paintercote
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The leaves have been up to case and golden for 2 weeks yet the stems remain only discolored with a tint of green in them. They are still soft too. I am tempted to start fermentation process and remove the stems later.
How long does it take for the stems to turn brown
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I dry the stems on a seedling heat mat when the weather won’t cooperate. Much less expensive than heating a large space.
ChinaVoodoo
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Don't ferment them like that. It isn't worth the mold risk.
Either wait another month, or heat them to speed it up. You could use the kiln if you ran it dry.
Either wait another month, or heat them to speed it up. You could use the kiln if you ran it dry.
paintercote
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I can easily dry them. the problem is that the stems are half green. So, im keeping the humidity up so they don't dry like that. I guess I can give them another week. Are you suggesting heating them up without drying them to speed up the "browning of stems" process. The leaf skins are beautiful, its just the stems that are half green.
No, heat them up and dry them. They will turn brown. Since you are not going to smoke the stems the main thing to avoid is mold or rot.
Dry the whole leaf crispy, crunchy, dry stems included and then hydrate them just enough for handling and storage or kilning. You can dry them out in a kiln if you have one. You don’t have to dry them slowly just dry them. Drop the humidity or the stems are going to turn black and mushy with rot.
paintercote
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OK. "ITS ON" THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU. Im off to the next step.
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