Tangwena's Malawi-Style Cob Cure: Fermented Cannabis

nivek said:
Or, since corn husk will be added to the mixture shortly anyhoo, perhaps corn might be a logical rehydrater??

:volcano-smiley::volcano-smiley:
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Hey there nivek. :hugs:

I like the idea of a bit of fresh-cut bud, possibly a bundle of popcorn? To be honest my friend, when I read that my first thought was “Wait...didn’t someone mention that once before?...... How did I miss that?” :rofl:

I think that’s what I’ll try next time. Buds, or popcorn, or fan leaves. Buds would probably be the best for moisture content, wouldn’t you think?
 
Sorry, walked off with this again......:volcano-smiley:
 
Okay, starting to believe in the process. After adding some additional water to the cob the other night, I’m starting to see the changes that should be happening with the ferment.

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nivek said:
SSO, might I inquire as to why one,, or two, does not use a bit o bud from a near harvest ready, or perhaps even not so near harvest ready plant to rehydrate an ounce of bud to eighty percentish?

SSeems adding bread moisture, or lemon moisture, or any foreign moisture would only dilute the finished product,, and contaminate as well, if one calls introducing foreign matter contamination, which I might

WWeaseley might have raised similar inquiries, as required
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I'm leaving a few ounces of Honduras out in the open in the shop a second night. It seems to be taking longer to rehydrate than I expected. But it occurs to me that the other times I have rehydrated bud they were not to this high of a humidity level- it was just to recover buds that overdried a bit.
Anyway it's taking a while. I want to see the stems nice and pliable - everything soft and squishy.
The other couple ounces of Honduras- I put in a sealed container this morning along with some fresh Pineapple Chunk - buds from lower down on a plant that is near harvest. Maybe the mix will help introduce some of the invisible yet friendly microbials and yeasts that we stoners (or at least I) imagine we are looking for?
I will keep a close eye on that situation.
 
SweetSue said:
I like the idea of a bit of fresh-cut bud, possibly a bundle of popcorn? To be honest my friend, when I read that my first thought was “Wait...didn’t someone mention that once before?
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I thought someone already had, around 150 posts ago, when they were wondering if older bud could be cobbed. Kind of like a... a... work, brain! When one is working bread dough, and adds a pinch of a previous batch, kind of a starter culture. For different reasons (or maybe not?), but...

It might have only been writ across my mind, though, lol. Missed a little sleep this week.

BigBearNTexas said:
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Yeah, is that gray here and there in that picture?

Hard up as I perennially am, I'd still have thrown out something that had bits of gray forming in it.

Still would, probably. If I refuse to smoke something because I am unsure of it, I lose the possibility of some minutes of enjoyment. But if I smoke something that I am unsure of... I could lose all hope of future enjoyment.
 
TorturedSoul said:
I thought someone already had, around 150 posts ago, when they were wondering if older bud could be cobbed. Kind of like a... a... work, brain! When one is working bread dough, and adds a pinch of a previous batch, kind of a starter culture. For different reasons (or maybe not?), but...

It might have only been writ across my mind, though, lol. Missed a little sleep this week.



Yeah, is that gray here and there in that picture?

Hard up as I perennially am, I'd still have thrown out something that had bits of gray forming in it.

Still would, probably. If I refuse to smoke something because I am unsure of it, I lose the possibility of some minutes of enjoyment. But if I smoke something that I am unsure of... I could lose all hope of future enjoyment.
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WWell,, then,, might I inquire, as it seems required

IIffin the idea of rehydrating with still maturing popcorns or buds was previously suggested,, then perhaps there is a reason that the idea was seemingly discarded like a dirty rag,, hehe?

I am only thinking absolute purity and perfection in all things is the ultimate goal, naturally

:volcano-smiley:
 
I rehydrate buds sometimes with fresh bud. It lends a wonderful scent to the dried bud.
But it's always been in a situation where I had overdried a little and was merely trying to bump the RH up by 5% or so.
In this case I'm trying to bump the RH up by 20% or so -and it will take longer. Fresh green buds mixed in with dry buds in a sealed container will probably want to mould eventually. But I'll keep an eye on them. I live in a humid place- near 100% RH average- and I dance with mould constantly. It doesn't grow overnight.
 
