62% is where I like mine cured/burped to, then I add Boveda, vac seal etc.
The large CVault holds approx 2lb or 1kg of cured bud.
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The CORRECT way to store your bud?
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Better yet, glass containers with tight and secure lids can be used in storing your bud.Mylar bags are cool too, especially if you’re looking to stash it for a bit.
TigoleBitties
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I'm sorry but this exchange made me laugh a little. With respect, I don't know if you meant to do this @withoutbliss but it sounds like you just paraphrased what @Daviyt said
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crustycorvus
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I feel the need to say that I've had quite different results when comparing groves to cheap mylar bags. Cheap mylar works for short periods, but I have herb from a year ago in groves that's still damn near perfect. Idk the science behind terploc, but there's something to it for sure
SockPuppetTheatrics
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My main gripe with PA dispensary weed is how ridiculously dry most of it is (not crumbly or anything, but brittle). Adding a moist hydro stone (or a shard from a terra cotta planter or whatever) for a few hours at a time (overnight at most) seems to work wonders. It feels like a cheat code for undoing the effects of overzealous heat curing (or whatever it is they do to get product out the door as quickly as possible). Many thanks to this thread for the inspiration. 
old-fart
Maybe not the oldest, but possibly the fartiest!
I too live in a warm cliamate, and I think a wine fridge set at 66 is a great idea. I worry about its ability to cool in an 85 decree garage though.
Why distilled water? Isn’t the goal here for the water to evaporate from the towel and the humidity to be soaked up by the bodiva packet? Wont any minerals in the water just stay in the paper towel?
seedy53
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Why distilled water? the main reason is not to add new bacteria to the bov. pak or weed. the goal is, the special salts in bov. paks is re-hydrated
Pukka
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Not just bacteria but added minerals and other things that are removed from and/or added to by your water source.
RustyOldNail
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Indeed, smart to use distilled water in your water rigs as well!
seedy53
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probably so. i do not want to fuck up the flora.
old-fart
Maybe not the oldest, but possibly the fartiest!
ok, interesting. I cannot image how minerals would flow through the air into the bodeva. Chlorine, maybe, but simply letting the water sit in an open container for a day will allow any chlorine to dissipate.
RustyOldNail
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I think the larger issue is, if you don’t entirely know what’s in your “tap” water, it’s a safer choice to use inexpensive distilled water. I live in an area with what’s considered extremely clean tap water, but I still use a dual stage water filter system to protect myself with my drinking water, and of course a digital TDS meter. And yet I still use distilled water in my water rigs.
As far as re-energizing bovida packs, I tried it once with poor results and decided I can afford to buy new ones…
Pukka
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We're not talking about rocks in the water here ;-{>====
(Keep in mind I failed high school chemistry)
Minerals and other elements can actually be harder/more complicated to remove than bacteria. Depends on what's there and how/if it's treated in a municipal supply plant. It can be hard to filter because the filters clog. Distilling removes most everything that might clog up the membrane/magic that makes Boveda, etc. work.
I've re-wet Boveda's before and returned to buying a package or 3 every couple of months.
Minerals are dissolved solids in the water and will remain behind when it evaporates from the paper towel, fyi. Same for bacteria.
I know there's bacteria and viruses that can travel on aerosolized water droplets, but when water is evaporating off something like a paper towel it is pure water vapor with no passengers unless something else is off gassing from the paper towel.
The water evaporating from the paper towel is the principle behind distillation in action, however all that said I prefer to use either distilled water, RO water, or water from our Zero Water pitcher because tap water does have chlorine at least around here and it can be kinda strong smelling sometimes.
Edit: hah I think i misread or only had half that convo so I dont know if I actually replied on topic or not but the science at least was for part
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old-fart
Maybe not the oldest, but possibly the fartiest!
You confirmed what I was thinking. Thanks.
pop22
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my results with grove bags has been uneven. Had one bag worked well the other the weed was crispy! I'll stick to my jars
chillAtGVC
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I had the crispy result with all three of the Grove bags that I have tried. I agree, jars are the way. They do take up more room, but the results are worth it.
seedy53
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i bought 12 humidly reader meters (about inch long) that fit in my various sized mason jars, so i can tell at what level my weed is at currently. i leave them setting in bottom of jars so i can read it easily.
bov. paks can only correct humidity about 4 or 5 points either way.
if my weed is too dry or medical dispensary shit often is, i re-hydrate the weed with a wet terracotta stone wrapped in dry cotton gauze, placed on top, near the lid for a couple hrs to 12hrs, as needed, then remove and install 62% bov pak to stabilize.. i remove stone at 68 to 70% humidity.
tip- get you the H. meters and see what your weed in storage is, then go from there. i'm ripped, so forgive edits and misspelling
bov. paks can only correct humidity about 4 or 5 points either way.
if my weed is too dry or medical dispensary shit often is, i re-hydrate the weed with a wet terracotta stone wrapped in dry cotton gauze, placed on top, near the lid for a couple hrs to 12hrs, as needed, then remove and install 62% bov pak to stabilize.. i remove stone at 68 to 70% humidity.
tip- get you the H. meters and see what your weed in storage is, then go from there. i'm ripped, so forgive edits and misspelling