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sourpuss
Crusader rabbit is right, thats the way it was dried.
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How did they make marijuana dark brown in the 1970s?
- Thread starter Citizens Aux PD
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Sun-Dried...Yup.
it was just old already. turns brown the older it gets. no one sees weed it took 6 months to smuggle and several more to distribute, not the business model it used to be. jmo.
ya crusader got it. I never found a square grouper but several of my friends did when I lived in florida lol.
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gloryoskie
Weed can turn brown with just a short ferment of 5-6 hours. I found this out by accident a few harvests ago when I brought home a black garbage bag full of weed on a hot day.
We had surprise company when I got home and my weed had to hide out in my backyard still in the bag and in the sun.
When it was safe to bring in I spread it out and most was already a beautiful brown. The weed cured well with a very peppery "old school" sativa taste - which was just perfect considering that I had some old school sativa genetics in the mix.
We had surprise company when I got home and my weed had to hide out in my backyard still in the bag and in the sun.
When it was safe to bring in I spread it out and most was already a beautiful brown. The weed cured well with a very peppery "old school" sativa taste - which was just perfect considering that I had some old school sativa genetics in the mix.
I had a similar experience decades ago with some homegrown left hanging in a half open black plastic bag in a hot attic. It was there a coupla weeks, iirc, and the stuff came out brown & supple, like cured tobacco.
I didn't realize that the color change would occur so quickly- that's an excellent bit of information. A grower could first sweat fresh buds to induce color change, maybe taste change, then dry & cure to get the results they want.
jhhnn,
Indeed, the change is quick if the weed is wet and warm.
My wife just pointed out that chinese black teas are fermented very quickly when fresh by bruising or rolling and keeping away from air for a few hours.
Indeed, the change is quick if the weed is wet and warm.
My wife just pointed out that chinese black teas are fermented very quickly when fresh by bruising or rolling and keeping away from air for a few hours.
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NorCalDreaming
Yeah basically that. I read in days gone buy they would toss harvested plants in a pile for awhile. Jeez I smoked so much Columbian and Mexican in the later 70's. First time I saw Cali green I was like...WHAT!?!
i grow in a humid outdoor environment. any bud that comes in when it is hot and humid outside gets pretty dark even when dried indoors ( warm, humid drying area).
to get brighter greener outdoor buds they need to come in after the heat has dissipated. again, the drying area i use is much cooler after the heat dissipates outdoors.
to get brighter greener outdoor buds they need to come in after the heat has dissipated. again, the drying area i use is much cooler after the heat dissipates outdoors.
hurdy gurdy man
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Quite a few have suggested it turns brown from sun drying. Not in my experience. Sun drying is good for more of an "Acapulco Gold" color. Far from brown actually.
Most of the brown weed we got in the early eighties was mediocre at best. Typically compresso brick weed, often so compressed as to crack/smash the seeds. Commonly referred to as "dirt weed".
It was suggested that it was brown from being buried in dirt. More likely the coloration was due to anaerobic conditions in transit. IE fermenting while compressed in tires etc. Often this type of weed smelled of ammonia (again, I believe due to anaerobic conditions in storage).
It wasn't unusual to develop a splitting headache after smoking that bunk. In fact, it was so dicey, the way it was compressed, and wreaked of a chemical ammonia smell inspired me to grow my own.
If your serious about recreating that 70's brown? I suspect you might need to have some Mexican pepper eating thug urinate on a bail (alledgedly to cover the scent, and fool the dogs) then ship it in the heat to ferment.
Personally, I don't miss it one bit.
Most of the brown weed we got in the early eighties was mediocre at best. Typically compresso brick weed, often so compressed as to crack/smash the seeds. Commonly referred to as "dirt weed".
It was suggested that it was brown from being buried in dirt. More likely the coloration was due to anaerobic conditions in transit. IE fermenting while compressed in tires etc. Often this type of weed smelled of ammonia (again, I believe due to anaerobic conditions in storage).
It wasn't unusual to develop a splitting headache after smoking that bunk. In fact, it was so dicey, the way it was compressed, and wreaked of a chemical ammonia smell inspired me to grow my own.
If your serious about recreating that 70's brown? I suspect you might need to have some Mexican pepper eating thug urinate on a bail (alledgedly to cover the scent, and fool the dogs) then ship it in the heat to ferment.
Personally, I don't miss it one bit.
sun dried, over mature , oxidization ect
JointOperation
Active member
all the buds back then.. were dried outdoors.. so the chlorophyll was degraded .. if u ever do an extraction.. with ISO. and it looks GREEN.. put it under your lights for a few days.. and it will turn orange amber yellowish..
same with nug.. u keep a few branches in ur flower room to dry.. and they turn out yellow or gold..
same with nug.. u keep a few branches in ur flower room to dry.. and they turn out yellow or gold..
CecilGreenLeaf
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My uncle grows outside he is in a dry and very arid climate and he dries in a shead and most of final product is brow or has alot of brown in it. Typically this happens with his more sativa leaning ladies. Not to say the indica dom one dont, its just more predominant in the other.
I have seen really pretty buds mashed together when still "moist" & placed in a refrigerator. weeks later they were damn near black. I hate it when someone fucks up something that I worked hard on...
Back in the 70s (started smoking in 73)we got a lot of mexican weed. Acapulco gold was no longer around, kind of a myth or legend. the mexi was green, just mostly shake by the time it got to me lol. Not green like the skunk and pine of the 80s, a darker green.
In the late 70s early 80 when Colombian was king, it was always brown. Had a musty, spicy, earthy smell. Sometimes a moldy smell. I figured it was in a ship's hold for a journey across the sea. Or could have come in a plane. Some weed smells moldy even when not, just a terpene thing.
Oh, the mexi or colombian were compressed a bit but not bricked. I remember the first time i saw a chunk of brick where i could see the side or corner of the brick, i thought it was cool.lol
In the late 70s early 80 when Colombian was king, it was always brown. Had a musty, spicy, earthy smell. Sometimes a moldy smell. I figured it was in a ship's hold for a journey across the sea. Or could have come in a plane. Some weed smells moldy even when not, just a terpene thing.
Oh, the mexi or colombian were compressed a bit but not bricked. I remember the first time i saw a chunk of brick where i could see the side or corner of the brick, i thought it was cool.lol
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