Tangwena's Malawi-Style Cob Cure: Fermented Cannabis

Kismet said:
Was a super simple one. 1 cup canna coconut oil,3/4 cup agave or raw organic honey on low heat to blend, Then add 1 cup cocoa powder.(used ghiradelli). Whisk til smooth pour in to a glass measuring cup. Pour into molds then into the freezer to set.They set fast maybe 20 minutes.
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I knew there was a reason I didn’t get around to making gummies the other day. Now, I’m going to make these instead. Thanks for the recipe! :drool:

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nickeluring said:
Thanks
Or perhaps I will get lots of new friends now... :p
Not so sure about the quality of the weed in the cobs though. I haven't had the best of quality with my previous grows of GGA. The taste has been bad. I figured some fermentation might hide any bad taste. But for all I know it could also get worse, so we'll see how it'll turn out.
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That’s a beautiful display of cobbing Nick. Respect! :welldone:
 
Kismet said:
Was a super simple one. 1 cup canna coconut oil,3/4 cup agave or raw organic honey on low heat to blend, Then add 1 cup cocoa powder.(used ghiradelli). Whisk til smooth pour in to a glass measuring cup. Pour into molds then into the freezer to set.They set fast maybe 20 minutes.
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WooHoo! A project! With chocolate! :yahoo:

Ahhh...Kismet, you’re my hero for the day. MUAH!
 
For those of you who want to use heat cables for a cobatron, it is a good idea to put some heat insulation at the bottom below the heat cable. Otherwise the cable might melt the styrofoam. It has made some indentations in mine, slowly working its way through the bottom. I put a towel at the bottom of my box, but will later cut a piece of a yoga mat to fit.
 
nickeluring said:
For those of you who want to use heat cables for a cobatron, it is a good idea to put some heat insulation at the bottom below the heat cable. Otherwise the cable might melt the styrofoam. It has made some indentations in mine, slowly working its way through the bottom. I put a towel at the bottom of my box, but will later cut a piece of a yoga mat to fit.
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Necessity is the mother of invention
 
My first batch of cobs, the ugly Critical ones, are done fermenting. The smell is quite similar to before as I recall, but now I'm starting to enjoy the smell. Every time I've opened my vacuum bags to wipe off my cobs I've slowly started to appreciate it. Right now, as the cobs lie on a plate without a vacuum bag, the smell is spreading throughout the flat - just beautiful.

Am I supposed to let them air dry now for some time? 4-5 days, or less perhaps? And then vacuum and put away in room temperature for some months, right?

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They are done curing my friend from the look of them. I would dry them almost fully now just a little moist in the center but not wet.
They just need aging now and if vacuum sealed after drying will stay this way for years.
When you open the bags in the future it will be like a time capsule.

If you have a dehydrator you can do it quite easily in a day. If not dont take too long as mold might get a hold.
Preparing them for packing and aging its important to get them quite dry with only a little residual moisture.
 
tangwena said:
They are done curing my friend from the look of them. I would dry them almost fully now just a little moist in the center but not wet.
They just need aging now and if vacuum sealed after drying will stay this way for years.
When you open the bags in the future it will be like a time capsule.

If you have a dehydrator you can do it quite easily in a day. If not dont take too long as mold might get a hold.
Preparing them for packing and aging its important to get them quite dry with only a little residual moisture.
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Thanks tangwena,
Do you really think they won't need any curing? I chose to ferment them for 2 weeks, but after that there's been no curing at all.
I'll use a dehumidifier in the room where I'll dry the cobs to minimise the risk of getting mold.
 
nickeluring said:
Thanks tangwena,
Do you really think they won't need any curing? I chose to ferment them for 2 weeks, but after that there's been no curing at all.
I'll use a dehumidifier in the room where I'll dry the cobs to minimise the risk of getting mold.
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Sounds like a sound plan and yes going by the color but without being able to sniff them they are done.
They will mature and darken a bit during the aging process, but you will not get much of a benefit from further curing at the stage they are at.
You would just loose terps and aromas by further fermentation.
Stopping at the right time is the most important part of the process once you get into it a bit more you will get quite pedantic about the timing aspect.
Less is more in this cure the ultimate cures come from the least of everything to get the changes you seek.
10 years from now you will be able to just look at them to start the process ha ha. Just kidding of course but a light touch pays big dividends.
 
Damn Nick!! Jumping in full bore huh brother! Looks great! I gotta bust all mine out and let them dry an hour or two and reseal them. Been a couple weeks since I did it.
 
Van Stank said:
Damn Nick!! Jumping in full bore huh brother! Looks great! I gotta bust all mine out and let them dry an hour or two and reseal them. Been a couple weeks since I did it.
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Thanks, my friend. Yes, it was a good timing for me to start this cobbing business now. I just had two good harvests, so plenty of buds for the cobatron.
Are you curing yours now? It seems I incorporated that step into the long time, high temp fermentation. I might get the gorillas out of the cob a bit sooner than after 2 weeks, but they are also thicker so maybe not...
 
I don't put a lot of effort into mine. I find I take the same approach that SweetSue does. I just sweat for 24 at 104-110 degrees then unseal for a bit for it to dry a little and I reseal it for a week at 85 ish degrees before I unseal and let dry a bit more. Then I seal it and let them go about 2 weeks at a time, sometimes up to a month if I have a lot going on before I unseal and smell and let them dry a bit more. I just kind of pick a time that they look good and that where they do their final dry and reseal.

Definitely don't do a lot of effort into them. I found its hard to mess it up if you do the first 2 steps correctly.
 
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