The Cure ?

[trichcycler]

Anyone skip the jars  ?

 

 

 

 

[Kingdiamond]

Of course I did the first few years but now its a necessity I have become way more skilled at pulling more per plant so jars are a must now.

[trichcycler]

for storage purposes?, or to "make it smoke soooooo much better" and "sooooo much more potent"????

[Mickeydee]

Curing and proper drying does make it stronger and will make it taste better.  My lab test results proved that to me.  I dont do it (longer cure times) very often because of weight restrictions.

[trichcycler]

I see the degradation daily as soon as 75% of the (water weight) is dried(per Jorge Cervantes books). At this stage I have sampled nothing any fresher, with bursting terpene profiles, and sweet smooth taste. three weeks in a burped jar and the trichs are shriveled, brown, and the effect is more couch lock. I know of no other fruit, flower, herb, spice, that "gets better over time".

Now on the other hand, if a plant is fertilized with salts to the end, with insufficient flushing maybe, curing in a jar will remove some of those constituents, along with chlorophyll, and smooth the flavor/smoke some.

I don't add commercial fertilizers and only use worm farm recycle, with fresh spring water daily. right to the end. I've just never noticed anything better than a fresh sampling properly dried in a controlled dry room, about a week-10 days.  my opinion only, and my patients of course.

 

What exactly did your lab reports show, that convinced you your smoke was tasting better, and was "stronger" ?  I know that terpene profiles will disappear in a burped jar, and that  equals "weaker" to me, with less flavor, so I'm confused.

 

Either way we choose what works for us, and our patients. They will always let us know what they don't like or do.

[Kingdiamond]

My main goal is to get rid of that fresh green taste that comes with all freshly harvested and dried grass the one strain that I have seen that improves potency from a longer cure is the Pre 98 Bubba Kush.

[trichcycler]

Ha ! that one I agree with. but stopped her long ago. I thought of her as on the negative side of my preference, she did stone a little heavier, after storage though... thinking that was "old weed" syndrome, of more decarb/more sleep. we dont like stony drooly couchlock strains, but more of the alert, thinkng mans herbs. Tahoe is a good rep, as well as Jesus OG, of what we dig. Have you noticed how fast a smell can disappear in a strain, like Critical + ? its crazy fast for the growers I know, and me.

I do store everything in glass after its dry, but I prefer it gone by then, by me or patients. as it ages it loses smells(important terpenes) and bums me out. after a couple weeks or so, I destroy it ! hehe

[imiubu]

Ha ! that one I agree with. but stopped her long ago. I thought of her as on the negative side of my preference, she did stone a little heavier, after storage though... thinking that was "old weed" syndrome, of more decarb/more sleep. we dont like stony drooly couchlock strains, but more of the alert, thinkng mans herbs. Tahoe is a good rep, as well as Jesus OG, of what we dig. Have you noticed how fast a smell can disappear in a strain, like Critical + ? its crazy fast for the growers I know, and me.

I do store everything in glass after its dry, but I prefer it gone by then, by me or patients. as it ages it loses smells(important terpenes) and bums me out. after a couple weeks or so, I destroy it ! hehe

 

I would be willing to give my opinion if you want to send the herb you plan to destroy my way

jk of course

[trichcycler]

right on !  (but you may enjoy it more after its destroyed, as I have)  after it was reduced to almost nothing, I assured its total destruction, by subjecting it to fire, until it was gone !

I would be willing to give my opinion if you want to send the herb you plan to destroy my way

jk of course

[Guanotea1]

Hi I've also noticed that the smell really diminishes after a week.

My patients are always most impressed with cannabis that has been cured just a few days.

Organic grower here, and because of the definition of usable MJ by the State I just deliver my product in glass to keep under my allowed amount. I let my patients know if they want to cure it longer they can hold on to it. They never do!

[trichcycler]

same experience as me. maybe hydro grown herb requires a longer cure to metabolize the basal salt force feeding program, compared to organic dirt?

[GregS]

Ah yes. Delightful smoke in Ball jar humidor.

Edited November 9, 2013 by GregS

[trichcycler]

If my patients asked for a  different way , I would comply. I work for them, and urge them to provide feedback. They ultimately made the choice. each his own, but all of them want the freshest material available so far, full of floral hydrosols and a full spectrum of original terpene profiles. I have to agree with them. I would still use the fresh dried over the month dried/cured even if they didn't for sure. I get a better experience that way.

Some people bury theirs till it molds for weeks, some soak it in water to concentrate the active ingredients then dry even. now that's strange, but, to each his own.