[Lab Rat]

I have to go away just after I crop again for a week & am thinking of setting up an auto curer, wondered if my idea will work.

 

Either that or was thinking of getting vacuum sealed containers & sucking all the air out till I return, then start curing?

 

My auto curing idea go's like this.

 

30litre sealed petfood container

One homebrew safety cork

 

air line & air pump + timer.

 

Also a co2 non return check valve on the airpump.

 

 

Any thoughts? lol

[ragnar]

I think that's a fuckin awesome idea u deffo are a smartypants

[Mrs Willy]

Not tried the vaccuum thing, but i am a fan of changing jars for smaller ones, as the weed gets smoked and jars empty So less air = better cure im convinced.

Think you could be onto a winner there mate with the vaccuum thing, even for curing.

If it works for meat, wine etc then it should work for weed (ie developing the flavours, keeping it fresh etc).

That said, i have no idea about how a vaccuum would affect the cure, ie would it stop it etc?

But got to be worth a shout mate.

look forward to it

 

[Anonymiss]

One question that might be worth asking is, is ventilating the jars during curing simply a way to expel moisture or, is air required for the process to complete properly (e.g. for oxidation)?

Either way, and I suspect it's the former, vac-sealing probably wouldn't be a great idea unless you're sure the moisture content is acceptable.

However, those Boveda humidity-control packs might be worth a go, and they might provide sufficient regulation even at this early stage of the procedure.

It's even possible that might do a better job than the traditional 'burping' method, if air isn't actually required for curing to take place, that is.

[Lab Rat]

One question that might be worth asking is, is ventilating the jars during curing simply a way to expel moisture or, is air required for the process to complete properly (e.g. for oxidation)?

Either way, and I suspect it's the former, vac-sealing probably wouldn't be a great idea unless you're sure the moisture content is acceptable.

However, those Boveda humidity-control packs might be worth a go, and they might provide sufficient regulation even at this early stage of the procedure.

It's even possible that might do a better job than the traditional 'burping' method, if air isn't actually required for curing to take place, that is.

 

Yeah I read about the Packs, not sure ide want to risk it while away & mess the cure up.

 

I think the air is required as like you say some kind of oxidation.

[Lab Rat]

Not tried the vaccuum thing, but i am a fan of changing jars for smaller ones, as the weed gets smoked and jars empty So less air = better cure im convinced.

 

Youre not spose to smoke it all till its cured

 

The vacuum theory would kind of put it into a hibernation mode, but might mess it up I dunno.

Not sure would like to risk it.

[Lab Rat]

I dont think the co2 return valve will cut it as is designed for water leaking through your airpump & wont create a proper seal when the air is turned off.

 

I ordered some balloon valves which are real cheap, so going to try them..but not sure if will work either.

 

Anyone knowledgeable on the right valve for the job would appreciate.

[Anonymiss]

Hmm... How about a water-lock arrangement?

At a basic level, you could just dangle the end of the tube in a jar of water or something, but I'm sure a more robust setup could be constructed (or purchased) easily enough.

You could probably do a similar thing on the outlet with a cheap home-brew airlock.

[Anonymiss]

== Air in from pump ==      == Air out to curing jar ==
                     |      |
               ------+------+-----
               |     |      |    |
               |     |           |
               |     |           |
               |~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~|
               |     |           |
               |     |    water  |
               |     |           |
               |_________________|

[KiefKat]

One question that might be worth asking is, is ventilating the jars during curing simply a way to expel moisture or, is air required for the process to complete properly (e.g. for oxidation)?

Either way, and I suspect it's the former, vac-sealing probably wouldn't be a great idea unless you're sure the moisture content is acceptable.

However, those Boveda humidity-control packs might be worth a go, and they might provide sufficient regulation even at this early stage of the procedure.

It's even possible that might do a better job than the traditional 'burping' method, if air isn't actually required for curing to take place, that is.

 

This is a complete stab in the dark, but with those Boveda packs you don't need to exchange the air to cure the buds. As this is the case then the only reason for burping the jars is to control humidity and not oxidation (or other reason) as far as I can see.

 

I may be completely wrong on this, it's just the impression I got from the Boveda site.