Brown Paper Sack method

I am trying out the brown paper sack method of drying,, anyone else do this? pics are of my 2 plants after scrog removed, rough trimmed, then onto hangers for 3 days, then a finer trim and into the paper sacks with paper sack shreds, for 3 more days,, then into jars,,

I have a *LOT* of bud to put up. I am cutting, drying and moving in shifts. I'm talking pounds.

I have drying racks in the garage, but I have weed in various stages, some in jars, some drying, some in the freezer, and the rest in soil still.

I'd like to know more about that method, the brown bagging it. , I've got to get all this medicine cut down and put up soon!

I've never seen anyone put shredded paper on top of the buds.
I just close the bag & open maybe twice a day to gently "tumble" the buds with my hands.

Never heard of paper shreds in bags either But I do line a large table with brown paper much like bags to dump my bud out onto if it needs it during cure ....il dump it out on the table then put another large piece of paper over top of the buds to draw excess moisture out during curing ....I only do this because I like a shorter dry time than most so my buds got a lil more moisture than most people but it works well for me to use this method to take out excess moisture before returning it in to curing containers ........and at the end of using the table it's easy to collect any goodies that come off the nugs for hash or edibles .......I assume the method your thinking about above could work in much the same way My method works great for me and it's very similar so just try I think it will be fine just keep a close eye as you know already. Good luck

Indacouch said:

Never heard of paper shreds in bags either But I do line a large table with brown paper much like bags to dump my bud out onto if it needs it during cure ....il dump it out on the table then put another large piece of paper over top of the buds to draw excess moisture out during curing ....I only do this because I like a shorter dry time than most so my buds got a lil more moisture than most people but it works well for me to use this method to take out excess moisture before returning it in to curing containers ........and at the end of using the table it's easy to collect any goodies that come off the nugs for hash or edibles .......I assume the method your thinking about above could work in much the same way My method works great for me and it's very similar so just try I think it will be fine just keep a close eye as you know already. Good luck

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My concern would be the many edges of the shredded paper/bags will be picking up trich's big time.
Don't forget the paper "dust" that comes off of that stuff.

I'm not saying it's bad - just sounds that way & I'll pass.

GreatwhiteNorth said:

My concern would be the many edges of the shredded paper/bags will be picking up trich's big time.
Don't forget the paper "dust" that comes off of that stuff.

I'm not saying it's bad - just sounds that it sounds that way & I'll pass.

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True didn't think about the paper being torn into peices ......that could actually make a mess especially with good sticky ganja .......good point GWN. He's probably better off sticking to just the bag folded closed I don't see the need for shreds of paper if the bag is closed after all what's the point ........the method I explained above is obviously for huge quantities ......and over the years of trial and error works quite well for me .........so hopefully the op isn't at hope shredding all his paper and or plucking pieces of paper off sticky nugs as we speak lol jk. I see your point though

here is the web site I followed for this http://forum.grasscity.com/harvesting-processing-medical-marijuana/424138-simple-harvest-cure-step-step.html

3 days hanging, 3 days in the paper sacks with the paper shreds,and into the jars, the stems felt perfect when I bend a couple over, and the hygrometers are reading 62 this morning , seems pretty good for a cure zone?,, the buds on the scale are after the paper sack, and just before jarring, I got 5 ounces from 2 plants in FFOF growing under only 104 watts of cree led diy lighting
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GreatwhiteNorth said:

My concern would be the many edges of the shredded paper/bags will be picking up trich's big time.
Don't forget the paper "dust" that comes off of that stuff.

I'm not saying it's bad - just sounds that it sounds that way & I'll pass.

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the main reason I did the brown paper sack method was EASY,, i am a lazy guy by nature, and when I read thru lots of theads, this method required the least amount of work to get them into jars at 60 percent humidity for cure,, and they were right, this morning the jars read 62 percent, so they climbed slightly since yesterday, and thats exactly what the guy in the link said would happen,
my last grow I got some mold on my buds, from curring drying incorrectly,, i feel fortunate that they are in jars, smell great, look good , and they smoke really nice too, if I lost some trichromes,, oh well, Ill be lucky if i can smoke 5 ounces in a year, so Ill make some into butter, and do a winter crop, Ill probably start in December again, going to upgreat my LED's to 4 cree cobs, and possibly do hydro, still considering it, because soil was so damn easy,, and well,, I like easy,, lol

Indacouch said:

Never heard of paper shreds in bags either But I do line a large table with brown paper much like bags to dump my bud out onto if it needs it during cure ....il dump it out on the table then put another large piece of paper over top of the buds to draw excess moisture out during curing ....I only do this because I like a shorter dry time than most so my buds got a lil more moisture than most people but it works well for me to use this method to take out excess moisture before returning it in to curing containers ........and at the end of using the table it's easy to collect any goodies that come off the nugs for hash or edibles .......I assume the method your thinking about above could work in much the same way My method works great for me and it's very similar so just try I think it will be fine just keep a close eye as you know already. Good luck

