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dannygrow

Member
Not burping freshly jarred weed? I've just cut down my plants and they're hanging to dry, I'm hoping to be able to jar them by the weekend but I'm going away Saturday for four days so they won't get burped..... What's the best thing to do?
 

kountdown

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If the buds aren't dry enough you could get mold (worst case) or they may end up smelling like hay.
 

LadyZandra

Active Member
Go to the $$ store and get some large plastic containers with tight-fitting lids.
Use a dremmel or drill to put a few small holes in the lid--
cut all the weed off the stems into the container and snap-on the lid.
The air holes allow it to breathe- but keep it from molding if nit 100% dry! Make sure to jar-up as soon as you get home... you MAY have to rehydrate with a grape or piece of lettuce in each jar for an hour or so-- but then you just air em and keep curing! ;)
 

BeastGrow

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maybe you could dry for 11 days... just make sure to have the humidity right for that. make sure the room is clean if you are going to dry for that long
 

dannygrow

Member
Go to the $$ store and get some large plastic containers with tight-fitting lids.
Use a dremmel or drill to put a few small holes in the lid--
cut all the weed off the stems into the container and snap-on the lid.
The air holes allow it to breathe- but keep it from molding if nit 100% dry! Make sure to jar-up as soon as you get home... you MAY have to rehydrate with a grape or piece of lettuce in each jar for an hour or so-- but then you just air em and keep curing! ;)
Good advice, thank you!
 

Chiggachamp

Active Member
Go to the $$ store and get some large plastic containers with tight-fitting lids.
Use a dremmel or drill to put a few small holes in the lid--
cut all the weed off the stems into the container and snap-on the lid.
The air holes allow it to breathe- but keep it from molding if nit 100% dry! Make sure to jar-up as soon as you get home... you MAY have to rehydrate with a grape or piece of lettuce in each jar for an hour or so-- but then you just air em and keep curing! ;)
Good idea... Only thing is u get once shot at curing. Once RH drops below 50 55 % curing is done and u are now drying. Sure u can put moisture back in but curing won't take place again. (might be 45- 50 %) but u get my point. Hth!
 

mrCRC420

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You should dry at 45-55% humidity at 65-75F for 10-14 days anyways (till the stem snaps) - so set up that environment and let it run w a fan circulating air around but not on the buds. Make the space dark and regulate co diatoms with a dehumidifier. That's your best bet for the best bud - normally you'd want to check the progress of the nug everyday but you'll be gone for four days. GL
 

Trousers

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Can the hay smell be reversed by proper burping when I get back?
No. not a chance. It will still get you high, but it will taste and smell crappy.
If the shut jar does not go much above 65% or so, you should probably be okay.

You need small hygrometers that fit in the jars.
I quick cured once before a vacation. I put it in the jars much drier than I though it should be. In a couple days I had it pretty close to 58%, which is my goal. When I came back most of the jars were between 58 and 63%.
Nailed it.
 

kountdown

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I put mine in paper bags for few days after they hang for a week or so. They will be able to breath enough this way and keep for quite a while without over-drying.
 

LadyZandra

Active Member
Good idea... Only thing is u get once shot at curing. Once RH drops below 50 55 % curing is done and u are now drying. Sure u can put moisture back in but curing won't take place again. (might be 45- 50 %) but u get my point. Hth!
Sorry- but I do disagree to a point... Curing is aging the buds after they are dry... adding back moisture carefully, evenly and in small amounts helps the curing process. Yes- once overly dry, they do not cure as well- but can still cured nicely, but it will take longer.
Curing breaks down any chlorophyll left in the buds after they drying process...
Curing can take from weeks to MONTHS, depending on the strain and how they were grown.. but yes-overly dried buds won't cure....just degrade.
 

Chiggachamp

Active Member
This is from a sticky on here from simom d

" Below 55% RH - the RH is too low for the curing process to take place. The product starts to feel brittle. Once you've hit this point, nothing will make it better. Adding moisture won't restart the curing process; it will just make the product wet. If you measure a RH below 55%"
 

Relax62

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So where do you get a hygrometer small enough to fit in the jars? Or is there another way to determine this?
 
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