Drying and Curing Your Cannabis for Maximum Terpenes

[@dannydavis9098]

Hit the nail on the head I’m an absolute amateur. I’ve been drying in my garage for 15 years and growing for 25 and everything you said I have been doing. It’s a science. Anyone can grow a plant not everyone can dry it properly 😊

[@tracyherman7967]

My garage was gonna be the place this year. No light, CNY humidity inside house =60 but in garage can become 90…it’s also dusty out there. Maybe one more season in the black-out guest room… smelly!

[@roywarriner8441]

I find that the closer it gets to dry, the faster it dries. You need to be checking it often as you get near the end. I'd rather jar a little early than too late. A mini hygrometer in every jar is a must. Cheers, I've been enjoying your podcasts as well.

[@rickpeacock7505]

Grove Bags work amazing too

[@TheFireBlazer]

Always better to be over then under ye never can really get it back to what it was eh even with a million boveda packs once a terpene evaporates she's done n gone poor trichomes we worked so hard for just fizzling away 😢

[@danielwoll6917]

Yup better to jar it sooner than waiting too long. The little hygrometers are great. Nice just opening the jar and humidity is right there...and they're cheap.

[@CustomJ]

Exactly correct. The only thing I personally have found is, hanging the harvested plant in either a big cardboard box with holes punched in for airflow, or a paper bag makes a big difference. Preferably in a zero light environment. I've dried in as few as 4 days, but over 7 gets a bit dicey in the climate I live in. Also if you can acquire some brown or green glass jars for the cure to keep the light out, your buds will taste heavenly.

[@herbertwerner2287]

I put mine in a box [12 quart jars] with a removable lid they are clear jars but a nice box is great for keeping out the light if you don't have colored glass jars. You could also stack a few like that. And have them next to you tent even without any worries. Not to forget seeing thru the jars is important and handy if you wanted to use a magnifier on the outside without opening the jar you could.

[@Paul-q3m7k]

So here is a hack that changed everything for me when it comes to harvest. If you’re not bumper cropping try this . Don’t cut your plants down . Cut all large fans off , Kill the lights or move them to your drying area in their pots. Let them dry standing up . The cool part about this is when it comes time to trim . The leaves on the bud stand straight out instead of folding around the bud . Days before your plants are dry the leaves on the buds will be super crunchy . You can literally run a gloved hand over the buds ( not even touching them ) and the leaves come Off clean and fast . It’s actually incredible how much easier it is . A few days later I debone with a final clean and into the cure buckets it goes . Give this a try . My drying area is 62 degrees and I maintain 62 percent humidity and it takes about 21 days to reach the point where they are ready to cure . Trust me , try this .

[@theblobfish9614]

I dont know about this. It sounds intriguing, but i think i like to have my sugar leaves curl around the buds, it protects them from drying too quickly and when they are crispy they will make shitty hash, i prefer them when theres some life left in them

[@densko9]

Interesting, would be cool te setup an experiment and compare the chemical profile to an industry standard drying process

[@ajmprovidence]

I used to have a basement at my old house that stayed about 60 degrees and 65 percent humidity. I used to hang my plants whole down there and trim them as I got to them. Sometimes it would be months. The smell on the flavor was amazing. I haven't been able to replicate it again

[@deej7783]

Me to never Jared or cured. Boy do I miss my basement 😢 some of my best grows year round alos.

[@ScottyReal420]

It can be a challenge when you change locations.

[@_ErIc1976]

Scott thank you for laying out some wisdom for us home growers

[@kelsonhaldane989]

I have hung ,dried with a/c, set at 62 f , no light, and as a rookie i hit it good with some bud. Grove bags and Bovida packs. Real Happy ATM .Great video, and thanks for putting that out there.

[@ryjchurchill]

Pop my beans indoor in my 4X8 tent. Plant outside when the weather is fine. Put my tent in my garage for harvest and hang whole plants. I don’t worry about smells. Around day 14+- they’re ready to store. Love you videos.

[@chrstophermcnees6630]

Grove Bags for the Cure win

[@WatchCLtv]

all about those terps! Happy New Year brotha

[@ScottyReal420]

Happy new year!!

