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I do have a question. My stuff was at 14% moisture when I jarred it and it only took 6 days to get there. Could this have affected the terpenes and thee quality of my smoke. I thought it was supposed to take 2 weeks to get that low. Thanks for your help in advance.
 
Skillcraft said:
I do have a question. My stuff was at 14% moisture when I jarred it and it only took 6 days to get there. Could this have affected the terpenes and thee quality of my smoke. I thought it was supposed to take 2 weeks to get that low. Thanks for your help in advance.
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14% moisture would be dust
 
Skillcraft said:
I do have a question. My stuff was at 14% moisture when I jarred it and it only took 6 days to get there. Could this have affected the terpenes and thee quality of my smoke. I thought it was supposed to take 2 weeks to get that low. Thanks for your help in advance.
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burrheadd said:
14% moisture would be dust
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I think he means 14% moisture measured with a wood moisture meter tool, right @Skillcraft ?

The longer you can keep it drying before you get it to that moisture level, the better. Like keeping temps at 60F and RH at 55% to 60% will keep it hanging for 2 weeks before jarring. 6 days is not really so bad though. After a week or so in cure, you'll notice the bouquet expressing more.
 
Tracker said:
I think he means 14% moisture measured with a wood moisture meter tool, right @Skillcraft ?

The longer you can keep it drying before you get it to that moisture level, the better. Like keeping temps at 60F and RH at 55% to 60% will keep it hanging for 2 weeks before jarring. 6 days is not really so bad though. After a week or so in cure, you'll notice the bouquet expressing more.
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Yes I used the tool that at @DoubleAtotheRON told me to get and it read 14%. My temps were at 74 and humidity 40%. I just thought the short drying time would have affected the quality.
 
Skillcraft said:
Yes I used the tool that at @DoubleAtotheRON told me to get and it read 14%. My temps were at 74 and humidity 40%. I just thought the short drying time would have affected the quality.
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Longer drying time at lower temps and higher humidity would be better, but 6 days doesn't mean you messed it up. Just gives you room for improvement next time. It takes better environmental controls to really dial it in at 60F to 65F and 55% to 60% RH. If you could afford to maintain 60F with 60%RH all the time, then you'd have a sweet weed humidor, and you wouldnt need to jar it.
 
Tracker said:
Longer drying time at lower temps and higher humidity would be better, but 6 days doesn't mean you messed it up. Just gives you room for improvement next time. It takes better environmental controls to really dial it in at 60F to 65F and 55% to 60% RH. If you could afford to maintain 60F with 60%RH all the time, then you'd have a sweet weed humidor, and you wouldnt need to jar it.
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Thanks for the replies. I will invest in humidifier and a a/c unit in my grow room. I really want to get my drying and during process dialed in.
 
burrheadd said:
14% moisture would be dust
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Not at all!... matter of fact, it's a bit too high. We do labs all the time, and around 9-11% is perfect for starting a cure. We have 3 years of labs to show moisture content in that area. It burns really nice. You can sit it down for a min, and it stays lit (rolled in a RAW cone). Burns nice and even, nice grey ash, and very smooth.
 
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