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Humidity Pack Debate
- Thread starter coldcanna
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The packs rob flaves when used to reduce moisture content.
When buds are just slightly over dried and moisture is stabilized using Bovedas, aromas are preserved.
If moisture packs are left in your containers, your buds will lose flavor over time. Much quicker than without the packs.
When buds are just slightly over dried and moisture is stabilized using Bovedas, aromas are preserved.
If moisture packs are left in your containers, your buds will lose flavor over time. Much quicker than without the packs.
Ok cool. Be interested to hear if other people are having the same issues. I've got a harvest coming up I should be able to do a side by side with.
Have been thinking that keeping a humidor type room set at 58% and letting the flower balance with that would work great. Then your obv burping the gases when needed but not necessarily messing with moisture
Have been thinking that keeping a humidor type room set at 58% and letting the flower balance with that would work great. Then your obv burping the gases when needed but not necessarily messing with moisture
SoulAnnoyed
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Tried it once and thats all it took.
Made my Cheese taste like a carbon filter. Vinegary more than anything. Bud was in cure and tasting great at the time. Couldn't really tell you on smell because they were light and musty anyway, but the vape don't lie on flavor. I threw that broveda shit in the ditch. It serves no purpose. Cannabis isn't tobacco leaves.
Made my Cheese taste like a carbon filter. Vinegary more than anything. Bud was in cure and tasting great at the time. Couldn't really tell you on smell because they were light and musty anyway, but the vape don't lie on flavor. I threw that broveda shit in the ditch. It serves no purpose. Cannabis isn't tobacco leaves.
different
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hyposomniac
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Drier bud stinks more than slightly too-moist bud, regardless of boveda. Yay, nay?
Boveda 62 buds are right in that slightly too-moist zone imho.
I like MJs theory on how to use the packs too.
I don't use them, but a dude I know who sells from big bags that are opened up frequently in a dry winter, he uses them to great effect.
Boveda 62 buds are right in that slightly too-moist zone imho.
I like MJs theory on how to use the packs too.
I don't use them, but a dude I know who sells from big bags that are opened up frequently in a dry winter, he uses them to great effect.
Interesting. I wonder how many people have done such testing. The one thing I will point out is that there are multiple other things going on that effect the flavor of curing cannabis. One specifically is the breakdown of carotenoids that contribute to sweet, fruity, and aromatic flavors in curing leaf. So if the terpenes are not being effected, I wonder if the packs are interfering with some other process.
Natural high
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I leave Boveda's in with the buds and have seen no loss of terpenes whatsoever. In fact, they improve aromas as the bud is maintained at exactly the right moisture level - not too dry which reduces aromas, and not too moist which allows a slow rotting of the material and associated off smells.
The important point is don't dry the buds excessively initially, and don't expect the Boveda to dry out moist buds because they only have a limited capacity to take up moisture. They are best used to add a bit of moisture if necessary, and to maintain optimum humidity during storage.
The important point is don't dry the buds excessively initially, and don't expect the Boveda to dry out moist buds because they only have a limited capacity to take up moisture. They are best used to add a bit of moisture if necessary, and to maintain optimum humidity during storage.
I dry my bud and then burp jars daily until humidity holds at 60% for 3 days. Then it sits for 4 weeks. I then add a 62% pack for 2 weeks before it goes out the door. I haven’t noticed anything different in aroma or potency using a boveda. The only thing I have noticed different, is it seems to give the bud a better texture after a few days with the pack.
Obviously I’m not using it in any of the drying process. I tried not using the bovedas but my ppl noticed without me saying anything, and all preferred the bud using the bovedas.
Obviously I’m not using it in any of the drying process. I tried not using the bovedas but my ppl noticed without me saying anything, and all preferred the bud using the bovedas.
