[AKDrifter]

This thread really should be a sticky.

Very good information for anyone trying to get it just right.
I have been wrapping up a run myself. I just chopped my last SS AK, and WR a week ago, followed your lead and went with half gallon jars and the lildigis. as Gramps said, easy!! Mine are just stabilizing at around 60%, I have a last jar sitting open for a couple hours but that should do it.
This should be required reading, tacked in place on the back side of Kodiak's grow guide. Somewhere before Budbuddah's ultimate grow cabinet plans, and the kick ass attic build out in the designs section, I would include the world class cloner as well. Great stuff!! I love this board.

Thanks again.

[Sickaluph]

Hey Simon, thanks for the great thread.

I just finished drying a fresh crop for about 5 days and just threw it in a jar with a hygrometer. It started out at 50% and after about 2 hours it's now at 55%. You said that if it raises more than 1% per hour then it's probably too moist, but you also said that if it is too moist (above 70%) it will get there within a few hours, so I'm a little confused about that.

Also, since it takes about 24 hours to get a decent reading, is there a risk of getting mold during those first 24 hours if the product is indeed too moist still?

[simon]

Originally Posted by Sickaluph

I just finished drying a fresh crop for about 5 days and just threw it in a jar with a hygrometer. It started out at 50% and after about 2 hours it's now at 55%. You said that if it raises more than 1% per hour then it's probably too moist, but you also said that if it is too moist (above 70%) it will get there within a few hours, so I'm a little confused about that.

Reaching ~70% within matter of hours typically takes place when the product is jarred very early. When the product gains RH at a rate similar to yours, it's definitely has a little way to go. It's not a problem. I'd suggest watching its RH for the next few hours and emptying the flowers on a rack overnight when their RH reaches 65-70%, or even a little higher if you have the time. If you can't wait that long, leave the jar open with the hygrometer inside and check it in the morning. Touch the flowers, as well, to gauge their moisture.

This is a good opportunity to bring down the RH slowly and guarantee a great cure.

Also, since it takes about 24 hours to get a decent reading, is there a risk of getting mold during those first 24 hours if the product is indeed too moist still?

You're not at the point where you have to monitor the RH for that long. Once you have the RH at a curing point and you don't see it rising relatively quickly, then you'll need at least 24 hours for an accurate reading. HTH

Simon

[GrnMtnGrwr]

Originally Posted by Sickaluph

Hey Simon, thanks for the great thread.

I just finished drying a fresh crop for about 5 days and just threw it in a jar with a hygrometer. It started out at 50% and after about 2 hours it's now at 55%. You said that if it raises more than 1% per hour then it's probably too moist, but you also said that if it is too moist (above 70%) it will get there within a few hours, so I'm a little confused about that.

Also, since it takes about 24 hours to get a decent reading, is there a risk of getting mold during those first 24 hours if the product is indeed too moist still?

Good luck man! Please report back on how it works out for you, I'm very interested, as I'm sure many others are.

[GrnMtnGrwr]

Originally Posted by SpasticGramps

This thread has been a golden nugget. I was just starting my first cure when I read this.

It's sitting right at 60%.


So easy a caveman could do it. You, sir, are the man! Many thanks.

Hey SpasticGramps, that looks like some great bud! I've got a request for you... if you can spare it. Can you try this and report back? It's something I'd really like to try and I'm curious how it works with this curing method.

Originally Posted by Ganja D

Ok, Hi everyone check it out. Here are the picks of how to smoke a bud like a joint.
Hmmmm. What to smoke from the head stash. How bout back left bottom jar. Double strawberry diesel.







I'm sure some will comment on how it ruins the bud, I know but it's a fun thing to do at a party or barbeque, or if you just have a lot of herb and don't care.
So cool, that was fun and we're relaxing smokin a joint of some outdoor romulan x timewarp(tasty). Thanks for checking in out.

Peace
Ganja D...

[sackoweed]

wow great thread... bump....

[Sickaluph]

Hmm, the RH actually got stuck at 55% and didn't seem to go any higher. I know this can't be right because the product is definitely still too moist.

I think this is most likely because I tried it with a cheap digital thermometor/hygrometor that I got at Walmart. I just ordered the Caliber III from ebay, so I took it all out of the jars so it can dry some more until the Caliber gets here.

nice info,,,,peace

[madassimi]

Originally Posted by Weezard

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great pix! thx! made my day!

[wdcf]

Got mine in the mail yesterday, but I am having some difficulty, I had my RH unit in with my jar and it gave me a reading of 78-79 so according to your calculations its still to moist, so I placed my bud outside the jar to dry faster, as I did this I took my RH unit out of the jar, and when I did I noticed the RH unit's percentage going up; and it continued to do so...

Is this normal? I live in sacramento and the RH unit is giving me a reading of the mid 80's, when outside the jar.... So wouldnt it be counter-productive(because the % is lower in the jar) if I kept it outside the jar in the higher %?


EDIT: just used google and came up with this..
Sacramento Relative Humidity (Morning) 85%
Sacramento Relative Humidity (Afternoon) 46%