Got too dry during curing. Is it possible to save?

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tufoc

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Hey guys,

Yesterday, which was the 5th day of curing, I forgot the jars open for 2-3 hours and I live in a low humidity area, I realized that the weed got too dry.

I put a hygrometer in one of the jars yesterday night and after 8 hours, it shows 47% :( I ordered Boveda 62, which should arrive today, but I read that it's too late now as the weed should never go below 55%.

Do you think I ruined the batch? Will it be shit weed even if I put the humidity packs? I can't believe how fast they got dried, only in 2 hours.

They also still don't smell like weed. They smell like plant material. And it's not strong. I'm so sad and unhappy, all this hard work for months, seems to be ruined.
 
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matchgrip

matchgrip

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I'm sorry man. Sounds very shitty :( Leave the hygrometer for a couple of days and see if it'll go up or not. Maybe there's still some humidity left in the insides of the buds.
 
Hugo Phurst

Hugo Phurst

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For over dry weed I stick a piece of damp paper towel inside the lid for several hours or a day, since your pot was only over dry for a bit it still might cure.
Good luck
 
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Destroyer of chairs

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I have also read several places that u can't rehydrate. Or u can, but it will not start curing process if its allready stopped, it will just give u moister weed?
 
Wizzlebiz

Wizzlebiz

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tufoc said:
Hey guys,

Yesterday, which was the 5th day of curing, I forgot the jars open for 2-3 hours and I live in a low humidity area, I realized that the weed got too dry.

I put a hygrometer in one of the jars yesterday night and after 8 hours, it shows 47% :( I ordered Boveda 62, which should arrive today, but I read that it's too late now as the weed should never go below 55%.

Do you think I ruined the batch? Will it be shit weed even if I put the humidity packs? I can't believe how fast they got dried, only in 2 hours.

They also still don't smell like weed. They smell like plant material. And it's not strong. I'm so sad and unhappy, all this hard work for months, seems to be ruined.
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Take a leave from another plant and toss it in the jar. It will increase your humidity and add moisture back to your buds.

It won't improve taste though.
 
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RadicalRoss

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It'll still work, my dude.

The curing and drying process seems really hard to get right, but it's also the part I have the least experience with. You only get one try every harvest, lol. Keep working on it, you'll get it dialed in eventually... that's what I keep telling myself at least.
 
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RonnieB2

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The humidity packs will rehydrate it just fine. Just be patient, itll take a couple days and leave the jar closed
 
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printer

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"Curing cannabis eliminates the bacteria and enzymes which cause the plant matter to break down"

From a website. Although I have not spent much time trying to prove or disprove it I am not too sure drying will get rid of them. I looked up papers in order to confirm or deny but have not found anything conclusiveness. I have looked at a paper on curing tobacco and it seems that you may need to heat the product before you can destroy the enzyme or bacteria that is in the tobacco. If anyone has any scientific information to guide us by all means jump in.
 
Rurumo

Rurumo

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printer said:
"Curing cannabis eliminates the bacteria and enzymes which cause the plant matter to break down"

From a website. Although I have not spent much time trying to prove or disprove it I am not too sure drying will get rid of them. I looked up papers in order to confirm or deny but have not found anything conclusiveness. I have looked at a paper on curing tobacco and it seems that you may need to heat the product before you can destroy the enzyme or bacteria that is in the tobacco. If anyone has any scientific information to guide us by all means jump in.
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You Sir, are correct. With Tobacco, for example, the plant must be steam pasteurized to stop the usual fermentation from taking place, when creating Swedish Snus. The same process that is used to preserve green tea and prevent oxidation. I highly doubt that getting your weed a little too dry would stop the curing process, and I think that getting the moisture level back up would kickstart it just fine. Now, the final product might not be as good, but it will be better than leaving it too dry.
 
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printer

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Rurumo said:
You Sir, are correct. With Tobacco, for example, the plant must be steam pasteurized to stop the usual fermentation from taking place, when creating Swedish Snus. The same process that is used to preserve green tea and prevent oxidation. I highly doubt that getting your weed a little too dry would stop the curing process, and I think that getting the moisture level back up would kickstart it just fine. Now, the final product might not be as good, but it will be better than leaving it too dry.
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I have been reading a few other things that has me scratching my head. We are suppose to be breaking down the chlorophyll when curing but that is the green pigment in the leaf. And with all weed I have consumed it has been, well green. So I have yet to understand what is going on.
 
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RonnieB2

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I have been reading a few other things that has me scratching my head. We are suppose to be breaking down the chlorophyll when curing but that is the green pigment in the leaf. And with all weed I have consumed it has been, well green. So I have yet to understand what is going on.
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Science, yo
 
kovidkough

kovidkough

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From the moment the crop is harvested it begins to degrade as enzymes and aerobic bacteria break down excess sugars and starches. Curing cannabis essentially forces the plant to use up those sugars, starches and excessive nutrients before they’ve had the chance to dry out and get stuck inside the plant.

Properly cured cannabis is smooth, flavprful and potent.

If you’ve ever wondered why some cannabis is harsher or less flavorful when you smoke it, it is because these residual components have not been properly cured out of the plant prior to drying and/or distribution to the consumer. A good cannabis cure will not only improve the flavor and smoothness of a smoke sesh, it will also improve product potency, too!
That’s because cannabinoid synthesis (the process of creating those valuable chemicals) continues even after harvest.
When freshly-harvested cannabis flowers are kept at the proper temperature and humidity, non-psychoactive cannabinoids will continue to transform into THCa, a precursor to psychoactive THC.

www.google.com

Curing Cannabis: Why It's Important and How to Do It Properly

Curing your cannabis is extremely important if you want high-quality flower. From flavor and smoothness all the way to potency, curing affects many aspects of the plant.
www.google.com www.google.com
 
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printer

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kovidkough said:
From the moment the crop is harvested it begins to degrade as enzymes and aerobic bacteria break down excess sugars and starches. Curing cannabis essentially forces the plant to use up those sugars, starches and excessive nutrients before they’ve had the chance to dry out and get stuck inside the plant.

Properly cured cannabis is smooth, flavprful and potent.

If you’ve ever wondered why some cannabis is harsher or less flavorful when you smoke it, it is because these residual components have not been properly cured out of the plant prior to drying and/or distribution to the consumer. A good cannabis cure will not only improve the flavor and smoothness of a smoke sesh, it will also improve product potency, too!
That’s because cannabinoid synthesis (the process of creating those valuable chemicals) continues even after harvest.
When freshly-harvested cannabis flowers are kept at the proper temperature and humidity, non-psychoactive cannabinoids will continue to transform into THCa, a precursor to psychoactive THC.

www.google.com

Curing Cannabis: Why It's Important and How to Do It Properly

Curing your cannabis is extremely important if you want high-quality flower. From flavor and smoothness all the way to potency, curing affects many aspects of the plant.
www.google.com www.google.com
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Yes, lot of information on how to do it and why. But I am more interested in seeing actual scientific papers what is going on. Not that I am saying there is false stuff repeated on the internet, I just would like to see the chemistry behind it.
 
kovidkough

kovidkough

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there won't be alot of science until more research labs do the foot work. until then I'd say its bro science which some bros are smarter then others and might pull chemistry from other methods as suggested above for tabbacco
 
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