[@Superfasteddie]

In my personal opinion and experience. If it's dried and stabilized around that ,60 /60 for long enough.. No need to burp. Stash in jars.and enjoy the fresh smoke. Like I said just my opinion. Respect to DGC

[@floppingfupatroopa]

When I was in Maine me an a buddy lost/forgot about a plant in are mini rv we drove around here an there middle of winter freezing like 20 under an we found it a month an a half later turned out better then the rest

[@popeyedave8253]

If you haven't read the reports lately science actually says 68 degrees and 55% RH holding stable will give you the best herb. This is an ongoing study but so far that's the science

[@floppingfupatroopa]

The longer cold with out freezing her out what I find the best after ✂️ no jars

[@TheFireBlazer]

My basement man holds the perfect environment here in Saskatchwan Canada lmao yip my basement man the chill lounge October 15th is when hanging started I can walk down there right now and I swear it is better then anything iv ever been able to produce with a jar and all that I'm also a grower for 18 + yrs so this yr being all disabled and such I wasn't able to ye know grab the million jars for the harvest but what I did was whole hang the plant I only removed the large fan leafs and anything that seemed thick I had alot of Afghani skunks and purple skunks the tensile strength and thick ess on those leafs is doubled if not tripled so I did over the weeks slowly remove some of the medium-size 1s also sugar leafs all remained and damn 2.5 months and this basement weed is hands down better then any of my growmies and we grew several of the same plants 68 and 58-59.5% Rh not bad it's better tasting smoother and well with all these extra Terps harder hitting then any jar stored pot! Think I found my new dry and cute spot lol also I did jar 2 jars of my best plant and still the stuff left smell n taste is oooh soon good fam ?? Anybody else find this to be the perfect spot lol and the buds seem to even adjust in green to yellow so we are getting rid of chlorophyll even stikk6

[@Superfasteddie]

@@TheFireBlazer yeah man. I can dig it. Keep growing dank Fireblazer.. Basement is the Key spot. Always consistent numbers down there.

[@makeyourownluck8823]

I think your right on point my man with the 7 day dry. Depending on plant size of course! Dont over dry your stuff fellas those terps are everything. 10 day dry would be nice but i tried that with one plant and lost all flavor. Beautiful buds too. Depends on flower size and temps/rh in the room

[@JRH99]

Sounds good, i like to keep the jars underground for storage. The temperature doesn't fluctuate and they stay cool..

[@danielwoll6917]

I have an old refrigerator I can dry four autos at a time and on the lowest setting it stays around sixty percent and 57 degrees. Takes about ten days and it comes out perfect. Stays around fifty five in the jars

[@trevitt]

Thanks for the great content Scotty!

[@7munkee]

Drying half a dozen ounces now. I hung them in my walk-in closet for 2 days and then put them in brown paper bags and put the bags in my 'mini' fridge with the temp dialed all the way UP. It stays 48 degree inside and the bags help retain the moisture. I did this last summer/fall when my outside temps were in the high 80's and it worked out fairly well. It should take about 3-4 more weeks before they are ready to be jarred.

[@pugglesprindle2698]

Never paper bags

[@timpage5021]

Here in Ohio the humidity can be crazy thick. I chop my plants up in sections to dry. Still takes about 7-10 days to dry.

[@garybarton3411]

This just in. Thank you Scotty! You said the plants don't sleep. I cured the daily sag on my autos. I switched the lights to 9/3 from 18/6. Check it out. The supply demand issue between roots and foliage could be bigger than we might realize.

[@PhantomPain74]

Happy new grow year ❤

[@ScottyReal420]

Happy New Years!

[@buddydavidson8549]

He ain't lying I live in Florida the humidity here is really high

[@stay.in.school.]

scotty you are a boss.

[@ScottyReal420]

It's because I stayed in School 😂

[@PizzaForkCooking]

I use a Cannatrol. Hang dry 24 hours, then 8 days in the Cool Cure.

[@stangmann1521]

Love mine Set it & done! Well worth the investment! Cannatrol are great.

[@michaelfrederick7546]

You should have way more freaking subs. What is wrong with these people the knowledge the products come on man I love it.

[@Joebrown4865B]

Great short show

[@randall4411]

My basement humidity changes with the weather outside . I hang the plant till the stems break , sometimes up to 20 days . Checking them daily .

