If you are relying on your freeze dryer's automatic settings for berries, you are freeze drying blueberries wrong! Trusting the built-in algorithm often applies too much heat too fast, causing the sugars to seal in moisture and leaving you with shriveled, chewy fruit.
In this video, I break down why you need to override the machine and take manual control of the freeze-drying process. I’ll show you my exact step-by-step custom profile settings—including adjusting the initial freeze, controlling shelf limit temperatures, and keeping the sublimation phase slow and perfect.
Take control of your machine and stop letting the factory settings ruin your harvest!
Here was my time schedule for the Stay Fresh Small Freeze Dryer:
-20f for 8 hours (480min)
-10f for 6 hours (360min)
-5f for 4 hours (240min)
5f for 4 hours (240min)
20f for 4 hours (240min)
32f for 8 hours (480min)
55f for 4 hours (240min)
75f for 4 hours (240min)
90f for 24 hours (1440min)
If you have a standard Stay Fresh double these times, a Large, Triple these times, a meg quadruple these times. The above times and temperatures can also simply be used as a reference. The idea here is to dry in very low temperatures very slowly to allow for proper sublimation... If you have any questions let me know....
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