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Long term storage of bud

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Bikerstonrr

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I know I am jumping the gun a bit but, my new 300watt LED light arrives tomorrow and I am stoked. What does everybody do about long term storage after curing. I'm asking because the plan is to have multiple strains on hand at any one time. Thinking of a vacuum sealer system.
 
My opinion you are thinking much too hard and expensive THINK JARS. and humidity packs 62%. I like my jars they protect my nugs and yet lets me view all the nugs without exsevive handling and crush type damage. Please look at my screen name here and double check anything I say before attempting (or ask green for advice.)
 
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Hey king just curious how much air you leave in the jars,i.e how full you keep them? Thanks! Great post, been wandering myself.
 
Lucky, I live in a area with little RH 20-30%. So I fill my jars to the top. Burp them 2 times then leave them alone 'till I use the weed. I have never used Humidity Packs.
 
Karlee, how do you like the cvault? Ive been thinking of getting one. Up till now i use mason jars for curing and storing. Even when i was buying street weed between harvests when out id still transfer from plastic baggie to glass mason jar and add a boveda pack if ness. Im thinking of getting the extra large one and would like your opinion please.
 
The main thing that I have found out about long term storage is DRY the buds as much as you can before long term storage. I have had bud in the freezer that developed mold or fungus, when I thawed it out, it was still damp and, I assume that this allowed the mold/fungus to develop. A friend of mine stored His cured and dried bud in vacuum bags before freezing. I have started curing the buds, in glass jars, in my refrigerator because of mold in the jars when I kept them in a dark cool closet.
Good luck
DW2
 
I love the c-vault it as a humidity pack in the lid I cured on jars for 4 weeks then in the vault I bought the large one ended up putting some jars in the freezer and I like both ways..you can't smell anything in the vault it's sealed very well , I like taking the lid off and getting that good whiff LOL
 
biker, i have the same question. have you gotten any more info or tried anything out?

karlee, i went to the c vault site and those are really cool. i have a (maybe dumb) question though. what's the advantage of the c vault w/the humidity packs over the mason jars w/the humidity packs?
 
I agree with what some folks said above: store in glass with airtight lid in cool, dark place. I recently bought some of those Boveda 62 RH packs in two sizes, both small, for different sized jars I have. They are fantastic for long term cure.

I also have one of those vacuum-seal machines, and when I am "distributing" the herb, that's how I convey it to folks--double sealed. No odor whatsoever, and no oxygen. Then it's up to them to store it properly...
 
Merry Christmas Bikerstonrr. Quart Mason jars, FoodSaver vacuum sealer with Mason jar attachment vacuum seals Mason jars. Store in cool, dark place. I still have a couple of unopened jars from 4 years ago that smell and taste the same as when sealed. I'm sure quality has suffered some with time, but if you smoked a joint of it you'd never know it was that old.
 
That is a sad story, DW2!!! I think the fridge might be a little too cold to cure bud, cuz it's 40 degrees in there! I read this page about 10 times during the last weeks of flowering on my first grow:

http://www.growweedeasy.com/drying-curing

I use hygrometers during the beginning of the transition from dry to cure. I make sure that the buds in jars (in a cool, dark closet) stay under 70% RH until I get the buds down around 65% RH. Then I switch to Boveda 62% packets that I put in the jars to stabilize the cure at 62%. I'm planning on keeping what's left of my first harvest curing at 62% as long as I can--if I don't smoke it up with my buddies first. It's at about 8 weeks cured now, fantastic.
 
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