[quote=videoman;376]
Plop in your freshy cut buds (or schwag, whatever, but fresh buds work best) into enough water to completely submerge the buds. The buds will float to the top for the first few days of this, so you need something to hold them down (a block of wood, a plate, etc). Change the water every day for 7 days, any less than seven could result in undesirable results (trust me). Try not to disturb the buds when changing the water as plant material can break off more easily (read: trichomes). Always keep the lid of the cooler open, do not seal off the container.[quote]
My 2 cents to keeping the buds down the first days:
-i gotten me an old cullender, toke the handle off, so this gives me about 2/3 gallon in volume to work with. since it is made from aluminium it is a bit lightweight so i place a steel barbell on top to keep it down.
(two nice options to the one i got:
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/76113785 http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/90011829
they are also handy for the water change
)
-second method is as bid odd and against what video was teaching above, you take a good rubbermaid box, put your buds in, and fill it with fresh water to the rim and press the lid on, some water will squirt out for sure so do it over the sink! secure the lid with a few elastics and turn it around. i place then the box in a plastic bag as backup safety and then in a dark corner of the basement and let the fermentation do the work for me.