[@ScottyReal420]

Hell Yeah.

[@HartFarmsGenetics]

Another awesome video, thanks for sharing info with us all. Peace

[@aggzish]

What are you thoughts on miron glass storage jars for curing .obvioulsy combined with humidity packs

[@Themarriedbachelor]

I agree it’s an art form. People think , cut, dry, smoke. But it’s like making a great bourbon. It doesn’t stop at the brewing process. That’s just the start. To get a truly great high with a smooth taste, it’s all in the curing process. People think just grow and smoke. Growing is only 1/4 of the process. Harvesting 1/4. Drying 1/4. Curing 1/4. People don’t understand curing, it’s the difference between good and great product. A cheep alcohol is only filtered a few times or aged for a few months. A great alcohol is filtered many times and aged for many years. The more time you spend curing the buds the stronger and better it will taste.

[@XX_______Dark2-Light________XX]

Can you make a video about drying and curing in a climate other than California, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico. Maybe make a video about how you dried cannibus in Florida. That would be very helpful

[@GrandpaBudz-nt6rp]

Great content, there are many young growers with channels how experienced can they be, Buzzed to find yours ✌🏻

[@OnkyoGrady]

Up in the northeast I routinely see 90+% humidity in the late fall. My solution has been a dehumidifier in the adjacent room, and it seems to work well. Putting that thing anywhere near hanging plants is a tragedy waiting to happen, but drying out a neighboring room allows me to keep the heat from the machine in there.

[@Primal_Primat3]

Best time to start putting the flower in the jar is when its dry to the touch on the outside, but still has moisture on the inside/stem. From there you place it in jars and sweat out the last bit of moisture by burping the jars and turning the flower for the next couple of days. Drying and curing is an art form of its own and its just as if not more important than growing the dope to begin with.

[@garybarton3411]

Lay the jar on it's side. The heavy moist air can flow out creating a slow air exchange. A hydrometer in the mouth of the jar works well.

[@still1725]

How long does the curing and burping typically last before you stop and what would be the best long term storage method.

[@Starseed313]

I use Cannatrol very happy with dry/cure process

[@schwastypantz8795]

Can you talk more about Florida please? 0:56

[@deezurt5895]

Oh humidity, what a beastie. Winter here atm and the humidity is still almost 60%. You can practically drink the air in summer. Makes for a whole different experience when drying anything, lemme tell ya what boy howdy 😅

[@etkarcalexico6526]

Don’t even guess with curing properly get a cannatrol set it and forget it! Best terps I’ve ever achieved and with 0 worries.

[@tNASTY3k]

1700 bucks for a glorified mini refrigerator..

[@yamyams94]

@@tNASTY3k i wanna get a wine chiller with humidity control

[@normagee]

happy new year guys ... 😎

[@ScottyReal420]

Happy New Years!

[@raylewis6117]

My best curing came by accident, forgot part of my harvest in a basement. Have tried to recreate but no success.

[@ScottyReal420]

Keep trying!

[@JamesRobert-p7i]

Not sure what part of colorado where your at I seen the humidity get low as 7%.

[@EliteDesk-z1d]

I live on a more less cold city in Mexico, I have no issue with moisture. For drying I use an small grow tent and hang the plant, the tent has an small extractor and an small fan to work on an schedule. This is just for moving the air inside.The plant will be there like 15 days, and the I cut the flowers and put them in small jars of glass. 250 ml. Enough for some 10 gr, Then I just put the jar in boxes , open the jars a week after to liberate moisture and then the weed is in the jar until I take it, This way I open small packages that will no affect the environment of the other jars curing.

[@korewanandeska]

Herbsnow dryer works really good!

[@eddiewest8477]

I'd have to say, I tried it and it works 🫡🇺🇸💪Thank you, awesome video

[@dcon9708]

You can also use a washroom, with heat/ac vent off. I used to hang large whole plants, now my plants are smaller so I added a humidifier to keep it at 60%. My two flower tents run perpetually. If humidity is at 60 I just leave the fan on.

[@samueljacobs-p6l]

Yes, how long does it take to cure ? You said 7-10 days on drying but what is the timeframe for the cure ?

