After placing them in the ferment tub I see moisture on the cobs
Should itame them out, dry them off, reseal and back in the tub for fermentation??
Should itame them out, dry them off, reseal and back in the tub for fermentation??
Tangwena's Malawi-Style Cob Cure: Fermented Cannabis
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tangwena
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If I may answer this my friend I just use a paper towel to dry up the residual moisture. Then reseal them as they are wet/moist to cure from 1 to 3 weeks. Check them by opening the bag weekly. When the smell is very strong like sweet hashish they are ready to dry about 50%.
Then reseal them to age for at least a month opening them every week or two to smell and dry further at each opening.
When you get a very deep hashy smell they are ready to stop curing and dry for storage long term still vacuum sealed.
tangwena
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They look good so far maybe a little dry going in. Dont dry them any more and seal them up to age/cure for a month.Here are my GT cobs after five days. I'm not really seeing the colour darkening, I don't know if it supposed to be. Besides the smell of warmed up corn husk, there's a bit of a sharp smell, like a hint of wasabi. I'm taking it as a good thing..
The mini cob (roughly 8-10 grams(?)) seems about the same as the big one in smell and appearance.
If they are slightly moist still they will cure further and loose the green leaves.
If not they will still be good as treating them this way will not ruin them and may even improve them even if they are too dry.
Wow
Tasty smell from the cobs, little moisture in the bag, whiped it out, stuck em back in
Tasty smell from the cobs, little moisture in the bag, whiped it out, stuck em back in
That smell is crazy!
Kismet
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Thank you SweetSue . One of my friends did this in the 80s and it was interesting to me lol.Since my first buzz at the age of 22 I've been searching for an elusive euphoric experience, one that connected me to a deeper awareness, insight, and hallucinatory inspiration one might more often attribute to ceremony than recreation. After years of dreaming, and following three years of learning to grow my own cannabis, I've danced around the edges of my dream, but so far the Dark Devil Auto was the closest thing to otherworldliness I'd come across.
There was a singular moment in my youth where I was transported by the after effects of Columbian Gold, which memory may or may not be influenced by the hunky tennis player that shared that experience with me. Just in case he wasn't the cause of the memories being so......delicious, I'll be growing a Columbian Gold this year. A girl has to know.
I'll be cobbing that eventual harvest.
"Cobbing?" you inquire. "What is cobbing?"
I'm so glad you asked.
Well, it turns out someone has worked to perfect a method of curing that he believes closes replicates the cobbed buds he grew up appreciating in Africa. Tangwena was frustrated for years at the inferior quality of the euphoric experience with western-style drying techniques. For decades he devoted himself to the process of replicating the flavors and euphoric effects he remembered from his earlier years, but using safer methods.
In Africa the buds were cobbed and buried for fermentation, creating magical alchemy that transformed good bud into intense bud. Be forewarned, this is not cannabis you want to smoke as a newbie. At least not alone. Lol! Burying your cannabis can be problamatic from a sanitary perspective, particularly in the control of microorganisms that promote mold. Tangwena overcame that problem with vacuum sealing, and then he worked out a timeframe that gets the buds fermented and ready to cure in less than two weeks from harvest.
Vacuum seal the finished buds and let it cure for three months and you'll have an end product that will change how you think of your cannabis. From reading their accounts you'll change that perspective when they first come out of the cob after a week or so fermenting.
His thread is titled "Malawi style cob curing." When you've achieved success with this technique you're going to want to thank him. It'd be a nice gesture to stop by and pay your respects. If you don't want to bother with a membership to do so you can let me know and I'll pass it on. I think he and I are going to be talking about this technique for many years.
Do yourself a favor, go to his thread and read his accounts of the euphoria. Come back ready to play.
Tangwena's thread's been up for years and runs nearly 250 pages. They welcomed me with open arms, thrilled to share what they learned as a team, and even reworked the flow chart fellow member repuk developed to reflect current knowledge. In a nutshell, this is our process. No need to reinvent the wheel.
I know, impressed the hell out of me too.
I want to do this. I'm going to do this. It's so much more fun to take these adventures with friends. Want to play? Ok, let's learn to ferment our cannabis together.
I'm just starting the process myself. I'm being a bit more casual with this thread than others I've started because I don't want to wait until I'm all ready. I want to start while I'm in process, let you guys jump in and add information as we go. I'll be harvesting my Malawi in the morning, and the plant needs to hang to get to around 80% RH before I cob any. That'll take between 1 to 3 days. As Tangwena describes it "the sugar leaves should be limp, but not brittle." He likes to think the buds are still alive when he cobs them, and talks sweetly to the buds as he compresses their sweetness into a cigar-shaped bundle of future joy.
Supplies:
* You'll need something to wrap the buds in. The best wrapper appears to be corn husks. I got mine from the rain forest, but you can find them in many stores for wrapping tamales. Alternatively, Tangwena suggested construction-weight paper bags. They'll withstand the abuse better than thinner bags. The corn husks create more surface area with their grooves. Tangwena says he swears by the sweeter taste created by the husks.
* The best cobs hold 1.5 - 2 ounces of buds, at somewhere around 80% RH
* A vacuum sealer system eliminates the threat of mold. You're going to squeeze them snugly.
* The process begins with a 24 - hour sweating step, maintaining the cobs at 40 C/104 F. There are many ways to achieve this, some of which repuk suggested on his chart. I'll be using a seed-starting heat pad with an inverted container under the insulating weight of a couple towels. Simplicity and frugality rolled into one.
