High guys,
Long time no see !
I am Always busy experimenting with curing an storage. I am not afraid to try new things, let's put it this way.
A friend of mine who won the dutch homegrown cannabis cup taught me a (for me) new method. He used this method to win the cup.
The method is basically dry the unmanicured buds untill the stem snaps or bends with an audible snap. Then put the untrimmed buds in a vacuum bag, then vacuum the bag and seal.
Then it needs to rest for 2-5 weeks after which the bag is opened and the buds are manicured, maybe dried out a bit more and then sealed for long term in another bag.
I tried the method and it seemed to work like a charm. I opened the bags after 2-5 weeks and the smells where really good. They still smelled as good as when I sealed them, even better, like cured without changing the initial aromas.
So I was real happy. Untill I smoked it...........
Now, before sealing, the buds where all sweet and tasty. After opening the vacuum bag and tasting one, I found a bitter taste, not quite the same as moist weed, just bitter.
But the weed itself looked and smelled PERFECT, also for other methods, like curing with calibers, my weed is even more moist, so I know moisture cannot be the problem.
My friend told me to just let it air out a bit and then seal it and it will get better. I tried, but all the buds that came into contact with the bags have that weird taste. It is simply not tasty to smoke anymore. It is real smooth and gets you high but a weird bitter taste.
I also did another test to determine if the bags are the cause.
Normally, for vaping only, I freeze my cannabis at a certain point in mylar bags. This works like a charm and the cannabis is Always fresh, sticky and super tasty, even after 2 years.
But as a test, I freeze some cannabis in vacuumbags instead of mylar.
And indeed, also the frozen cannabis out of the vacuum bags had a weird bitter taste.
What could be the cause? I mean lots of people conserve their cannabis in vacuum bags? My buddy doesn't know and he says he doesnt have this problem.
But I am not convinced.
SO what are your experiences with vacuum bags and their influence on the taste. I was so bummed cuz smell and looks wise, this method gave me exaclty what I wanted, except for the taste lol....
Long time no see !
I am Always busy experimenting with curing an storage. I am not afraid to try new things, let's put it this way.
A friend of mine who won the dutch homegrown cannabis cup taught me a (for me) new method. He used this method to win the cup.
The method is basically dry the unmanicured buds untill the stem snaps or bends with an audible snap. Then put the untrimmed buds in a vacuum bag, then vacuum the bag and seal.
Then it needs to rest for 2-5 weeks after which the bag is opened and the buds are manicured, maybe dried out a bit more and then sealed for long term in another bag.
I tried the method and it seemed to work like a charm. I opened the bags after 2-5 weeks and the smells where really good. They still smelled as good as when I sealed them, even better, like cured without changing the initial aromas.
So I was real happy. Untill I smoked it...........
Now, before sealing, the buds where all sweet and tasty. After opening the vacuum bag and tasting one, I found a bitter taste, not quite the same as moist weed, just bitter.
But the weed itself looked and smelled PERFECT, also for other methods, like curing with calibers, my weed is even more moist, so I know moisture cannot be the problem.
My friend told me to just let it air out a bit and then seal it and it will get better. I tried, but all the buds that came into contact with the bags have that weird taste. It is simply not tasty to smoke anymore. It is real smooth and gets you high but a weird bitter taste.
I also did another test to determine if the bags are the cause.
Normally, for vaping only, I freeze my cannabis at a certain point in mylar bags. This works like a charm and the cannabis is Always fresh, sticky and super tasty, even after 2 years.
But as a test, I freeze some cannabis in vacuumbags instead of mylar.
And indeed, also the frozen cannabis out of the vacuum bags had a weird bitter taste.
What could be the cause? I mean lots of people conserve their cannabis in vacuum bags? My buddy doesn't know and he says he doesnt have this problem.
But I am not convinced.
SO what are your experiences with vacuum bags and their influence on the taste. I was so bummed cuz smell and looks wise, this method gave me exaclty what I wanted, except for the taste lol....