Curing containers

Miasa Mura · Apr 5, 2019

lizzy3 said:
not so much of a new idea.
different mediums have been used to change flavor of wine n spirits for a long time.

with the concrete eggs you get a much sort of clearer fruity wine.

i have palyed with various things with weed.
have been interested in wine n cigars for many years applied various aspects of all that to curing and storing.

cigar humidor is ok, if you use a big one and bins you dont pick up wood flavors. key is controling humidity and most cheap or desktop style humidors do not do that well. needs to be adjusted almost daily by the user.

have tried cobs, have tried modifying that to pressing and curing with spanish cedar from cigar boxes... this with some heat changes the flavor packed in vacum bags...

i always though wisky barrel curing could be interesting or wine barrel.

key is to control temp n humidity, if you have a lot there will be uneven spots so you need to mix/fluff.

i actually mix a little tobacco cut from my favorite cigars with my weed. can get some really nice parings depending on stain/brand. i only smoke can solo after it has cured for a while. there is a point were the tobacco actually hurts flavor/burn. i started mixing tobacco to get proper burning. which i learned about from cigar smoking.

i smoke a lot. lol
i cant deal with bad flavor/bad burning uneven smoke.

Thanks for sharing your finding!

I’m not looking at using humidors, but creating air tight wood containers.

Interesting you put tobacco with your herb, similar to the jasmine tea process.

They sell personal whiskey barrels from 2-20 liters made of oak. I plan to use one as part of this experiment.

I’ve been growing and curing herb for 15 years, so I have a good handle on the process.

Amynamous · Apr 5, 2019

Mate Dave said:
That box of weed there I may enter the IC cup with it's the best weed I've ever grown Period.

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The difference the blue light makes is unreal..

Could hou please expand on the “blue light”?

THC123 · Apr 8, 2019

I have had the best results in mylar as opposed to glass! Especially for long term storage. Smells are preserved much better this way and doenst get "old".

gladysvjubb · Apr 8, 2019

Yes

Yes

big315smooth said:
I'm a glass jarer. And keep outta light for long storage

We save all glass jars in this house. Cure my weed in them. Great results.

SnakePlissken · Apr 8, 2019

Oven Turkey or goose bags work great for curing large harvests. Velcro wrap to seal them. Also good ol mason.

madalasatori · Apr 9, 2019

I use a large plastic bucket, no complaints

Cvh · Apr 9, 2019

Bud Green · Apr 9, 2019

For my personal stash, (about 1 1/2 lbs) which has to last from harvest time in Oct. until the next October harvest, I like to use Ball Mason jars...in the half gallon size.

I have a food saver with a jar attachment so I can vac-seal the jars.
(Just make sure the buds are as dry as they need to be before sealing them.)

Instead of worrying about them being in total darkness,
I found that it's very easy to use a quality enamel, black gloss spray paint, and paint the outside of the jars..

Just put masking tape over the jar's threads, turn them upside down and spray them..

Once the lid is vacuumed on, and the ring is screwed on, your stash is vacuum sealed in a totally light proof container....
And it will stay fresh for a long time. Just be sure to label them well!

Miasa Mura · Apr 10, 2019

Containers

Containers

I’ve decided to grab these three containers to test out for this next round of flowering, followed by the making of Redwood, Madrone and concrete containers by the fall.

GOT_BUD? · Jun 13, 2019

Bud Green said:
For my personal stash, (about 1 1/2 lbs) which has to last from harvest time in Oct. until the next October harvest, I like to use Ball Mason jars...in the half gallon size.

I have a food saver with a jar attachment so I can vac-seal the jars.
(Just make sure the buds are as dry as they need to be before sealing them.)

Instead of worrying about them being in total darkness,
I found that it's very easy to use a quality enamel, black gloss spray paint, and paint the outside of the jars..

Just put masking tape over the jar's threads, turn them upside down and spray them..

Once the lid is vacuumed on, and the ring is screwed on, your stash is vacuum sealed in a totally light proof container....
And it will stay fresh for a long time. Just be sure to label them well!

Do they sell chalkboard paint in the spray can?

For truly long term storage, store your vacuum sealed jars in a sub zero freezer. THC stops degrading at -4* F. Should theoretically last for decades.

Douglas.Curtis · Jun 14, 2019

GOT_BUD? said:
Do they sell chalkboard paint in the spray can?

Yes.

Amynamous said:
Could hou please expand on the “blue light”?

430nm

St. Phatty · Jun 15, 2019

Pizza boxes work really good.

It helps if they're clean.

Miasa Mura · Jun 15, 2019

St. Phatty said:
Pizza boxes work really good.

It helps if they're clean.

Hahaha! It will add some extra cheese terps. :laughing:

wutwut · Jun 15, 2019

i will try to paint the glass jars thank you
or maybe just cover them with dark paper..?

Miasa Mura · Jul 13, 2019

Covering them should do fine, best of luck!

NEW ENGLAND · Jul 13, 2019

Miasa Mura said:
Hahaha! It will add some extra cheese terps.

I kinda like this idea :biggrin:

kaochiu · Jul 13, 2019

I keep it in an old 200 litres oak barrel. It was used for cider, but to prepare it I washed the inside with alcohol, then lighted it and last I polished it.
I usually dry the plant hanging in a well aireated barn, then I pass it to glass jars. After 2 months i put it in the barrel and I was smoking the whole year out of it.
I don't know about subtle differences in flavour, 8 months on it was beautiful, but also the one in glass jars was as nice. The buds kept the right moisture all the time in the barrel, while the one in glass jars started loosing moisture after being opened.
Sorry I've only got these pics, (think i've posted it before in some other thread)

Gauss · Jul 14, 2019

That barrel looks like sap rot and white rot ground zero. I hope that's an ooooooold barrel and you didn't varnish the inside. Those are used for booze for a reason, and there are reasons we use other containers for pretty much everything else nowadays.

kaochiu · Jul 15, 2019

Well, thank you for your concern. Didn't varnish and it's old enough, like 30 years from last use (cider). As for surviving mould, alcohol, fire and sandpaper took care of it. Proof: I'm still alive and not coughing after toking from there for the whole year. I'll risk it again with next harvest, (sorry if I skip asking for approval).

Gauss · Jul 15, 2019

Apology not necessary, do you thing man. Just didn't want you getting screwed up is all.

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