how long to cure ?
how long to cure ?
can anyone tell me the minimum time to cure your bud taking into acount im desperate for a smoke and what are the benefits of this curing process thanks in advance
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courtjester
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If you're that desperate, put it in a small room with a dehumidifier for 24-36 hours, and within a couple days thereafter, it will be dry enough to smoke.
Don't overdo it on the dehumidifier or you'll go from moist to crispy. If the drying area is particularly warm, it may not be a good idea to use one at all.
If you don't have a dehumidifier, or have a particularly warm dry area and don't want to use one, your smallest buds can be ready to smoke within 4-5 days if you have good ventilation moving directly onto the vegetation (i.e., a fan), and relatively warm temperatures in the room.
It's better to dry slowly, over a period of about 2-4 weeks, but those are your speediest options, short of putting it in an oven.
Don't overdo it on the dehumidifier or you'll go from moist to crispy. If the drying area is particularly warm, it may not be a good idea to use one at all.
If you don't have a dehumidifier, or have a particularly warm dry area and don't want to use one, your smallest buds can be ready to smoke within 4-5 days if you have good ventilation moving directly onto the vegetation (i.e., a fan), and relatively warm temperatures in the room.
It's better to dry slowly, over a period of about 2-4 weeks, but those are your speediest options, short of putting it in an oven.
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echc1
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the longer the better....leave the best to cure for as long as you can bear...smoke the not so good bits if you have to but keep the best til last....it'll be worth it!!!!!......i have a jar of the best stuff of mine that i leave for 6 months and what a difference it makes 
....if you're that desperate...smoke the trimmings,the hash from the scissors anything except the stuff you've put into cure
....if you're that desperate...smoke the trimmings,the hash from the scissors anything except the stuff you've put into cure
Yeah I agree with you on that, the last grow of mine you could taste the differance between what I smoked at the beginning of the cure and what I smoked that had been cured the longest.echc1 wrote:your right,my mistake...but you forget how good it is after 6 months and it just seems that way....but long cure is the way for flavour ,i also find the longer the cure the smoother the smoke....is that right?.....i really gotta start smoking less
I disagree about smoking less though, smoke more!!
There is a link on these forums to a page somewhere that goes into great depth about water curing.
They use a whole 7 days, which removes flavour and taste. But there is a guy in the middle who posted about trying a 3 day cure, which he posted results of saying worked very well.
I have tried a 3 day cure and it was fantastic. I used to wait 3 months
I'll try and find the link, then edit this post. It is the only way to go, but you have to do it correctly, I got air trapped once and lost a quarter of weed, so be very careful.
Can't find the original post, but here is someone else's report on it. It's a start
http://www.greenpassion.org/f21/water-curing-53/
OK, I just signed up to that site and tried to explain in the threads the additional information I have learned. I hope that explains it to you, if not, have a search around, it is pretty straight forward.
They use a whole 7 days, which removes flavour and taste. But there is a guy in the middle who posted about trying a 3 day cure, which he posted results of saying worked very well.
I have tried a 3 day cure and it was fantastic. I used to wait 3 months
I'll try and find the link, then edit this post. It is the only way to go, but you have to do it correctly, I got air trapped once and lost a quarter of weed, so be very careful.
Can't find the original post, but here is someone else's report on it. It's a start
http://www.greenpassion.org/f21/water-curing-53/
OK, I just signed up to that site and tried to explain in the threads the additional information I have learned. I hope that explains it to you, if not, have a search around, it is pretty straight forward.
My advice is to let it dry in a cool dark place until the larger bud stems snap when you bend them. Small amounts I put in a nice maple box with the lid propped open. Larger amounts you can hang in paper bags in a closet. Then place in glass containers in the freezer.
The more you rush the drying the less good it tastes.
IMHO,
chuckje.
The more you rush the drying the less good it tastes.
IMHO,
chuckje.
