Burp Lids
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Hello, I’m Santino the Founder of Burp Lids and would like to share the story with you of how it all started.
It might seem unbelievable but I started growing at the young age of 12. I went into Borders bookstore and wasn’t interested in books until I went by the gardening section and noticed something about hydroponics. I thought it was interesting how a plant could be grown in water and just had to figure more out. I continued to read a ton of books that day and eventually joined a grow forum to learn more. What does PH mean? What does PPM mean? All those things were learned and eventually I had to try it out.
I didn’t grow it for the smoke or the money. I grew it to see if I could and because of the science behind it that really interested me. It was going really great at first but then my parent’s basement flooded and thankfully I put the 400w switchable ballast on a chair because it was literally an inch from touching the water. I would have been zapped but I managed to save the plant. It was just a 5 gallon hydroponic bubbler that I would carry up and down the stairs every 2 weeks to change the water out and remix nute’s. What a state of the art setup right? The bucket splashed everywhere and always in my face.
I adjusted the PH perfectly and grew it over 7ft….oops.
The Problem
I got a nice yield but didn’t dry or cure it properly and unfortunately that led to bud rot. This was months of hard work and now it was all for nothing…I learned very quickly that one of the most important things after growing was the drying and curing process.
Over time I kept learning and perfecting my grows but there was still one painful thing that I knew other growers must also feel…. That burping all of these jars is the most painful and time consuming process ever. But it has to be done. At first it’s exciting but then you’re doing it everyday and it becomes a chore.
Why do we have to do it? Many reasons as we all know but most importantly to achieve the proper breakdown of chlorophyll. The jars need to be opened up every few days to release moisture and gasses and replenish oxygen. With the proper cure, this results in a flavorful tasting product. This made sense but unscrewing all those lids everyday didn’t. And it’s what everyone is still doing almost 20 years later!? Fast forward to Burp Lids development.
“Dad can you help me burp these jars?” My dad and I were burping 50 mason jar lids and letting them sit out for 15 minutes everyday, then coming back to cap them all. I hated it, he hated it too but it had to be done everyday for at least two weeks. This was enough for me to create something new and unique for the industry that we all needed.
The Solution
Burp Lids were born. A solution to unscrewing all those lids everyday. Besides MMJ, they also work for Fermentation and Food Preservation. Really well actually.
But how can we take it one step further? What if there was a way to burp in that fresh air through a carbon filter, then have the lid do the rest?
Introducing Burp Lids V2
Built with BurpVac Technology - Automatic Burping, Better Results.
Just turn on the lid once, then burp the valve daily. The lid will do the rest.
When your harvest is ready for long-term storage, just stop burping and let your harvest enjoy that vacuum seal.
Thanks for reading the story,
Santino
Founder of Burp Lids
Santino@burplids.com
P.S. Thank you for all the feedback to build such an amazing product. Check out more about V2 on the Burp Lids Amazon Shop here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/33316C15-A1C5-4D27-8A91-60311D77AF30?ingress=3
It might seem unbelievable but I started growing at the young age of 12. I went into Borders bookstore and wasn’t interested in books until I went by the gardening section and noticed something about hydroponics. I thought it was interesting how a plant could be grown in water and just had to figure more out. I continued to read a ton of books that day and eventually joined a grow forum to learn more. What does PH mean? What does PPM mean? All those things were learned and eventually I had to try it out.
I didn’t grow it for the smoke or the money. I grew it to see if I could and because of the science behind it that really interested me. It was going really great at first but then my parent’s basement flooded and thankfully I put the 400w switchable ballast on a chair because it was literally an inch from touching the water. I would have been zapped but I managed to save the plant. It was just a 5 gallon hydroponic bubbler that I would carry up and down the stairs every 2 weeks to change the water out and remix nute’s. What a state of the art setup right? The bucket splashed everywhere and always in my face.
I adjusted the PH perfectly and grew it over 7ft….oops.
The Problem
I got a nice yield but didn’t dry or cure it properly and unfortunately that led to bud rot. This was months of hard work and now it was all for nothing…I learned very quickly that one of the most important things after growing was the drying and curing process.
Over time I kept learning and perfecting my grows but there was still one painful thing that I knew other growers must also feel…. That burping all of these jars is the most painful and time consuming process ever. But it has to be done. At first it’s exciting but then you’re doing it everyday and it becomes a chore.
Why do we have to do it? Many reasons as we all know but most importantly to achieve the proper breakdown of chlorophyll. The jars need to be opened up every few days to release moisture and gasses and replenish oxygen. With the proper cure, this results in a flavorful tasting product. This made sense but unscrewing all those lids everyday didn’t. And it’s what everyone is still doing almost 20 years later!? Fast forward to Burp Lids development.
“Dad can you help me burp these jars?” My dad and I were burping 50 mason jar lids and letting them sit out for 15 minutes everyday, then coming back to cap them all. I hated it, he hated it too but it had to be done everyday for at least two weeks. This was enough for me to create something new and unique for the industry that we all needed.
The Solution
Burp Lids were born. A solution to unscrewing all those lids everyday. Besides MMJ, they also work for Fermentation and Food Preservation. Really well actually.
But how can we take it one step further? What if there was a way to burp in that fresh air through a carbon filter, then have the lid do the rest?
Introducing Burp Lids V2
Built with BurpVac Technology - Automatic Burping, Better Results.
Just turn on the lid once, then burp the valve daily. The lid will do the rest.
When your harvest is ready for long-term storage, just stop burping and let your harvest enjoy that vacuum seal.
Thanks for reading the story,
Santino
Founder of Burp Lids
Santino@burplids.com
P.S. Thank you for all the feedback to build such an amazing product. Check out more about V2 on the Burp Lids Amazon Shop here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/33316C15-A1C5-4D27-8A91-60311D77AF30?ingress=3
