Does Curing Affect Potency? Find Out Here!

[OLDJIMMYBONES]

dam, thought that was comon knowledge

OLDJIMMYBONES Reviewed by OLDJIMMYBONES on 12-09-2007. Does Curing Affect Potency? Find Out Here! I thought this was a GREAT read on the curing process and it's benefits: Does curing affect potency? The very short answer is YES. It does affect potency in a very positive manner. Curing cannabis after harvesting for few days to several months will improve the potency, as well as the taste and texture of the buds. Curing takes place after cannabis has been harvested, manicured and partially dried. Most cannabis will retain a significant quantity of moisture within its stems and inner Rating: 5

[YotaBoy]

Good read, thanks.

Time to invest in a glass jar.

[prairieplantsystems]

I agree curing is useful for a better quality bud, increasing taste and appearance, but I have trouble finding all this info as credible without any sources, which it a recurring problem with many thing having to do with bud and its cultivation.

[OLDJIMMYBONES]

I agree curing is useful for a better quality bud, increasing taste and appearance, but I have trouble finding all this info as credible without any sources, which it a recurring problem with many thing having to do with bud and its cultivation.

Well i guess its more of trust and expirence

[KL4D4]

Baby food jars <3

[YotaBoy]

Baby food jars <3

OOO.... My best friend has a baby. You just made my night.

[maik]

Also as these metabolic process take place, the plant needs energy which leads it to consume the sugars, starches, nitrates, and minerals. Many of these compounds are metabolized and released as water and carbon dioxide, therefore removing what is essentially inert material from the pot increasing the concentration of cannabinoids therefore making it more potent.


...As pot ages, some of the terpenoids go through polycyclic aromatization in the process of decomposition.

Let me start by saying a nicely cured bud, like the basic two week cure you get in an Amsterdam coffeeshop DOES make the bud taste and burn better, but...

I think you've seriously confused "metabolism" with "decomposition". Minerals certainly won't be metabolized, or released from the vegetable matter. Starches aren't going to be hydrolyzed without lots of water

So, a good cure makes the weed more potent just because other stuff is "released". Potency increases on a per weight scale?... that's like saying if I take the ice cube out of my scotch and water, the drink will get me more drunk.

About that "polycyclic aromatization"... NOT necessarily a "good thing", if it is indeed even true. Check a few health and medical articles on the wonders of PAHs. They're usually considered pollution, and are one of the reasons why burning carbon-based "stuff" is thought to be detrimental to one's health.

But in the end, I do agree that cured bud does taste better, and is more enjoyable to smoke, and better to buy, for lack of self-production.

[hydrocannabis]

thanks for the great info. and now I know how to cure the right way.

[MVP]

I agree curing is useful for a better quality bud, increasing taste and appearance, but I have trouble finding all this info as credible without any sources, which it a recurring problem with many thing having to do with bud and its cultivation.

As far as sources go, try Jorge Cervantes' and Greg Green's books for starters. Next do a side by side comparison between dried but uncured bud and bud cured 2-4 weeks from the same plant. It is a very noticable difference.

[crudemood]

So when do we STOP curing? Or it just continues as our buds are stored in a dry and cool place to be used whenever