vyserage
Well-Known Member
Hey guys so im struggling with figureing out my final touches to my cure. I would greatly appreciate replies from others who have used boveda packs.
Here is my process im using:
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DRYING:
CURING:
i have dried in 3 days and spent a few days constantly opening lids because it would jump back up to 71-73% humidity in jar. When this happened i eventually decided to leave bud in dry rack for over 8 hrs (overslept and it stayed out longer, maybe 10-12 hours but this only happened to 1 plant) and it overdried and was always around 58%, i added a boveda pack to it and will burp once/week is what im thinking.
So thats what i've come up with after a lot of reading about curing from many different people. I have 3 hygrometers so im able to watch closely on rh. What im a little confused about is this:
If i only burp once a week at say 59%-55%, i dont see that happening with boveda packs forcing it to 62% which is in the range for the burping 65-60 which is to burp every other day. Wouldnt this be a bad idea opening a jar with the boveda once every other day? So shouldnt i just follow that rule until i hit 60% naturally without boveda and THEN add the boveda and follow a new burp once a week to all jars with boveda? I feel like if i burped the jars with boveda every other day, it would kill the pack faster (but maybe its better for the bud quality for more frequent burps?), thoughts?
Here is my process im using:
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DRYING:
- Hang dry for 3-4 days in closet via hangers or drying rack.
- Humidity set to 55 at medium spray
- After 4 days as long as bud is crispy on outside, jar it up.
- If Rh = 71% or higher, ill empty jar back into drying rack for 1 to 2 hours and rejar, repeat as many times as needed until humidity in jar is 70% or lower after sitting in jar for 1-2 hrs.
CURING:
- 70%-65%: Burp 2x a day for 15 minutes. This is to increase aroma, THC, flavor. Burp in closet with Rh set at 65% to 70% max. I plan to burp at 5pm and 5am (since those are the times im up) until i hit 65%.
- 65%-60%: Burp 1x every other day for 2-3 minutes until it hits 60% Rh. At this point, i would throw in a boveda pack(62% 8g with each mason jar being 1 qrt)
- 60%-55%: Burp 1x a week for 5 minutes. At 55% its ready to be stored for long term.
- 6 Weeks Curing: Burp 1x/month for 5 minutes and repeat.
i have dried in 3 days and spent a few days constantly opening lids because it would jump back up to 71-73% humidity in jar. When this happened i eventually decided to leave bud in dry rack for over 8 hrs (overslept and it stayed out longer, maybe 10-12 hours but this only happened to 1 plant) and it overdried and was always around 58%, i added a boveda pack to it and will burp once/week is what im thinking.
So thats what i've come up with after a lot of reading about curing from many different people. I have 3 hygrometers so im able to watch closely on rh. What im a little confused about is this:
If i only burp once a week at say 59%-55%, i dont see that happening with boveda packs forcing it to 62% which is in the range for the burping 65-60 which is to burp every other day. Wouldnt this be a bad idea opening a jar with the boveda once every other day? So shouldnt i just follow that rule until i hit 60% naturally without boveda and THEN add the boveda and follow a new burp once a week to all jars with boveda? I feel like if i burped the jars with boveda every other day, it would kill the pack faster (but maybe its better for the bud quality for more frequent burps?), thoughts?