VPD Calculator for Drying Cannabis

VPD: kPa

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To dry under ideal conditions, based on the studies and information I could find, you want to be between 0.8kPa and 1.1kPa to not dry too fast or too slow.


Ideally you want to be below 21c/70f to avoid evaporating terpenes.


It seems like you can go a bit above 21c and the difference to terpenes will be minimal. Based on the studies on terpenes it also seems like the evaporation point is different for each terpene. The most sensitive ones start evaporating at 21c/70f but a majority don't evaporate until 38c/100f.

References

  1. Post-Harvest Operations to Generate High-Quality Medicinal Cannabis Products: A Systemic Review
  2. The Science of Post-Harvest handling Chart from the article: Chart showing different drying rates
  3. The Science of Drying and Curing - Allison Justice, PhD