Keep an eye out for mold, and remember that vinegar is your friend should it arise. If you keep an eye out and stay dedicated to opening it regularly to surface dry mold may be kept at bay.
Well, this'll be an interesting adventure.
I hope it works Oldbear. I like options, and being dependent on appliances and equipment can be a hindrance in some circumstances.
I've done one batch of fermented buds, and they came out right nice. I sweated them for a day, opened to check, then resealed and kept them in the hot box for a couple more days before opening them to begin curing. Mine were in a jar, inside a bag that was vacuum sealed. The paper towel in the jar absorbed any moisture that may have collected, but it was dry when I opened them.
You have to wonder how important the vacuum is when you're just doing the sweat to get a quick change in the buds, but having lost part of a harvest to mold once I tend to be cautious.
Those Amber jars in the sun may do the trick.
Hi my friend do not freeze any buds. If you are going to leave after a couple of weeks its no big problem.
I'm curious about the outcome. By not following any of the steps in the protocol what can go wrong?
The smell you’re picking up is fermentation kicking off. I can’t see how you’ll not get something improved. tangwena said:
Well I learn something every day I would never have guessed. But I believe you if you say it is so. I have never done it so I cant comment.Your next step would be to find a warm place to let it ferment for the next week.
Well done Oldbear.
Thank you.
Ok... when you freeze moist buds - which is what we’re dealing with here - you break down the cellular walls in a completely different manner than when we smash them. Freezing wet buds ruptures the cells and they turn to mush. Smashing them wet simply compresses.
No freezing please, unless the intent is an infused oil.
I’ve cobbed buds that were in the fridge for a week and gotten good results. The trick is getting the humidity right, and that’ll be a variable dependent on the density of the buds.
A large group of us dry most of our harvests low and slo in the fridge. You get much better results drying this way. Better flavor, stronger euphoria. By refrigerating the fresh buds you retain a stronger terpene presence, and it’s the terpenes that’re directing the action of the cannabinoids.
Once we get this process down we’ll probably develop a timeline that has low and slo factored in.
DrZiggy's Low and Slo Drying: Maximizing Your Harvest Many of us now use paper bags. I find it hastens the process without sacrificing quality. I personally limit my bags to 28 grams of bud per. That way I know I'll get an ounce dry for every 4 bags in the fridge.