I battle mold as well,, i still mave not mastered the skill of mold control. I so remember being told of the hold of the mold when I was so less old, but alas, me brains cold, and on hold, truth be told
 
SweetSue said:
Marc, I love talking to you. You make it worth the effort to translate what you write into something I understand. :hugs:

Ok, so what’s going on is the heat and pressure, in concert with the lack of O2 is creating gaseous changes that are somehow making these cannabinoids and terpenes create a euphoric experience bordering on orgasmic hallucinations?
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Yes ma’am.
 
BigBearNTexas said:
Nope, that’s just reflection from the lights. No gray growing. Nothing weird going on at all, just darkening due to the ferment.
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Cool. Now I won't feel like a hypocrite when I type: That did look pretty impressive ;) .

nivek said:
WWell,, then,, might I inquire, as it seems required

IIffin the idea of rehydrating with still maturing popcorns or buds was previously suggested,, then perhaps there is a reason that the idea was seemingly discarded like a dirty rag,, hehe?
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I was thinking - and, again, results of that activity should sometimes be accompanied by some sort of disclaimer - that, around that point in time, Tangwena (or someone else, but... "I was thinking," lol), expressed the feeling that cobbing up old bud was not a productive activity, and that the spark of that particular discussion never produced a flame.

Again, I might be mistaken - and, if so, I offer my apologies.

BtW, to those who are - or are contemplating - adding fresh bud to that already dried or aged, do you think this thing might be more effective if you grind both the fresh and old bud into smaller chunks and then mix them together? I have never thought about grinding before attempting any kind of cure before, but if it is more than just a little moisture that the fresh bud adds to the equation....
 
I have been seeing the oddest thing, when I post to this thread. I thought I was mistaken, so I didn't mention it. But I have been noticing it regularly. Now I am wondering if I really am seeing it, or only imagining it.

You know that fifth-grader jumping around that the screen does when you hit the button to post? I keep seeing someone's avatar appear for a fraction of a second as a box with the letters "Tor" inside. And I cannot make any sense out of this. Yes, I know that there is a thing called "Tor," but I am not using it. Neither, AfaIK, is the forum. And our avatar graphics are hosted on-site (I even checked the location of several before deciding to post this).

Is anyone else seeing this behavior? In the interest of thoroughness, I should probably point out that I am using a laptop in order to visit the forum, not a cell phone or other "mobile device," so a negative from those who do not use either a laptop or desktop might be inconclusive (but a positive would).

Sorry for the clearly off-topic post. But this one has been bugging me for a couple of weeks, and I am hoping for some kind of confirmation before deciding to report it as a bug. I think I might have seen this in other threads I've posted in, too. But I've mostly just been reading/posting in this one, so I figured I'd ask in it.
 
imo,, all mold is so un appetizing

signs of neglect, i be realizing
 
LVMarc42 said:
Some mold will make the weed stink

But allow your mind to think...

Poem nite?
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Lol! Made me feel rather special to have pulled a poet out Marc. :battingeyelashes:
 
nivek said:
imo,, all mold is so un appetizing

signs of neglect, i be realizing
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Our method eliminates the chance of mold by removing the oxygen nivek. All's well. :hugs: I'm sure accidents can happen, but that's one of the reasons we double seal the edges.
 
BigBearNTexas said:
Nope, that’s just reflection from the lights. No gray growing. Nothing weird going on at all, just darkening due to the ferment.
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And a thing of beauty it is, eh BigBear? Did you snag a small taster slice, by chance?

Here I am wandering the virtual halls in the middle of the night again, so I thought I’d go ahead and open the Devil’s Carnival cob before I went to bed.

Turned out the air in the apartment is so dry it took barely half an hour for the cob to surface dry. It was only slightly damp coming out, more sticky than damp, to be honest.

While it was drying out I took time to harvest a teeny slice for tomorrow morning and the day after.

She’s down another gram of water weight.

Devil’s Carnival cob

Devil’s Carnival cob

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Devil’s Carnival cob

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A sampler for the weekend.

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Devil’s Carnival cob

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Isn’t it beautiful? :green_heart:

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Devil’s Carnival cob

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All sealed up for another week. The trimmings are in that little cup with the hygrometer perched on top. I’m checking the RH of those bits, which’re sitting at 50% and slowly going up. I’ll report back on it after sleep.
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