Hmm.. I'm gonna play around with this now for my next harvest and put some in the freezer and some cured regularly cause that nug looked super green still, still smelled dank, and got me pretty high. Maybe a combination of the two? Freeze for 1 or 2 weeks then let defrost and dry then put away to cure. Time for science
That was some good info as I honestly started growing specifically to make rosin to hopefully help with my mom's arthritis. Thank you for that.
Is a freeze dryer different from a regular freezer?
That's a good point, does freezing keep dogs from smelling it?
Yeah, there is a big difference. It uses sublimation to slowly withdraw out the moisture from product after bringing everything down to a frozen state of -30 to -50F. Only takes about 16-18hrs from start to finish to dry and cure your weed from harvest. I place it in a paper bag for a few hours to regain some moisture in the buds and you will not find a stinkier place too be then my place when that happens. No hay taste/smell, buds keep same harvest shape and colours. Plus when in jars, place a booster pack in and let her be. No need to burp them once they are jarred, and I have some Mylar bags too. Finally had to open one and buds were fine 6 months later. So I apologize for all the pics but here is my LSD I harvested this past September, which should of gone 7-10 days longer but I was impatient and wanted to try the machine. First 2 pics are the buds at their wet weight going in, and the rest are the after pics
Gawddamn, those things are like 2 grand. I need to hustle up some money, you sold me on that shit, that sounds perf.
if you do buy one, save a little more and go with the oilless pump. If you take the default oil pump, you gotta change the oil after each use. To Canada the medium dryer with oilless pump was roughly $6300 Cnd which I split the cost of with 2 other family members. What are amazing are freeze dried sour skittles, like candy crack. Basically the drying process causes the centres to expand and become puffy crunchy candy. Same thing happens with soft chew caramels and come out looking like shiny mini potatoes. I shall post some pics of my freeze dried LSD I had to ground up. If you look close enough, you can see the trichomes are pretty much unharmed.
Def gonna do that. I'm not like a super environmentalist but the less oil the better
