Tangwena's Malawi-Style Cob Cure: Fermented Cannabis

[Chris Scorpio]

The cob rosen f’d me up. I was asleep within 30 minutes of smoking it. The rosen itself is very thick and dark. It’s black but when smearing a small bit you can tell it’s really green. Surprisingly the cobbed stuff doesn’t have a lot of flavor. It smokes very smooth, I cough a lot from dabs but this not so much.

All in all I’d say it was a decent treat, I’ll try it again sometime with a Sativa cob.

I need to press some too

I have DDA and Jack Herer and some GDP and blue Dream'matic cobs

Fun fun fun

 

[ColaCalyx]

...a few cob pic's dried and re sealed today for storage...
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...cheerz...h00k......

Nice job Dr - I like the color on those.
Unsure if you posted earlier, but will you share your sweat/ferment/temp/times for the new guy? Danks brah!

Question for the group and @tangwena -

From what I've read we are using lactic acid bacteria and yeast to produce the fermentation.
I have some experience making Lactic Acid Bacteria as taught by Korean Natural Farming advocates.
Has anyone experimented making an LAB solution and spraying it on the herb post harvest, before the hang dry?
I am unsure there is an advantage except maybe ensuring there are plenty of beneficial microbes present, possibly ensuring a quicker/more complete ferment? Any interest?
Irie vibes!

 

[tangwena]

Nice job Dr - I like the color on those.
Unsure if you posted earlier, but will you share your sweat/ferment/temp/times for the new guy? Danks brah!

Question for the group and @tangwena -

From what I've read we are using lactic acid bacteria and yeast to produce the fermentation.
I have some experience making Lactic Acid Bacteria as taught by Korean Natural Farming advocates.
Has anyone experimented making an LAB solution and spraying it on the herb post harvest, before the hang dry?
I am unsure there is an advantage except maybe ensuring there are plenty of beneficial microbes present, possibly ensuring a quicker/more complete ferment? Any interest?
Irie vibes!

You da man with the extra buds my friend only one way to find out.

 

[ColaCalyx]

You da man with the extra buds my friend only one way to find out.

Nice, I'll be honored to, "Sharpens knife and applies war paint to body" sacrifice my child.

I think this Guawi has 1 1/2 weeks yet so I'll set it up so the only variable is the addition of LAB.

 

[nickeluring]

My Critical cobs after one week of fermentation. The smell is not very pleasant, but perhaps it's an acquired taste...it's smells kind of chemical. It will be interesting to see how this develops over time. The rest of the plant, that is still hanging to dry, smells way better at the moment.

I will let them dry now for 2 hours, and then I'll reseal them.
Is it better to leave the cobs wrapped, or should I open them for the curing process? Or does it not matter? I've seen pictures of a lot of unwrapped cobs in this thread.

There's been no visible sweating at all, not even during the first 24 hours at 40 degrees. Is that normal?

 

[StoneOtter]

My Critical cobs after one week of fermentation. The smell is not very pleasant, but perhaps it's an acquired taste...it's smells kind of chemical. It will be interesting to see how this develops over time. The rest of the plant, that is still hanging to dry, smells way better at the moment.

I will let them dry now for 2 hours, and then I'll reseal them.
Is it better to leave the cobs wrapped, or should I open them for the curing process? Or does it not matter? I've seen pictures of a lot of unwrapped cobs in this thread.

There's been no visible sweating at all, not even during the first 24 hours at 40 degrees. Is that normal?

Hi Nick. Cobs are fine looking! I didn't get sweat either. I believe it's a part of what beginning RH of the bud was. Still going to be banging!

 

[StoneOtter]

Hi Nick. Cobs are fine looking! I didn't get sweat either. I believe it's a part of what beginning RH of the bud was. Still going to be banging!

Does it smell like bad deli meat? Mine did.

 

[nickeluring]

Cheers, mate.
No, can't say it smells of meat. More like something from a factory, paint or something like that...

 

[Van Stank]

After the week of fermentation, I usually remove the corn husk and just reseal in the vacuum bag. I don't know that it really matters. More of a personal preference. I just got tired of retying the cobs back up.

 

[tangwena]

Hi my friend they haven't sweated so must have been too dry can you show a pic of one of them unwrapped.
Dont worry you cant stuff the weed up only the smell it will still get you high.

 

[nickeluring]

Unwrapped, thanks for looking.

 

[nickeluring]

Two other ones unwrapped

 

[dr.h00k]

Nice job Dr - I like the color on those.
Unsure if you posted earlier, but will you share your sweat/ferment/temp/times for the new guy? Danks brah

...Three were using herb that had been dried 5 days, and the other two, dried only 2 days...Sweat for 24 hours at 105 F...fermented for 1 week at 80 F, then opened to dry for a couple of hours...the two fresher cobs were still quite moist, so I put them in the dehydrator for 2 hours at 105 F unsealed...that put them more in line with the other's...all were resealed and spent another week at 80 F...again, left out for a few hours, then resealed and set in a cupboard at room temp where they will stay for a couple months(more likely longer)...
...I cut a bit of Caramelo off and it smokes smoother than flower, but no noticeable difference in effect...will see what a couple month cure can achieve...

