Curing is overrated

Chunky Stool

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Anyone that grew up burning wood for heat figured out the black ash/white ash shit a long time ago...or had a chimney fire and burned their house to the ground.

And a long slow dry is curing. But I digress, no matter how many times the science is presented, there will still be dissent. *shrugs*
I’ve done it every which way & now just hang the whole plant @ 60% RH until stems are snappy.
A quick “rough cut” & I’m done. :cool:
 

Dontjudgeme

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As far as potency, it doesnt change much after its dry. I find that the best smells and flavors come out after about a month. Properly dried and cured weed stores for YEARS without any significant degrading. Curing is done after drying, which you probably fuck up as well. Weed is best cured/stored with Boveda 2 way 62% humidity packs. Plenty of information out there on drying and curing. My buds smell and taste amazing while others who dont know how to dry/cure smell and taste like hay.

I’ve tried both ways, and I’m in favor of curing because cannabis loses its scent during the dry. So I only cure to bring that scent back, has nothing to do with potency. It also softens the buds back up too. I toss a humidity pack in there to keep it around 62%. So curing is pretty much nothing more than the finishing touch to your drying, in my opinion.
 

Ryante55

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Fresh bud is spicy I personally like it better especially when rolling spliffs. a cure changes the bud but doesn't necessarily make it better. if your bud tastes bad or if it causes an uncomfortable cough without curing you just need to get better at growing. It's like wine you can't make cheap shitty wine good by letting it sit but a really good wine can have more complex flavors with age but it's still really good when it's fresh
 

PadawanWarrior

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Fresh bud is spicy I personally like it better especially when rolling spliffs. a cure changes the bud but doesn't necessarily make it better. if your bud tastes bad or if it causes an uncomfortable cough without curing you just need to get better at growing. It's like wine you can't make cheap shitty wine good by letting it sit but a really good wine can have more complex flavors with age but it's still really good when it's fresh
You're kinda confused. Wine gets better with age. Some of the most expensive and coveted wine is over a hundred years old. But personally I'm a Budweiser man.
 

natureboygrower

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just another person to add to the block list
I don't bother putting people on ignore who I know will be gone in two days:cool:

It's been said, but yeah, the longer it takes to dry, the better. I try and dry at 60% rh @ 60° f. In the winter the biggest problem for me is getting the humidity up, if I cant get up to 60% rh, I drop my temperature below 60°f. I achieved tbe 60/60 last month when I chopped and hung and it took about 9 days for final trim. I put it all in jars and hardly burped. The bud is sticky as hell now.

I personally dont like my buds 'too green' an old timer called it. Meaning dried, but still only about 2-3 weeks after initial chop. If I smoke too much of that green weed it irritates my lungs. Lately I haven't been touching my buds till it's been a minimum of one month in the jars and for me, that's what works. Not sure if that's called 'curing' or not, but the buds are plenty flavorful, plenty moist, and imo, smoother smoking.

I cant believe I'm responding to this thread again:wall::eyesmoke:
 

ganga gurl420

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Naturally, as the metabolic processes continue during curing, the conversion of cannabergerol to tetrahydrocannabinol will continue and the potency of the pot will increase. This is because cannabergerol (CBG) is the non-psychoactive precursor for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Of course, the exact change in THC content will necessarily be dependant upon the concentration of CBG in the fresh material at harvest. Of course any remaining precursors necessary to form additional cannabidiol (CBD) and other cannabinoids will also be consumed and converted.

Be aware though if curing is excessively prolonged (most connoisseurs would agree after 6 months no more benefit could be had from curing), the conversion of THC to non-psychoactive cannabinol (CBN) will occur. The exact rate of decomposition can vary widely depending on handling and storage conditions, but can be less than 10% to greater than 40% decomposition per year.

But yeah dude... you're right, science is just wrong and stupid.
 

PurpleGlurple

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Naturally, as the metabolic processes continue during curing, the conversion of cannabergerol to tetrahydrocannabinol will continue and the potency of the pot will increase. This is because cannabergerol (CBG) is the non-psychoactive precursor for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Of course, the exact change in THC content will necessarily be dependant upon the concentration of CBG in the fresh material at harvest. Of course any remaining precursors necessary to form additional cannabidiol (CBD) and other cannabinoids will also be consumed and converted.

Be aware though if curing is excessively prolonged (most connoisseurs would agree after 6 months no more benefit could be had from curing), the conversion of THC to non-psychoactive cannabinol (CBN) will occur. The exact rate of decomposition can vary widely depending on handling and storage conditions, but can be less than 10% to greater than 40% decomposition per year.

But yeah dude... you're right, science is just wrong and stupid.
Thanks for the important information and the science that proves curing increases potency
 

ganga gurl420

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Thanks for the important information and the science that proves curing increases potency
People can have whatever opinions they want really... but people have infact studied and tested this subject. If it wasnt true then studies would show the evidence.
It is what is is tho...if someone wants to quick dry their weed and bag it up as fast as they can to make a dollar... then all I can say is I feel bad for the people smoking it
 
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