Cure series
Cannabis post-harvest,
engineered.
Build guides for the curing chamber. Research-grade — every claim cited, every number measured, every parts list priced. Written for the people doing the work themselves.
Published
2 issues live
Issue 01 · May 4, 2026 · 14 min read
Optimal Cannabis Cure: Retrofitting a Wine Cooler to a DIY Cannatrol
60°F · 60% RH · 14–21 days. Thermoelectric stability and a programmable controller, for under $400. Research-grade cure for the people doing the work themselves.
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Issue 02 · May 4, 2026 · 11 min read
Cold-Room Cure for Larger Harvests
Scaling the wine-cooler approach to a converted small refrigerator or basement chamber. Thermal mass math, dehumidifier sizing, and what changes past 1 lb of finished flower.
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Roadmap
What's next in the series
Each upcoming issue is hand-written and measurement-driven — no content-farm filler. Estimated cadence: one issue every 6–8 weeks.
Issue 03 · planned
The Mason Jar Comparison: What You Lose Without a Controller
Side-by-side measurement of jar-cured vs chamber-cured flower across temperature drift, RH variance, terpene retention, and total labor. Quantified — not opinionated.
Issue 04 · planned
Freeze-Dry vs Slow-Cure: When Each Wins
When freeze-drying is the right call (research-grade extraction inputs, time-pressure harvests) and when the slow cure still beats it (anything destined for smoke or vapor).
Adjacent reading
Why the cure matters at all.
The cure series sits inside the broader Botanical Waters cannabis education track. If you want the chemistry behind cannabinoids, terpenes, and decarboxylation — the science that makes the cure window matter — start there.