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Thanks everyone for checking in, its just something that I wanted to try

Oh this past week we had temps in the mid 60's here in oregon, and humidity was running 75 percent because of rain and such,, those conditions were making it really hard for other guys I know who are drying thier crops here in thier garages and attics, those are prime conditions for mold,, SO
I thought I would tray this bag paper thing and it worked, all those shreds pulled moisture from the buds bud kept the outer edges of the buds from drying to fast
I do like the idea of trying paper bags with no shreds and closing the tops,, maybe next time

Tim - you seem to leave a lot of leaves on your buds. Do you trim before smoking, or do you smoke the leaves with your buds?

I am lazy as fudge,, and those leaves or so tiny ,, just going to knock them off right before smoking, when dry they just flake off,, not a fan of smoking leaves,, maybe back when I was 18 years old,, lol

I was reading where some people are trying to advocate smoking leaves because they WILL get you stoned, but they do make the smoke more harsh and hurt the taste. I guess to each his own, but glad to hear you trim before lighting up. That's the great thing about growing your own stash is you get to make it the way YOU want it.

This is America, if someone wants to drag their bud through the cat box before smoking, they got my blessing. I'll just never smoke their shit, so to speak.

Dan Drews said:

I was reading where some people are trying to advocate smoking leaves because they WILL get you stoned, but they do make the smoke more harsh and hurt the taste. I guess to each his own, but glad to hear you trim before lighting up. That's the great thing about growing your own stash is you get to make it the way YOU want it.

This is America, if someone wants to drag their bud through the cat box before smoking, they got my blessing. I'll just never smoke their shit, so to speak.

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That's good stuff, this weed is such a fun high , love watching people get all chatty

On the plus side, Iam making most of this into butter, time for baked goods

I use paper bags. I don't use pieces though.

Dan Drews said:

I was reading where some people are trying to advocate smoking leaves because they WILL get you stoned, but they do make the smoke more harsh and hurt the taste. I guess to each his own, but glad to hear you trim before lighting up. That's the great thing about growing your own stash is you get to make it the way YOU want it.

This is America, if someone wants to drag their bud through the cat box before smoking, they got my blessing. I'll just never smoke their shit, so to speak.

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Now I leave a lot of sugar leaf on mine. As long as it didn't die and turn brown on the plant it will cure just fine.

Actually a little bit of sugar leaf left on will add to the high.

I use to do this method for over 20 years, the only guy I know who does this old timer method is Rumpleforeskin on GC,
most of this has been replaces with those hanging nylon nets, or guys like me that do the water cure method....good to see these old ways still being tested!

vostok said:

I use to do this method for over 20 years, the only guy I know who does this old timer method is Rumpleforeskin on GC,
most of this has been replaces with those hanging nylon nets, or guys like me that do the water cure method....good to see these old ways still being tested!

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I've done similar methods as well, especially in low humidity, I've done that multiple times, only instead of shredded dry paper I use trimmed sunleaves.
I've had good luck with about an inch layer of sunleaves on the top to slow down the transpiration, just gotta be sure it's dry enough, if you do that in humid weather... you'll be sorry.
Works well though.
Very nice cure, typically a week on the bags is enough time, with the RH obviously playing a factor.
I've also done orange peels, lemon peels, banana peels and so on to help keep the moisture levels high.
just DONT do that in anything other than either cardboard boxes or paper bags.
NOTHING sealed...
That's only if it's dry as hell out though.
i'm a lil oldschool, I don't trim anything off the plant for at least 3-5 days.
every "wound" makes the plant lose it juices/water that much quicker, which in my experience, can lead to a harsh smoke.
For my liking the slowest cure possible is the best.
I've even been pondering harvesting the plants simply by not watering them, and putting them in the dark.
Sorta like curing with their roots still in the soil.
Seems like a lot of work though, but i'm curious if the cure would taste any different.

so far so good,, 2 days in jars,, humidity is at 62 percent confirmed in 2 jars by hygrometers,,
I like easy

whitebb2727 said:

I use paper bags. I don't use prices though.


Now I leave a lot of sugar leaf on mine. As long as it didn't die and turn brown on the plant it will cure just fine.

Actually a little bit of sugar leaf left on will add to the high.

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I feel ya man, but I sorta disagree, the way I look at it, is this...
lets say you smoke a bowl that is approx. a gram.
If you trimmed all the leaves off your herb and packed that bowl with pure flowers, it's have a higher thc content than a gram of flowers AND trim, cuz the % will be higher in the flowers than the trim.
BUT all that being said, I trim all the leaves off, just to ensure the purest taste, no matter the cure, leaves don't burn nearly as nice as flowers.
I sure as hell keep allllll the trim though... some tasty kief off those bitches...