That sir... is the most informative hash making lesson ive read thus far.. i like it... rep+

Only a few concerns:

first off, i dont own half the things you mentioned, so im looking for improvisions... I dont have many leaves (about 1/3 of a brown grocery bag full)

Instead of mixing with a paint mixer, will a bat work or small shovel work if i put a little more elbow grease into it???

For 10 bucks, i think that drill siphon thing (please explain what this is by the way) is worth it.. kinda of fuzzy on what your actually doing to the mix

and whats the best way to finish without that dehydrator (i take it that is one of those storage bag thingys that help keep food fresh???)

I really like that method... easy and practical..

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Ok... you can mix with anything you want. I just find it easier to do it electrically. Borrow an electric mixer from a girlfriend if you need to. The important thing is to make sure there is still ice at the end of the 20 min and that you agitate it the whole time.. Add more ice if necessary.

The bottom line is that you're freezing the trichs and getting them to fall off. They will sink after time. After the first 24 hr settling period you'll be trying to get the water off the top of the sediment without disturbing the sediment. It's easy if you have a electric pump rather than trying to siphon the liquid off the top with a turkey baster.....it would take you 2 days. . That 10 buck pump os something you can get at Home Depot. It fits in a drill and had an inlet and outlet connection. Those connections are made for a garden hose but that would be too big. GO to the plumbing fitting aisle in HD and look for an adapter which has a hose barb (made for 3/8 or 1/2 hose) on one end and a female hose connector on the other. That will allow you to connect a smaller plastic hose to the pump rather than a garden hose. I tape the suction hose to a wooden spoon (so it's rigid) and I can easily control how far I immerse it in the bucket in my attempt to suck off the water. I'm sucking up ONLY green water....no "sand" (trichs) off the bottom. Then I pour the remaining stuff in to a CLEAR plastic pitcher so THIS TIME I'll be able to view the sediment through the plastic. Again, wait 24 hrs for the trichs to settle. The whole purpose of this is to get as many trichs with as little water as possible. So...you pump out the majority using the drill, and you finish up with a turkey baster (which doesn't suck quite as strongly). Point is...get as much water off the top of the trichs without disturbing the sandy looking stuff on the bottom. The only reason I start with a 5 gallon bucket is that I probably have it 1/2 full with leaves and popcorn buds. BUT...I can't see through the bucket so I added a step by siphoning off most of the water from the bucket and then pouring it in to plastic pitchers that I can see through. Once you have this sandy soup you'll pour it on the dehydrator tray.

The food dehydrator is NOT a bag sealer. It's a round device with a heater, fan and about 4-5 shelves inside. You stack and dry food, fruit, meat, etc. on the shelves. Make sure it comes with a plastic tray to make "fruit roll-ups" since that's what you'll need for hash. The tray goes on the top of the top shelf. The problem with those trays is that they don't have very high sides so you can't pour a lot of liquid on them. That's why I try to get as much of the water out of the "soup" as possible. When I make the final pour from the pitcher to the tray I don't want it so full that it runs over the side of the tray. You'll always end up with a cup or so of water since you can't disturb the sandy sediment(trichs).

Hope this helps! If not, I'll post pics.

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You know those little bath gift sets? With lotion, soap, etc...that come in a box with a lid made of a wire frame and mesh? Maybe that would work...its what I'm gonna try.

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The BHO method is faster and makes a very smooth smoking hash.
Here is all you need.

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i got some leaves from a friend a couple of month ago, i got 2 shopping bags about half full and tried 2 different ways,

first i tried it through a mesh screen, i went to the local material shop and bought a meter of thin netting for 50p/bout $1 and mounted it to a A4 picture frame i had laying around then i put a hand full of semi dry leaves on the screen and worked it through for about 10-15 mins onto a clean mirror, then repeated untill the bag had gone, it took about 2 hour, i got a nice smoking powder of thc

then with the second bag, because the first had taken way too long! i bought a can of butane (lighter gas) for £1 bout $2 then at the pluming center i bought a meter of half inch thick plastic pipe and 1 end cap for £2, $4
THC disolves in butane gas and the butane evaperates hence leaving just THC,
so i cut the pipe in half and put some of the netting i had left from previous over the end, i put a small hole in the cap and pushed one of the lighter refill adaptors that came with the gas through the hole,
fill the pipe with leaves, then replace the cap and squirt gas threw it, aim it over a bowl and youll catch a THC and butane mixture, the butane will evapurate in about 30mins and youve got pure thc in a bowl! i thought this was the best way but be carefull, do it outside!

Peace

if you then want to turn the powder into a bar you can put it into a thick plastic bag, plastic that comes on a cig packet is perfect, then squeeze it all down to the bottom of the bag, and tape it up then wrap paper round it and tape that, then drench it in water and put it in the cooker on medium heat for 5 mins, take it out and run a rolling pin over it, or you could put a book ontop of it and sit on it, just some thing to compress it,
then put it back in the oven for another 5, take it out compress it again, then remove the paper it should be a nice light brown but not powder like
if its still powder put some more paper over it, wet it and stick it back in for 5, compress it again, should be ok by now!
hope this helps..

See my thing is.. thats just like the alcohol method...

Im no physics major or nuttin, but won't i be inhaling butane even after it evaporates? It just sounds too risky...

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Im probably gonna try the gallon bucket and ice method this round... But im definatly about to bid on one of those screens... thats exactly what he had in the video... and i can make t-shirts too, ive been planning on making this shirt anyway...

Its gonna say

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

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