[@teafresch7837]

If curing in jars I'd suggest 1-2 weeks of burping then 2-6 weeks of sitting. It can vary though depending on how dry they were before starting the curing process.

[@GTIFabric]

In colorado I generally dry with a cool mist humidifier as the relative humidity is around 12%

[@farmerjhemp]

The research behind drying VPD is really interesting. The takeaway is target dew point is 43f. This is why I canantrol is set at 68f 60. I'd like to try 55f 50 if I ever have the ability to dial things in that well. The canatrol study resulted in 16 percent higher terpenes with the higher temperature versus 60f. There's a nice lecture on here about it science of drying and curing Allison Justice PhD.

[@rickybrooks2839]

Your talking about uv while growing or during the dark period?

[@northernlightkind8041]

His talking about when you hang it up to dry, direct sun light or uv from some grow light hit'n your tricomes they degrade. Same with oxygen and heat. Cool dark & ventilation on lowe 55-62%rh and your golden.

[@pvgaming8243]

uv during drying/curing.

[@bobruck666]

Yup that's how i've bien doing it for years.

[@King_of_Godz]

Are Gove Bags a good option

[@ScottyReal420]

Grove bags work great for curing and storing, after you dry.

[@mikejensen9390]

I cut off the stalks, remove fan leaves and place them in a paper grocery bag, for about a week, mixing them up some to ensure consistant moisture. I put the grocery bags in a cool place in my house. About the time the stems will break, I remove sugar leaves and place the buds in a glass jar with a temp and humidity meter build into the jar lid. I will burp the jars a couple of times per day until the meter shows just under 60% moisture content. I have had buds mold when they are over 60%.. Once below 60% I will cure the buds until needed. In some cases a year....

[@cliffhawks6386]

Big Jars to burp, and small fridge to, thx for tips bro,

[@goochma]

I just had my first ever indoor run. I dried on the stem in a controlled environment for ten days with a Rh of 62% humidity and a temperature of 65 degrees. The flowers are so smooth and tasty and have been jarred and stored in my dark cupboard to continue curing for about a month now. How do you feel about adding Boveda humidity packs to my jars? I've been reading and seeing on KZbin they rob the flowers of terps. Is this true?

[@Joey0366]

Good information Sir as always 👍💨✌️

[@ScottyReal420]

Much appreciated

[@michaelsullivan5005]

When curing in a jar and burping them keep them in the same room at 60/60? For the remainder time of having the flower does it benefit from staying n the cool dark area only grabbing what u need at a time vs leaving the jar on your dresser or something

[@weedest207]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Each one' Teach one

[@bunkyevans5209]

Please tell me how much UV radiation you think comes from a house hold led light fixture?? Barely any. Short periods of light won’t affect the terps. Heat is a greater concern

[@thebritishtartarian174]

Perfect. 🎉

[@TheFireBlazer]

Damn your video quality is on point brother damn ! Luv it so iv been thinking Scotty with my disabilities iv been having trouble getting into the garden everyday currently having to everyday go downstairs then up to the 3rd floor with 5 gal buckets I'm feeling the grow dots man also I'm feeling both products recharge gotta get in on this recharge where can I find some real up to date information on the 2 products

[@ScottyReal420]

the best up to date info on Recharge and Grow Dots can be found on our website or in videos on the Real Growers YT channel.

[@TheFireBlazer]

​@@ScottyReal420thanks brother it's definitely what I'm after at this current time be well Scotty lol Scotty out

[@montepr803]

There's a study that came out where 68⁰ temps at drying were good to go as far as terp volatility is concerned and flavor. Mr Grow it made a video about this.

[@eliinthewolverinestate6729]

Curing is just slowly drying it. I find the slower you can dry the better. I starve the plant for light and water. Let it extract all it can. Less water at harvest the higher the brix. It needs some water to move sugars. Partly girdle and split some late flowers outdoors. To get them done sooner which could be bro science.

[@sugargraham6868]

Happy New Year my friend. What inline fan an filter do recommend for a 2×2×4 grow tent,under the mars hydro ts600? Thanks again for another great informational video

[@bobruck666]

4inch

[@hydriodic]

Same 6" is too much. I'm flowering a 4x8 with a 6 inch perfectly fine. Even has negative pressure.

