Long term storage

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I had ran some laboratory tests on a 12 month comparison on stored vs “fresh” flower. The results were interesting but also a bit confounding. I did the tests somewhat on a whim.

From the last trial, here’s an example of (left) before (right) after 12 months storage in sealed glass containers (cured flower):
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So, yea. a bit confounding. I think this season I’m going to do a 12 month evaluation but with a bit more experimental design and control. So, we’d probably be talking something like 18 months before having results. Perhaps something like:

  1. Jar stored at room temperatures / dark.
  2. After some cure period, Jar stored at room temperatures / dark + O2 absorber.
  3. After some cure period, Vacuum + O2 absorber stored at room temperatures / dark.
  4. After some cure period, Vacuum + O2 absorber stored at refrigerated temperatures / dark.
  5. After some cure period, Vacuum + O2 absorber stored at below freezing.

Assuming the pricing hasn’t changed by then, that’d come to around $375 for the lab work on the potency and terpenoids. Depending on funds, I might change the number of tests. Since this would be a long trial, are there any other thoughts or storage techniques that might be interesting to evaluate?

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