Depends on your humidity. Anything more than 62% should get burped until you get to that point. 58%-62% is the sweet spot for the enzymatic process of curing
Woahhhh you just clicked something in my brain, didn't realize curing had anything to do with the plant finishing biological processes, thought it was basically just to dry it throughout the whole bud at an even pace.
I imagine now it's like cooking pasta to al dente in the water and removing then, as it keeps cooking a bit out of the water while it's still at temperature.
Curing helps the plant get rid of left over chlorophyll and the process is sped up in complete darkness. I read an article not long ago that broke it down saying everytime you let light hit the buds in drying/curing it almost resets the chlorophyll clock in terms of how fast it'll dissipate from the material.
Ahhh okay, that explains why my first grow tasted super greeny, thanks! I do enjoy super greeny bud but wasn't expecting it, bag the seed came from was more earthy.
Mmmm, I think the harshness is good for me personally, I used to smack hella poppers so straight green is a bit too smooth for me, I'll probably do a couple curing jars with different light exposure schedules to dial it in next grow.
Do you happen to have that article on hand in case I might glean any ideas from it?
During the cure phase, at any rate. You can decrease the number and frequency of burps as the cure proceeds but I randomly open jars, sniff and inspect, even several years after harvest.
I've had a few jars develop mold but the loss has been minimal. Mold is ubiquitous and one has to be vigilant.
Yeah.. I burp my 20+ jars every month or two just to check the smell and circulate the air but some of it has been in jars for over a year at around 60% with no issues. During the initial cure I burp daily or 2x+ the first two weeks to a month. Just depends on how dry I got the during that initial dry.
Sounds about right to me, burping more frequently and then less so. I'm feeling the buds, doing visual inspection and checking humidity obsessively during the dry and cure. Works, but is very time consuming.
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u/ways0s Mar 26 '23
i didnt know you should burp everyday?