...cheerz...h00k......

 

[nickeluring]

You fermented your cobs for 2 weeks, dr.hook. Is that a good thing to do? Would my cobs get better from another week of fermentation?

 

[dr.h00k]

You fermented your cobs for 2 weeks, dr.hook. Is that a good thing to do? Would my cobs get better from another week of fermentation?

Yup...2 weeks...good or bad?...dunno' for sure...hasn't had any ill effect that I can tell...dunno' if it would help your cobs any...how do they seem for dryness?...if they were dry enuff' to smoke, then reseal and cure for a couple/few months...if they feel moist still, then you could try...don't think it will hurt...lets see what Tang has to say...
...I think its a bit trial and error finding the sweet spot for moisture content of the herb you're going cob...
...cheerz...h00k...

 

[nickeluring]

No, they don't feel dry, I couldn't smoke them for sure. They feel like rubber or clay to touch.

 

[tangwena]

No, they don't feel dry, I couldn't smoke them for sure. They feel like rubber or clay to touch.

Hi my friend I had a good look at them from the pics they dont look to bad.
Did you sweat them as in 24hrs at a temp higher than 36c?

They appear to be moist enough they have amalgamated alright. I would dry them to the touch then reseal them without the corn husk for a week then repeat.

I wouldn't write them off I suspect they were not warm enough to ferment fully but they will cure to a nice enough finish its hard to tell without seeing them first hand.

I have seen some almost the same recently on another forum and they turned out really good after resealing.
Try and keep them in a warm place while aging you may be pleasantly surprised in the coming weeks.

I just went back to your post wrapping them up they looked good it had to be the temps you will still get a good cure dont worry they will just cure slowly.

After drying to the touch reseal them and put them back in the cobatron for another week at 36c you should see a nice color change by then.
Check them daily without the husks on you can see the color changes.
I think here the initial sweating needed to be at a higher temp thats all but the end result will still be good dont worry you haven't wasted good weed my friend its just happening a little slower but it will happen.

 

[nickeluring]

Thanks, tangwena
Yes, I started them in the cobatron for 24 hrs at 40 degrees C. Then they've spent a week in 28 degrees.

I'll do what you say, but should I really leave them in 36 degrees for a week? I was going to turn it up to 29.

 

[Pyr0]

So I harvested my Zamaldelica after almost 14 weeks flowering, and local weather is cold and humid, I normally dry out in my shed where my grow room is, so they had been drying for almost 4 days but still moist enough to cob. When I got out what was left of my vacuum sealer roll, there was a major crease in it and I couldn't get it to seal up. I haven't been able to find any locally and they are now almost 10 days drying and already jarred up and curing. And here I was hoping to enjoy some Zammy cob on my 60th next spring.
Oh well. It's already a lovely smoke.

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A missed chance, I'll get it next time, I popped 2 of her clones into flower last week, only 15 more weeks to wait. lol.

Anyway here's some pics of cobs I made a while back.

White Widow and Blueberry, around a 50/50 mix, a little over 3 months curing.

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• Pyr0
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Closeup of the hard reptile like outer skin, this is very firm now and smokes really well once ground and dried.

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And some GG#4 cobs, around 2.5 months old.

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And some Amnesia Haze - 3 months old.

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Peace

 

[SweetSue]

No, they don't feel dry, I couldn't smoke them for sure. They feel like rubber or clay to touch.

Gosh.... I feel like I’ve been on vacation for months or something.... I’m totally out of touch here. Thank goodness we have Tangwena’s expert attention.

Hook.... Damn mister! Good work. And a big thank you for sharing the details of your process.

Nick, if they’re moist, you fermented them. Is there any sweetness to the smell that you can detect? Any at all? Has the woman in your life smelled them, and if so, what was her reaction?

If it were me, back into the bags they’d go for another week at room temp or slightly higher, the first of many more weeks of curing. I’ve learned to be much more nonchalant about the process than when I started. It’s nearly impossible to get it wrong, and even the times we thought we went there the guys figured out how to salvage the crop.

They look good to me. Seal them up and keep them going.

Today I finally got the chance to open the DDA and Zamaldelica x Panama cobs. They’re covered in crystal frostiness.

Cobs and canaries: Zamaldelica x Panama and Dark Devil Auto

• SweetSue
• Nov 1, 2018

5 weeks into the cure

Zamaldelica x Panama canary

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Zamaldelica x Panama cob closeup

• SweetSue
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Zamaldelica x Panama cob closeup

• SweetSue
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Dark Devil Auto cobs and apical cola

• SweetSue
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Dark Devil Auto cob closeup

• SweetSue
• Nov 1, 2018

Dark Devil Auto cob closeup

• SweetSue
• Nov 1, 2018

This photo is closest to the true color.

I just love the way they do that, and I especially love the smooth, smooth smoke.

Oh yeah.... the high. I most especially love the high.