Hi, sorry you're having taste problems. For what it's worth, I keep my drying room temp as close to 50 degrees as possible and let em hang for about 2 weeks. Then I cure them in plastic shopping bags which are put inside brown paper bags rolled halfway down. I open em up once a day to let the gasses and any excess moisture escape. It's always been bagseeds so nothing super tasty but still nice and earthy(outdoor organic). If I can wrangle up enough glass jars this year I'll eliminate the bag curing method since I seem to be the only one using it. Read it in HT about 10 yrs ago. Glass is just so much nicer.

Good luck dude!