Curing, Storing, and Aging Cannabis with Grove Bags

Hello my friends,

As someone privileged to explore an array of new products within the
cannabis field, I've come across innovations that truly disrupt the status
quo every so often.

One aspect that has long begged for evolution is the curing process. The
traditional 'burping' approach, though effective to an extent, leaves much
to be desired in terms of efficiency, safety, and ease of use.

Enter TerpLoc, a paradigm-shifting solution that transcends the limitations
of conventional curing. This innovative product has caught my attention for
its elegant and incredibly effective approach to preserving the essence of
cannabis. Not only is TerpLoc easy to use, but it is also remarkably
affordable for the benefits it offers. Gone are the days of laborious
curing processes; TerpLoc streamlines and enhances the path to a superior
cannabis product. Let's delve deeper into the TerpLoc phenomenon, exploring
its mechanisms and benefits.

It’s perhaps one of the most misunderstood or overlooked steps, but it
truly can make the difference between ‘decent’ and ‘decadent’; the curing
process brings your cannabis over the finish line, redistributing moisture
from within the bud and allowing your terpenes to sing.

Until the last few years, and for some still today, curing was synonymous
with a hands-on process of agitating jars and burping the lids to allow for
gas and moisture exchange. While it may work for some, this process
ultimately introduces more opportunities for things to go wrong; microbes
can make their way in while terpenes make their way out, trichomes break
and stick to containers, and maintaining an ideal gas ratio this way is
largely guesswork without adding sensors.

“Curing in glass jars is tedious and risky. With the slightest sign of
sweating you have to open the jar to remove the humidity - sometimes
several times a day in order to prevent molds and bacteria from ruining the
buds. Why risk all your hard work when there are easier ways to cure? ”

— Ed Rosenthal

Cannabis once dried down properly, thrives and matures best in a stable,
clean, high CO2 environment, not one that is regularly being thrown off
balance and forced to reacclimate. This is where Grove Bags come in.

Grove bags are an ingenious way to cure and age your cannabis crop.

Grove Bags are composed of a blend of several high-barrier films with key
permeability properties specific to cannabis. All unwanted gasses & water
vapor are actively diffused through the film elements, forming the ideal
mold-free environment to maintain weight, consistency, and potency. TerpLoc®,
the material the bags are made from, completely eliminates the need for
“burping” during the curing process without the use of active modifiers or
complicated mechanisms.

Once the flower is dried down to approximately 10-12% moisture, it’s ready
to transfer into Grove Bags, where it will gradually produce and maintain
an internal microclimate within the bag with a 58-62% relative humidity
level. You won’t be burping your bags, so you also won’t be agitating
trichomes off your buds - plus, the anti-static property of the bags helps
make sure they stay put. Be sure to leave around 25% of the bag empty as
“headspace” - this helps build and maintain the environment in the bag.

*Make sure you follow the instructions! **TerpLoc® Best Practices*

TerpLoc® protects from UV rays, but it’s still a good idea to store your
bag for curing in a cool, dark, controlled environment, around 60 degrees
Fahrenheit and 60% humidity. For curing, it’s also recommended to heat seal
the pouch. After 2 weeks, you’ll have an early-stage cure that’s ready for
use. At this level, you could consider the flower “finished”, but patience
will be robustly rewarded if you extend the total cure time.

TerpLoc® bags come in various sizes and are well-suited for small-time
growers as well as commercial operators.

At the 8-week mark is where oxygen levels reach their lowest point as the
amount of CO2 in the bag increases, creating an environment in which
moisture levels are maintained, excess chlorophyll can be broken down, and
terpenes can reach their peak expression.

Oxygen chemically degrades cannabis over time. SO the less you have in your
storage container the better.

*The Role of CO2 in Cannabis Development*

Beyond 8 weeks ventures into “aging” territory, which, just like wine, can
dramatically change the profile of your flower. You can experiment with
this using Grove Bags, especially since the environment within the bag will
prevent mold growth. If you don’t have the patience for that, you can also
transfer your finished flower into a separate stash bag for personal use,
and reuse your curing bag for another harvest.


Burping jars was never an ideal solution for curing cannabis, but we never
had a tool with all of the very specific properties needed by the plant -
until now, that is. Best of all, any grower can benefit from using Grove
Bags, no matter if you’re reaping acres of outdoor or two plants from a
tent. They’re an elegant solution to a complex task - a hallmark of welcome
innovation.