Tangwena's Malawi-Style Cob Cure: Fermented Cannabis

I got 10oz part dried from my Panama x Purple haze tester from Ace.
Here are some bud pics and one of the 5 cobs rolled ready to vac seal and sweat.

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Howzit friends been awhile, I wanted to provide a quick update.

My jar-cured Guawi#3 isn't very aromatic until you break it up, its always had these nutmeg smelling stems, kinda strange/awesome. For some reason when I vape it, all this taste comes out, it is super flavorful. But my cobbed Guawi#3 is different, the terps come flying out of the bag when I open it, and it is the cobb that I sweated for a shorter period and the herb was a bit drier going in. This plant in particular seems to need heat to bring out its aromas, making the cob cure ideal.
I love this one. I guess I prefer the cobbs with a lighter touch.

Jar cured - don't get me wrong, powerful enjoyable herb.
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Guawi#3 cob
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The cob is a real tough customer and has a powerful energetic zoned out high. Would be the perfect "battle weed" lol
 
ColaCalyx said:
Howzit friends been awhile, I wanted to provide a quick update.

My jar-cured Guawi#3 isn't very aromatic until you break it up, its always had these nutmeg smelling stems, kinda strange/awesome. For some reason when I vape it, all this taste comes out, it is super flavorful. But my cobbed Guawi#3 is different, the terps come flying out of the bag when I open it, and it is the cobb that I sweated for a shorter period and the herb was a bit drier going in. This plant in particular seems to need heat to bring out its aromas, making the cob cure ideal.
I love this one. I guess I prefer the cobbs with a lighter touch.

Jar cured - don't get me wrong, powerful enjoyable herb.
20190529_171907.jpg

Guawi#3 cob
20190604_085750.jpg
20190604_085744.jpg
20190604_085656.jpg
20190604_085639.jpg


The cob is a real tough customer and has a powerful energetic zoned out high. Would be the perfect "battle weed" lol
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Beautiful cobs, mate! :goodjob:
So, what's your recipe for a light cob cure? I have over cobbed in the past and don't want to make the same mistake again...
 
tangwena said:
You nailed that cure man looks like Malawi gold from Blantyre markets in Malawi great job.
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Thanks a lot tangwena, you are a good teacher - people at that market must be high as fook, if their weed is like this lol
Gets my vision a bit like the beginning of a trip
 
nickeluring said:
Beautiful cobs, mate! :goodjob:
So, what's your recipe for a light cob cure? I have over cobbed in the past and don't want to make the same mistake again...
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Thanks bruddah, from my journal -
"I went with my plan of trying a golden-style cure (known for energetic effects and achieved with drier buds and shorter sweat and ferment times) without the corn husk. The buds were left hanging for 8 days or so (my room avg 65F/50-60Rh). I rough trimmed 40g and chucked them right into the vac bag, then I compressed the buds to the bottom of the bag and vac'd it tightly and sealed. I did this to maximize the moisture remaining in the buds. To be honest, they may have been a little dry. I then sweated it the dehydrator @110f/12hrs. The buds don't look much different after the sweat, so I decided not to open and just left it closed to get a ferment going hopefully." After that I let it sit at room temp for a week before opening. I noticed the light smell of fermentation. Then I opened and dried as usual and didn't touch much for the 3 month ageing.
 
ColaCalyx said:
Thanks bruddah, from my journal -
"I went with my plan of trying a golden-style cure (known for energetic effects and achieved with drier buds and shorter sweat and ferment times) without the corn husk. The buds were left hanging for 8 days or so (my room avg 65F/50-60Rh). I rough trimmed 40g and chucked them right into the vac bag, then I compressed the buds to the bottom of the bag and vac'd it tightly and sealed. I did this to maximize the moisture remaining in the buds. To be honest, they may have been a little dry. I then sweated it the dehydrator @110f/12hrs. The buds don't look much different after the sweat, so I decided not to open and just left it closed to get a ferment going hopefully." After that I let it sit at room temp for a week before opening. I noticed the light smell of fermentation. Then I opened and dried as usual and didn't touch much for the 3 month ageing.
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Thanks for that. I might try a shorter sweat next time.

These cobs have just finished fermentation. I did a 24 hr sweat at 40 C, and almost 6 days of fermentation at 26 C.
Critical cobs on the left and Royal Creamatic on the right. They smell amazingly, especially the Royal Cream.
Edit: they are all 45 gram cobs
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tangwena said:
Cool nice dark finish dry them 75% to stop further fermentation and then seal them up to age and after a month or three they should be like hashish.
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Thanks, tangwena, I appreciate the tip. I'll open them up for a while tomorrow. That gives me an extra reason to cut some off to try.:Namaste::Rasta:
 
Has anyone tried to cob bud that has been bud washed? I mean the lemon/peroxide/baking powder method.
Instinctively I'm thinking it won't work. I'm thinking you kill the organisms that cause the fermentation.
Does anyone know if it works?

I currently have 2 plants that are ready for harvest, but due to bugs infestation I decided to trim the plants and spray them with insecticide. Now they are full of dead bugs and eggs, and I think a bud wash is required. The plan was to cob cure the plants, but now I'm afraid it won't be possible. I don't really want the additional flavour of fermented bugs in my delicious cobs.
I'm running out of cobs to smoke. I have completely stopped to smoke buds. All buds are vaped and the cobs are smoked. Smoking buds just doesn't compare...
 
nickeluring said:
Has anyone tried to cob bud that has been bud washed? I mean the lemon/peroxide/baking powder method.
Instinctively I'm thinking it won't work. I'm thinking you kill the organisms that cause the fermentation.
Does anyone know if it works?

I currently have 2 plants that are ready for harvest, but due to bugs infestation I decided to trim the plants and spray them with insecticide. Now they are full of dead bugs and eggs, and I think a bud wash is required. The plan was to cob cure the plants, but now I'm afraid it won't be possible. I don't really want the additional flavour of fermented bugs in my delicious cobs.
I'm running out of cobs to smoke. I have completely stopped to smoke buds. All buds are vaped and the cobs are smoked. Smoking buds just doesn't compare...
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All my cobs were made with washed buds and they ferment just fine.
 
DrDoob said:
I think it’s supposed to be baking soda, not baking powder or which is different stuff. Like the others, I wash my buds and never had a problem with cobs (I just use peroxide though, no lemon or baking soda).

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Oh, I thought it was all the same stuff. I found Bicarbonate Sodium at the local supermarket. Is that what I'm supposed to use? I hope it is, I used it last time I washed buds.
I'm super stoked to hear your success stories with washed buds. I was certain I would have to cure them normally.

And the cobs are lying to dry, and I can't stop myself from putting them under my nose every time I see them. Hahaha, they smell soooo good. The whole apartment smells of the beautiful fragrances.
 
DrDoob said:
That’s baking soda, so you’re good.

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Phew, thanks, you had me worried there for a while. I live in Spain and hardly speak any Spanish, so sometimes it's hard to find what I need. The label on the bottle says "Bicarbonato Sódico". I found it among the baking products and it was the one I guessed was mostly like baking soda, but that was a tricky guess since I've never used baking soda myself before. I'm glad I picked the right one.
 
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