Verified Case Study By Jay Evans, Post-Harvest Expert

Published August 24, 2026 Updated August 24, 2026 4 min read

Twister Technologies

Case Study

Grove Bags and hand burping.
Gone.

Precise control
over traditional
methods.

Q: How much did cure time drop?

Cure duration went from 10 to 28 days down to a consistent 10 to 14 days.

Q: Does Cure Puck reduce labor on a dry cure team?

At this facility it replaced 2 to 3 manual burping sessions per day plus manual monitoring. In the cultivation manager's words, it alleviated a lot of labor off the dry cure team.

Tribal Cultivator

Tribally-run cultivation business

(72 Cure Pucks · 50+ strains in one year)

Tribally-run cultivation business. Two 36-rack Cure Puck systems running a 10–14 day cure.

The Problem

The cultivator was curing in Grove Bags with manual burping and daily water activity checks. The process lacked a reliable way to track CO2 and environmental conditions, and results varied from batch to batch depending on which technician was running the cure.

Without consistent data, leadership had to be hands-on to avoid batches going bad with hay or ammonia smells — a turn that can happen in less than 24 hours. That is a cure managed by presence rather than by information.

The Solution

Cure Puck gave the team a built-in hygrometer to monitor relative humidity alongside water activity testing, plus CO2 tracking they never had before. The dashboard and remote access meant leadership no longer needed to be in the room at all times.

Automated daily burping replaced the 2–3 manual sessions a day and brought consistency that reduced technician-to-technician variation. The team was confident enough after reviewing the technology that they skipped the single-puck trial and went straight to a full 36-rack system — then added a second.

The Results

Less labor on the dry cure team the 2–3 daily burping sessions are automated.
Higher terpene retention a shorter, better-controlled cure loses less aroma.
Cure times of 10–14 days previously 10–28 days.
Reduced hay and ammonia issues the failure mode caused by missed burping.
Discovered the packaging room was above 65% RH and rehydrating finished flower.
Improved overall process flow from cure through trim and packaging.

Before Cure Puck vs. After Cure Puck

Metric	Before	With Cure Puck
Cure vessel	Grove Bags	Cure Puck, 72 units across two 36-rack systems
Burping	2–3 manual sessions daily	Automated daily burping
Monitoring	Manual monitoring and daily water activity checks	Built-in hygrometer, water activity testing and CO2 tracking
Cure duration	10–28 days	10–14 days
Consistency	Varied batch to batch by technician	Reduced technician-to-technician variation
Leadership involvement	Hands-on to catch batches going bad	Dashboard and remote access
Hay and ammonia risk	A missed burp could turn a batch in under 24 hours	Reduced — the burp no longer depends on staffing
Downstream visibility	None	Identified packaging room above 65% RH rehydrating flower

“Once we looked at the technology and talked with the team, we were confident enough that we skipped the ‘one puck trial’ and went straight to a full 36-rack system. After we saw how it performed, we doubled down and added a second 36-rack system.”

“It was nice. It just alleviated a lot of labor off our dry cure team.”

Cultivation Manager

Tribally-run cultivation business

Before

2–3 Burping
sessions daily

Manual monitoring required, with results varying by whichever technician was running the cure.

Now

Automated process with 72 units

Two 36-rack systems, a 10–14 day cure, and 50+ strains on the record in the first year.

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Glossary

Cure Puck: App-connected curing device from Twister Technologies that monitors humidity in real time inside a cure container and runs the burp schedule automatically.
Burping: Opening a cure container to exchange air and release built-up moisture and gas. Done by hand it is 2–3 sessions a day, every day, and a missed one shows up in the smell.
Water activity: A measure of unbound water available in the flower. It governs both shelf stability and how a cure is progressing, and is checked with a meter rather than estimated.
Grove Bags: Sealed cure bags with a permeable membrane. They hold a cure without electronics, which also means no logged conditions and no remote view of what is happening inside.
Hay and ammonia smell: Off-odors that develop when a cure is left too wet or unvented. Both indicate a batch has gone wrong, and both can appear in under 24 hours.
Terpene retention: How much of the volatile aromatic compound content survives drying and curing. A shorter, better-controlled cure loses less of it.
Relative humidity (RH): The moisture content of the air as a percentage of what it could hold. Above roughly 65%, a storage or packaging room will put water back into dried flower.

Frequently Asked Questions

What results did the tribal cultivator get with Cure Puck?

Less labor on the dry cure team, higher terpene retention, cure times of 10–14 days versus 10–28 days previously, reduced hay and ammonia issues from missed burping, the discovery that the packaging room was above 65% RH and rehydrating flower, and improved process flow from cure through trim and packaging.

How many Cure Pucks does the cultivator run?

72 Cure Pucks, across two 36-rack systems. The first system was installed without a single-puck trial, and the second was added after the team saw how the first performed.

How much did cure time drop?

Cure duration went from 10–28 days down to a consistent 10–14 days.

What was the cultivator doing before Cure Puck?

Curing in Grove Bags with manual burping and daily water activity checks. There was no reliable way to track CO2 and environmental conditions, and results varied from batch to batch depending on which technician was running the cure.

Does Cure Puck reduce labor on a dry cure team?

At this facility it replaced 2–3 manual burping sessions per day plus manual monitoring. In the cultivation manager’s words, it alleviated a lot of labor off the dry cure team.

How does Cure Puck prevent hay and ammonia smells?

Hay and ammonia smells come from missed burps, and a batch can turn in under 24 hours. Automated daily burping removes the dependence on someone being available to open containers on schedule, which reduced those issues at this facility.

What did the data reveal outside the cure room?

Environmental tracking showed the packaging room was running above 65% RH and rehydrating finished flower. That is a defect the team could not see before, and it sat downstream of the cure entirely.

How many strains has the system handled?

More than 50 strains over a one-year track record.

Cite this case study

APA

Evans, J. (2026, August 24). Tribal cultivator gains precise control over traditional curing methods. Twister Technologies. https://curepuck.io/success-stories/tribal-cultivator-precise-cure-control/

MLA

Evans, Jay. “Tribal Cultivator Gains Precise Control Over Traditional Curing Methods.” Twister Technologies, 24 Aug. 2026, curepuck.io/success-stories/tribal-cultivator-precise-cure-control/.

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