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    I know different things effect the smell of drying bud (temp, humidity, strain, when harvested, etc) but how many growers here has potent smell from their buds throughout the drying process without it diminishing at all. I also understand a good curing with frequent burping can bring back the smell we all love after 1-4 weeks. Just wondered if everyone's bud lost its smell during the drying process at some point.
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    Taste & Odor

    Terpenoids are the highly volatile compounds that give marijuana much of its’ characteristic odors, and therefore tastes.

    The most of the research i read on line suggests terpenoids lend to the high, sometimes very significantly. Cannabinoids are phenolated terepenes so it’s not surprising that many hundreds of different terpenoids are synthesized as well.

    As pot ages, some of the terpenoids go through polycyclic aromatization in the process of decomposition. This agglomeration of terpenoids will change the flavor; hence the ability of cured pot to show flavors that didn’t seem present in the original fresh material. Much of the very volatile terpenoids will also evaporate and or decompose, especially with prolonged curing or storage. This action will remove some matter from the pot increasing the cannabinoid concentration and therefore potency.

    It must be noted that excessively long curing or storage, higher temperatures, or extremely low moisture content will cause such through evaporation of the terpenoids that the cannabis will generally loose almost all of it’s natural flavors. GBK


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    Excuse my ignorance but what does this mean in laymens terms.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjbel View Post
    Excuse my ignorance but what does this mean in laymens terms.
    Lol "was thinking the same thing"

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    I was explaining how and why the smells come and goes, What to do to avoid this, and what creates the smell

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    Any chance of putting it into something a bit simpler. ie what you would do to retain the odor all through the drying.
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