Congo Cob

[four seasons]

We used to get Good Mexican bricks that were pressed so hard that the best and most resiny flowers inside the bricks were black. The resin glands on resiny flowers in the bricks were smashed so hard that the oils found in the glands spread out over the entire flowers covering them and then oxidizing to a very dark almost black color. Because these flowers were deep inside the bricks, they were protected from Air and Light therefor protecting the broken terrapins and oils from degration.
The smell of these blackened flowers was very nice floral hash oil smell.

 

[ElRubio]

Thx very much Four Seasons for another cool thread...
cobb cured...

good vibes and thx all

 

[four seasons]

Thanks El Rubio

This is my Afghan Congo cross cured and ready to sample for the first time.
I used my old inbreed Afghan line I picked up in the Dam years ago as the mother.
It displays the standard Afghan affair but is mould resistant and has nice mild earthy limon hash flavors.
A nice Congo male that was "accidentialy crossed into this had special qualities also. Hardy,quick response with nice stem aromas.


When we harvested this plant it had very pungent garlic and curry smells. Very interesting but to loud for my taste.
Since the plant has cured the smell has faded to mildly sweet, earthy hash tones.
The flavor is very mild with little irritation and takes on the traits usually found in the mother Afghan. Hashy earthy with very faint sweet and spicy notes.
The buzz is almost all Congo with very little body effects. I probably wont grow this one again but it was interesting to see what would come about.

 

[love?]

Interesting experiment four seasons!

Has anyone tried creating an artificial "underground" environment indoors? Would be easier to control mold issues etc. And of course no digging.

Shouldn't be too hard to come up with something like this. Just need to figure out what it should be like first of course. Moist cool and dark I guess? Maybe a fridge or something? Or maybe in the cab in the flowerpots lol.

 

[four seasons]

I guess in some ways cobbing could have the same effect as the way Raco slow cures his nugs.
The difference with cobbing could be the light pressing of the flowers which break and bruise the glands. This might have some effect in the curing process.

Ive had problems with mold issues trying to hang the entire plant and slow curing in a humid environment. Just too much humidity here.

 

[Ras Pablo]

Nice pressed Congo flowers! I'm with you, think it cure's better, look's so tasty bro!

Afghani/Congo

Salud

 

[four seasons]

Ive noticed that powdered Kif has a differnt smell and taste as compared to the same kif that has been pressed into hash and aged for some time.
The bruising and bursting of the resin glands release the oils captured inside them .
As the oils make contact with one another the cannabinoid content goes through a transformation changing the asthetic properties. As they oxidize the oils sometimes turn darker to a black or a brown and very rarely a reddish brown.
Maybe this process is the same when the resin glands burst when the flowers are pressed during cobb curing.

 

[Ras Pablo]

I think it's cure's better cause there's less contact with the air ( oxygen ), so the terpenes of the plants get degradated much slower, that provides better aromas and taste IMHO.


Salud Four Seaons, take care.

 

[dubi]

This experiment in Cobb curing went pretty well. Around Three months ago I gathered lower flowers and smaller bits from my Congo plant. The flower material was still lightly moist with no manicuring or curing. I used Moist Congo fan leaves as an outer shell between the flower and the husk. It was then wrapped tightly in a large leather cloth (as to sweat) and buried shallow in a dry spot in the yard.
When I opened it this morning a very pungent smell of Honey with floral liquier and light anise (Uzo) tones filled the room.
The flavor is much more pronounced then before the cob cure. I find it has a strong earthy honey fresh floral palate. Hard to discribe the flavor.

The next time i probably need to cob while it is a little more moist as to break down more chlorophil.

Picture does this no justice.

Very interesting curing process 4 seasons, not very fashionable now but sure looks potent and nice cured. The aromas and kind of effect you are describing is what we would recommend to look for inside our Congo hybrid. Is the Congo strains of your Afghan x Congo F1 different to ace congolese?

 

[four seasons]

Thank you for kind words Dubi.
The Congo male in the cross was from your stock. I was going to ditch the mail but it had such nice rubbed stem aromas and nice growth.
I saved a quater teaspoon of pollen from this male and pollinated my in breed Afghan.