Hey Sting

Sorry to hear about the infestation, any idea what type of bug it was? Really glad to see the setup up and running. Did you manage to bring the Temps down further? 

Avoid a black bucket or paint it white, black plastic gets incredibly hot. Plant growth will be stunted. I personally will go fabric, but with twice the capacity of a bucket >40l. 

High dank

Inspired by the cobbing community, a few strains with high acclaim:

Panama x Honduras 

Golden tiger (malawi x Thai) 

Carnival 

Mulanje

Kilimanjaro

Zamaldelica

Entries closed 21 June. Would have entered but am in the midst of a grow. Hopefully future cups are announced at least 9 months before closing date... 

Lesotho Heights cob after 11 days of fermenting at around 40C. Opened the vac vag twice to air dry the cob. Now it's been dehusked, dried for 24h and revac sealed to be reopened in a few weeks or months. Smoked a gram or so mixed with some dry flower and definitely a smooth smoke, leading to deeper puffs and heavier effects. Definitely knocks and drops tolerance levels, had to, for a long time actually limit consumption. Waiting to see how things pan out during the cure

Unwrapped, dried and revac sealed the cob sand husks. Intense smell of molasses, definitely more intense than the 3 day ferment. Busy air drying a gram. 

Below my test of Hybrid strains using @oldsandalsmethod without cob husks and the other some skunky sweet cheese strain. The test without the cob is @TotemicChocolope haze, a dank compaction of sticky stinky gooeyness

Vacuum sealer is critical for eliminating O2 exposure, I'm new to this but I assume the process is similar to avoiding turning wine into vinegar. Vac sealer also compresses the cob, compensating for the natural loosening of the cob due to compaction of the bud. Hence the need to tighten windings after 3 days of vacuum compressed cob bud. 

After 3 days of almost anaerobic sweating and fermenting, I open the bag and get the dank smell of fermenting sugar cane and gherkins or capres. Overpowering yet sweet in nature. Left cobs to surface dry before revac-sealing. Will leave to cure vacsealed inside cob for 1 more week before first sample and final vacuum seal for at least a month. More schlep compared to air / jar cure, however, if this method results in a viable edible product, then I'm sold, and may reduce my ingestion by smoking.

1 hour ago, PsyCLown said:

I feel the bud looks better after a wash!

 

I am curious who uses Hydrogen Peroxide when washing their bud and what strength do you use?

Heard Hydrogen Peroxide is a good idea if you have PM or pests.

 

Also do you guys keep your lemon and bicarb separate or mix them in the same bucket?

Probably true bro, I was a newbie at the time, and still learning about this dear herb... 

1 hour ago, oldsandals said:

Lovely, Tangwena is a friend of mine. I'm busy growing his Malawi x Swazi. He would be proud to see some new cobs being made in Africa because of his technique he popularized. Its actually changed quite a bit since he has been developing it and he no longer uses corn cob and its done inside vacuum sealed bags now. He used to call this 'canary bud' because it would give him an indication of how the bud is doing inside the corn husks that he prepared at the same time, but then realized that the canary bud was just as good with less fuss involved.  

Delicious biltong vibe-

Tangwena  legendary, seems like a dinkum fellow though. 

Eating that stuff will bring a whole new meaning to edibles old bro sandals

11 hours ago, Batista said:

Howdy, im going to try this too but you need to follow the full procedure to see results.Im going to try this : 

https://www.420magazine.com/community/threads/tangwenas-malawi-style-cob-cure-fermented-cannabis.443405/

Have you decided on a strain yet? I plan to make 2 more, a hybrid strain and another with Indica.. 

Washed buds once, was desperate and impatient. Bud loses bag appeal though, definitely smokable and effective 

Kinda feels like I just mummified my stash

Vacuum sealed and sweating atop the 250W hps 

Dope Friends 

Anyone tried curing there buds this way? 

Took 30g of a sticky Sativa strain I grew from Lesotho Heights bagseed. Very sweet perfumy aroma. 

Some say this technique increases potency and trippiness. Let's see. After the wrapping the cobs I vacuum sealed them and placed on my Hid lamp ~43C

Not bad service considering the time travel required. 

If all entrants submit 12g, methinks that's quite a bit of indoor weed to be smoked. 

' You will need to register your entry by Sunday, 21 June, 2020. To enter, you will need to pay an entry fee of R500. This will get you a complimentary 3 pack of the President Seeds feminized seeds or a 6 pack of Garden Route Genetics regular seeds of your choice which are to be grown for your entry, rolling papers, and stickers, as well as a digital kit of elements to use on your social media. If you already have one of these breeders seeds or have already started growing them you can enter at no charge. 

@PromNo autos unfortunately 

Classic ghetto skill bro

Looking tasty, how's her smell? 

Do you water/feed until run off? 

8 hours ago, Master_G said:

That is the strangest equation I have ever heard. I am learning so much today

From Prom's light link

2 hours ago, Prom said:

Last time I went to the tent shop to stock up on BioBizz, the owner also told me that I converted him to autos. 

I think you know fems head to toe.. give those silly autos a try.. 

Any recommendations from Cannabist's offering? 

Wow, means that your light is roughly equivalent to 1000W Hid at 1g/Watt Well done mate.