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JDU

JDU

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This is where I really faulter. WHEN do y'all jar it up? Mine has been hangin about 6 days & it's gittin a lil crispy but the tiny stems don't break when I bend em.

Another question- How long do you leave the jars open when you burp em?
 
Usually after 4 days I'll jar mine - all crispy - next morning they'll be moist - out of the jar onto the screen til they need to go back in the jars - few hours til crispy - then back out of the jars and onto screen. Usually do that 3 or 4 times. For burping - depends - either 10 seconds or 10 minutes.
 
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Ok I'm not alone. That I keep needing to dump them back out is what has me doubtin my decision to jar em up.
 
Once you've opened a jar that been in your closet a number of weeks - only to find your buds have all turned brown from mold - well - I haven't done it again.
 
After trying the twig snapping method many times I have abandoned it as the smaller twigs rarely snap for me. I do more like Canuck147 and jar them only to empty back out once or twice. Also use mini hygrometers and if it settles near 60% RH give or take a bit I am happy with that and jar em up. I make sure to burp once a day for the 1st 2 weeks to keep a close eye on things so no mold happens.
 
I got that but until Canuck147 nobody would say HOW LONG to leave the jars open when ya burp em. GWE is an amazing site but most of the tutorials are about as clear as mud.
 
My take on burping is just like a burp is short so is the opening of the jar. I usually open it and give the contents a gentle shake to let the old air our and new air in, then back goes the lid. So far my curing has resulted in real smooth smoke doing this.
 
This is why I like and use the boveda packs. I remove my buds when they feel crisp to me. Then into the jars with a Boveda pack and I burp everyday. And a burp to me is shaking everything up and leaving the lid off for about a minute. I use two of the 8 gram packs in the half gallon jars. And I keep some of the big packs for pounds if I get some that wants to seem to stay to high in humidity, and the big pack will whip a half gallon jar right into the right humidity in about a day.
 
Unfortunately there is no cookie cutter answer to this question. There is a ton of variability here to discuss. Bud density plays a factor.
me, I dry them for a little over a week. 50% RH and temps just below 69F. When the outsides feel crispy, I toss them into brown paper bags. Approx 1 Oz per grocery store sized paper bag. They moisten back up (due to the internal moisture) and go crispy again. That’s when I jar them. If RH goes above 66-67% I put them back into the brown paper bags again for 4-6 more hours. Once RH is below 65% I burp the jars for 10-20 min daily. I do this for about a month. Then no need to burp any longer.
 
If you don’t want to jar and burp. These bags work well. But the buds still need to be properly dried before they go in. They keep the RH steady and are breathable. So no more burping.
https://grovebags.com/
 
I like the bags a lot. Still getting my drying technique dialed in though. Seems like some dry perfectly and some dry just a bit much. For the times I think it's too dry I throw a Boveda pack in a jar with the weed for about a day and then into the bags for curing. Only downside I've noticed is that the zipper part starts to rip with a lot of use, but otherwise they're great.
 
The zipper tearing has been my experience as well. I have a bunch of these bags but they're only good for 6-10 openings on average before they tear and are useless. I have gone to jarring and burping for the first couple of weeks or so then into the bags for long term storage. I keep pint jars around that I smoke out of and reload them from a Grove bag when they run out so that I'm not opening the bags very often. It's a pain in the ass but until they make a bag with a much more durable zipper I can't use them for early curing or as a reusable pouch.
 
The directions on the bag say to seal them. Not suppose to open and close often. Maybe purchasing the smaller sizes will lessen the open/close factor. The zippers on mine have all been ok on mine. Yes, I transfer an Oz at a time into a jar for my personal stash.
I always save a few stems from harvest in bags in the fridge in case I over dry. Stick a stem in the grove bag, or jar, for 12 hours will moisten the buds back up again and add will more beneficial bacteria to contribute to the cure process. I only use bovida packs to calibrate my hygrometers now days.
I have a stash in jars in my refrigerator that have been curing for 8-9 months now. No pack. The buds are better than most Dispensaries have on hand. Flavor is impeccable at this stage.
 
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