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Malawi Style Cob Curing.
- Thread starter Tangwena
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only 1 way to find out do 10 grams or so!
ProfessorLefty
Active member
The plants I’ve got going now are 1:1 THC:CBD—probably won’t know what cobbing does until the end of June at the earliest though
islandpreservation
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Thanks Tangwena! I had a feeling. Seems way more corn husk-esque than leaves. Will be great to get yet another good use out of the nanas. The Ti (cordyline) leaves look like they might be a good fit too. Thanks for your epic work over the years paving the way to cob merriment. A truly righteous addition to life.
They look ok maybe too dry going into the sweat but they should cure ok they will just take longer seal them up and forget about them for 3 or 4 months they should have cured by then.
pooman
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Yessir! I felt that when I vacced em, they had a lot of moisture...but the other one I did in the 102 was a couple days before...it was a Larfy hashplant...but smoke some of the 102 degree darker one, it was niccccccce
Have done banana bark and ti leaves, both are nice, ti leaves i used similar to a corncob with overlapping layers of leaf, rolled once and tied loosely and then cinched super tight. Takes some pressure without breaking, ti leaves. The banana bark is a more solid barrier without much fussing about. I have used ti leaves fresh though, and the bark is too wet to be used fresh usually. Tying the two ends super tight is important, especially if not using vac seal tech. Both have a nice teflon like coating on their surfaces that peels away from sticky material perfectly like a steamed sweet sticky rice bar... different smell /bacteria from each
islandpreservation
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Ahh thanks sneezy! That's rad you experimented with Ti would love to try that..I would imagine pandanus would be the equally awesome being that it was used in so much thatching and weaving. Time to get experimenting
islandpreservation
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I am curious if anyone has tried the southeast asian bamboo cures?. It seems that is hard information to come by. The way the flower is compressed, time frames of ferments, and methods of burying/sweating in particular. Was this something done with certain batches of thai stick? I have also heard of sugar/alcohol sprays and various tricks that elude internet validation.
That is because most of the stuff on the internet originates from the US. The people with the real old knowledge dont know about the internet or forums.
The sad thing is the younger generations just think the internet is gospel and the old ways are forgotten.
Even Hashish used to be cured and aged now its just pressed and out the door.
Sugar is used in shisha to flavor tobacco so its not hard to imagine it being used in pot also.
These days its all about appearance and flavor the high is secondary to a lot of folks.
To me its only about the high.
To quote a member here who's name I have forgotten "nice flowers are for valentines day"
StickyBandit
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Yeah, they look quite chunky. I would have to dry it 4 or 5 days at the speed I dry if it took a week to be smokable
T.H. Seed
Active member
Ok I will keep that in mind! I'm currently in a space with about 35-40% RH and warm temps. I was thinking those conditions plus combined with it being a pretty small plant might make cobbing quickly necessary. I've got the whole plant chopped and resting in a large paper bag and will check on it tonight to see how it's coming along.
I have a small white runtz ,think the whole plant cob 4 or 5 most likely be about 10 grams ea.
My 1st COB using N-haze x O-haze 90 golli flowers. Ill try another using different moisture content and longer fermenting times.
What comes to mind when I read this is the way certain tea is aged in at least China. It’s referred to loosely as cooked and goes through some type of sweating to age the tea. Seems it should be similar to cobbing.
islandpreservation
Active member
Yeah so true, no doubt the arcane knowledge of the hill tribesmen is vanishing. There is a grandpa in a hut somewhere who knows the cure. Time for a field trip or some good ol' trial and error
Most people never get to experience the side of cannabis that promotes deep intropsection, gives energy, and opens awareness to a magical cartoon world. All without a crash. In cannabis pop culture out there people eat up that glitter.
Taima-da
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