I can only achieve 65-69 degrees in my dry tent I can control the humidity to whatever I want have it on 60....so it's usually misting because the room itself is usually 50-55. What what ideal humidity be considering I'm not at 60 degrees. Ideal RH for say 67 68 degrees F.
I use BrassnWoods method. 7/7/7. 7 days at 70 degrees and 70% humidity. Works like a charm. He has threads on here describing in detail his dry/cure process.
I thought 60/60 was scientifically the best. Watched a whole program on it but they also mentioned something about the point is to dry as fast as you can for mold mildew reasons but if temp and airflow are ok that shouldn't matter. I dont get how cryo cure works so fast but efficient but then if you hang dry Ive heard the longer the better
There is no consensus from scientists as to what’s the “best” way to dry and cure. Slow and long give me best results. There’s tons of gimmicks out there like the dehydrators for bud but much like tobacco slow and long seem to be the best smoke. I always have a fan running but always indirectly never blows on the buds. I also still run exhaust to keep air movement. Dri flower are hands down the best hang drying system but not necessary to get good dry and cure.
So say I have humidity locked at 58-60 and I usually go 10 days at 68 degrees F .....if I let it ride a few extra days wouldnt it technically still be ok and not past the curing point of humidity? Just wondering if I could leave hanging for weeks and would that be considered curing (the extra time hanging past the 10 days)
Actually you don't want weed in jars ( or out of jars) to get below 55% humidity. Once it drops below 55% any curing stops. The sweet spot is supposed to be 57- 65% humidity. If my jars get to 65% humidity I put the bud into paper bags for another day. Again, BrassnWood has detailed the drying/curing process in many threads. 7/7/7 . 7-10 days, at 70 degrees, and 70% room humidity to dry. Then into jars as long as they stay below 65%. The one and only drying/curing problem that I've had was my own fault. My 1 outdoor gal had tops as big as my forearm and I did not break them down smaller before drying. The biggest ones rotted from the inside, while the rest of the plant dried fine.
There is actually science behind it...are you kidding? They have done experiments for years with how chlorophyll breaks down etc and there is a best way to dry and cure....for sure. Its just some people have their opinion and are stuck on what they do....I mean it's science literally a plant breaking down after its cut from its roots.
Let's not get fussy either! What is really the difference between 6-60-60 or 7-70-70? Too many variables to play around it's more of a concept than rules that can't be broken. Nothing's gonna catch in fire!! First I'd say if a grower lives in the south, works with his environment naturally hot and humid, use 7-70-70 and gets good results would it be logic to spend 10 more amps of power on extra dehumidifier and AC? Are we getting that fancy? Then what about the dehumidifier calibration can we really argue about a few % margins? Or what about buds that are different sizes should we jar all of them after 6 days no matter what or use judgement to jar some earlier and other later? Or what about that damn 6 days mark is it in the morning, at mid day or at the the end ?? Fuck someone help me I'm getting confused! The list can go on man point is this is like cooking a spaghetti sauce their is «the recipe» and the «spirit of the recipe» you don't need to weight salt by the grams!
I mean I get it.....but take your favorite bud ever......or top 5 list in your life.....that wasn't your own.....maybe it was your favorite because there was something different they did while drying and curing. There are many ways that work......but sure enough isn't it fair to say one way is the best? For large buds I break all down same size or atleast same width. I go for 60/60 for 10 days because according to science that's the temp and humidity it takes and amount of time to reach .8 VPD.
I guess I'm saying I agree with you there are many ways for similar results....just saying maybe I'm doing one little tiny wrong thing.....
I read somewhere that all the bud pics you see in High Times, and all the bud that gets entered into contests has been cured at least 6 months. I also have no idea if that is true or not. But I do prefer my longer cured bud over fresher stuff. It could also be all in my imagination.
For me personally I feel after about a solid month or two it's basically about as good as it's gonna get. I store it between 55-58 percent humidity. I prefer the lower end, 62 just seems a tad to moist for me. Just personal preference but yeah. I feel after 1 or 2 months I just don't see much a difference after that. Sent from my LM-X420 using Grasscity Forum mobile app
I have always been too impatient and keep tapping into each different jar or grove bag usually 3 weeks in my head is good. Im going to try longer and see what happens. I have enough now I can do that. Def notice a difference with some strains and some taste good pre cure and post while some taste bad pre and good post
I used 67f and 62%h on my last Snowball sativa by ethos and it took 15 days but I did water the day before. On my last indica Marionberry Kush by Growers Choice I didnt water for 2 days and began the dry at 50%h and 65f because they were so dense. Took 6 days. Both came out great. Keeping the jars at 67f and 62%h.
I love the level of passion here. This is the kind of attitude that keeps people learning and thriving to always get better. The hunt for the perfect bud is never ending trail. It will happen that you can't be home at perfect time for jarring. This is my most common mistake. Buds gets too dry a bit. Some claim to fix this with humidity pack but from my experience they suck off volatile terpenes.
There is science, done buy the same company that’s trying to sell you a dehydrator. There is tons of studies on chlorophyll and it breaks down. Still no consensus on how it all effects the terping profile and of potency of thc, cbd etc. There’s still no consensus on weather you should harvest after lights off or on. Dr. Bruce Bugbee says we should harvest after lights on, he says 48 hours of lights on is actually more beneficial. So no it’s a bunch of bro science and theories with no consensus on the science.
Exactly, when you have full control of your drying area you can leave hang indefinitely. I have full control at 60/60 and let hang for 12-14 days and could leave them for couple more weeks no problem. Never gets too dried out.
well my GO to method is 65f 65% RH for 6.5 days the best of both worlds lol i do a wet trim and jar them still a bit damp then i do the burp thing