It would probably press through and contaminate your rosin.
That said even as a hash rosin snob these days, I think kief is kinda fun to vape as is.
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It would probably press through and contaminate your rosin.
That said even as a hash rosin snob these days, I think kief is kinda fun to vape as is.
mc
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I would actually advise against this unless it was really high grade dry sift. Pressing normal kief gives some pretty dismal results in my experience. Maybe I'm just a rosin snob now, but I threw away the last ones I pressed from kief.
shredder
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If you have and use a pre press it doesn't contaminate IME. It acts like a herbal puck then. My hash pucks flatten but don't leave the bag.
BabyFacedFinster
Anything worth doing, is worth overdoing.
Thanks guys,
The kief has a very sweet aroma and you can tell there's some good flavor in there. I tried wrapping a clump of it in some organic cotton and using a vapcap. Not a great experience. Probably too much organic material in there, but I thought the kief would make a mess in the tip. I might try pressing it into a puck using a small pollen press, and vape it in small chunks. I definitely don't want to fuck it up.
The kief has a very sweet aroma and you can tell there's some good flavor in there. I tried wrapping a clump of it in some organic cotton and using a vapcap. Not a great experience. Probably too much organic material in there, but I thought the kief would make a mess in the tip. I might try pressing it into a puck using a small pollen press, and vape it in small chunks. I definitely don't want to fuck it up.
arb
Semi shaved ape
Just put it in your nano.
Bologna
(zombie) Woof.
I do vapcaps of grinder kief fairly often... just put a very thin layer of grind down on the CCD, tamp and fill with kief and lightly tamp again... you dont even really need a top layer of grind. Lots of thick hits! Sure, it get gunked up more quickly doing this but one here or there doesn't seem to make too much of a difference to a regular cleaning cycle.
damm
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What temp did you use? The first seems much lighter is that because it was fresher bud or less time pressing?
WelshBrok
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Should probably have a set template to describe techniques, starting material and yields + rosin porn (maybe dedicated thread unless this is the best place). Aaanyway that’s for someone more organised than me. Here’s my most recent rosin:
G13 haze again (different batch, more g13 leaning than haze and not as sticky). Yielded roughly 18% on the first press (plate temp 179f, actually measured it this time for science
). Pre-cold cure pic:
Post cold cure:
Tasty, but not as “loud” as the last batch.
Remains of the last batch
I have pressed a few other strains as well, not just always g13 but this has been my favourite recently. Apart from some Animal mintz but I dabbed most of it before taking a pic
G13 haze again (different batch, more g13 leaning than haze and not as sticky). Yielded roughly 18% on the first press (plate temp 179f, actually measured it this time for science
). Pre-cold cure pic:Post cold cure:
Tasty, but not as “loud” as the last batch.
Remains of the last batch
I have pressed a few other strains as well, not just always g13 but this has been my favourite recently. Apart from some Animal mintz but I dabbed most of it before taking a pic
damm
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So I pressed 11 grams (out of 14grams) a strain called Falcon 9. It's Sunset Sherbert and Tina; it is currently being decarbed for edibles, but I thought I would share 2 pictures.
Note the color in the second picture. My phone got the color a little off. It almost looks green, but that's a lighting problem. :/
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Press at 190f. I take it to up to 14T, but most of this starts to pour out at the 8T, and I just slowly work it up, let it pour out for a minute, and scrape.
No curing is done.
Edit: I purchased the 14gram legally from Fweedom Nearby Shoreline. The brand on the jar is Bacon Buds; they sell their Hash Rosin (when it is in stock). I just have a thing for Flower Rosin edibles.
Note the color in the second picture. My phone got the color a little off. It almost looks green, but that's a lighting problem. :/
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Press at 190f. I take it to up to 14T, but most of this starts to pour out at the 8T, and I just slowly work it up, let it pour out for a minute, and scrape.
No curing is done.
Edit: I purchased the 14gram legally from Fweedom Nearby Shoreline. The brand on the jar is Bacon Buds; they sell their Hash Rosin (when it is in stock). I just have a thing for Flower Rosin edibles.
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WelshBrok
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This was two 6.26g pucks at the same time. One was g13 haze and the other animal mintz. Collected them together in basically one big strip (avoided mixing it). Then cold cured and very light mixing so there’s kind of swirls of both rosins together. Came out about 16% at 179f but this was the last bits of these two.
