AUTO CURING JARS

[420Somehow]

anyone thought about this. i have a good idea, maby... anyone thought of putting an air pump connected to a timer and ran to the bottom of the jar???
it'd be experimental but please leave your thoughts and opinions on the above and anything about advanced curing. good growing!!!

[Rusty Trichome]

An electric Mason jar? I don't see why not. My wife just bought a $100.00 electric mop. She has a closet full of "useful" stuff like that. So I'm sure someone would buy the AutoCure 2000.

I was thinking years ago about a cure-box. Along the same lines as a humidor, but bring the humidity down in a measured manner with a computer controlling the dry and cure. But I know next to nothing about how to build one. (being a woodcrafter, I could build a bitchen box though, lol)

But, Mason jars work fine and are cheap.

$100.00 for a friggin electric mop...<sigh>

I wasn't kidding about the boxes... These just need some final touches, hinges, (home-made wooden hinges) and Tung oil.

[GetThisOrDie]

LOL... sorry rusty but I cant help but laugh. So does it mop for her? It must make breakfast and let the dogs out too.

Im just messing with ya!

A computer controlled cure sounds awesome but would probably be way too expensive for me.


Oh wow nice dovetail work! I know where im ordering my next breadbox from :thumbsup:

[420Somehow]

I can really respect the person that can craft wood so baddass. well, here it is in more detail. i bought an 8 outlet air pump with adjustable flow for the ebb and grow system. fortunatly for me i found out on this forum i do not need it. i was picturing trying to stick 6-8 lbs in jars to cure, then opening all the dam things 4-6 times a day. so 2.5 gallon mason jars with 2 holes in the lid, one for the air hose to enter and be pushed all the way down to the bottom to push the fresh air up through the buds and out the other hole, which could have a filter of sort so it's more of a one way vent. i'd need a few hygrometers for a couple random jars and then it would be trial and error tweaking the timing, frequency, and air flow. i'd split the 8 into 16 and run 16 jars, is that realistic, a 1/2 lb per 2.5g jar? maby you can make that box automated with a humidity control and mini fan. my other option is to build a cruing room. it would need to be completely sealed i'm sure with some intake/exhaust conrtol by temp and RH. any ideas about how to go about that one, being as you're a helluva carpenter.
gotta keep them women happy or you'll be miserable, right? i have a dry box build thread that has pics of what would need to be the dry/cure room, any ideas???? i'm a noobe and still haven't found my nitch so i'm more willing to experiment with good ideas to figure crap out.

[Rusty Trichome]

Here's a one gallon Mason jar. If memory serves me, it was a pound of Trainwreck. (for a neighbor :thumbsup:)
Growing in the 15 gallon pots is some PokerFace. (heavily indica)

[TurboALLWD]

Here's a one gallon Mason jar. If memory serves me, it was a pound of Trainwreck. (for a neighbor :thumbsup:)
Growing in the 15 gallon pots is some PokerFace. (heavily indica)

Beautiful plants, look just like some of mine. 15 gallon pots? LOL I'm only using 5gal. Btw, I can only fit a little over a quarter pound of rock hard nugs in a 1/2 gallon jar. I couldn't imagine more than a half pound ever fitting in a gallon jar.

hook a little dehumidifer up in a wood box and adjust the humidity a couple times a week throughout the curing process.

[Rusty Trichome]

It may well have been a half. I was just entertaining my buddy and he broke-out his personal until my neighbor got home to pick hers up...but we didn't talk his shop, we talked mine. :thumbsup:

Some woods don't handle the humidity well.

[seventhchild]

Some woods don't handle the humidity well.what woods would you recommend for a 2'x2'x4' curing box?

[seventhchild]

i was picturing trying to stick 6-8 lbs in jars to cure,.back when i used to harvest that much i would do the early cure [large stems attached] in big rubbermaids.final cure[after finish trim] was done in large "pickle" jars.i'd guess 3 gal that held app. 1lb.i never had to open anything 4-6 times a day but i guess a small exhaust fan on a 15 minute timer/humidstat cut into the lid of the rubbermaid[or wood cure box] could have saved a little work.BTW i controlled the temps of the room [75degrees] that i dried/cured in.

