I think I made a big mistake. During my 2 months of kilning time I didn’t open the door thinking fresh air didn’t needed to be circulated inside the kiln. It had a tiny hole where I put a tube to put water into my humidifier but that was it...maybe 3/16 of a inc in the middle of the kiln. Since pulling it out I let it rest hung up in my garage for 2 months. So it went down to out of case. I then brought some back up to case for 24hrs in the kiln to roll one and smoked it. Im disappointed with the job I did. This was my first grow and it happened to be grown indoors as well. Should I put it all back in the kiln for 2 months and open the door every few days to circulate the air ? Or bring it up to low case and store it in vapor proof bags for a month or more to age ? Or is it a totally waste and I should just make dip out of it ?
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I would just set it aside in low case (not totally dry) for at least a few months. Some of mine are delicious right out of the kiln. Some suddenly became smokable after 18 months out of the kiln. I don't think airing during kilning makes any difference, once the finished leaf has aired well.
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DGBAMA used his kiln as an air curing chamber when the humidity got really low during a drought in our area. Works great.
DGBAMA Redneck Curing Chamber Build
To preface, my intent this year as a first time grower was simply to have smokable at minimal cost. Grow, hang, dry, smoke..............Weather in the S.E. has been something of a "B#$%^" this year. Our August weather should be great for air curing......mid-upper 90s w/ good...
Thats exactly what I was looking for ! Much apreciatedDGBAMA used his kiln as an air curing chamber when the humidity got really low during a drought in our area. Works great.
DGBAMA Redneck Curing Chamber Build
To preface, my intent this year as a first time grower was simply to have smokable at minimal cost. Grow, hang, dry, smoke..............Weather in the S.E. has been something of a "B#$%^" this year. Our August weather should be great for air curing......mid-upper 90s w/ good...fairtradetobacco.com
Here's an ancient thread on a similar subject by @DrBob, who actually built the very first curing chamber (that I know of) in the known home-grow world.
fairtradetobacco.com
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Dr. Bob's multi purpose curing chamber in planning
I am a lucky fella. My ferment curing chamber is actually a metal lined upright freezer. The only plastic panel was in the door. I removed that plastic and replaced it with aluminum sheet during the original build. It is insulated with foam and I believe that it is urethane foam which...
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