Brown Thumb
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I have 2 Omega RHCN-1F controllers for RH.
One for Suzy Steamer and one for Mr. Damper.
One for Suzy Steamer and one for Mr. Damper.
Brown Thumbs Walk In kiln, Flue Cure, Attempt
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cigarchris
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Wow, those are expensive! Did you buy them new or catch a deal on some used ones? I have a Ranco controller on my Cozy Can and I've been looking for something to perform basically the same function for RH, but $650 is out of my budget.
Brown Thumb
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eBay, there are some on there right now for 100 bucks but are in celisis for temp.
you have to be shure it comes with the probe. Useless without the right probe.
Brown Thumb
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You can use one of these from eBay also. 30 bucks. I just checked it against my more expensive ones and it is close enough.
It does not have the high temp. Ratings for flue curing that is why I spent a little more.
cigarchris
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I actually need one for just RH as well, so that one might work. Last year, I hung up most of my leaves (from appr 50 plants) in my garage, some were piled on tables, also in garage. My basement is dehumidified, and the garage is next to it, so after a day or two of the garage door being down, the humidity gets quite low. End result, some of the leaves dried green, and I thought about a setup with a small humidifier to help keep the RH at a reasonable level. That cheaper one also an Omega?
Brown Thumb
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The cheaper one is made in china.
I use a Automatic humidifier and a dehumidifier in the garage as needed with the weather station and a Big Fan to keep the air movin when air drying leaf.
I use a Automatic humidifier and a dehumidifier in the garage as needed with the weather station and a Big Fan to keep the air movin when air drying leaf.
Brown Thumb
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Just got done installing China r/h Controllers for the kiln.
I fried the other two and can't wait no longer to start harvesting and flue curing . Thursday night I will start priming and should have her filled to fire her up sat. Morning
I have some Good controllers on the way but we will see how these do in the meantime.
I fried the other two and can't wait no longer to start harvesting and flue curing . Thursday night I will start priming and should have her filled to fire her up sat. Morning
I have some Good controllers on the way but we will see how these do in the meantime.
Brown Thumb
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Good thing I don't Flue Cure for a living. First batch this year is not pretty.
DGBAMA
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As long as it is not green, it will be good.
leverhead
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How fugly is it? Do you have any thoughts what wasn't right?
Brown Thumb
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More like what didn't go wrong.
I am stem drying now.
First thing is I am drying two types, Frog eye on top rack and White Stem Orinoco bottom Racks.
The frog eye yellowed up way before the white stem even tho the leaves looked about the same ripeness. I read you should not dry two different types at one time.
I brought the temp up and humidity down to see if I could equal them out a little. Wilting stage,Nope.
I brought it back down to yellowing stage and waited another day. Went back up slowly to wilting when I was somewhat happy with it. Then I proceeded to leaf drying and was at 122 monday morning and handed the duties over to the wife
To ramp her up. She did a good job but never hit the set button after bringing up the temp every hr. Temp never went up For another 12 hrs. So the. Top rack is brown and the bottom rack is a mixed bag all different colors.
This will be a challenge this year I will be doing 3 different types next.
I am stem drying now.
First thing is I am drying two types, Frog eye on top rack and White Stem Orinoco bottom Racks.
The frog eye yellowed up way before the white stem even tho the leaves looked about the same ripeness. I read you should not dry two different types at one time.
I brought the temp up and humidity down to see if I could equal them out a little. Wilting stage,Nope.
I brought it back down to yellowing stage and waited another day. Went back up slowly to wilting when I was somewhat happy with it. Then I proceeded to leaf drying and was at 122 monday morning and handed the duties over to the wife
To ramp her up. She did a good job but never hit the set button after bringing up the temp every hr. Temp never went up For another 12 hrs. So the. Top rack is brown and the bottom rack is a mixed bag all different colors.
This will be a challenge this year I will be doing 3 different types next.
Rickey60
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Don't feel bad, my first run turned out like that, brown, but it smokes good. Better luck going forward. Wish me luck also.
leverhead
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One variety is enough trouble for me. My patch and fridge were at work, so I just got a cot and lived there for a while.
Brown Thumb
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I don't know what is worse watching plants grow or flue curing.
But flue curing is like driving a manual transmission car and knowing when to shift gears and and not blowing the engine.
Also adding NOs as needed.
But flue curing is like driving a manual transmission car and knowing when to shift gears and and not blowing the engine.
Also adding NOs as needed.
leverhead
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It's allot of hours by the end of the season. I got grumpy, tired and quiet. It took me a couple of months to get over it.
Can one of you guys with a flue cure chamber do a side by side comparison of the same leaf flue cured vs sun cured? I sun cured some of mine last year and they seemed sweeter than just air cured.
There is no side-by-side, since the weather as well as the leaves themselves vary. In 2013 I did compare flue-cured Prilep 66-9/7 with the same variety sun-cured (actually cloud-cured, in that dreary summer). The sun-cured seemed an intermediate between air-cured and flue-cured.
Bob
Bob
I flue cured some Virginia Brightleaf this year and am currently air curing and sun curing some too. Won't know how they taste for a few months because I am going to let them age for a bit.
Brown Thumb
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I will be doing a air cured comparison since I have left over leaf that don't fit in the chamber.
The first batch is out of the chamber. I thought it was wasted but to my suprise it turned out Pretty good and smells sweet. Second load in, Bright leaf , Gold dollar and White Mammoth . She is packed tight.
The first batch is out of the chamber. I thought it was wasted but to my suprise it turned out Pretty good and smells sweet. Second load in, Bright leaf , Gold dollar and White Mammoth . She is packed tight.
You've put together a really nice flue cure chamber to be one of the pioneers of home flue curing. How are you liking the steam injection?
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