Preferred curing jar
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prosperian
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Don't forget to check the lid seals on canning jars. I had a stem catch on the lid and create a leak. Most grocery stores have replacement lids.
Balls has some anniversary editions out. Blue glass is cool.
Balls has some anniversary editions out. Blue glass is cool.
mycomaster
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I was at a thrift shop over the weekend and found a case of jars just like Ball canning jars with the screw on lids but were brown glass for $10. I thought that's cool and the light won't be able to de-grade my flowers as fast. I like the tinted glass for storage. Peace out.
BarnBuster
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Flea markets have the old time blue ones if you can find proper lids/seals.
NietzscheKeen
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Oh darn. I though they had an emoticon for "jerk off".I only use special advanced nutrients brand jars (CureX). They enhance flavor and improve the cure by 10%.
Weed prosumers should use AN for everything!
NightOwlBono
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Never buy old blue glass or "crystal" from flea markets.
they used to infuse lead into those products before we knew any better
AliCakes
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Wow....only Advanced nutrients can make quality products for use with cannabis, huh? Are you really that idiotic? Sorry, I'm not normally this hostile - but I really hate people who push brand snobbery.I only use special advanced nutrients brand jars (CureX). They enhance flavor and improve the cure by 10%.
Weed prosumers should use AN for everything!
churchhaze
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NietzscheKeen
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I think they must be joking about AN jars because I can't find them anywhere.
jrainman
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The funny thing is that if AN had Jars ,Most likely they would be from BALL / Ball has been in the canning game from most likely day one in the USA, and most if not all Jars are manufactured by BALL they contract out there products such as jars and cans to most other companies they are just spec either lower or higher in quality as per manufactures requirement . they most likely produce at least 80% of canning Jars on the market and 60% of Cans . they are the biggest, Hell even NASA use BALL
BarnBuster
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Thanks, didn't know that.
jrainman
Active Member
To be more specific the glass itself on the older canning Jars do not contain lead ,It is the older Tin lids or bail wire that contained the lead , you can use a older blue or amber color Jars ,along with the newer replacement Lids that do fit most of the older canning Jars. Yes crystal it self has lead in the glass , but also many older ceramic cookware has Lead ,such as crockpots even from the 70s ,still to this day ceramic cookware can contain up to 2% lead . and if you really want to worry about things of this nature older toasters, stoves and toaster ovens were lined with lots of asbestos.
NietzscheKeen
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Yeah, I was seriously thinking about trying to buy a bunch of stock in the company that makes Ball jars when the economy started going to crap. I thought people would start growing their own foods, canning, etc. I also stocked up on cigarette tobacco because I thought things were going to get really bad and figured cigs would be a decent form of currency, lol. I DON'T EVEN SMOKE, lol.
NightOwlBono
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Thank you ill red into it farther,I thought it was the blur glass as well as the "crystal"
jrainman
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The old ones that are BLUR are very old they are the original ones so to speak , those are hand blown ($$$) , they will have numbers or letters on bottom to identify the glass blower, if I remember correctly you can identify the early automated ones by how far the seam travels , these were the 2 piece ones ,also the hand blown ones have a spot on the bottom like a pimple sometimes black that's were they were cut.
kleverbluejones
New Member
I work at a shop and everytime we get a box of fuente cigars they come with a humidipak (boveda) and those things are amazing! I never even thought to look for other sizes, much less for different rh% packs designed specifically for these needs. one question though, if you are using boveda why bother with hygrometers? I've tested many of their humidipaks and they really do always stay within 1%
I'm going to be curing in a tightvac jar, or maybe a couple. I haven't decided on size because there are so many, even huge ones I wish I could ever fill. It has the vacuum seal button so I'm thinking it would be very easy to burp. To open the container you push a button to release the seal and pull of the lid. This action sucks air in as the lid comes off, then you press it when you put the lid on to release the air and make a vacuum seal. So, if I'm holding the button and slowly take the lid off and on a few times there is a gentle but forced air exchange. I can't think of any reason curing in tightvac wouldn't be a good idea, unless it may leave a plasticy taste. I've had small tighvacs before, for storing my own small amount of stuff and it never messed with the taste and always worked great. The only drawback I ever saw was that really dry conditions would cause loose crystals and other dust to stick to the side of the jar, but they were easily collected because they didn't actually "stick", it was just static. But I've been googling for an hour now and haven't come across anyone that has actually cured in a tightvac, only stored.
Anyways there you go, been lurking on riu for awhile now and had to finally post to say thank you for the tip on boveda. Having used this product for a long time to store and maintain premium quality cigars (that some people cherish as much as we do our own stuff) I can confidently say that this is a great product and will more than suit my needs
prosperian
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Congrats on your first post to RIU. To answer your question Klever, I use the hydrometers because the humidity fluctuates a lot during the first couple weeks of curing and I want to be aware of what's going on in the jar during this very important period.
After that, I just leave the hydrometers in there so I can do spot checks. Peace of mind.
Don't forget to replace the packs. I set a reminder on my phone every 3 months, but I'm getting 4-5 months out of them. The jars don't get opened, so they don't have to work very hard for my use.
I will say this, a six month cure brings out the best in my bud. I've been real happy with the results and plan to take them past a year.
After that, I just leave the hydrometers in there so I can do spot checks. Peace of mind.
Don't forget to replace the packs. I set a reminder on my phone every 3 months, but I'm getting 4-5 months out of them. The jars don't get opened, so they don't have to work very hard for my use.
I will say this, a six month cure brings out the best in my bud. I've been real happy with the results and plan to take them past a year.