[Rusty Trichome]

what woods would you recommend for a 2'x2'x4' curing box?
The woods shown are padauk and cherry. No good for high humidity. Most hardwoods have a natural antibiotic, but mold still forms.
Spanish cedar is the best. Resists mold and is widely used in humidors. Do not use aromatic cedar if you are planning on making one. It will overpower the bud flavor.

For initial drying you don't want to keep them in a tightly closed or confined area. (like a closed box) Airflow is a must, especially if you are in a humid region. I use unwaxed grocery bags, and 'fluff' the buds a couple of times a day till ready for curing jars. (top flap just folded-over loosely using it's natural crease) Controls the drying in a region known for it's arid climate. (it's a dry heat) The paper bag retains some of the moisture, but gases can still escape.

[420Somehow]

i like the rubbermaid idea as they're large, stackable and durable(i aqlmost put unfragile, is that even a word???). but the early cuts that i've been playing with seemed to smell real funny in the plastic med jar i was trying to cure in. my resources are very limited as everything went into getting this project off the ground, so i'm stuck with the shed and a heater at night for now and maby the rubermaids, how long did you go for in each phase? instead a large wood box with a dehu, what about a plastic lined room with a dehu and exhaust??? worth trying?
pic is of early pickens.

[Rusty Trichome]

Well, I use a couple of methods, depending on how quick I need it done, or what the local weather is.

If humid out, or if I'm out of meds...I'll harvest the plant and dis-assemble all larger buds from stalks and branches and place them on a cookie sheet. Into a pre-heated oven on dehumidify. (or 150 degrees f.) for a couple/few of 10 minute periods, 'fluffing' it every 5 minutes or so. Once the outside of the buds are a little crispy, I let 'em cool and shove 'em into glass jars and tightly close the lid. Then, I open the jars daily and remove the contents for 5-10 minutes, then return 'em to the jar. Takes about a week, and they are done enough to thoroughly enjoy.

If an arid season, or no hurry, I'll harvest, dis-assemble, and place in an unwaxed grocery bag, opening it for 10-20 minutes daily to let the gasses escape and to rearrange the buds. (for even drying) Once outsides of buds are somewhat crispy, Into the Mason jars they go. The next day when you open the jar for venting, the buds should be a tad moist to the touch. (slightly too moist to smoke) After a few days of this the buds will be ready, but some folks keep a slower cure going for a longer period. Often, to the point of overkill.

Putting buds that are too moist into a confined space, (tupperware or mason jars) you'll retain that grassy smell. This isn't "curing", it's "molding", lol.

Unnecessary to hang upside down unless you own a curing barn with adjustable venting to control rate of drying. It's a wives tale that hanging upside-down runs the resins back into the leaves, and it's quite inconvienent to work around, if you are in a limited space. The reason farmers did it was to control dry time evenly throughout the crop before bailing it up. In Mexico, the norm was to harvest, stack, (for a couple of days) bale and ship. Experiment and see what works for you, but don't forget the buds in the oven. :jointsmile:

[TheBlueSalmon]

Love the wood box making, very nice, Rusty. And the idea for the pump with the jars sounds good. It seems like you already have the right idea - timed air pump to the jar. But the idea of a humidity and temp controlled dry box is what I have been thinking about lately (and how I found this thread). I have a few ideas that I think would make it work nice and would require very little components (a.k.a cheap to produce). Let me know if you want to try building something like this for production.

[Cannadabler]

anyone thought about this. i have a good idea, maby... anyone thought of putting an air pump connected to a timer and ran to the bottom of the jar???
it'd be experimental but please leave your thoughts and opinions on the above and anything about advanced curing. good growing!!!

They have rhese new two way humidipacks made by brovio or some thing ..they make several humidity levle packs..62% is the one for weed...they atomicly add or take away humidity to maintain 62% ..there cannasters cald c-valts that use them ...auto pefect cure..im gunna try just the packs in gallon jars...but check them out...

[Luv2Bowl]

I have nothing to add in regard to curing....yet. But these are soooo lovely and well crafted I had to comment, AND ask a question. Well...maybe 2. Do you sell those online? If not, you should. (( I do understand doing things for the simple pleasure of it, so if not, I get that vibe 100%.)) I have a little creativity in me too, and people are always telling me to sell stuff, and it annoys me lol yet here I am doing it to you:)
I have not gotten near to reading up on curing yet. So I need, or will need a jar, or box to cure?