I need to get on the cure program here fellas. I would say this is my weakest part of my game. Please show me the way!!!
I need to get on the cure program here fellas. I would say this is my weakest part of my game. Please show me the way!!!
@Dana Wiley Absolutely, brother—happy to share the DMS (Dankmaster Standard) Dry & Cure Protocol. This method is my baseline process, not theory—it’s how I’ve locked in true terpene preservation and long-term resin integrity.
You adjust to suit your conditions to baselines
1. Dry Time: ~90 hours (3.75 days)
This is my standard dry window. Faster than most would suggest, but it’s the sweet spot for locking in monoterpenes before oxidation starts breaking them down. Anything longer, and you’re losing the good stuff.
2. Humidity Range: 25–35% RH (baseline environment)
This is my natural indoor humidity—I don’t raise it. The insulation in my space keeps it low year-round, especially in winter (as low as 20%).
Staying under 50% RH allows for faster internal moisture migration while minimizing terpene exposure to oxygen.
3. Temperature Range: 65–75°F
No artificial heat or forced cooling, except afternoon . Just natural temp drift. Combined with low RH, it gives me the perfect rate of dry—slow enough to prevent hay smell, fast enough to preserve brightness and sharpness in the terpene profile.
4. Seal Timing: Stem cracks but doesn’t fully snap
This is the inflection point where buds are sealed in Mylar bags. I don’t use jars. Compression + airtight seal = perfect moisture balance finish inside the bag.
5. Food-grade Mylar, not jars
Nothing touches food grade Mylar. It’s less porous, holds compression, and creates a self-curing environment with O2 absorption. Buds stay sticky and loud for months. I’ve pulled jars after 4+ weeks that still felt freshly trimmed. Nothing and I mean NOTHING long term stayed "sticky" in standard jars. Left in drawer or fridge and forgot bout...bone dry! That tells both temps and light aren't the enemy, it's been AIR and that cavity between buds and jar top isn't beneficial unless vac sealed out. It took building up storage to discover what the problem has been and I lost stash storing like I was "supposed" to but in the process I've finally unlocked preserving the most volatile terpenes far longer than standard storage can provide.
6. No burping. No cure rituals needed.
Once they’re in the bag, that’s it. No more oxygen exchange. The cure finishes on its own. If your dry was dialed, Mylar will complete the job better than any jar ever could.
This is how I’ve been locking in true terpene integrity and resin preservation since testing last month. You’re right to focus on the cure—because done right, it changes everything.
@Dankmaster great info will be doing this now,my winter and fall rh is in 20 to 30,temp around 65/70. Way better than burping and checking to end up with bland tasting buds is heart breaking. Thanks
@Danny Exactly! That dry winter air is perfect for DMS storage—no more burping, no more guesswork. Lock it in once and forget it. You nailed it—losing terps to bad curing is the real heartbreak. Glad you’re on it now!
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@Fortman420
Just wanted to show you where things stand :
This is Dankmaster Storage (DMS) at 40 days since 3/12/25.
No burping.
No heat reseal.
Just a zipper-sealed food-grade mylar bag with oxygen absorber.
What happened?
It even clung to the oxygen absorber itself, proving full anaerobic behavior and internal terpene activity.
You don’t get this in jars. You don’t get it in “curing boxes.”
This is real post-harvest preservation—not myth, not guesswork.
DMS = flavor-lock evolution. Not curing. Not drying. Just held in place.
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@Dankmaster thanks with the follow up on this visual deffinatly helps.
Right now I just hang dry in my garage and I have a tower fan keeping air moving around the plants but usually takes 3-4 weeks to get stem snap. I like what you are doing with your process and I'll start to implement this with the plants I just cut. After this I'm 3-4 months from my next harvest.
The Chocolate Haze Xmas and Sigma are just starting to show their sex and it's the males that are showing first. Both lines I'm truely appreciate the stacking abilities from both sides. The CHXmas has a bit more nodal spacing but damn it's a beautiful plant. It's 1 that catches my eye everytime I open my veg tent.
Sigma Crippy is staying my squat and is now starting to stack itself with the signature crippy zigzag between nodes. Next time I'm home from work I'll try and get some photos up :)
@Fortman420
Appreciate the update, bro! Very happy to hear performance on Chocolate Haze Xmas and Sigma Crippy is going well and notable. If you want to speed up the process and dial it in tighter, aim for a consistent 68–70°F with try to get under 50%RH and low air movement—not direct fan blast, just steady circulation. You’ll notice the stems don’t need to go brittle full snap to confirm readiness.
Watch for the 90-degree bend with visible fiber stretch when you flex the smaller branches—that’s when the internal moisture is stabilized without overdrying the outer shell. That bend tells you the core is ready to cure and redistribute properly, not just snap from dehydration.
Let me know when you post pics—I’ll walk you through it frame by frame if needed. You’re on the right path.
@Dankmaster I like that idea lol. I'll slip one into the constitution. We can do a yearly giveaway to the person who found the best spot. We can rate them on difficulty, creativity, and visibility.
I used a macdonalds straw to shimmy it behind the plexiglass. Looks like the wind is helping it through.. I'll replace it when necessary. Maybe I should laminate a few to withstand the weather. Ive been leaving them at the laundromat too. No emails yet
Officially declaring Chocolate Haze Xmas
Xocolatl Haze (Aztec ceremonial term)
(Chocolate Haze x Christmas Bud ’79)
Holiday warmth meets ceremonial cacao.
Not hype—just clarity, depth, and a name it earned.
CripXmas pollination happened unintentionally on A2, Corn, and F2 of Xocolatl Haze—so we’ll see what emerges.
But this one stands on its own.
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@Danny Vanwagner
I've made a chart since my humdity jumped 10% I was able to get a calculation with a time difference and graph the axis points accordingly to follow the conditions that reach total drying hours. Generally 1% increase is 1.1 additional hour starting at the lowest baseline.
when you see the hull/fibers with middle bend, THATS it, snip off stems up with chunky top and into mylar food bag, o2 absorber on bottom fill with no more than 30-35 g per 10" Bigger sizes can hold more but I can only go by what im using now from the field tests. Another absorber on the top, then seal it up, preferably heat seal ends to double insure o2 lock out and its done. The 2 absorbers stabilize internal moisture perfectly and it sits suspended but also compressing terpenes. You get sticky-gooey bud that burns slowly, all the rich volatile mono terpenes from day 1. Once you get it down, you're both gonna be like "fuck the jars" there's no comparison to this process.
Glad i found that cry/cure guide. This is my next read ahead, about half way there. Definitely will give this method a go first!!!
many thanks guys, and have a great weekend
