Quick Drying - The Other Side Of The Coin

[Al B. Fuct]

also, a THC in methanol test solution:

T8783 Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-d3 methanol solution

T8783
Sigma Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-d3

methanol solution

Synonym
Δ1-Tetrahydrocannabinol-d3

6α,7,8,10α-Tetrahydro-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-(pentyl-5,5,5-d3)-6H-dibenzo(b,d)pyran-1-ol



Molecular Formula
C21H27D3O2



Molecular Weight
317.48



CAS Number
81586-39-2
MDL number
MFCD00083507

Properties
form
methanol solution

drug control
USDEA Schedule I; Home Office Schedule 2; stupéfiant; kontrollierte Droge in Deutschland

storage temp.
2-8°C

 

[Seamaiden]

The search function seems to be kludged, or I'd have found that discussion. I think that one of us quoted the text from that link and now I can't even remember what the damn site was.

 

[tonydash]

curious...

i have a small nug I had to harvest early bc of budrot. I dried the bud for 3 days in my closet and it is ready to be cured.

I didn't buy mason jars yet, but I plan to. Can I cure this small amount of bud in a baggie? i figure its essentially the same thing....air tight?

 

[Seamaiden]

My son actually uses paper grocery bags. His bud smokes very well, and he grows some extreme dankness (actually, some of it's too dank for his mom).

 

[tonydash]

paper grocery bags for curing? i thought it had to be air "tight". cool though.

anyways, i jsut went to check on her and i found a large spot of budrot on 1 big bud. i removed it and harvested the branch. im going to finish making my dry box and hang it. I'm probably going to harvest the whole plant tomorrow....getting very cold now and has been raining on and off 3 days in a row....


here are some pics, let me know what you think!

 

[Seamaiden]

I don't know if it's so much a need to be air tight as it is that curing is a process that allows the moisture levels to equalize throughout the product. It's probably a lot easier to control that, especially in a really dry environment, using something like mason jars. Of course, this is just based on everything I'm reading and the brains I've been picking (better'n pickin' your nose!).

And I think that when it's ready I would gladly sample some of that bud of yours. And share (what's left of) mine, of course.

 

[hom36rown]

Are you sure he doesnt dry them in paper bags then cure them in jars? Thats what works best for me, hang drying dries them out too fast.

 

[Seamaiden]

Are you sure he doesnt dry them in paper bags then cure them in jars? Thats what works best for me, hang drying dries them out too fast.

Yes, I questioned him very closely about his process. He's been growing for a couple of years now and has a few under his belt, whereas this is my first that I've gotten this far along.

First he hangs them dry until the stems just snap, maybe not even quite "snappy". Then they go into a paper bag. He doesn't use anything to get an up-close look at trichs, either, he just eyeballs the shit.

 

[tonydash]

i'm almost there! went and cut about 50% of the buds off, all from the bottom. I left the main cola and about 6-7 big branches near the top.

I did some small manicuring, hung them by strings in box and put them in their drying spot. It's a huge TV box and it is already filled with branches. Tomorrow I will manicure them nicely so it is just nugs

will upload pics tomorrow.... i'm extremely satisfied with the turnout thus far for my first grow. I give a lot of thanks to all you vets who helped me a long the way with all my newbness Put a lot of love into this grow and its paying off!

 

[hom36rown]

Yes, I questioned him very closely about his process. He's been growing for a couple of years now and has a few under his belt, whereas this is my first that I've gotten this far along.

First he hangs them dry until the stems just snap, maybe not even quite "snappy". Then they go into a paper bag. He doesn't use anything to get an up-close look at trichs, either, he just eyeballs the shit.

Do his buds feel really dry?

 

[hom36rown]

My first couple harvest I air dried, then threw in jars, and they felt too dry so I threw a pice of lettuce in the jars which made them moist agian but I think it gave it a wierd taste too

 

[Seamaiden]

Hey, Tony, nice. I wish I could say the same for my first grow, but something is better than nothing. You're gonna post when you're completely blazed of your first homegrown buds, right?

Does his bud feel really dry?

No, it sure doesn't. It's always sticky, really really sticky. It has to be put through a grinder if you want it to break apart like drier buds, but then it fluffs up. I'm tellin' you, this kid's got it down, and I can't get him to come up to help advise me. I mean, who better than you're own kid, right?

 

[hom36rown]

so at no point does he put them in jars? or does he transfer to jars after a certain amount of time in the bag?

 

[tonydash]

Hey, Tony, nice. I wish I could say the same for my first grow, but something is better than nothing. You're gonna post when you're completely blazed of your first homegrown buds, right?

oh, for sure

I've already quicked dried a small bud that wasn't even ready yet and I couldn't believe i was that high from a .2 of it : ) I can only imagine how piff this bud will be once properly dried and cured.

 

[Seamaiden]

That's AWESOME, Tony. Now you've got that first grow under your belt. Congratulations.

so at no point does he put them in jars? or does he transfer to jars after a certain amount of time in the bag?

That's a good question. He may put them in jars once they're cured to the point he likes (if I recollect he said it takes about two weeks in the paper bags). I mean, it seems that if he left them in the bag that eventually they'd totally dry out, right? Unless he lived in the tropics, but he's in SoCal.

 

[tonydash]

After I dry these buds for 5-7 days I plan on putting them straight into mason jars....lightly, not compact. I will burp then at least twice a day for 20-30 minutes and shuffle them around for the first week. After this I will let them sit in the jar and cure for another week or two.


Does this sound like a good plan guys? would you do anything different? : )

Thanks all!

 

[hom36rown]

hmmm, I can never dry my buds to the point the stems snap and still have sticky moist buds, theres gotta be some trick to it

 

[tonydash]

hey guys, here is the job I did so far to the bottom 40% of the plant. I'm letting the main cola and the top buds get a little more mature. Going to check everynight for frost / rot etc.

Here are some pics!

 

[Seamaiden]

I'd toke that!

 

[tonydash]

haha, I cant believe how smooth this is going. I'm not trying to jinx it, but i feel like I did a good job for my first grow. It's so rewarding and I can't wait for next season.

Hell, I can't wait till the end of this week when I harvest the top of her

I smoked a small bud (.4) I was drying for 3 days in my closet. I put it in the baggie I was talking about for 2 days. I smoked it today with my brother and two friends of ours.


Very good high and very good taste for not even being cured : )