A perfect cure every time

[SKAGITMAGIC]

a frost free fridge will suck all the moisture out of the buds, freeze dried!!! thats what frostless fridges do, remove moisture, some people cure that way though, I've heard that the trichomes fall off real easy when there froze, I did freeze some bud that i thought was gonna mold once, just put the jar open in the freezer, no mold and bone dry in a week. Anyway, good luck to you.

 

[Budgina]

The freezer question is hotly debated in most of the curing discussions I've seen. Some people like and will recommend it, while others say they don't like it.

I'm in the same situation as you. I'm about to harvest in a few days, and I'm going out of town for 3 weeks in early July. I've decided I'm going to cure using simon's method for as long as possible, and then the freezer method with anything that isn't at a stable low-mid 60s RH before I leave.

Here's a good discussion of the freezer method.

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=186222

I don't know what the etiquette is for posting that link here, so if necessary I'll remove it.

BD

Thanks for the quick response BongDaddy. I will go with the freezer method.

 

[TexMex McDirt]

Well, I just spent my day reading this entire thread, all 77 pages. My first ever grow was almost ruined by a terrible dry/cure, it was hay. I have ordered a CaliberIII hygrometer and I am certain to have success in the future. Thanks to Simon and everyone who contributed to this.

 

[caljim]

On a slightly different topic, Does anyone find the need to clean their jars to get rid of the old smashed glands?

I've been using the same sets of jars for quite a while and they are getting coated. Seems my cure used to be a bit better also.

 

[SKAGITMAGIC]

On a slightly different topic, Does anyone find the need to clean their jars to get rid of the old smashed glands?

I've been using the same sets of jars for quite a while and they are getting coated. Seems my cure used to be a bit better also.

I've got a lot of thc on the inside of my jars also, the Mrs. washes them once in awhile, incase there's mold spores, just to be careful

 

[BongDaddy]

You could always scrape them out or swish a little ISO around in the jar. Get yourself a nice little nugget to smoke.

 

[SKAGITMAGIC]

You could always scrape them out or swish a little ISO around in the jar. Get yourself a nice little nugget to smoke.

I've got so much bubble hash and BHO, There's no point. Wish I could share with you ppl.

 

[SKAGITMAGIC]

I just wanted to point out that you will only get a perfect cure if you perfectly follow the instructions. It's still a lot of time consumtion, and won't cure itself,it gets real trippy when your doing 4 strains that all have a different density to the buds, All strung out at different finish times, 50 jars of 5 different strains, only two hygrometers, friggen taxing i tell you. I'm lovin the C99 though, Sweet smoke.

 

[BongDaddy]

heh like my old man used to say, you're busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest.

 

[simon]

I just wanted to point out that you will only get a perfect cure if you perfectly follow the instructions.

Simon

 

[SKAGITMAGIC]

heh like my old man used to say, you're busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest.

I've got kids that were born in the 60s,and get the, like my old man used to say alot. lol, anyway, Add all that cure shit to makein butter and BHO,my own organic dirt,Worm casting and bat shit teas, man I'm friggen busy, and I'm suppose to be retired!! I'm lovein every minute of it, oh ya built a green house i call the greenTo,i have been busy.

 

[BongDaddy]

I can only hope my own retirement is something like that.

 

[curiousmycoguy]

Anyone mind linking me to the hygrometer that fits in the mouth of a mason jar?

thanks

 

[laughingmoon]

Anyone mind linking me to the hygrometer that fits in the mouth of a mason jar?

thanks

Go to page one. Find the name of the hygrometer used. Ebay search it.

 

[ambertrich]

Used a CaliberIII for the first time on my last harvest.

Trimmed up plants as ususal, hung to dry in the basement with temps around 70-75 and RH ~60-65%.

When buds feel dry but stems still pliable, put into plastic bins overngiht to let moisture wick back into buds from stems. Hang branches back up till buds feel dry again, and stems bend with a bit more resistance. (can use any type container, from rubbermaid bins to 5 gal buckets with lids)

May have to hang and bin a couple times till ready for jars. (Don't have the ability to hang plants whole, so have to hang individual branches, which dry much faster, by putting in the plastic bins for the nght it prevents things from overdrying-can always dry longer, but can't undry once it goes to far).

Once stems feel right ,into jars for the cure.

