Water curing experiment

[ffc99]

Well, I have done 2 more water changes. Both times the water was crystal clear and odourless! Weed is still floating, but a little less bouyant. Nothing much else seems to be happening!

 

I bought a small heater / fan that I will use to gently dry the buds.

[dsyfer]

Have the buds changed colour at all? My understanding is they go a darker grey colour?

[kayanow]

I'm also water curing -- because I'm moving house soon and can't be buggered and don't have the time to do the 10 day flush followed by 30 days of burping, air drying etc.

 

I heard from mates, that watered-cured bud, although lacking in that nice fresh sweet air-dried aroma and taste -- lasts longer because it's THC concentration is much stronger ie. you only need one or two cones to get really ripped!

KN

[kayanow]

PS I also heard it's less detectable smoking outdoors!

[ffc99]

Not much change in the colour....still green! Maybe a lighter shade, but still pretty green. I will take a pic of the weed once I drain the water out tonight. :whistling

[ffc99]

I have to admit when I first heard of water curing I was very cynical. When I started my experiment I was still cynical. When I took the sopping wet buds ouf of the water on day 7 I thought I had been the victim of a practical joke!

 

When I finally took the un-manicured buds out, the leaves where still green and buds had gone grayish. Anyway, I dried them overnight with a small electirc fan / heater on low and some distance from the buds.

 

Next morning I was amazed how much shrinkage had occured!! They seemed like 5 times smaller.

 

Anyway, I chopped it all up (leaf and all, remember I hardly manicured) and tried a cone.

 

Well, I was amazed. There was absolutely 0 taste - nothing...the smoke was cool and clean, no hint of chlorophyll which surprised me. As I am not a (tobacco) smoker, any harshness makes me cough....this smoke was smooth, but tastless.

 

And the hit? Well, there was no loss of potency as far as I can tell...maybe a little stronger.

 

Anyway, it does work, but I have to admit that I do prefer the taste of traditionally well cured bud!!

 

I gave a sample to a mate. Will give you his feedback soon!!

 

:thumbsup

[Frazz]

Good show ffc99, thanks for keeping us updated on this

i am now game to give it a go, shrinking by 5 times is a bit alarming though

[ffc99]

Mybe 3 times! I did not really measure...just got a shock when I fist saw it. I guess when you slowly dry and cure the shrinkage is less shocking!

[Mushaman]

heya ffc99

 

thanks for the update dude

 

I read you do lose a bit but the thc content per cone smoked is concentrated :thumbsup

 

and the smoke report does it for me thanks again

[ffc99]

You guys are totally welcome. I have learnt so much here I am more than happy to contribute what little I can! :thumbsup