Blue Barrel AK

Blue Barrel AK is a sativa dominant hybrid (65% sativa/35% indica) strain with a character all of its own. This infamous bud boasts a THC level that ranges from 17-23% on average, with 0.3% CBD. It is sold as feminized seeds, and it remains one of the most requested cuts in its class year after year.

Users describe the Blue Barrel AK high as an immediate uplifting cerebral rush that sharpens focus and sets off waves of creative energy, keeping you motivated and sociable without weighing down the body. Underneath the mental charge, a mellow body calm keeps things comfortable, taking the edge off without ever slowing you down. Because of these effects, Blue Barrel AK is often chosen for managing chronic stress, muscle tension and mild to moderate depression, especially by those who want relief without reaching for anything heavier.

Blue Barrel AK has a delicious berry flavor that lingers on the tongue long after the exhale, with an aroma to match that grows sharper as the buds are broken apart. Each exhale leaves a berry-tinged aftertaste that keeps you coming back for one more taste. This bud has chunky popcorn-shaped olive green nugs with deep purple undertones, thin orange hairs and a fine dusting of milky white trichomes.

For growers, Blue Barrel AK offers a manageable grow for anyone with a harvest or two behind them — expect plants flowering in a standard 9-10 weeks, at home indoors or outdoors. Given steady feeding and a little light training, it rewards the effort with heavy, resin-coated colas. Plants stretch to a medium height with strong side branching, equally at home in a tent or a garden bed. Its genetics run through the wider Barrel family — see Double Barrel OG and Triple Barrel OG for close relatives worth comparing before you buy.