harris hawk
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Question about curing and burping with mason jars and hygrometers
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SmokieMacPot93
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Exact same for me I'm in southern ontario, my rooms about 70% and can get it down to 60ish with a dehumidifier. The bud can get to around 60 but overnight it gets closer to 70
I'm having a problem over-drying buds that I'm ready to cure. What's your curing room RH where you put buds in a paper bag? I'm going from 75% RH down to 55% overnight.
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SmokieMacPot93
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So I finally got all my jars down to 55-60% RH, and have one final question: do you guys leave your hygrometers in the jar for the entire curing process? I'm going to store majority of the haul for a while just wondering if the plastic may affect the bud?
Thanks again for all the help !
Thanks again for all the help !
tangerinegreen555
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Instead of dumping in the 70's...try putting a little 4" fan over the open jar for a few minutes. Leave hygrometer in there, the fan will drop the reading temporarily... maybe a lot... then close the jar back up and the reading will rise back up to maybe a point less than it was before you started. I hate handling the fresh buds too much... little fan works great...I use Akar temp./hygo's for cigar humidors
Dan Drews
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Sounds like you're having more of a 'drying' issue than a 'curing' problem. If you go to jar too early, you'll have these wide swings in the jar RH%. The fact that the RH% for you is dropping from 75% down to 55% overnight in the bag means you're definitely on the right track so keep up with what you're doing. You still have a lot of moisture deep in your buds that's wicking out in the jars. Do you have big fat buds?
I grew Girl Scout Cookies this year so my buds were mostly smaller although the main colas were medium sized. I dried the largest colas for 6 days at an average of around 65 - 72 degrees F and RH% of approx 50% - 65%. The smaller colas/buds dried in about 4 - 5 days.
As a result, I didn't have to use the paper bags this year because when I put them in the jars they weren't overly moist. I'm about 9 days into curing and I'm still burping the jars twice daily and leaving them open about 15 minutes each day. They still have an incredible smell and continue to cure nicely.
Remember, even if you're curing room RH% is 60 - 70 %, the paper bag should draw out moisture. Just remember to fold the top over. You should see the RH% drop in a couple of days.
rily
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Can someone explain why you are burping the jars? If you dry correctly and you jar the buds with a Boveda 62. And put a meter in a few of the jars to insure the correct environ, why "burp", aren't you inhibiting to growth of the anarobic critters that actually do the curing by adding fresh oxygen every day or 2?
Thanks. I'm slowly figuring it out. I need to dry differently and trim differently depending on the strain. Funny, I grew GSC this year, too, but I thought the main colas had huge buds. Low expectations, I guess.
Did your plant look anything like mine? With dispensary clones, I take the names with a grain of salt. Large, sorta coarse looking-leaves. The buds on the main colas were decent sized. Sticky bastard to trim.
SmokieMacPot93
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Exactly how mine looks. Do you leave he hygrometer in the jar for the rest of the curing process? Just a little nervous the plastic may affect the bud.
SmokieMacPot93
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Goddamn.Thanks. I'm slowly figuring it out. I need to dry differently and trim differently depending on the strain. Funny, I grew GSC this year, too, but I thought the main colas had huge buds. Low expectations, I guess.
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Dan Drews
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I totally agree with you about buying clones, mine also came from a dispensary so who knows what you're getting. I thought the colas were a decent size but the buds themselves were quite small and labor intensive to trim.Thanks. I'm slowly figuring it out. I need to dry differently and trim differently depending on the strain. Funny, I grew GSC this year, too, but I thought the main colas had huge buds. Low expectations, I guess.
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My grow location is very small with only about 5 - 6 hours direct sun, and I restrict the plant size by using a 7.5 gallon pot to keep it below fence height, so our plants do look much different. Last year's crop, same location, was several plants (no GSC) and the buds ranged from small-medium to very large ones I referred to as 'budporn' when I held them next to the other colas.
Dan Drews
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Be sure to read others experiences when extracting THC resins with alcohol. Do NOT use any heat to speed up the evaporation process unless you want to risk explosion. You shouldn't have to carboxylate the resin if you plan on smoking it. I'm reading differing points of view on whether to use isopropyl alcohol, ethanol, or Everclear so do a little homework to be sure you keep it safe and tasty.
Dan Drews
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Found the following info - https://www.rollitup.org/t/anyone-know-a-method-for-collecting-the-trichomes-out-of-jars.630675/
Personally, I'd try the 90%+ isopropyl alcohol or possibly the Everclear. Use as little as possible, pour a little in Jar 1, shake it around for a minute or so, then pour in Jar 2.... until all jars are rinsed. Then pour into a glass bowl and let alcohol evaporate. Should leave you a nice bit of oil to smoke.
Personally, I'd try the 90%+ isopropyl alcohol or possibly the Everclear. Use as little as possible, pour a little in Jar 1, shake it around for a minute or so, then pour in Jar 2.... until all jars are rinsed. Then pour into a glass bowl and let alcohol evaporate. Should leave you a nice bit of oil to smoke.