help curing

Budley Doright said:

I also think lots jar it up too early in the drying process and basically ruin a good product, guilty of that myself . I find that if I put off the jarring for a bit the taste and finished product is much better. Also not waiting for the plant to finish properly leads to an inferior product re taste. It's a fine line for me because I kind of prefer an earlier finish.

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Gregor Eisenhorn said:

I like to finish relatively early for those transparent/cloudy trichomes as I want as much of a clear high as possible. On my last two rounds I did use the method here on rollitup, by just waiting until the thicker stems bend (to the point of nearly snapping) and the bud on the outside dry. Worked for me.

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Trich_holmes said:

View attachment 3663879 Also buy yourself a few of these and toss em in your jars. Can really take the guess work out of how much moisture is actually left in your jars...Caliber 3 hygrometer

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Dreadloc Ganga Farmer said:

I have one of those, how accurate is it to you?

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wee_m said:

herd lots of ways to cure .on 2nd grow can somone plz give me info on best way to cure my weed[/QUOTE

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RM3 said:

It's not a room, it's a chamber and fermentation and what we call the cure are the same thing

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Gaz29 said:

Wee_m, welcome to RIU im a fellow glaswegian,.. you'll know what way your gony cure by now, i hang mine til the small branches' stems snap n main stem is still bending,then cut n jar it..Goodluck, happy growing,
Gaz

RM3, how different is fermenting to curing plus can you explain process..? Sounds interesting,
Gaz

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Gaz29 said:

So whilst curing there's a chemical process going on.. like terpines mixing etc. Hence the longer you wait the better it gets.. fermenting alcohol is kinda the same - a waiting game..
RM3, Is it a vacuum chamber, + is it your own build.? How long does ( on average ) your buds take curing...? Any info much appreciated, happy growing,
Gaz

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wee_m said:

your making out i just jumped on site and asked how to cure .thats no the case read lots of cure and humity tem for curing am not a retard seems you are the exception and never been a newbie to growing am thinking your ego is far to big for ur heed been reading a lots for a yr ,there is that many cure practises ,as for ur ego u friend says why bother adding anymore info ,well if you dont like new growers jog on pal ,thats right trial n error ,why should i stick to trail n error if i can get it right as am looking curing up first 2 grows took down to early listening to bs on er never though a fellow Scot would be the 1 bring new growers doon nahhhhhhhhhhhhh

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Trich_holmes said:

Ive never had an issue with curing so I'm guessing they're accurate...have you had issues with one?

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Trich_holmes said:

You could maybe buy a little thermometer with RH from Walmart or somewhere and stick the two in a container to test. Not sure how else to go about calibrating one.

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Lucky Luke said:

Curing..the simple yet allusive must do.

I agree with those that said it up to the individual grower and their environment. I'm an outside grower so my environment changers..allot..quickly.

My methodish.

Dry in a dark place with some but little airflow (not directed at the buds) for 3 to 10 days depending on the weather and humidity (just guess it a bit). When the outside of the buds feel dry and the stems just bend nicely and "O' so close to snapping- but doesn't = time to cure. Its best to be a little early for a great cure than late IMO.

Grab a few glass air tight jars or a (home brewers air tight wort holder for a few ozzies).
1/2 to 3/4 fill em, loosely (how i like my women by the way..). Place lid on.

leave lid on for 1/2 day..and off for 1/2 a day repeat this for a few days or a week..whatever.. (u dont need to set alarms and stuff...just roughly)

After a few days or a weekish go 1 day on and one day off for few days or a weekish. Feel it before and after..every time. When it starts to go back into the jar and the outside of the bud is a little dry...time for,

Lid on for 2 days and off for 1/2 a day. for a week or two. When the bud is dry outside when taking the lid off then go,

Lid on for a week and off for one day for a couple of weeks.

And then just leave the lid on or whatever you FEEL is best.

Give it 2- 3 months all up and ur good to go. Dank bud.


Curing is not hard as long as you dont try to dry it to fast. Curing is the art, not science, of drying slowly. If your getting mold then ur lazier than me and/or live in the tropics.


Must do's;
Feel it every time your taking lid off or putting lid on. Smell it every time. Become the herb.

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swazifarmer said:

I'm actually designing jars to bulp themselves and give your moisture readings which will be sent to your phone via a app.

I'm also creating hardware that will allow you to grow via your phone which will be sold with a webcam to track it. People here going hate me but even in the process of creating sensors to pick up nute levels within your medium crazy shit hey.

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MoodyShoes said:

I'm sorry but that is utter nonsense.

Here's a guide to the drying process. Now, i know you're asking about curing, but a good cure comes after a good drying process. that's the key.

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Get some large airtight preserving jars with the lever close lids from Ikea. They're cheaper than the Kilner ones. Also, get some cheap hygrometers that fit inside jars.

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Try to get the RH inside the jars to around 60%.

Now, this can be done by various methods, but personally (and there are varying opinions on this) i use 8g Boveda 62 packs at a ratio of one pack per half ounce of material.

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Place half ounce in the jar, then a boveda pack, then another half....and so on.

Leave them alone to balance out over 48 hours, only opening the jars once every 24 hours.

After 48 hours, empty the jars, and simply do the same process again, half ounce, boveda etc etc.

Leave them again for 72 hours.

Now your RH should be at about 62%. If not, just leave the boveda packs in a bit longer until you achieve 62% RH.

At this stage, i remove the Boveda packs and store them away. Some people say they can remove taste from the buds over long periods of time so why take the risk? Leave the hygrometers in the jars to monitor the RH.

After 6 weeks you should have fully cured, awesome buds.

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wee_m said:

thanks you have been the most helpful on here think people forget they where in my shoes at 1 point in time thanks m8

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MoodyShoes said:

So that's what you come back with?

It's the crazy thing about the internet isn't it? Someone makes a comment stating "use trail and error" and another makes a thoroughly detailed explanation of the drying and curing process, and guess who the average Jo public thinks has a better point?

"Tweaking" is of course necessary, 72 hours with the tent closed will do no harm whatsoever, and the OP lives in Scotland, as do i, hence the Scottish flag in his avatar. Once the jars are at 62% the RH will only go one way...down, and the difference between 62% and 57% is hardly worth focussing on unless your a muppet that belives 2% over 60% is going to mean mould.

I have a friend who repeatedly asks me why i bother posting on these forums. There is very little actual knowledge here, it seems to serve only as a place to inflate peoples egos.

Regardless of what growers may think, this hobby is as easy as riding a bike. It's not an achievement to grow a plant that grows naturally if you just throw a seed in a bit of dirt. And this becomes the problem....that everyone thinks they have their own special method that they've worked on for years because they want to overcomplicate a simple process and try to make out they are somehow a really talented person.

Seriously, it's a weed.....Get a job.

There are simple, tried and tested methods for making sure cannabis is dried and cured properly, a long dry and a regulated RH during curing are the bottom line.

Now if you really think that the process i have laid out doesn't work, that's fine, i couldn't care less, but whos information do you think is more valuable to the original question for a newbie?

Honestly, i wonder why i bother with these forums sometimes. It's like playing a game of chess with a pigeon.....utterly fruitless.

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