubber seal. They weren't 100% airtight. I'll watch how these work for you. If you don't have problems, I'll know for sure it was the lids I used.
 

TintEastwood

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What bighorn said. Verify accuracy. I learned the hard way.
I have a ten pack of the little digital temp/rh gauges.

Unfortunately the RH was very inconsistent. Laid out and allowed to equalize. All of them read a different value. As much as 10 points off +/-. No calibration otion.

I prefer to toss a meter in the jar, or turkey bag. I doubt my silicone job would be airtight. Lol
 

macsnax

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That reminds me..... I seen someone the other day talking about these little hygrometers. Said to take them all and put them in a wet cloth to get them all to go up to 99%, said it calibrated them. I have no idea if it's true or not, but could be worth a try.
 
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ISK

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That reminds me..... I seen someone the other day talking about these little hygrometers. Said to take them all and put them in a wet cloth to get them all to go up to 99%, said it calibrated them. I have no idea if it's true or not, but could be with a try.
The cigar folks have a well established method to calibrate their hygrometers...see link below for the easy steps to test how accurate it is....or google it as there are many sites with the basic same method....just remember not to put too much water in the salt

https://www.neptunecigar.com/tips/how-to-calibrate-your-hygrometer

Most digital hydrometers are not adjustable, but as long as you know what the error is then you can compensate

BTW: my hygrometers have a magnet on the back, so they stick to the inside of the mason jar lid thus keeping it from touching the MJ
 

turbobuzz

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That reminds me..... I seen someone the other day talking about these little hygrometers. Said to take them all and put them in a wet cloth to get them all to go up to 99%, said it calibrated them. I have no idea if it's true or not, but could be with a try.
Hell, I'm going to try it just for shits and grins.
 

macsnax

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Hell, I'm going to try it just for shits and grins.
Do it up. If it works, that info could benefit a lot of people. I would leave them in the wet cloth for a good couple hours to make sure they're all equally moistened.
 

macsnax

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The cigar folks have a well established method to calibrate their hygrometers...see link below for the easy steps to test how accurate it is....or google it as there are many sites with the basic same method....just remember not to put too much water in the salt

https://www.neptunecigar.com/tips/how-to-calibrate-your-hygrometer

Most digital hydrometers are not adjustable, but as long as you know what the error is then you can compensate

BTW: my hygrometers have a magnet on the back, so they stick to the inside of the mason jar lid thus keeping it from touching the MJ
I've seen the salt water method, just never tried it. Can you calibrate this way, or does it tell you the difference in readings? I've been checking mine by putting them in a jar with 62% boveda. I wait at least 24 hr and write the difference on the jar it goes into.
 

turbobuzz

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Do it up. If it works, that info could benefit a lot of people. I would leave them in the wet cloth for a good couple hours to make sure they're all equally moistened.
So I ran it up to 99%, and but it back on the jar. It's been a couple of hours and it's back down to exactly where it was, so I'm assuming it was pretty accurate to start with.
 

macsnax

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So I ran it up to 99%, and but it back on the jar. It's been a couple of hours and it's back down to exactly where it was, so I'm assuming it was pretty accurate to start with.
Maybe so, do you have another one to compare it to?
 
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