Had 10 strains this last harvest, ~36 qt jars, 4 pints and 2 half-gallon jars, but only one hygrometer. As Skagitmagic says, it will keep ya jumping. But is well worth the end result. All jars from that harvest have had about 5 weeks of cure so far and just keep getting better.

Just ordered 2 more Caliber III's for my current harvest, which I just started yesterday. Is going to be another manic marathon with 17 strains to deal with. (3 hyrometers total).

Thanks again to Simon for starting this most helpful thread.

 

[emerald city]

Time patience proper temps/humidity and i swear by useing an airtight cooler[rubbermade,playmate etc]to even out the moisture content..
I liked amber 's explaination but will disagree on one point that"over drying-as you cant undry once it goes to far"....If you over dry your smoke lay it out in an air tight cooler and add a moisture layden product such as lettuce /fruit etc and watch how fast it will re-absorb in 24 hrs..Better thn the old days of steaming the commecial brick weed.

 

[rrog]

Wow! Haven't been to this thread in a looong time. Just an update from me. I followed the steps in this thread. Well, I left the Rh at 60%... Anyway, over a year later and things are really nice. Perfectly preserved. I just keep pullin' a vacuum after I grab a nug. I could see these being stored for years. Maybe?

Thanks again for the really excellent thread and raising the awareness

 

[silver hawaiian]

Well, here goes. I bought a couple of these doodads, and they worked LOVELY for my first cure (with 'em).

However, for the second cure, I had to run out of town for a few days and put the [non-smoking] ladyfriend in charge of the jars.. They had dried and been put into jars, and a day after I left, she texted me saying the humidity in the jars was about 74%. I said, "Too high, please let 'em sit open for a few hours, or even overnight with the lids cracked about 1/2" or so.."

Came home to buds at 45% RH

Visually sexy, but no real sticky-factor (until you start breaking it up).. Sigh

Next round!

 

[downtoearth]

Great Thread. Thank you!

Great Thread. Thank you!

Just received one of these. http://www.amazon.com/Quality-Impor...CZQE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1310301564&sr=8-3

To calibrate a hygrometer you will need:

• 1/2 cup table salt
• approximately 1/4 cup water
• coffee cup
• hygrometer
• large re-sealable freezer bag

1. Place 1/2 cup of salt in the coffee cup, and add the water. Stir for a bit to totally saturate the salt (the salt won't dissolve, it will be more like really wet sand).
2. Place the salt/water mix in a re-sealable plastic bag, along with the hygrometer, and seal the bag. Note: make sure none of the salt/water mix comes in direct contact with the hygrometer.
3. Let this bag aside at room temperature for 8-12 hours, in a location where the temperature is fairly constant.
4. After 8-12 hours, check the reading of the hygrometer. It is best to read it while still in the bag.
The relative humidity in the sealed bag with the salt/water mix should be 75 percent (mine read about 72 percent).
5. For adjustable hygrometers, adjust to read 75 percent. You will have to do this very quickly, or remember how much you need to adjust the setting (e.g. mine read 72 percent rather than 75 percent, so I would need to adjust the dial up 3 percentage points).
If yours is not adjustable, simply make a note of how "off" your hygrometer reads. If it reads below 75 percent, you will need to add the difference to your actual readings. If your hygrometer read above 75 percent on the calibration, you will need to subtract the difference from your actual reading.
For example: after sitting in the bag, your hygrometer reads 72 percent, when it should have read 75 percent -- a difference of 3 percent. you now add 3 percent to the readings you take on the hygrometer (e.g. in a tank) to get the actual relative humidity.
Remember: always give a hygrometer about 2 hours to stabilize before taking a reading, as changes in the relative humidity may take a while to register accurately on a hygrometer.

As a side note, if you get one of these and it reads 74%RH after 8 hours, don't try to adjust it. Leave it alone. I'm having a hard time getting it back and now it's reading 73. Just some advice lol

 

[WIC49]

I read the entire thread...took about two weeks of reading here and there...ordered the Caliber III's and they arrived this week.

I'm going to buy some jars next and can't remember if they need to be air tight. I found some two gal. glass jars at Walmart but they do not have gaskets...the lid just sits down in the neck of the jar. Will these be okay or do I need gaskets in the lids to seal them tight between burping?

WIC