i tried a new pressing technique. i think i may stick with this one.


needed:

small mason jar - 1/2 liter

vacuum sealer bag

oven

fully dried and sifted bubble hash

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i start by drying my sifted hash until fully dry. it should feel like sand.


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once fully dry i place it in the mason jar and pre-heat the oven to 140 degrees.

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once the oven is heated i place the jar in the oven on the middle rack for about 10 mins. i then remove the jar and using my thumb and fingers i press the hash against the inside of the jar. i do this until the hash molds together. it is very soft when warm at this point but becomes hard and crumbly as it cools. i had to heat it and press it in the jar 3 times to get it to form into a single handleable piece.

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i cut a small piece of vacuum sealer bag and sealed one end to make an envelope.

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after the piece has been formed it is put back into the jar and placed back in the oven for 10 mins. once removed it is placed inside the sealer bag and then stepped on with the heel of my foot on a hard tile floor. i use just the very end of the heel of one foot. i weigh 200 lbs. i move my foot around the edges first to keep it all from spreading out. once the edges are worked i then move to the center and work my way outwards. this takes about 10 to 15 mins per stomping.


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once a pancake is formed it is placed back in the jar and heated. after it is removed from the oven i fold it over itself while warm.

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i then form it into a block, put it in the sealer bad and stomp it again.

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i continue this process over and over again. each time the hash because softer and stickier. what i am doing is actually bursting the trichome glands. by doing this i am decarboxylizing the THCA into THC. this hash is edible raw.

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once it reaches the desired consistency, about 10 to 12 stompings on this piece, it is weighed and stamped. the patty is soft and bendable. it would shatter if dropped onto a hard surface. it will stick to my hand when turned upside down. when heat is applied it melts and bubbles. good stuff.

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Looks good. I'll have to give that a try when the time comes!

VERY INTERESTING, What the hell is decarboxylizing???

great post, time consuming process though but it seems worth it, what is the texture like when eating?

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Fuckin hell man 362 grams of bubble hash i got 5g from trimmins and some buds from 5 plants that stuff goes for £40-50 pounds a gram here about $100

How much bud does it take to make that much is the 10.% rule far off

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Very nice post. Did you get the original bubble hash using bubble bags, water and ice; or just shake the tricomes in a screen?

And an easier way to do the same thing (which I've only read about) is to take a jewlers vice to press. It heats up and acts as a vice at the same time.

I wanna come over for pancakes. I'm curious, too. To get a ball like that, how much plant matter did you need to have?

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Im guessing plants rather than follage haha

average id get 1.5g per plant 3-4foot plants follage only

Its 10% back from what you put in add up the grams 90% and the answer will not be far off im sure ... i wish i had it bubble hash is the nicest gear u can buy

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Yeah...that will probably be later down the road.

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