[Tangwena]

Looks super good the only thing I would suggest is a few more bindings (turns around the cob and tighter) next time but it will not effect the result, it should work well. Enjoy you should be getting some real deal African highs really soon, nice one mate well done.
Tangwena

[SpaceJunkOG]

sweet, i'll just wrap it tighter on the inspection in a few days and it'll be nice and compressed for the 2nd round. stoked.

[antheis]

i wonder if you could use this technique to cure hash. have you ever tried that, tangwena?

[Tangwena]

antheis hi i have never thought about it, but as it has no leaf material to cure I dont think it would sweat. But i have never tried it so I cant help with Hash, I only know it works on buds
Tangwena

[antheis]

no worries, it was just a random thought i had while reading the thread and thought i'd ask.
if it would work at all, i'd imagine it would require 50g+ of hash to work.

[SpaceJunkOG]

update on my first cob curing adventure:

I took it out and inspected it after 3 days, as I was nervous because the cobs were a bit moist when i started. It had indeed started changing color, becoming very dark. I re-wrapped it in overnight-dried husks, tighter, with better string, and vac-sealed again for another 5 days, this is what it looked like:



today I decided it had been long enough, and took it out to inspect it again, and I determined it was definitely finished. . . .



as you can see the color changed drastically to deep deep brown, almost black in places, and the pistils are now a neon bright red.

here's a before and after


before (left) & after (right)

and just like Tangwena said - it has the consistency of hash. it smells sweet - a bit wet (because it is), and essentially the same as it did going in, just with a bit of a twist on it.

Now, I don't want to get too excited, and I'm doing the 5-day dry in a cool dark place, but I just cut off a few chunks and am quick-drying them in my veg room to try in a joint. This stuff looks too crazy to not try now, . . . .


(especially under an LED, lol)

wish me luck . . . .

i shall be back, someday, with a smoke report.

[Dirk907]

Spacejunk, that some day better be tomorrow

Oh man I have to try this

[Tangwena]

Hi Spacey you have aced it first try mate, thats the best first up cob cure I have seen, nice one mate, enjoy. You followed instructions to a tee and you have a feel for it, it will only get better from here.
Tangwena

[SpaceJunkOG]

fuck. it's really good. not even what i expected at all, completely different but still, very unique high, very clear actually. i'm tempted to keep going but,

i feel like i owe it a proper drying period before i give the full, detailed, smoke report, . . . . . quick-dried smoke never really gives the most accurate picture of what potential really is there, it will change as it dries and cures further. . . . so gimme another 4+ days of this thing drying and i'll be back..... again.

[SpaceJunkOG]

Originally Posted by Tangwena

Hi Spacey you have aced it first try mate, thats the best first up cob cure I have seen, nice one mate, enjoy. You followed instructions to a tee and you have a feel for it, it will only get better from here.
Tangwena

hell yeah, thanks man! I actually went through and read the entire thread again just to make sure i got every aspect of it right. Glad to hear from you that I seem to have nailed it.