Curing containers

Miasa Mura said:

Hey ICMag friends!

After reading Tangwena’s Malawi Cob method and reflecting on Afghan Hash being cured in ceramic jars covered with wax, I’m curious if anyone has tried using containers other than plastic buckets, turkey bags or glass jars?

I’m thinking about testing some different containers like ceramic, stone, a few types of wood (maybe oak, redwood and madrone) and maybe metal then comparing the flowers (from the same plant for consistency) after a two month cure in each different container. Anyone else try anything similar yet?

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Switcher56 said:

Being a former Cigar Aficionado, I advise against anything wood, as wood will impart a flavour to your cigar/weed. Although I like the Spanish cedar taste in cigars, I am not sure I would enjoy it with cannabis.

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big315smooth said:

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

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soil margin said:

I use a mix of brown paper lunch bags and glass mason jars. Forget who it was here on ICmag that described the method but they called it "progressive curing". Essentially you hang the bud as you normally would, dry it only partially though, you want the inside of the buds still pretty moist and the outside still a little moist. Then throw it in paper bags that are only about 1/3rd full so there is still plenty of room for air. Sitting in the bags it will dry out the outside of the buds but not the inside.

Then you put it in mason jars that are also only 1/3rd or half full so room for air. Sitting in the sealed mason jars it will pull moisture from the moist inside of the bud towards the drier outside, so keep checking until the outside of the bud is slightly moist again, then put back in the paper bags and repeat the whole process a few more times until the moisture level is fairly even throughout the buds and they are dry enough to be smokable. Then you put them in the mason jars, seal em up and let them sit in a cool dry place, burping them once every day or two for a month or so.

Kind of a pain in the ass, labor intensive process but it produces some really high quality flower without damaging terpenes, cannabinoids or the green matter. Not super practical if you're growing pounds and pounds but a nice method for small grows where you're only getting a few ounces or whatever.

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Mate Dave said:

I kept buds to smoke in a cigar humidor. I'd take an ounce out a jar to smoke & by the second day it was aired out & smoked smoother. I was doing it with top bracts & every day or so I was taking out a top or the popcorn from the top & airing it out from the cure process to smoke it.

Then when I started to grow more I had a bigger stash & I was keeping an ounce ready to smoke or sell & peak.. I treated my customers well..


I never went through the process of getting the humidor to moisture content as I wasn't trying to add weight although that works too


I also like to vacuum pack weed but you need to be aware it will crush the flowers & you cannot command that same price with the stash after it's been molested like that or take a bit @ a time.

I've used Glass & plastic & I prefer plastic as when glass gets into the weed it's a criminal offence,,

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Ace Rothstein said:

Plastic until I'm sure it is dry enough.
Glass jars for the long term.
Ball Jars have amber jars now in my area. I'm going to try them. Blocks 99% of the light.

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Miasa Mura said:

Hey Switcher56!

I appreciate your insights, thank you! I’m actually alright with the imparting of some aromas and flavors from the wood. As you mentioned cigars, as well as wine are stored in various types of wood and impart subtle flavors that give the experience more texture.

I expect a lot of the trials to not taste the best but ideally I would like to see if, for example OG’s cure well in cedar and Purples cure well in walnut etc. (staring with broad strokes.)

Is there a helpful website or book you would recommend to learn more about types of wood and cigar curing?

Thanks again!

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Mate Dave said:

I have a book on curing tobacco I bought in a stack of scientific books when the Horticultural library was being sold off when I was doing my studies many many years ago.. I left it with DocLeaf..

You just hang it if your not selling it..

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Switcher56 said:

That's a tough one good buddy (book). Yes I like oaky wines and port but not all the time.

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