Hash Making

[John Hall]

I have been making bubble hash from fresh frozen trimmings.
I just did it how I was tought many years ago but recently watched a Frenchy Conoley and another hash making video.
It seems I have been missing a step and I wonder what the consequences are.
I air dry my hash then place it in tins with baking paper underneath. That's it.
I don't freeze dry then work over a grate or screen then mould into a ball.
I have worked the stuff that sticks to my drying screens into little balls that is what I usually smoke 1st.
Should I definitely be doing those last steps?
Next mission would be to research how to make rosin.
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I forgot to mention the lighter stuff is well over a year old.

 

[Rabbitlicker]

I've said it before & will now say it again:

Dry ice.

Simple. Fast. Effective.

No need to dry, since the material is already dry. No need to stick it in a freezer & then grate it to dry. Etc..etc.

Set-up your bubble-bags in a 20L bucket with the smallest microns first & the 220 last. The 220 catches the bulk of crap vegetable material. Smaller microns first, larger microns last.

Add your dry ice & material to the top 220 bag. Shake the living fuck out of the whole lot. Like....shake it like your life depended on it!

Discard the material in the 220 bag. If you want, reclaim the dry ice from it (insulated gloves are advised here...) & get another batch going.

The fractions you collect from your 120/73/25 make different grades. 73 is the sweet spot.

You can also do a multiple/incremental-shake thing with different bags.

Feel free to mix the 120/25 together if you want. Lower-grade, but still good.

Anything leftover in the bottom of the bucket? Entirely up to you....

 

[Rabbitlicker]

Forgot to mention.....

Once you have your "powdered" product, fill a wine bottle with hot tap water & roll it between sheets of baking paper to make it into a solid mass. Another thing I got from Frenchie Cannoli...

 

[John Hall]

I've said it before & will now say it again:

Dry ice.

Simple. Fast. Effective.

No need to dry, since the material is already dry. No need to stick it in a freezer & then grate it to dry. Etc..etc.

Set-up your bubble-bags in a 20L bucket with the smallest microns first & the 220 last. The 220 catches the bulk of crap vegetable material. Smaller microns first, larger microns last.

Add your dry ice & material to the top 220 bag. Shake the living fuck out of the whole lot. Like....shake it like your life depended on it!

Discard the material in the 220 bag. If you want, reclaim the dry ice from it (insulated gloves are advised here...) & get another batch going.

The fractions you collect from your 120/73/25 make different grades. 73 is the sweet spot.

You can also do a multiple/incremental-shake thing with different bags.

Feel free to mix the 120/25 together if you want. Lower-grade, but still good.

Anything leftover in the bottom of the bucket? Entirely up to you....

Awesome mate now that is interesting and definitely something I will try next go. Now to find a source of pelleted dry ice. And will do more research perhaps when I am not soo stoned.

 

[Rabbitlicker]

This discussion now reminds me that I REALLY should do something with my older stocks of dry ice extractions:

You can't really see the labels in the photo. L-R:
IB '23 73 Microns. Green Crack '23 220 Microns, Green Crack '23 160 Microns

 

[Dotts]

Static Tec for refinement

for dry ice extraction....

How to Clean Dry Sift Hash Using Static Tech

Even the best dry sift can end up with unwanted plant materials. In this guide, we’ll walk you through static tech—an easy and effective method for refining your dry sift hash without water or solvents. Whether you're working with a CD case, paint roller, balloon, or nitrile gloves, you’ll learn...

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[itchybro]

i was playing with silk screens probably 10 year ago , it's as old as the hills it's just been a little more refined ( sort of ) in recent years , as new smokers come through they learn of something they think is latest tec but don't realize they are standing on the shoulders of giants
i got rid of my silk screens but still have some lab vibrating separation screens similar to this without the vibrating machine https://www.zjhminerals.com/product-detail/laboratory-vibrating-screen/
like allot of extraction methods the end result can be fantastic but always a bit labour intensive to get there , in some parts of the world they consider those who smoke leaf matter or buds & not just hash or some kind of extract to be peasants

 

[John Hall]

i was playing with silk screens probably 10 year ago , it's as old as the hills it's just been a little more refined ( sort of ) in recent years , as new smokers come through they learn of something they think is latest tec but don't realize they are standing on the shoulders of giants
i got rid of my silk screens but still have some lab vibrating separation screens similar to this without the vibrating machine https://www.zjhminerals.com/product-detail/laboratory-vibrating-screen/
like allot of extraction methods the end result can be fantastic but always a bit labour intensive to get there , in some parts of the world they consider those who smoke leaf matter or buds & not just hash or some kind of extract to be peasants

I remember 20+ years ago all we used was silk screens. Luckily mate was a screen printer. We used dry trimmings back in the day b4 we discovered bubble bag's. Having only recently getting back into it I am finding it quite interesting researching. No internet just books when we started out. Definitely interested in going down the path of making rosin.

 

[itchybro]

I remember 20+ years ago all we used was silk screens. Luckily mate was a screen printer. We used dry trimmings back in the day b4 we discovered bubble bag's. Having only recently getting back into it I am finding it quite interesting researching. No internet just books when we started out. Definitely interested in going down the path of making rosin.

just my personal opinion , i think static sifting , done well is the purest way to extract & smoke , no chems , no heat , no water , sifted in a room with temps kept below 20c , it's a pretty clean flavourful high but a bit of work to get that purity though

def some good books out there , can't remember them now to long ago , i think there was one that had a nepalese temple ball on the cover , i think they covered sifting in that book using silk , long time ago i could be wrong about that

never made rosin , don't think you need the purity of starting material to produce some quality rosin , of cause i don't mean you can use any old shit but either way always keen to see what people get up to if you'd like to show us on here when the time comes , that be cool

 

[snapper]

don't think you need the purity of starting material to produce some quality rosin

I have made rosin quite a few times both from bubble hash and dry sift. I only like to use clean material as it effects quality and taste of the end product. Also the quality of rosin press makes a big difference and there are variables like temp of the plates, pressure of the plates and time during the press. I find bubble hash makes makes darker rosin and dry sift lighter colored. Lighter colored is considered better and cleaner quality but I just press with what I have on hand.
I am wanting to get a sift tumbler as I think that will get the most yield with the tumbler which will do all the work. But they are pretty expensive and there isnt much on offer in Aus.

 

[itchybro]

I have made rosin quite a few times both from bubble hash and dry sift. I only like to use clean material as it effects quality and taste of the end product. Also the quality of rosin press makes a big difference and there are variables like temp of the plates, pressure of the plates and time during the press. I find bubble hash makes makes darker rosin and dry sift lighter colored. Lighter colored is considered better and cleaner quality but I just press with what I have on hand.
I am wanting to get a sift tumbler as I think that will get the most yield with the tumbler which will do all the work. But they are pretty expensive and there isnt much on offer in Aus.

yeah i don't think you need the "purity" but def need something worth pressing for sure , as i said i've never made rosin but if i was i would do as you said & make it from dry sift , the way i would do the sift is use dry ice in a bubble bag & shake it over some sort of large glass or mirror , collect what comes out & press it , you'd know a hell of allot more about the press than i