Hands-off curing with consistency
we've never had before.
Eliminated 100%
of daily manual
burping across
6 barrels.
Medical Cannabis Cultivator
The Problem
Capital City Cannabis relied on manually opening and burping bags in totes and barrels every day — a process that was labor-intensive and inconsistent. Without any monitoring or logging, the team had no visibility into what was happening inside containers.
The result was uneven moisture levels and buds that would crisp up and break apart. Quality varied batch-to-batch, and there was no way to know how a barrel was tracking without physically opening it — which itself reintroduced contamination risk.
The Solution
Cure Puck replaced the daily manual burping routine with automated burping of 35-gallon barrels. The system gave the team continuous monitoring and visibility into gas levels and conditions inside each barrel, eliminating the guesswork and reducing hands-on labor.
After a couple of weeks in the Cure Puck barrels, the buds develop a "marshmallow" feel — squeeze them and they compress, then bounce back instead of crumbling. The team now runs 6 Cure Pucks in production, with plans to expand to 10+ units.
The Results
- Eliminated daily manual bag burping across the entire cure operation.
- Improved consistency with significantly fewer man-hours.
- Better bud structure — buds squeeze and expand back like a marshmallow.
- Greater stickiness and fuller aroma compounds and oils.
- Mitigated contamination risk by no longer opening bags for routine burping.
- Peace of mind — consistent burping continues even on weekends.
- 8 months proven hands-off operation in production.
Manual vs. Cure Puck
| Metric | Manual curing | With Cure Puck |
|---|---|---|
| Daily burping labor | Hands-on every day, totes & barrels | 0 — fully automated |
| Visibility into each barrel | None — open and check | Continuous gas-level monitoring |
| Logging & data | None | Per-barrel history of conditions |
| Weekend & off-hours coverage | Inconsistent | 24/7 automated burping |
| Bud structure consistency | Variable — crisping, breakage | Marshmallow feel, retains elasticity |
| Contamination risk from opening containers | Repeated daily exposure | Eliminated for routine burping |
| Aroma & oil retention | Variable | Greater stickiness & fuller compounds |
| Deployment scale | — | 6 barrels, expanding to 10+ |
Glossary
- Burping
- Opening cure containers to release built-up gases (CO₂, moisture, terpenes) and reintroduce fresh air. Traditionally done manually multiple times per day.
- Cure Puck
- A smart sensor-and-control device from Twister Technologies that automates gas exchange and continuously monitors conditions inside cannabis cure containers.
- Marshmallow feel
- A texture milestone in well-cured cannabis — buds compress when squeezed and bounce back instead of crumbling, indicating proper internal moisture.
- Off-gassing
- The release of CO₂, moisture and volatile aroma compounds from drying and curing flower. Managing off-gassing without losing terpenes is the central job of curing.
- Micro-climate
- The localized atmospheric conditions (temperature, humidity, gas composition) inside an individual cure container, which directly affect aroma, potency and shelf life.
- Cultivar
- A specific cultivated variety of cannabis (often called a 'strain'). Different cultivars require different cure conditions for optimal expression.
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Cite this case study
APA
Evans, J. (2026). Capital City Cannabis eliminates manual burping with Cure Puck. Twister Technologies Case Studies. https://twistertech.io/case-studies/capital-city-cure-puck/
MLA
Evans, Jay. "Capital City Cannabis Eliminates Manual Burping with Cure Puck." Twister Technologies Case Studies, 28 Apr. 2026, twistertech.io/case-studies/capital-city-cure-puck/.
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