Mephisto Genetics Tyrone Special K.I.S.S grow journal

[HubbaBubba]

Also as far as sublimation to remove moisture, I agree it sounds ridiculous, but it's also a cheap and easy experiment. Not sure why you would want to leave the chlorophyll in the plant matter considering that's the point of drying and curing, getting rid of that grassy taste...and finishing the conversion of different cannabinoids.

Ahhh, mostly because I don't trust hemp folklore. Some stuff reminds me of cargo cults. I want to understand the reasons behind the rituals. Also, I prefer vaporizers and early harvest, low CBN weed. In that context maybe my ramblings make a little more sense.

Tying to understand curing & CBN...read this earlier today:
http://www.cannabis-med.org/data/pdf/en_2013_01_1.pdf
In the experiments THC conversion to CBN from heat was slow, probably the surface area of the liquid limits THC exposure to oxygen. (just my idea, its not in the article)
So I thought OXYSORB to the rescue for the cure jar where Trichomes make the surface area very high.

I don't mind the grass taste in a vaporizer.
The chlorophyll doesn't evaporate, it decays into other stuff (nonfluorescent chlorophyll catabolites) that that stays in the weed right? Why does Jorge Cervantes like weed with chlorophyll still intact?

What is the "finishing the conversion of different cannabinoids" is there something happening more than just the Decarb of various cannabinoids?

A vaporizer is a precisely controlled mini oven, and vaporizers decarb some even on fresh green buds right?
Just 70% decarb is fine, THCA has nice anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, anti-prostate cancer benefits. Cheap insurance.

 

[Pops]

My Tyrone buds are perfect right now, I don't want to lose one more molecule of THC to CBN.
We know that THC converts to CBN by oxidation. Absorbing oxygen. Like an old yellow newspaper.
Hmmm...easy to add oxysorb packets to my jars of weed....No oxygen, no oxidation.
You know, keep things fresh for a few years.

Oxysorb packets on Amazon $10.99 http://tinyurl.com/oqbfksd
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HB
I use the same ones never had a problem. great stuff.

pops

 

[HubbaBubba]

HB
I use the same ones never had a problem. great stuff.

Thanks Pops!
Why did you start using Oxysorb?
It tooks me hours of reading and guessing to decide to use it (in my curing jars now)
Any more tips you want to share?

Because learning the hard way sucks. I have to slog through stuff like this:
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Marijuana_Cultivation/Curing
"During the cure the chlorophyll in the leaves turns to sugars, which is what gives the marijuana its taste and aroma."

I just want gouge my eyes out to stop the pain. It is wrong on so many levels... and this is something newbies read to learn how to cure weed! Insanity, madness...the blind leading the blind.

 

[dcat0921]

Wow you all are making my brain hurt but so much good info being handed down.
Hubba - do you use the Oxysorb instead of the Boveda? Do they do the same thing? I'm obviously a bit confused by all this...

 

[HubbaBubba]

Wow you all are making my brain hurt but so much good info being handed down.
Hubba - do you use the Oxysorb instead of the Boveda? Do they do the same thing? I'm obviously a bit confused by all this...

Ha ha, I am right there with you, brain pain.
I use both Boveda & Oxysorb from now on.
Boveda to stabilize the Humidity
Oxysorb to absorb the Oxygen.

Now... can I use lemon juice (6% citric acid) mixed with weed to decarb for edibles? Chemistry is fun!
Can't risk baking to decarb, too stinky.

 

[dcat0921]

Ha ha, I am right there with you, brain pain.
I use both Boveda & Oxysorb from now on.
Boveda to stabilize the Humidity
And Oxysorb to absorb the Oxygen.

Sweet. Maybe I'll pick up some of the Oxysorb just as a precaution...would hate to see all my hard work go to waste because of something dumb at the end.
I love this forum and all the helpful people on here. I'd probably have buckets of empty soil if not for the info I've picked up on here...

 

[HubbaBubba]

Sweet. Maybe I'll pick up some of the Oxysorb just as a precaution...would hate to see all my hard work go to waste because of something dumb at the end.
I love this forum and all the helpful people on here. I'd probably have buckets of empty soil if not for the info I've picked up on here...

The Oxysorb is optional... for limiting CBN or for storing your weed for years.
Apparently some growers can consume phenomenal amounts of weed!
They don't need long term storage. LOL

I learned the hard way that Boveda packs absorb moisture gradually and in limited amounts.
A Humidity meter in the jar is cheap insurance, lets you know if your buds are giving off moisture faster than the Boveda can absorb it.

 

[dcat0921]

Are the humidity meters pricey? Do you just leave it in the jar or how do they work?

 

[HubbaBubba]

Are the humidity meters pricey? Do you just leave it in the jar or how do they work?

I should have mentioned, they are cheap as chips.
$3.56 https://www.fasttech.com/p/1495202

I pried open the case and cut out the just the humidity meter so it fits in my Jars.
You could get a digital meter for $10 on Amazon

 

[dcat0921]

Thank you for that!! Looks like I'm placing ANOTHER Amazon order...lol