A perfect cure every time

[cosmiccowboy]

Yes, the product should begin curing once its RH is lower.

Simon

that answered my question..had some that'd been in jars for 6 weeks and when i put hygrometer in it read 74....took them out and laid on brown paper bag for 3 houras and put back in jar..so far it's only gone back up to 67...i was shocked that the number was so high..hope it dont mold...probably what saved me is i had it in bottom of fridge at about 44f...this little thing is worth it's weight in gold... got another crop to harvest in about 10 days and lookin forward to it.......

 

[Ty_Kaycha]

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[bagada]

my humidity in the air is higher than the jar....when i open the jar it jumps to 68 within minutes...when i close the lid it drops back to 66...i cant get it lower than that....could be because it just rained though(hawaii)

 

[THC123]

i have a mazar now that dried about a week at 18-22 degrees celsiuss and 43-55 RH in a homebox with a toilet extractor fan(small one)

i didn't remove the sugary leaves this time i let them on for the drying process and only for this mazar(i have 2 cuts)

today i removed the sugary leaves over a screen mmmm dry sift anywho the outside feels a bit dry the stem still totally snaps

because i removed the leaves today i am gonna let it dry till tomorrow or maybe after tomorrow

and then i will try this curing method with fresh weed , man i hope it works this time hehehehe i will sacrifice one plant

I'll post here how it goes

 

[GrnMtnGrwr]

If the stem already snaps, and you're still drying, you might have dried past the point needed for this curing method.

 

[THC123]

lol i was pretty stoned i meant that the stem still totally bends , woops

 

[bagada]

so how do you get the humidity in the jar low if the outside humidity is high?

 

[GrnMtnGrwr]

so how do you get the humidity in the jar low if the outside humidity is high?

Get a dehumidifier for the room you're curing in?

Maybe put silica packets in periodically while monitoring the humidity?

 

[gdbud]

so how do you get the humidity in the jar low if the outside humidity is high?

Try warming up the jars be for closing them. The warmer air will have less moisture in it.

 

[Dave Coulier]

Try warming up the jars be for closing them. The warmer air will have less moisture in it.

I do believe you have that backwards. Google that real quick.

 

[jawnroot]

I do believe you have that backwards. Google that real quick.

Colder air holds less moisture. I don't know the exact formula, etc, but here's an example...

Let's take a sample of air at 75%RH and 70*F. If you lower the temperature to 50*F, it has less capacity to hold moisture. Thus, the humidity rises to 100%, and any excess moisture falls out as condensation.

To see this principle in action, take a glass of water and fill it with ice. It'll sweat all over the place. That sweat is the moisture in the air precipitating, because the micro-climate around the glass is quite cold, and cannot hold the moisture that the warmer air around it can.

So, long story short, raising temps will lower humidity...

...but, this isn't a cure-all. Ideally, you want the temperature of the curing bud to be between 60-70*F (correct me if I'm wrong on that one). So there's very little latitude to correct your moisture problem with temps. Best bet is to get a dehumidifier or an air conditioner.

 

[simon]

FWIW, I got two new Calibers last week. Both read right on target. Some of my older Calibers, however, do not read accurately after extended use. I think it may be due to resin clogging-up some of the circuitry. The opening in the plastic, where the sensor reads from, is easily clogged and just as easily cleaned out. The folks seeing varying readings may want to check that. Some of the hygrometers also lose precision as the batteries wear, maybe 2-3 years.

Simon

 

[bagada]

Colder air holds less moisture. I don't know the exact formula, etc, but here's an example...

Let's take a sample of air at 75%RH and 70*F. If you lower the temperature to 50*F, it has less capacity to hold moisture. Thus, the humidity rises to 100%, and any excess moisture falls out as condensation.

To see this principle in action, take a glass of water and fill it with ice. It'll sweat all over the place. That sweat is the moisture in the air precipitating, because the micro-climate around the glass is quite cold, and cannot hold the moisture that the warmer air around it can.

So, long story short, raising temps will lower humidity...

...but, this isn't a cure-all. Ideally, you want the temperature of the curing bud to be between 60-70*F (correct me if I'm wrong on that one). So there's very little latitude to correct your moisture problem with temps. Best bet is to get a dehumidifier or an air conditioner.

or take it in a car with AC

 

[Dave Coulier]

Colder air holds less moisture. I don't know the exact formula, etc, but here's an example...

Let's take a sample of air at 75%RH and 70*F. If you lower the temperature to 50*F, it has less capacity to hold moisture. Thus, the humidity rises to 100%, and any excess moisture falls out as condensation.

To see this principle in action, take a glass of water and fill it with ice. It'll sweat all over the place. That sweat is the moisture in the air precipitating, because the micro-climate around the glass is quite cold, and cannot hold the moisture that the warmer air around it can.

So, long story short, raising temps will lower humidity...

...but, this isn't a cure-all. Ideally, you want the temperature of the curing bud to be between 60-70*F (correct me if I'm wrong on that one). So there's very little latitude to correct your moisture problem with temps. Best bet is to get a dehumidifier or an air conditioner.

Well fuck me. I hate it when the internet lies to me. Thank you for correcting me.

 

[THC123]

i let this mazar dry 7 days stem still bends though the stems of some real small buds barely snap anyhow everything is in the jar now let's see how it goes i

I will check the RH every 12/24 hours


The RH % you mention in the beginning simon , is that for a full jar? i only filled my jar 1/4

 

[Backward_Z]

Cool idea, thanks

 

[gdbud]

The RH % you mention in the beginning simon , is that for a full jar? i only filled my jar 1/4

It should not make a difference whether you jar is 1/4 or 3/4 full once you seal the jar the moisture in the buds are going to stablize the RH% in the air to the same at % as in the bud with in 24 hours.

The only problem I see is if you fill the jars completely then you have no room for the off gasses to accumulate in.

 

[simon]

It should not make a difference whether you jar is 1/4 or 3/4 full once you seal the jar the moisture in the buds are going to stablize the RH% in the air to the same at % as in the bud with in 24 hours.

The only problem I see is if you fill the jars completely then you have no room for the off gasses to accumulate in.

Agreed.

Simon

 

[THC123]

Hey simon , i am now almost 24 hours later but the RH has stayed 58% even though the stems don't snap so , what does this mean?

A. my hygrometer isnt good enough?

B. weed was too dry???

 

[simon]

Hey simon , i am now almost 24 hours later but the RH has stayed 58% even though the stems don't snap so , what does this mean?

A. my hygrometer isnt good enough?

B. weed was too dry???

The odds are the hygrometer is reading incorrectly.

Simon