Brown Thumbs Walk In kiln, Flue Cure, Attempt

[kullas]

I think I was getting them confused. I think I will just stick with some air cur ed and some types for the kiln. So much info here on this forum and a lot of helpful people. Sorry for the hijack.

 

[Brown Thumb]

This batch has a serious case of barn scold. I changed the rh calibration setting and added two inline fans to boost the air flow.
I put ten Sticks in this time. It is tight in there now.

 

[COLIN]

How many leaves are you tireing on each stick.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Around 200, If I leave them wilt down for a day I get more on.

 

[deluxestogie]

The pic with them on the table looks good.

Bob

 

[DGBAMA]

Give up on the "bale" method, back to sticks?

 

[Brown Thumb]

The pic with them on the table looks good.

Bob

That is after I pulled the crap out. Getting ready for desteming , one stick.
The pic of the floor is the scrap. The junk leaf looks like it is hiding under the stems.
Some nice stuff, Nothing like last yr. Tho.
I remembered something I changed last yr.
I think I got it this try.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Give up on the "bale" method, back to sticks?

I gave up on the bale method the first night we could not get the Bale in the chamber.
I have been doing sticks.

 

[DGBAMA]

That is after I pulled the crap out. Getting ready for desteming , one stick.
The pic of the floor is the scrap. The junk leaf looks like it is hiding under the stems.
Some nice stuff, Nothing like last yr. Tho.
I remembered something I changed last yr.
I think I got it this try.

What did you change/forget?

 

[Brown Thumb]

What did you change/forget?

the same change I made last yr.
half green yet. Half yellow.
bump her to wilting.
I made a bunch of changes at one time this time but I know there is a large margin for error.
They are ripening faster than I can cure it.
Dang Im Having Fun.

 

[DGBAMA]

Yup, I think holding yellowing too long has been busting my butt too.

Air hanging the leaf a few days before starting the cycle seems to help a lot too. Our small chambers can be picked, strung, and running in a few hours, in the big boy world, it is a couple days at least from priming to firing the chamber.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Not bad, a lot of waste tho. Eight sticks ready for the shredder.

 

[DGBAMA]

That's a lot of great looking leaf.

 

[Brown Thumb]

That's a lot of great looking leaf.

What leaf.

 

[Brown Thumb]

This run with the chamber packed is kicking my butt.
I cannot get the RH down. Not enough air flow or venting is not removing enough moisture.
Restarted the wilting program before the temps ramped too high and scolded the leaf.
Time to go pick the next load.

 

[DGBAMA]

String it and let it hang a couple days or so before going into the chamber. Really helped my last batch. Not just color but dumping some of the initial moisture content.

 

[Brown Thumb]

I have been doing that. What are you running your rh at for leaf yellowing? I'm running 95%

 

[DGBAMA]

I have been doing that. What are you running your rh at for leaf yellowing? I'm running 95%

First 24-48 hrs my monitor stays maxed, 99rh, 95 degrees. I want 90% when I break 100deg, 80% at 115, and 50% by the time I hit 120, end of wilt. If rh is not down enough, I don't go to the next temp.

 

[Brown Thumb]

First 24-48 hrs my monitor stays maxed, 99rh, 95 degrees. I want 90% when I break 100deg, 80% at 115, and 50% by the time I hit 120, end of wilt. If rh is not down enough, I don't go to the next temp.

You are running close to me.
I am starting to think, It is the way I am harvesting the leaf.
I got a mess out there.

 

[grgfinney]

Yes you do, a mess of leaf