Mason Jar Curring - GreenPassion.org - Dedicated to Medicinal Cannabis Cultivation and Education

scott06 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-16-2009, 05:41 PM

I finnally have enough of my own grow to let some of it sit in jars for a few months with out it all running out before the next harvest

What a difference...the mazar went from a strong pine ammonia smell (cat pee?) to a very complex boquet of floral and musk....very nice

worth the wait and yet another reason why a lack of patience gets in the way of the best smoke.

justanotherbozo · #2 (**permalink**) 05-16-2009, 06:16 PM

yeah buddy! it's amazing how much the flavor and aroma changes after
a good cure.

blackpantherparty · #3 (**permalink**) 05-16-2009, 08:04 PM

Is it really that noticeable? I'm thinking of splitting my grow 70/30. Smoking some after it's all dry, and curing the greater portion of it. I hope it really is the big difference everyone is making it out to be. I've never cured before but I figure, heck, why not:P

chunk · #4 (**permalink**) 05-16-2009, 11:13 PM

Jar Curing Is Great!!!!!!!! I Live By This Prosses!!!

4maggio · #5 (**permalink**) 05-16-2009, 11:23 PM

I use 1/2 gallon mason jars. Any one need too many quart ones?

MedGarden420 · #6 (**permalink**) 05-17-2009, 03:02 AM

I dry in paper bags and cure in old blue Mason jars. The taste improves 100% if you cure it for at least a month. Well worth the wait if you have that long to wait. :-)

scott06 · #7 (**permalink**) 05-17-2009, 11:50 AM

I understand in some european contries people wait as long as a year......makes sense if you compare with fine cigar tobacco curing which is a long process.

Is it that much better? Well with this crop of mazar is surely was...could be specific to certain strains to some degree though.....doing your own experiment is the only way to tell for sure.

justanotherbozo · #8 (**permalink**) 05-17-2009, 01:37 PM

yeah, i agree with you that some strains might benefit more than others
but i tend to think that all strains would benefit, to some degree, with a
good cure, at least a month.

lol, i know every strain i've ever grown was better if i was able to keep my
greedy little hands off it long enough! sadly, too often i was forced by my
circumstances to burn my bud before it's time.

dagobaker · #9 (**permalink**) 05-17-2009, 05:10 PM

i find demand gets in the way of curing the correct way
i had some original widow from my first grow i cured for 6 months
u wouldnt even recongnize it

MedGarden420 · #10 (**permalink**) 05-17-2009, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by dagobaker

i find demand gets in the way of curing the correct way
i had some original widow from my first grow i cured for 6 months
u wouldnt even recongnize it

So you suggested an extended cure for the best smoke? I'd be willing to try doing that if enough people concur that it would make a significant difference. :-) I want only the best. :-) What would be the process for that? Do you open the jars still? How often? For how long? Storing conditions? Spill it! You opened this can of worms. hehe

scott06 · #11 (**permalink**) 05-17-2009, 07:24 PM

pretty standard methods

keep it in jars after the intitial dry in bags
open the jars for as little as a few minutes to as long as and hour a day for a few weeks or a month
then less frequently, then not at all

cool dry dark storage is best......

there are lots of variation on this but this is the basic method

everyone does it a bit different..I just rarely have enough (patience or mj) to do it.

yes it is necessary to cure not just dry if you want the very very best budz like at the contests.

dagobaker · #12 (**permalink**) 05-17-2009, 07:47 PM

its easy
i dry them completely and then 3/4 full into mason jars
first week open few times a day (once is necessary......more is good though)
second week once a day (its up to you really and your memory)
and then after that just when u remember
dont overfill and dont close if still wet
store in cool dry place with zero light
the bud really changes a bunch but in reality unless ur growing a ton just for personal use most dont have the chance to cure that long......at least not me lol

Lumix · #13 (**permalink**) 05-17-2009, 08:05 PM

Mason jars are wonderful, the difference is night and day in the rewards of 40 days or more of a cool dark cure in glass.

justanotherbozo · #14 (**permalink**) 05-17-2009, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Munchies

Mason jars are wonderful, the difference is night and day in the rewards of 40 days or more of a cool dark cure in glass.

i like yours better than mine, lol.

Lumix · #15 (**permalink**) 05-17-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by justanotherbozo

i like yours better than mine, lol.

Looks wonderful under glass don't you think?

justanotherbozo · #16 (**permalink**) 05-17-2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Munchies

Looks wonderful under glass don't you think?

lol, you bet it does bro! i haven't smoked anything that came out o' a bag
in a long time!

MedGarden420 · #17 (**permalink**) 05-17-2009, 08:21 PM

Normally I don't have enough to cure like that either but I think I will be able to put a few buds aside to try this. Would be wonderful to have something like that put away for special occasions or when you just feel like spoiling yourself. :-) I'm gonna try this. :-)

Lumix · #18 (**permalink**) 05-17-2009, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MedGarden420

Normally I don't have enough to cure like that either but I think I will be able to put a few buds aside to try this. Would be wonderful to have something like that put away for special occasions or when you just feel like spoiling yourself. :-) I'm gonna try this. :-)

Well cured Kali Mist would be nice right now

medicinecloset · #19 (**permalink**) 05-17-2009, 11:41 PM

Curing is the only way to fly. Like it has already been said a month can make allll the difference in aroma and taste. mmmmmm yummy.LOL
Split your harvest up in 2 different scenarios. Hangdry a small amount and cure the rest in Mason Jars. Sure after 10-14 days of hang drying youll get plenty medicated but it wont tatse, smell or smoke like the jar cured ones that have set for a month. Try it you'll see how nice it is.