There were some good pointers I found in just the first 10% of Tangwena's thread.
Aaaaand I just realized they got deleted. Lol! I'll go back over the material tonight and tomorrow and add it into this thread. I'll get the process worked up with details. They're aware that we're building on their experience and heartily encourage us to create a flow between the communities.
Tangwena's intention is to share this wonderful gift of knowledge with the world, to change the hearts and minds of cannabis enthusiasts, one cob at a time. I'm honored, as an unofficial ambassador ofto bring the knowledge back to my friends.
I think we're going to look back on this day warmly as the start of something wonderful. Can't you feel it?
Ok, who's in?
tangwena
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I know you will get to love it. When I see jar cured buds I just cry ha ha a friend gave me some beautifully jar cured buds but I gave them away even though they smelt nice like flowers its all just green salad to me.
Tangwena if you are still here, can you give us your recommended cob strains? A lot of people grow ACE gear on this forum. I'm specifically interested in the new Malawi x Panama or other new Malawi hybrids.
tangwena
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Hi brother I grew the Panama x Malawi the Malawi x Panama is supposed to be stronger though.Tangwena, very descriptive experience. I'm sure that will add fuel to the fire about the excitement around here. I am wondering if you've grown out and tried ACE's Malawi x Panama cobbed. I have a very deadly looking one about 5 weeks in and plan to cob all of that one. Could you tell us your favorite strains you've cobbed?
Since you ask I love Golden Tiger, Zamaldelica and Panama in that order and any crosses of them.
I have grown the Panama x Honduras recently and its the bomb one of the best plants I have cobbed in every way Lucky I was given heaps of these as testers they are gold.
I also have the new Golden Tiger testers the Chang Mia x Malawi or something they will be in my next grow for sure.
The Gt cobs once aged smell of wild honey its very distinctive of course each plant varies in effect and strength but they all tick all the boxes for me.
But any good plant will be good. A friend gave me some Chopper Read cobs from Southern Star seeds and boy they are the best smelling cobs I have come across.
Like nepalese or Pakistani hash smell very pungent with a big get up and party sativa high very sociable and tripped out.
When I get back to the city at the end of the month I will post some pics from friends that will blow you away my friend.
Some of my friends have been doing this for a few years now and have developed their own styles and have some kick ass strains cobbed to perfection.
I have a couple of their R&D strains but they aren't full sativa....Purple PCK x Panama and Bubba Kush x Nepal Jam. I bet Tikal would be very interesting cobbed too. Man....now I gotta re-grow all those strains to see how they do cobbed. I'm highly motivated again. Thanks for inspiration.
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I have a couple of their R&D strains but they aren't full sativa....Purple PCK x Panama and Bubba Kush x Nepal Jam. I bet Tikal would be very interesting cobbed too. Man....now I gotta re-grow all those strains to see how they do cobbed. I'm highly motivated again. Thanks for inspiration.
Kinda got us all, didn’t he? Lol!
JustMeds
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I wonder how the Kwazulu is cobbed?
High and good afternoon.
SweetSue this is for you!
What time is it??
Cot dang it its Cobbin Time!
Thanks to Sue, I got bit with the cob bug.
I hope to make you proud.
Neiko pray for me.
Here are the flowers.
They have been hanging 24 hrs after harvest so they are alive for sho.
I have 2 ounces of Plat gorilla
And a little over 2 ounces of Tut
Lay the buds out on the sushi mat.
Mine came with chop sticks and a wooden spoon.
Use it to make the edges flat and solid.
Wah laa!!
Vac seal the bags:
Drop em in the dehydrator and set the temp for 105 degrees.
Set the timer for 24 hours.
How did I do?
Cob Update:
High Folks! It's been over 24 hrs and the cobs have been sweating in the dehydrator.
Here is how they looked.
The smell is quite unique. It reminds me of the smell of old bubble hash water that has sat around a while.
Canary shots:
I decided to use this tub for ferment stage.
Heat mat under with insulation to keep things cozy.
If it gets too hot I will take off some layers.
Hm..I wonder if I should have just kept em in the dehydrator on low?
JustMeds
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I am thinking above a ceiling tile would be nice and warm up there.
Five days till OG kush harvest,, i wanna play tooo
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I didn’t open mine at first either Stage, but I did the next day at Tangwena’s encouragement. You can’t see how damp they are until you check. Mine took a whole day to dry to the touch.Cob Update:
High Folks! It's been over 24 hrs and the cobs have been sweating in the dehydrator.
Here is how they looked.
Removed them and noticed the cobs weren't wet or damp.
The smell is quite unique. It reminds me of the smell of old bubble hash water that has sat around a while.
Canary shots:
Resealed the bags.
I decided to use this tub for ferment stage.
Heat mat under with insulation to keep things cozy.
I did not open the cobs to peek inside. I didnt want to be tempted.
If it gets too hot I will take off some layers.
Hm..I wonder if I should have just kept em in the dehydrator on low?
I’d open it up and look.
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I know the feeling nivek, though not in this adventure. Lol!
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I’m hydrating a husk as we speak.
Thanks friend.
The buds were about a day and a half from when I would normally jar them. They were quite moist and gummy and easily squished into the cobs. The cobs seem quite damp and swishy.
I hope it's still good. I feel like good things are happening in there.
When's the best moisture level to start cobbing? Let's say I normally dry for five days till the buds are dry enough to jar. What day would be the best day to use those buds to start cobbing instead ?
