TL;DR
- Lean: Indica-leaning hybrid (around 60/40), 20 to 26 percent THC
- Flavor: Diesel and fuel over pine, earth, and citrus rind
- Effect: Light heady opener, heavy body settle. Hits hard enough to earn the smell.
- Best for: Late afternoon decompression, evening hangs, movie nights
- Bottom line: GG4 with a leather jacket, gas plus a savory pine-and-earth backbone
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Strain Overview
Astrochimp is the strain that takes GG4, hands her a leather jacket, and tells her to lean a little weirder. She is an Ocean Grown Seeds project that crossed Gorilla Glue #4 with Alien Rift #6, and the result is an indica-leaning hybrid (around 60/40) with classic GG4 gas, plus an earthy, citrus-pine layer that the Alien Rift parent drags into the room. Trichome density is consistent across phenos, the structure is heavy and dense, and the smoke smells like fuel run through a forest fire in the best possible way.
This is a cut for growers who want loud bag appeal without dealing with a finicky genetic. She is forgiving, vigorous, and grows the way you want a workhorse to grow. The GSRH Astrochimp clone is verified, rooted, HLVd-screened, and shipped free anywhere in the country.
Quick Facts For Smokers
| Price | $99 (free 2-day shipping) |
| THC | 20 to 26% |
| Dominant terpenes | Caryophyllene, myrcene, limonene |
| Lineage | Gorilla Glue #4 x Alien Rift #6 |
| Breeder | Ocean Grown Seeds |
Quick Facts For Growers
| Flowering time | 8 to 9 weeks indoor |
| Yield | Medium-to-heavy indoor with proper training |
| Stretch | 1.75x in early flower |
| Difficulty | Easy to moderate |
| Climate | Indoor, light dep, or outdoor in dry climates |
Lineage & History: Gas Cousin From The Outer Belt
Ocean Grown Seeds built a reputation on resin-forward, space-themed lines, and Astrochimp is one of the cuts that earned them that reputation. The cross is GG4 on the female side and Alien Rift #6 on the male side. GG4 needs no introduction. She is the famous Glue cut that took three Cannabis Cup wins and remains one of the most-grown gas strains in modern cannabis. Alien Rift #6 is the more obscure parent, a heavy resin producer with a deep earth and citrus-pine signature.
What that pairing produces is a plant that hits the same gas notes you would expect from a Glue descendant, plus a savory, earthy backbone that gives the smoke a sense of weight. Most GG4 crosses chase even more gas. Astrochimp moves sideways instead. She brings in pine, dirt, citrus rind, and a peppery caryophyllene note that lets the gas breathe instead of dominating the room.
The strain has been in the ground long enough to develop a stable cut. The GSRH selection is the keeper from a multi-pheno hunt, the version with the densest bud structure, the loudest terps, and the consistent bag appeal that puts her on the menu instead of in the test tent.
Flavor & Aroma
The first thing that hits you out of a jar is gas. GG4 is doing the talking, no surprise there. Diesel, fuel, a little burnt rubber, the kind of nose that makes you double-check the lid. Underneath that is where Astrochimp gets interesting. Earth, pine sap, lemon rind, and a peppery undertone that says caryophyllene is running the second half of the show. The combined nose is heavy, layered, and savory in a way that pure gas strains never quite reach.
On the inhale she is fuel forward. Diesel and pine on the front, citrus pith in the middle, peppery exhale that lingers. The smoke is dense and oily, and the cure rewards patience. Two weeks of jar cure pulls out a sweeter citrus note that only shows up after the harsher gas notes settle. Three weeks and she gets even cleaner. This is a strain to age before judging.
She is a strong wash strain. Trichome density on the keeper pheno is consistently high, and the rosin holds the gas-and-pine balance through the press. If your solventless rotation is missing a true gas-leaner with a savory side, Astrochimp fills that lane.
Effects & What to Expect
Astrochimp is a heavy hybrid that respects you for the first twenty minutes and then sits you down. The opening is mostly heady. Light euphoria, soft pressure behind the eyes, a creative buzz that makes you want to start a project you will not finish. Around the twenty-minute mark the body buzz catches up and the indica-leaning side of the family takes over. Shoulders drop, breathing slows, and the couch starts looking like a viable lifestyle.
She is sociable in moderate doses and devastating in larger ones. One bowl is a relaxed evening with a friend. Two bowls is a movie and an early bedtime. Stack her on top of an edible and you are not making any plans for the rest of the night. Appetite is part of the package. Music sounds better. Food tastes better. The cliche is true here.
Recreational fit is late afternoon decompression, evening hangs, and any time you want a strain that smells loud enough to perfume the room and hits hard enough to earn the smell. She is not a daytime productivity smoke. She is a wind-down smoke with personality.
Growing Astrochimp
She is one of the easier cuts in this lineup. Vigorous out of the gate, strong lateral branching, and a stretch around 1.75x in early flower. Top her at four to five nodes and run a SCROG or low-stress training and she fills a canopy fast. She is forgiving on feed schedules, takes a medium to heavy nutrient load without complaint, and shrugs off most rookie mistakes that would stress out a more delicate cookie-line cut.
Climate-wise she is flexible. Indoor is her sweet spot, but light dep and outdoor in dry climates work well too. The structure is dense enough that humidity matters in late flower. Keep RH at 45 to 50% from week six on, run airflow under the canopy, and defoliate at week three of flower. She is not as bud-rot prone as a true cookie cross, but the calyxes pack tight enough that you cannot get lazy in the back half of the run.
Feed-wise she likes a steady cal-mag base and a moderate phosphorus and potassium push from week four. Run pH at 6.0 in soil or 5.8 in hydro. The keeper pheno can throw a slight foxtail under HID heat stress in late flower, so monitor canopy temps and bring them down if you are running 1000W lamps in a small room.
Flowering is 8 to 9 weeks. Day 56 gives you a brighter, more cerebral expression. Day 63 maxes out the gas, the trichome density, and the savory exhale. Yields are medium-to-heavy indoor with proper training, and outdoor she finishes early to mid October in dry climates.
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If You Like Astrochimp, Try
- Gorilla Glue #1: another resin-heavy anchor, frostier finish and louder dab returns.
- Alien Rift x Wizard’s Glue: stays in the resin lane, similar trichome density with a different front.
- Big Black Gorilla: her sticky cousin, swap the terp profile for a different glue-tier cut.
FAQ
Is Astrochimp indica or sativa? Indica-leaning hybrid, around 60/40. Heady opening, then a heavy body buzz that takes about twenty minutes to fully arrive.
Who bred Astrochimp? Ocean Grown Seeds, crossing Gorilla Glue #4 with Alien Rift #6. The GSRH cut is the keeper pheno from a multi-pheno hunt.
What does Astrochimp taste like? Diesel and fuel on the front, pine and earth in the middle, citrus rind and pepper on the exhale. Heavy, savory, and oily smoke that rewards a long jar cure.
How long does Astrochimp take to flower? 8 to 9 weeks indoor. Day 56 for a brighter expression, day 63 for full gas and max trichome density.
Is Astrochimp easy to grow? Yes. She is one of the more forgiving cuts in this lineup. Vigorous, strong lateral branching, takes a medium-t