[@ScottyReal420]

a 4 inch AC infinity inline fan and filter will work great for a 2x2x4

[@GTIFabric]

Always harvest your plants in the morning before the lights come on

[@GaryMorgan-u2r]

I can tell you how to get the most out of any one plant but it is only for a standard. But if you want to know how much is it worth to have superb quality

[@DerSiegdesZ]

If u have good plants, good genetics, fermenting almost not needed. My wedding cheesecake, smoke directly from the dried plant.

[@ronlasting1203]

What do you think of the Cannatrol?

[@bryonflaherty5957]

UV destroys terps but would a house lamp with a low wattage led bulb affect terps?

[@armandoriosfragoso6726]

Sometimes I get one that is super fresh, sticky and smell sweet, but it feels VERY harsh in my lungs and throat, could these be the terpenes?

[@CornPop309]

Last time I was drying the delivery guy told my mom in law that it was the best thing hes smelled all day. I didnt think anyone could smell it 😂

[@ScottyReal420]

you get used to the smell. some times best to have someone that doesn't live with you tell you if they can smell it at your house.

[@CornPop309]

@@ScottyReal420 forsure that would help..also scotty how do I join the DGC website? It says I need an invite how do I aquire one?

[@prestonf5457]

😂

[@metalfacemartinez]

@@ScottyReal420 I had plants that smelled even in early veg. My friend's gf commented on it right away. It was kind of shocking. I was renting an apartment in a building full of apartment owners so had to be extra discrete.

[@devilsadvocate1338]

Smaller buds will dry way faster as well.

[@ScottyReal420]

True.

[@elev8id]

This summer harvest I'm buying a wine cooler from Amazon at least I can keep the temps low hopefully humidity isn't crazy high.. if it doesn't work I'll keep it for Coke & snacks..

[@chrisblack2627]

Nope nope nope. I wouldn't advise that. Asking for mold partner.

[@618grow]

I've done 16 days and 10 days at 65-60 and it's too dry...yeah I'll be lowering the days in the future

[@nativesugarshack9328]

Great topic! Drying and curing at home has always been the biggest issue and the greatest detractor from final homegrown flower quality, and equally detracting is long term storage of 90 days or more. I have a Cannatrol Cool Cure that does indeed solve all of these issues. Yes it's expensive, but it works. In fact it's a lot like having a pro mini dry room at your house. It drys, cures, and is then the perfect long term storage solution, but it only holds 2 pounds of wet flowers for the dry/cure run and it's consistent, 907 wet grams in, about 250 dry grams out. I just harvested a Bittersweet Haze run and put 2 pounds of wet flowers in the Cannatrol, posted the video to my channel yesterday. When it's done I'll post a weigh-in video and take a critical up close look at the flower coming out of the machine and will measure it's final moisture content. Cannatrol offers no affiliate program, I have no discount code, but I am very happy with the product. Is it worth $1600? Probably not... but when you're the only guy selling water in the desert you can pretty much name your price.

[@ScottyReal420]

Drying and curing is a whole different skill then growing!

[@JuanGonzalez-pn1mc]

Artistic science signiture thats what i call it

[@CornPop309]

I throw mine in a tent for a week or two then trim off stem into some 10 gal aluminum animal feed buckets to cure. Got way too much too be messing with jars.

[@alphaomega8373]

Most people cannot make a room 60 degrees, just aim for less than 70 degrees and humidity is easy to hold at 60.

[@johnnyb4869]

62% 62 degrees

[@PhantomPain74]

What about (Terps) adding extra UV in Late Bloom ?

[@Shanebrowning82]

Was curious myself

[@ScottyReal420]

UV light will hurt terps

[@PhantomPain74]

​@@ScottyReal420 Thanks Buddy 🙏

[@michaelfrederick7546]

Scotty, I need you to talk about these weed dryer they keep trying to sell me OK not totally honest I bought two of them the herbs now and I forgot the other one is it’s not a herbs now it’s like Hydro farm plant hydrator try it man tell me what you think if you have tried to talk about it

[@Jimmy_CV]

"Just because you read something on the internet, it dosnt make it true"-Abraham Lincoln

[@ScottyReal420]

🤣

[@jeremypigula402]

You Said burping your jars 3 to 4 times a day. Did you mean 3 to 4 times a week?

