shoreline76
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so we are burping from 70-65 RH on a daily basis right? Thanks in advance simon
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A perfect cure every time
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navyguy14420
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simon mentioned in an earlier thread that these are accurate to +/-1 for temp and RH. When I got mine within a few minutes out of the box it matched my new digital house thermostat perfectly.
navyguy14420
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ok, so i put my bud in a jar yesterday after 5 days drying. it's been in there about 24 hours and it's 75F and 65RH. By what I've read in this thread, I should be good to go for a couple weeks without burping, correct?....as long as the RH doesn't go up assuming.
I also read the thread about freezing your bud for 10-20 days and you don't have to worry about the temp and RH. So I took some buds out of the jar and put them in another jar with the lid off and put them in the bottom of the freezer for a couple weeks. Some argue that it's better than this method....smoother smoke, but not as much smell. We will see.
I also read the thread about freezing your bud for 10-20 days and you don't have to worry about the temp and RH. So I took some buds out of the jar and put them in another jar with the lid off and put them in the bottom of the freezer for a couple weeks. Some argue that it's better than this method....smoother smoke, but not as much smell. We will see.
navyguy14420
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I would bet that this thread is more cross linked on this site than any other post. I know I have personally linked this thread at least ten times. It has almost 70,000 views and over 750 replies, please sticky it.
just a small update on my experience with the caliber III
it did help a lot with 1 cure, results are excellent
that said, i think my caliber has gone bad, RH is reading way high in the ambient air
still changes, but seems like the calibration is way off
any similar experiences?
it did help a lot with 1 cure, results are excellent
that said, i think my caliber has gone bad, RH is reading way high in the ambient air
still changes, but seems like the calibration is way off
any similar experiences?
navyguy14420
Member
Ah, perfect timing to find this thread. Chopped some plants some days ago, trainwreck, the smelliest and tastiest trainwreck i´ve ever put my hands on.
I´ve just put the hygrometer in the jar, 65% RH.
I got my jars in the refrigerator when the jars are closed and in a room with 20 degrees C when open.
Is this bad in some way?
Thanks for a good thread!
I´ve just put the hygrometer in the jar, 65% RH.
I got my jars in the refrigerator when the jars are closed and in a room with 20 degrees C when open.
Is this bad in some way?
Thanks for a good thread!
Ah, perfect timing to find this thread. Chopped some plants some days ago, trainwreck, the smelliest and tastiest trainwreck i´ve ever put my hands on.
I´ve just put the hygrometer in the jar, 65% RH.
I got my jars in the refrigerator when the jars are closed and in a room with 20 degrees C when open.
Is this bad in some way?
Thanks for a good thread!
I wouldn't put them in the fridge. The colder temperatures might slow down the curing process. 70-75F would be a good temperature for the cure.
Yeti
Active member
I cure mine in the fridge. Always have. I've always thought the slowest cure possible is ideal. Maybe I'm crazy.
Not sure about moving them in and out, but I wouldn't leave them open in the fridge as they may absorb water. I don't think it will change the quality of smoke significantly however.
I may have to invest in a few of these caliber3 gadgets, makes it much more simple than my usual, open and feel all of the buds and decide whether or not to let breathe method, which I have been trying to find my happy medium for years with, and seems to change every year along with my strain selections.
Hope this helps,
Yeti
Not sure about moving them in and out, but I wouldn't leave them open in the fridge as they may absorb water. I don't think it will change the quality of smoke significantly however.
I may have to invest in a few of these caliber3 gadgets, makes it much more simple than my usual, open and feel all of the buds and decide whether or not to let breathe method, which I have been trying to find my happy medium for years with, and seems to change every year along with my strain selections.
Hope this helps,
Yeti
navyguy14420
Member
anybody know who has the cheapest calibers? I bought mine about two weeks ago and got it shipped for $14. I want two more but the cheapest I found was $40 shipped.
Simon, I am currently trying this method out on a ton of pot. I hope it all works out because a lot is a stake. I do have question however.... It seems that the perfect humidity is about 60%. Why couldn't I have a full size room with a humidity at %60 and just let them hang. I mean strait from growing, to curing, instantly. Anybody know of a reason this wouldn't work? If you had a room that would both raise and take away humidity in order to maintain a perfect 60%, then I think your wet weed would slowly dry and cure to that exact percentage without raising the rooms overall humidity.
I would bet a million dollars this is how operations like Richard Lee is setting up will dry their pot. I couldn't see somebody tending huge glass jars, lol.
I would bet a million dollars this is how operations like Richard Lee is setting up will dry their pot. I couldn't see somebody tending huge glass jars, lol.
navyguy14420
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that's where I bought my first one. Now all i see is about $20 a piece shipped. I even went to the store that shipped it and they don't even list the caliber in their inventory. oh well, guess I'll have to pay the high price. as far as the calibrating stuff....they say it never has to be calibrated...ever.
here's a description I found on westernhumidor.com
"The Western Caliber III digital hygrometer accurately measures and displays relative humidity and temperature to assure your cigars are stored in the ideal conditions keeping them in prime smoking condition. Unlike analog gauges, the Caliber III never requires calibration, there are no springs to stretch or moving parts to wear out."
Bulldog, youve got great timing. Some of you may remember SecondTry from a sticky here. I asked him for tips on slow drying, and he said use the Three 7's. 70F, 70% Rh, >7 days.
I recently did this with a plant I harvested 8 days ago. The temps ranged from 70-75F, 65-80RH. It hung for 7 days before I trimmed it and smoked it. She could have used a bit more drying time, as she's still not ready to be jarred, but the smell is incredible. There was no going from great smelling to hay, and *cross my fingers, hope the smell returns*.
He said you can virtually skip the lengthy curing process. Whether thats true or not, It does make a more consistent product that smells amazing when it goes into the jars.
Oh and with regards to the high humidity and possibility of mold. The buds were tiny as the fan leaves were badly burned by excessive air circulation and never fully developed, so I really never feared much about mold.
I did have a fan about 3 feet across from it and pointed it at a wall away from the plant to allow air circulation without possibility of speeding up the drying process. No signs of mold. I just hung 4 more plants up tonight, with 3 more to be hung tomorrow.
I will let you and anyone else interested how this turns out.
I recently did this with a plant I harvested 8 days ago. The temps ranged from 70-75F, 65-80RH. It hung for 7 days before I trimmed it and smoked it. She could have used a bit more drying time, as she's still not ready to be jarred, but the smell is incredible. There was no going from great smelling to hay, and *cross my fingers, hope the smell returns*.
He said you can virtually skip the lengthy curing process. Whether thats true or not, It does make a more consistent product that smells amazing when it goes into the jars.
Oh and with regards to the high humidity and possibility of mold. The buds were tiny as the fan leaves were badly burned by excessive air circulation and never fully developed, so I really never feared much about mold.
I did have a fan about 3 feet across from it and pointed it at a wall away from the plant to allow air circulation without possibility of speeding up the drying process. No signs of mold. I just hung 4 more plants up tonight, with 3 more to be hung tomorrow.
I will let you and anyone else interested how this turns out.
navyguy14420
Member
I ended up buying two at JackSchwartz.com last night. It was $40 for two of them shipped. It was the cheapest I could find on the net. thanks for the info
InducedSerenity
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thanks for the heads up on camelcamelcamel Ty! And thanks for the ace hardware tip earlier, i used my 1/2 gal mason jars yesterday and they work perfectly!
