Yes yeild is seeming as affected by moisture content as well quality of pressing material. If I am pressing nug I press it 1-2 days before it goes in jars to cure. Mostly just take fresh frozen trim an larf do a dry ice shake in a 160 bag. Then let it dry for approximately 12 hours or where still moist enough to be easily mushed together an put in 25 micron envelope I made an press. Straight yummy fire. Have 3 strains that get great return wish knew what was key factor in that. Like type trichome , maturity of tric, etc.
The tech you refer to is demonstrated by frenchy cannoli in vids . He is a great hash maker who use ol original hash making region s techs. This process would not decarb the material however it great for pressing into long cure form of hasish. The temp the hash would be at after the bottle an parchment would be much lower than content of bottle. To decarb takes a higher an longer heating. Like 230 for 30 min or til nice brown not burnt though color.
That's part of why when he fills the bottle with boiling hot water it only does a partial decarb like around 50 percent.....I was thinking the hot oil could keep the bottle in the proper range if I put hot enough oil inside .
Apologies for the pain. >.<
The best way to press rosin is using a tea bag.I'm playing around with ways to get better rosin yields from flowers. Just bought a 23mm pollen press and I'm not sure if it increases yield rate, but it certainly allows you to process a much larger bud for less overall pressing. Thoughts?
Just now I tried something else new this morning in rosin tech experimentation (new for me anyway). I've got some dry crumply buds that produce a lot broken leaf contamination and not much rosin. So I just put one over a tea kettle steam for a couple seconds and the bud went completely soft. Then compressed it in the pollen press. Put it in parchment paper and squeezed out 4 times at 300F (normally I don't squeeze more than 3X, but it was coming out easy).
The amount of rosin taken was about 4X what I had been getting and completely clean, no broken leaf. It was a bit on the gooey side but I bet it sets up as it dries out...we'll see.
I think this might be an easy way to process bunches of popcorn and trim without using a screen or having to remove small stems, but haven't tried it yet. I really did not feel like I had to press nearly as hard, it was flowing out well. Anyway, give it a try and post your thoughts. I'm high as fuck right now from one little dab so it doesn't hurt the quality from what I can tell.
I will try adding tea bags to the routine. I've only screened with 25s and that is too fine for my liking. I may cut up a 120 screen and try that tonight if I can't find a tea bag.
My rosin for the next couple days. Loving my Louis Cookie male crosses. B'louie Cookies smells an taste like Booberry cereal. Phoenix Fire #2 is so intense with flavor . Everyone loving the profile she brings it's satisfying people enjoying my ideas brought to life. Rosin all day.
Love pressing sift .
