What if you combine curing and fermenting?

[vktr]

I used to prime green leaves and put them in cardboard boxes under the sun so that they go yellow, and they did in 5 or so days. Then air cured them for weeks then kilned. The conditions in the cardboard boxes were similar to those in the kiln, though lower in temperature and humidity. So I put a couple of green leaves that the cat broke into the kiln. The experiment began today, I'll keep you posted. If this is wrong, why?

 

[deluxestogie]

If this is wrong, why?

Curing involves metabolic processes within living leaf tissue. Once it has fully cured, the leaf is dead, though oxidative enzymes are still present. If you kiln a green leaf, the lamina will still contain albuminous proteins and other compounds that are normally eliminated during curing.

Give it a try.

Bob

 

[TigerTom]

Could this result in something like a candela wrapper leaf?

 

[deluxestogie]

I have made candela accidentally, with a flue-cure chamber. By raising the temp above ~104°F prior to yellowing, the process of chlorophyll degradation is aborted.

Bob

 

[vktr]

I have made candela accidentally, with a flue-cure chamber. By raising the temp above ~104°F prior to yellowing, the process of chlorophyll degradation is aborted.

Bob

Oh, now I see why it's wrong. Indeed greenish leaves in the kiln don't lose the colour.