englandman
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im using a blue mason jar to cure my bud. my question is what is the purpose of the blue tint. can i like put it in the sun for it to cure faster?? probably not but it was just a thought.
blue mason jar
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TeaTreeOil
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Light destroys THC.
englandman
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yeea i know but i figured maybe the blue tint would make it ok? maybe probably not idk why the is the jar blue?
socalkushman
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could be for freezer storage
englandman
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yeah i was looking everywhere online to find out why they have blue ones. idk hopefully someone has some info...
took 5 seconds on google. For some reason these MSW mason jars were different. They were prettier than the ones I had seen before, and it took me a while to figure out why. They actually have an aqua tint instead of the clear glass we are used to seeing. After some research I discovered that these aqua blue mason jars are antiques. They were produced in the first half of the 20th century before the Ball company (America’s primary producer of mason jars) switched to clear glass. The color is commonly called “Ball Blue”, after the company that made them.
englandman
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ok but there has to be a reason they are blue right?
englandman
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they are not blue just because it looks pretty. or maybe they are idk thats what im trying to figure out.
bleezyg420
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no, just the color they decided to use back in the day. Glass jars arnt made to cure pot. fyi
englandman
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uh.. really i thought they made them especially for that. no really im not that naive. i figured its just like any other fruit or whatever youre storing. it was saying somewhere that it protects whatever youre storing from light. just wondering if that would protect the thc..]
englandman
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ya you'
re probably right.
re probably right.englandman
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ok so any ways to speed up the curing process. a month come on im gonna go crazy here!!
socalkushman
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light does degrade thc after being harvested..thats why for curing they need to stay in a cool dark place, even with a tinted jar...lights gonna penetrate
James Bond
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If it is indeed an older jar, not something to imitate old, it is probably worth money. My parents are big into antiques and blue glass is generally sought after with antiques. I'm not sure why blue was chosen, but I know that they had some blue glass juicer and I happened to be in the room when it fell off of mom's hutch(I still think it was related to paranormal activity), but dad lost his shit. I guess it was worth some $200+.
Oh and don't try and speed things up, time = quality.
Oh and don't try and speed things up, time = quality.
englandman
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no shit. well i really have no idea where i got this jar. it was just on top of my fridge one day
damn short term memory.
damn short term memory.englandman
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i think its real it says ball real big then perfect mason on the bottom
James Bond
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I have no doubts of it being an authentic Mason jar. I have a lot of mason jars, but some times a company will make things that resemble what was done way in the past. Like how coke will sometimes make bottles that resemble coke bottles from the 50's or 60's in glass bottles. Like I said though you may have an antique there in your hands.
misshestermoffitt
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Tinted jars were made because light just doesn't degrade thc it degrades a lot of herbs and spices.
Don't break that blue jar, it's worth some cash now, they're hard to find.
Don't break that blue jar, it's worth some cash now, they're hard to find.