Perfect Cure Every Time

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This is not my information, retrieved from https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=156237. Figure that it might help some who haven't read it already.

 

 

This method is particularly effective for folks who are starting out, those looking to maximize quality in a shorter period of time, and folks who's like to produce a connoisseur-quality product each and every time with no guesswork involved.

 

It's a very simple and effective process:

 

Cut the product, trim it per your preference, but don't dry it until the stems snap. Take it down while the stems still have some flex, but the product feel dry on the outside. This is a perfect opportunity to drop the dry-feeling flowers onto a screen and collect prime-quality kief that would otherwise get lost in the jar.

 

Jar the product, along with a Caliber III hygrometer. One can be had on Ebay for ~$20. Having tested a number of hygrometers - digital and analog - this model in particular produced consistent, accurate results. Then, watch the readings:

 

+70% RH - too wet, needs to sit outside the jar to dry for 12-24 hours, depending.

 

65-70% RH - the product is almost in the cure zone, if you will. It can be slowly brought to optimum RH by opening the lid for 2-4 hours.

 

60-65% RH - the stems snap, the product feels a bit sticky, and it is curing.

 

55-60% RH - at this point it can be stored for an extended period (3 months or more) without worrying about mold. The product will continue to cure.

 

Below 55% RH - the RH is too low for the curing process to take place. The product starts to feel brittle. Once you've hit this point, nothing will make it better. Adding moisture won't restart the curing process; it will just make the product wet. If you measure a RH below 55% don't panic. Read below:

 

Obviously, the product need time to sweat in the jar. As such, accurate readings won't be seen for ~24 hours, assuming the flowers are in the optimal cure zone. If you're curing the product for long-term storage, give the flowers 4-5 days for an accurate reading. If the product is sill very wet, a +70% RH reading will show within hours. If you see the RH rising ~1% per hour, keep a close eye on the product, as it's likely too moist.

[Royal Smoke]

Thanks for the post! I just finished chopping my first couple of plants and this will come in handy. I hate trimming already!

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haha gratz! wish I had a harvest:( waiting for the state to cash my check then 20 days... It's ok though I won't be able to finish my room for a few weeks anyway. Sour lifesaver and Super Lemon Haze are begging to be cracked.

[AmberTrichomes]

Trimming SUCKS!! LOL Excellent post!!

Thanks for the post! I just finished chopping my first couple of plants and this will come in handy. I hate trimming already!

[phaquetoo]

I love trimming! god that is almost as fun as watching them grow! getting all sticky, the smell, oh almost as good as sex, I said almost!

 

Peace

FTW

Jim

[Estimated Prophet]

Wish more people would take good curing practices seriously.

[Meangreen222]

I love trimming! god that is almost as fun as watching them grow! getting all sticky, the smell, oh almost as good as sex, I said almost!

 

Peace

FTW

Jim

 

 

And don't forget scraping the scissors to pack up a bowl, I'm always well medicated on harvest day

[Nemosity]

I have found the biggest help to great tasting meds is in the flush not so much the cure. Chop her down, take her branches off and hang it for atleast three days. After that you can finish it on a dehydrator if you need meds and the taste will be fine. The key is a good flush, and letting the plant 'rest in peace' for three days, but nice yellowing gold leaves and a blonde stem let you know your flush is good.

[treehugger]

I have found the biggest help to great tasting meds is in the flush not so much the cure. Chop her down, take her branches off and hang it for atleast three days. After that you can finish it on a dehydrator if you need meds and the taste will be fine. The key is a good flush, and letting the plant 'rest in peace' for three days, but nice yellowing gold leaves and a blonde stem let you know your flush is good.

 

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