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Preparing buds for smoking
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Bluey
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I just mist the underside of the lids.
Some report those humidity packs mess with the taste of the buds. If they are at 60 that should be good enough but it won't fix the buds, I think rehydration just makes them less harsh when smoking them.
Try smoking a bud and see how it goes.
Some report those humidity packs mess with the taste of the buds. If they are at 60 that should be good enough but it won't fix the buds, I think rehydration just makes them less harsh when smoking them.
Try smoking a bud and see how it goes.
Bluey
Is there a final target humidity? That is does the burping gradually lower the humidity to a target %and then curing is over?
Edit; I reread a post above from golfnrl where he cures a few weeks @ 62%. There’s no mention of the humidity dropping in the jar.
On a slightly different topic; I tested some buds which had been rehydrated from 32% to 61%, and the buds must not have been dry very long, and I caught them just right, because they are excellent. I rate them “most improved†from their graduating class.
Is there a final target humidity? That is does the burping gradually lower the humidity to a target %and then curing is over?
Edit; I reread a post above from golfnrl where he cures a few weeks @ 62%. There’s no mention of the humidity dropping in the jar.
On a slightly different topic; I tested some buds which had been rehydrated from 32% to 61%, and the buds must not have been dry very long, and I caught them just right, because they are excellent. I rate them “most improved†from their graduating class.
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Bluey
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Target hygrometer reading in a sealed mason jar after the reading has stabilised, so after more than 24hrs, is between 58 and 63%.
I aim for the higher number always. Worst I've done is mid 50's, doesn't smoke as well as low 60's, loses terps and the cut grass hay smell is starting to creep in. No don't lost potency also.
I have stored them in jars for many many years and it's not unusual over that time to lise a couple of percentage points on the moisture. Weights typically don't vary much either if properly dried and cured.
I aim for the higher number always. Worst I've done is mid 50's, doesn't smoke as well as low 60's, loses terps and the cut grass hay smell is starting to creep in. No don't lost potency also.
I have stored them in jars for many many years and it's not unusual over that time to lise a couple of percentage points on the moisture. Weights typically don't vary much either if properly dried and cured.
Bluey
(Then) Am I correct in assuming that a bud which burns easily is too dry?
For example; I am a pipe smoker. My assumption is that if the pipe stays lit between hits then the bud is too dry. Is this correct?
Where do you want the bud dryness to be using a bud in a pipe as your baseline?
Edit: I re-reread your comment, and my (3) jars are 62, 62, 60%. They all burn equally well (poorly). It was hard to decipher your last comment on this but did you say that humidity dropping to low 50’s that there was a noticeable drop in potency?
(Then) Am I correct in assuming that a bud which burns easily is too dry?
For example; I am a pipe smoker. My assumption is that if the pipe stays lit between hits then the bud is too dry. Is this correct?
Where do you want the bud dryness to be using a bud in a pipe as your baseline?
Edit: I re-reread your comment, and my (3) jars are 62, 62, 60%. They all burn equally well (poorly). It was hard to decipher your last comment on this but did you say that humidity dropping to low 50’s that there was a noticeable drop in potency?
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Bluey
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Well I don't use buds in pipes.
Squeeze the bud gently between your fingers. It should be pliable and bounce back to its original shape as you release pressure.
You made the same mistakes as I did on my first dry when I set up my new dry room. Mostly way too much air movement. You want almost no air movement, 16â°C & 60%RH. If temps are higher or RH lower hang more of the plant and consider dry trimming aiming to get to 63% stable in the jars at the 7 day mark. Curing in jars out of the light in similar temps, try to keep it below 21â°C. The warmer it is the faster it cures and you want a slow cure.
Test jar them if you're trying new methods. The drying process is probably more important to the quality outcome if smoking the buds as it is so easy to ruin well grown quality buds very quickly if dried too fast or overdried.
Squeeze the bud gently between your fingers. It should be pliable and bounce back to its original shape as you release pressure.
You made the same mistakes as I did on my first dry when I set up my new dry room. Mostly way too much air movement. You want almost no air movement, 16â°C & 60%RH. If temps are higher or RH lower hang more of the plant and consider dry trimming aiming to get to 63% stable in the jars at the 7 day mark. Curing in jars out of the light in similar temps, try to keep it below 21â°C. The warmer it is the faster it cures and you want a slow cure.
Test jar them if you're trying new methods. The drying process is probably more important to the quality outcome if smoking the buds as it is so easy to ruin well grown quality buds very quickly if dried too fast or overdried.