Buds at 62% in jars

[ZeeeDoc]

So if my buds are dried after hanging them for 10 days and they go into jars at 62% is there any need to burp ? Hygrometer s in all jars reading 62-63%. They been at 62-63 % for 5 days now.

 

[Hobbes]

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The burp isn't just for moisture - it exchanges CO2 for O2 which is used in the cure. Run out of O2 stop the cure.

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[ZeeeDoc]

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The burp isn't just for moisture - it exchanges CO2 for O2 which is used in the cure. Run out of O2 stop the cure.

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Thanks for your reply dude. It makes sense. Is this just for the initial cure at the start to exchange CO2 for O2? Only after a periods of time you can seal buds away for months which will continue to cure( providing enough moisture left) so guess what I’m saying is in the longer cure, there is no exchange of CO2 to O2 but product still cures ?

 

[Hobbes]

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I've been searching the net for a perfect answer for you but I'm unable to find one I'm satisfied with. Here's an explanation that I found helped.

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"Oxygen is feeding the microbes that live in the air naturally. They go to work on the chlorophyll, sugars, starches and whatever else they find to eat. The issue is they seem to be facultative microbes which means they prefer oxygen but can start to process food anaerobically fermenting the cannabis in the process giving you that funky ammonia smell. Once the jars stabilize at a low enough humidity there is not enough moisture for the microbes to persist or once the food supply is used up cure complete."

 

[ZeeeDoc]

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I've been searching the net for a perfect answer for you but I'm unable to find one I'm satisfied with. Here's an explanation that I found helped.

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"Oxygen is feeding the microbes that live in the air naturally. They go to work on the chlorophyll, sugars, starches and whatever else they find to eat. The issue is they seem to be facultative microbes which means they prefer oxygen but can start to process food anaerobically fermenting the cannabis in the process giving you that funky ammonia smell. Once the jars stabilize at a low enough humidity there is not enough moisture for the microbes to persist or once the food supply is used up cure complete."

Cheers dude making the effort to look for an answer. Been growing 15 years and my cure s have always gone well. Just certain stuff bugs me and like you I use the net to try and find answers and don’t always find what I want. Thanks again

 

[ZeeeDoc]

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I've been searching the net for a perfect answer for you but I'm unable to find one I'm satisfied with. Here's an explanation that I found helped.

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"Oxygen is feeding the microbes that live in the air naturally. They go to work on the chlorophyll, sugars, starches and whatever else they find to eat. The issue is they seem to be facultative microbes which means they prefer oxygen but can start to process food anaerobically fermenting the cannabis in the process giving you that funky ammonia smell. Once the jars stabilize at a low enough humidity there is not enough moisture for the microbes to persist or once the food supply is used up cure complete."

What I found dude on net, it sits right with me, point being, if buds goes in jars at the right humidity level there’s no need to burp every day or every day etc regardless if it’s in first month.
copied and paste ( below from reliable website )


At this point, proper moisture content is closely monitored. If a container is opened and the buds are excessively moist, the container is left open until desired moisture content is achieved, or the contents can be placed on the drying rack and closely monitored.
This process is repeated over and over and over again until the perfect, uniform, desired humidity and moisture content are achieved, therefore, opening jars is counter productive if the buds are at the right moisture level. And therein lies the art.