This is possibly ice cream cake but not totally sure
, again at 179f but it’s stayed like a more sappy consistency. Think it’s possibly even older but did come out more like 19%.Might have to start taking requests on the next one
FlyingLow
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I am pressing Ice cream too and also press low temps like you. I had fantastic results at 181* and 64% humidity. I was also getting +/-18%
My color may have just a slight shade darker color, but is a whole different consistency. Mine entirely buttered up into the sweetest, spreadable consistency overnight. I am doing two 5g bottles at a time.
My color may have just a slight shade darker color, but is a whole different consistency. Mine entirely buttered up into the sweetest, spreadable consistency overnight. I am doing two 5g bottles at a time.
BabyFacedFinster
Anything worth doing, is worth overdoing.
Some beautiful looking rosin pics guys. What is this procedure for cold curing? Is that some time in the fridge or freezer? I stopped messing with heating to post-process. Is cold processing a better method to change consistency?
WelshBrok
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No idea whether I’m doing it right but have been experimenting and basically:
1) as soon as it comes out of the press I remove the puck and put the parchment with goodness on my cold metal tray thing I got from dulytech and put my flowerpot stand on top of it (which had been sat on the cold tray). Essentially pressed between two ice coldish bits of metal.
2) then collect straight in to glass jar
3) lid off I put the glass jar in a bigger container in the freezer (outer container quite big, just wanted to reduce the total space for terps to evaporate into but still giving it plenty of air)
4) after a few hours (have experimented between 1.5 hours and overnight when I fall asleep and forget) remove from freezer and immediately put lid on (stops water vapour in air condensing into your rosin and causing the crackle when dabbing)
5) give it a little while to heat up so it doesn’t ping everywhere when whipping it. Then whip it (I think light whip ends up more solid and heavy whip might stay more saucy, but that observation might be strain related instead of the whipping)
6) lid back on and room temp for a few hours (again experimentation needed but between 6 and 24 probably a good starting point). Then it went more like this (think this was a longer freezer session but not sure on how long at room temp. Would have been a light whip also)
arb
Semi shaved ape
I seal in glass and store on the shelf in the dark at room temp.
Flower rosin tends to go into crumble over time.
Kieff rosin while always starting firm enough to handle and almost shattery turns sappy over time.
Time being roughly ten days or so.
I only press well cured very dry flower.
Flower rosin tends to go into crumble over time.
Kieff rosin while always starting firm enough to handle and almost shattery turns sappy over time.
Time being roughly ten days or so.
I only press well cured very dry flower.
BabyFacedFinster
Anything worth doing, is worth overdoing.
Great suggestions, thanks.
I was also wondering about what is sometimes called seed nucleation. Sort of like with making rock candy, that in order for the crystals to start forming nature needs a few seed crystals added to build upon. I believe the same occurs when people make creamed honey, which is honey that forms small crystals and becomes spreadable. I believe they add a small amount of honey that has already creamed or formed small crystals and that helps the whole new batch form.
I wonder if adding the tiniest piece of rosin that has already crystalized or buddered up would help initiate the process quicker in a new batch that hasn't changed consistency yet.
I was also wondering about what is sometimes called seed nucleation. Sort of like with making rock candy, that in order for the crystals to start forming nature needs a few seed crystals added to build upon. I believe the same occurs when people make creamed honey, which is honey that forms small crystals and becomes spreadable. I believe they add a small amount of honey that has already creamed or formed small crystals and that helps the whole new batch form.
I wonder if adding the tiniest piece of rosin that has already crystalized or buddered up would help initiate the process quicker in a new batch that hasn't changed consistency yet.
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Some processors do a seed crystal for BHO diamonds.
BabyFacedFinster
Anything worth doing, is worth overdoing.
Makes sense. I think the seeds are like catalysts. The change might occur anyway, but at a slower rate. The seed initiates and speeds up the process.
Very interesting. I should have posted my last post in my post-rosin technique thread, which has gone the way of the Dodo.
I get higher yields from drier buds as there is less moisture to weigh to begin with...I still like 62% though as well as it is easy to maintain that humidity for uniformity!