I built a tent specifically to keep my humidity constant for my cure. To me itâs that important. And Iâve noticed a tremendous difference in the final taste and smell. I was finally able to let the weed take two weeks or longer to dry at a constant 60% humidity . This slow dry process really makes a difference . Once you drop below 55% humidity for an extended period your cure is over . To me that makes grass clippings . Literally it was the last piece of the puzzle for me. You can grow great looking and smelling weed but if your cure is shit, the weed is as well.
I then jar them up and keep them in a dark somewhat cool basement. I put the Boveda 58s in for a longer term storage and have some jars that are now a year old and are between 57 and 58% humidity. When you open those jars the smell is intoxicating. Thatâs a very stark contrast to the fresh cut lawn smell I used to get just hanging to dry and not watching humidity and praying that they finished before they molded
Iâve had quick-dried weed at a party before⌠we were running out, an hour later a dude came in with an arm-length branch that went right into the oven. It was objectively terrible; good enough for a bunch of drunks who wouldâve been out of weed otherwise, but there was some left over the next morning and I couldnât bring myself to take more than one hit.
I dry in a partition of my flower room at 75-80F and 62% humidity; havenât had any problems with mold yet, and it still smells and tastes great. If Iâm losing secondary metabolites, I canât tell without lab tests anyway⌠no chance of that happening in the next few decades, since my state is never going to legalize homegrowing.
As far as Bovedas, Iâve found they impact the taste and smell if theyâre used to dry; if theyâre used to keep it moist rather than dry, it doesnât seem to cause any problems.
pretty close to my numbers. 72 -75F, and 60-61% humidity. basement wonât get any colder without ac, but I can control humidity with a mini humidifier and mini dehumidifier.
same thoughts on the bovedas too⌠you smelled that lemon jar I had, thatâs a year old now!!! but the buds were at 60% when jarred, so the bovedas purpose is long term, not drying, same as you.
I gotta try grove bags sometime⌠but I just bought a dozen 64oz Mason jars roflâŚ
I could probably get the temps lower, but itâs just not worth it⌠have to run the AC for the whole house 24/7 to get it below 75 in the summer. That would mean Iâd have to actually pay for electricity, which I donât like doing. The whole point of growing was not having to pay for it anymore, and itâs not like what I was getting from the black market before compared in any way to home-grown and properly cured⌠if Iâm losing a tiny bit from my cure, I can live with it.
speeding up the curing process can leave your weed tasting and smelling harsh
enough said
as for why its a trash article, would you enjoy an article that said âhow to make and enjoy a shit sandwich?â
removing moisture evenly from a product isnt unique to cannabis, its well known that you want an even and smooth drying process suitable to the product, not with random humidity or temperature spikes that disrupt the process and therefore reduce the quality of the result. each step of growing, harvest, drying, etc matters. They are documented and discussed.
Rushing your drying process results in a rushed product that is inferior.
That is not what the article is sayingâŚyouâre over exaggerating the context in the article. It is not saying âhow to make and enjoy a shit sandwichâ what itâs actually saying isâŚâif u wanna âfast cureâ youâre bud then expect it to be not goodâ they lay out the pros and cons.
The pros:
â˘youâll be able to dry ya bud fast and smoke it
The cons:
⢠expect it not to smell or taste good
âŚnot no how to make a shit sandwich and enjoy it, you misinterpreted like a mofo.
If you want to fast dry bud a better way than a toaster or oven is put it in the microwave on defrost for a minute or so. Then turn it over and do it again. If you do it right you basically dehydrate the water from it and depending on how you want it, you can have it a little sticky or a bit dryer. When done right it still retains the scent and curing/storage brings this out more. Good way of doing a small amount quick. But obviously the normal method that has been tried and tested and perfected over many many years is probably the best.
Yes the only way to get the proper results is to play the waiting game âŚI set it and forget it in essence but know it took me a long time to conquer my urge to blaze that shit up asap. There came a time when I KNEW that shit was gonna taste like tumbleweed and I smoked it anyway đ¤Śđżđ¤ˇđżââď¸ but that was back when I had no knowledge, no guidance, just knew i wanted to grow n smoke my own shitâŚthat was back when I was 17.
The point I can make an article pretending there are pros and cons to making a shit sandwich
The only reason to fast cure weed is if youâre super desperate to smoke weed. Hardly merits a whole article pretending that thereâs any upside to this method aside from getting high on the spot.
Chlorophyll. Fast drying the Chlorophyll remains making for a harsher smoke imo.
Also the title to the article should be " how to DRY your weed fast." Dry it too much and youâd be unable to cure it afterwards. ( i agree @DougDawson ) At those high temperatures even half a day might make a difference. With the high levels of THCA in modern pot You would be throwing away potency. Lots of it.
The whole point of growing was not having to pay for it anymore, and itâs not like what I was getting from the black market before compared in any way to home-grown and properly cured⌠if Iâm losing a tiny bit from my cure, I can live with it.
âŚI set it and forget it in essence but know it took me a long time to conquer my urge to blaze that shit up asap. There came a time when I KNEW that shit was gonna taste like tumbleweed and I smoked it anyway đ¤Śđżđ¤ˇđżââď¸ but that was back when I had no knowledge, no guidance, just knew i wanted to grow n smoke my own shitâŚthat was back when I was 17.
or what