Just wondering how long will it keep, and how should I store it after drying to keep the longest?
Thanks.
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Just wondering how long will it keep, and how should I store it after drying to keep the longest?
Thanks.
The cure process should be done in a glass jar (like a mason jar) I've had herb like this for a year, others say it starts to lose potency after 6 months. I've also heard of freezing it in air sealed bags after a proper cure and it lasting 2+ years that way.
Use your freezer
Jars are the best, but plastic ziplocks or vacuum bags are good. Store in the refrigerator.
2 quart wide mouth mason jars.....lined with two sheets of cut to fit todays newspaper...cut a circle for the bottom....60 grams per jar......then vacuum seal the jar with the quart jar attachment.....the newspaper helps absorb residule moisture...an hide the contents....from pryin eyes ...kids.... etc.....
used to bury em in a five gallon bucket/buckets...a foot deep from the top.... you dont have bury em tho ...temp consistency is what yer lookin for...be it the fridge ...the freezer or a cool dark spot next to the canned peaches.....have had em stored this way for 12 months....still somewhat moist ...tasty an potent..ok not like fresh but for after a year .....fresh enough...
always made me feel like a buddaneer digging em up like buried treasure....don't fergit ta make a map......
Am I the only one that writes stuff down, then it ends up in court.Quote:
Originally Posted by pyeyed1
No bro, just inexperience, it's a process.
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addendum : the source of this information advised that the ink used is mostly vegatable based so non toxic....
...and claimed that the paper helps to remove the chlorophyll .........now am no chemist so i dunno this fer a fact ...yet it appears to have a mellowing effect on the smoke..oh yeah ...may wanna use the funny papers section...then you be a smokin and a jokin and not even know where its comin from........
as a final note....
might like to run a test on a pint jar first and hold it that way for a month or so ...before you go all out .....make sure its rite for you an all .....
[quote=pyeyed1]addendum : ..may wanna use the funny papers section...then you be a smokin and a jokin and not even know where its comin from.
Am thinkin this one's got some good smoke.. did bury some once, really big rain and coolers surfaced, think instant nightmare.
So after hanging & drying for 10 days does all strains haved to be cured in jars or ziplock bags?
Hanging and drying is a cure. Using jars and newspapers is also a cure. Once your bud is dry you can put it in a jar or zip loc bag and freeze or refrigerate it. I kept a couple of ounces in the fridge for over a year one time. I'd forgotten I had it. Lit some up - good as the day it finished drying. For those that are anal you can pump nitrogen in to replace the oxygen to keep the oils in the bud from oxidizing. I have a hard time keeping bud that long.
This is exactly what I was looking for! Trying to figure out the best way to finance my husband's medical use plants' produce so we don't have to grow non-stop, especially if he doesn't need to use too much (see * below for reason). it will likely need to be stored for upwards of a year for his case since he'll hopefully not need too much. :)
So, what about freezer BURN though? Would that not be an issue as the burn is the cells drying out and we don't care about that happening with bud? It would just be a matter of finding a good spot for them. I have a few cabinets that might work well. :)
Anyone try both fridge and freezer before and have different results for how well it lasted? What was different about storage other than the temp it was kept at?
*Hubby has severe back pain issues, totally debilitating generally for him currently. Just got new steroid shots in his lower back near L3/L4 to see if that helps. If not, it is likely either surgery to fix, or just meds to cope. :(
I was about to say ziplock IN a mason jar but I like pyeyed1's version waay better. Def gonna be how I do my first cure. I've got a heal re-sealer and a vacuum-sealer from a daily deal site. Also where I get my pen vaporizers for 9 dollars (only works with oils, unless you want to go DIY on the thing, they break easily but most can be fixed with a soddering iron.)
Once your medicine is dry and you cut the budds off the stems place the budds in a mason jar in a cool room basement works well and also store your jars upside down. If you want you can invest in a food saver . I sometimes put the jar with my meds minus the lid of course in a bag and seal . I do not recommend storing ganja in a freezer or the fridge sure if you have schwag go for it but the good stuff not a good idea the reason for this is like when you make hash and use a ice extraction remember this makes the crystals fall off so if you store the budd in a freezer or a cold fridge and you handle it alot it might loose some of the potency due to the crystals falling off.