[@BlazingArizona]

I forgot what I was gonna

[@sentinentai3023]

you actually dont want to burb if the buds is dried well enough. its about fermentation.. you might to read some proper studies on it. Long story short, you can do it like this ; hang dry or deep freze ( needs external extraction of the vapor for terpenes.. so Id just hang em) until the stems crack nicely when you force them. then you use pizzaboxes ( nice to stack) and store them with a hygrometer inside. the moisture of the buds gets well spread inside the box, you can do this until the actual curin process. Once you jar them like this and the humidity keeps below 60% it doesnt require - even is enormously better scientifically to not burp at all.

[@schwastypantz8795]

Nice shirt, I want one 😂

[@ScottyReal420]

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[@TerpyTen]

You need a mansion to do the 60/60. I have a studio apartment. The best i can get is maybe 70°F. If i did 60F then the plants that are growing will be negatively affected. You need at least a 3 bedroom house to do this "the right way". I guess that's why my stuff seems to lose the terps by month 3

[@TerpyTen]

@@dM-if9lj don't have space in my freezer for a gallon of water. I have a studio apartment with studio sizes appliances. A cardboard box with frozen jugs of water just sounds like a wet mess more than anything else.... On top of that it would contribute to the 70% humidity that I'm always trying to combat with these stupid 1900s steam heaters system. Second I think you missed the part where I have other plants still growing. I can't have the temps below 65 otherwise they won't uptake vital nutrients properly and then my next grow will be stunted. I'm trying to find a middle ground.

[@StaticSift]

60/60 isn't even the best variables for drying. 50/55rh is optimal. But when drying you have to maintain a solid vpd just like when growing to get best results

[@ForbiddenMarketingSecrets]

Thanks for the added info

[@StaticSift]

For real. Terps preserve better sub 55 degrees. Vpd management is crazy important during dry and cure. People stop paying attention to it after harvest and shoot for 60/60. And for most 60/60 isnt attainable. Atleast the rh part. Out of wack vpd eill give you mold, hay tasting sheet, etc. ​@@dM-if9lj

[@cibdizzy]

My dispensary is about 100 meters from my house. You could get a oz of amazing kush for 105$ lasts me 2 months. No point in growing weed anymore unless you really enjoy it as a hobby. Government took over the weed business here in Canada. It’s hard to find black market weed with equal quality and prices of the dispensaries

[@brianbarnett1380]

Just put a plant in to a jar to start curing first time so lets see what happens

[@ScottyReal420]

Good Luck!

[@mrnevin88able]

Check sharkmouse farms, he was on with Kyle kushman explaining step down drying. Can be done over 5/6 days

[@diesel-technology5507]

Growing weed doesn't stop when you cut down the plant, and I imagine there's been many cup winning plants grown and totally ruined by the drying and curing process because it was done badly

[@myanez11]

One word for drying and curing: Cannatrol!

[@wadadadang3471]

The easiest way to think of curing is this….Its redistributing the moisture evenly through the bud

[@evolutionofyou5339]

Will you ever. Bring Kyle kushman. On your show

[@ScottyReal420]

We can try.

[@edinelsonramirez5656]

Curing knowledge comes from generations of tobacco growers! It's is an art form and not for whimps!

[@Badmanfishingtv]

💥💚

[@Skillzzzzza]

I would have liked to hear them talk about the tent more lol like uhh do you run your in-line fan when hang drying and if so what level and what to levels to stay away from and more about the 69 controller what do you set it at tips ETC none of that lol very vague video I don’t understand what the big secret is with all these KZbin growers man never wanting to share full and complete information lol there always hiding stuff

[@t1000eg]

just hang the filter up in the tent have the fan on the outside I did it for years with numerous strings stretched across the tent to hang individually cut branches it's amazing how much you can pack into the tent I also have a small fan on the floor of the tent pointing downto get some airflow in the place

[@benderbender1233]

😎🤙

[@Your_Mailman_Grows_7121]

👏👏🤙 🍻 💨

[@tazsnoop1044]

Slowly drying it take out the chlorophyll taste

[@mikehunt4797]

Minimum 10 days to leech chlorophyll.