How much ice do i need.........

[Harry Gypsna]

Hi there boys n girls, Harry here
I bought myself some budget bubble hash bags on wednesday and am itching to try em out, i have all I need, I bought some bags that make ice cubes easyier than having loads of trays, anyway, my question is ..
How much ice do I need????
its a 5 gallon set, 3 bag, I have half a plastic carrier bag(supermarket/grocery bag depending on which side of the pond ur on!)
full of trim, and i dont mean everything off the plant, only the crystaly stuff that I trimmed from the buds...I have seen some people using everything, but I know the big non-crystally leaves can only bring contaminant so i havent saved it!
Please help, im dying to try it...
I will put a pic of the bags up as soon as the pic-posting facilities are up n running again....
so guys..How much Ice to use?? So far I frozen 10 of the ice cube bags, each has 24 average chunky sized cubes which makes 240 cubes in total so far... Is that enough?? should I double it.. i havent a clue. so all you hash-masters c'mon down and help me please
Im ready to go...
Oh yeah, one other thing...I know some people use drills and others say its bad...and a lot of people use cake mixers... and Wally duck uses a big fucking spoon to do it by hand... what is best?? I wondered about using an old fashioned hand powered mixer with the handle you turn?? Simply so I, a real stoner, dont have to hold an electrical item 3 inches above 5 gallons of water, ...
Right then, i await all the advice i know Im bound to get........
catch you later people
be lucky now
Harry

 

[zeppelindood]

I'll go to the gas station or food mart and buy a couple of bags of ice... with the amount of trim you have, I'd say you'll use most of a full bag. Fun time br0ther!

 

[Harry Gypsna]

cheers mate...well, so far i have got 240 cubes frozen up...I cant find any to buy(we get enough if the bastard come winter-time anyway hehehe) thse ice cube bags that you fill up and freeze are quite cool things if you pardon the un-intentional pun.. each is a little larger and wider than a regular ice cube tray....so, like i say , i have 10 of these frozen so far, which makes 240 chunky cubes...should i keep going?? Id hate to do it without enough and waste my trim which ive been saving since xmas.
If i find any Ill just buy some and use a bag like u say, thanks Zep, and i will have fun, please believe, hehe
Be lucky mate
Harry

 

[zeppelindood]

It sounds to me like you're right about at the correct amount.... how long you been makin' them cubes?? lol

 

[zeppelindood]

oh yeah... I use an old cake mixer for about 15 minutes or so... :smile:

 

[Harry Gypsna]

Well guys, this is great...im loving all this info coming in thick n fast,
ill freeze up a couple more just for good measure and get on it tomorrow....cant wait.
thanks Zep and DWW....
ive compared these ice cube bags with some trays, and figured out that 3 bags is the same as roughly 4 trays....if thats any use hehe. I gues i can just get a bag the size of the ones u buy ice in and keep going til the fuckers full, hhehe
Oh yeah Zep, 3 days mate, thats how long, lol
Be lucky people
Harry

 

[Guest]

dunno if this has been mentioned but freeze all the trim first it works so much better

 

[guest123]

its ok to use beaters , mixers and drills , but remember your trying only to break the trichomes free , not trying to pulp the weed ... i like a nice ratio of ice , must be making the ice smashing together noise , yes keep your trim frozen , and use nice cold water , i often keep my water in the freezer overnight ... cold cold cold ... youll know when theres too much ice as youll have trouble mixing ..... i will normally do a second run aswell , and add some more ice then , keep the first run to yourself and seperate from the second , it will be better quality ...

 

[guest123]

might just add that i found fresh frozen trim to retain the smells , tastes better than the dried will , the water turns a nice caramel colour , now thats what you r looking for ...

 

[Guest]

Harry
darn it im jealous.. Now, Your going to have you some good bubble to puff
and im not.. waaaaahhh.. Nah but for real..
good luck and enjoy.. Dont forget to email me some.. lol..
Ohh Btw where did you get them bags? Maybe my poor ass can afford them.. No! Then i wont buy my diesel seeds.. But still hook me up with the info on where to get them. peace..

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[Guest]

Mix it by hand. I find you get more bubbley product easier by mixing by hand(also saves a trip to the gym). If you use the screens to press the water out, do it gently and leave some in there still, this will keep the trics much more intact and give a better flavour. Freeze the trim at least 48 hrs ahead of time. And the 160 and 25 mixed together make some damn fine honey oil.

 

[zeppelindood]

ok Harry.... since you haven't told us how the run went yet... I'm betting you're busy enjoying some prime bubble right now... peAce man

 

[Harry Gypsna]

LOL, hi there, nope im still in planning stages as my bucket wasnt big enough and my wasnt all frozen(piled em up so the middle ones werent frozen hahaha)
im not gonna be abl;e todo it now til wednesday when I get a bigger bucket...8 pounds for a fucking bucket man, lol.

Sackoweed, they came from Weed city . com but i didnt buy em there, i got em from a local place that bought a bulk lot from weed city and added 15 quid to the price, but i said "Ahaha" I can get em cheaper at weed city, and he confessed thats where he got em from and beat the price for me hehehe.

Many thanks to Wally, Zep, Bram, DWW and Hazey for the info,

sorry iof i missed any1, well, im not quite enjoying some quality bubble yet, but i did nick a shakers-worth out of the bag to use to keep me going, lol.... so im enjoyimng some quality kif instead lol.
Catch you all later everybody
Have a great day/night or whatever wherever u are
Be lucky every1
Harry

 

[Guest]

Harry, my two cents:

- Use 1 whole package of those ice cube bags

- Put your trimmings in the freezer for 24 hours before making your hash

- In addition to the ice cubes, take a couple of kitchen containers, those plastic ones are fine, or in alternative a couple of empty ice-cream containers and fill 'em up with water, put 'em in the freezer the day before, set the blocks of ice in the bottom of the bucket before you put in your bags and add water and ice cubes. The cubes will tend to melt, the blocks of ice will keep the water temperature nice and cold.

- Use a drill instead of beaters, and use a wire whisk (kitchen utensil for stirring) in place of the drill bit

- Avoid putting stems in with your trimmings

That's how I do it

 

[Harry Gypsna]

Well hello there.....

Well hello there.....

...Blue,
hiya hun, hows you doing?? did you chop that massive mango sat triffid yet or is she still large and in charge???
thanks for the info, ...many differing opinions out there about the actual way you agitate it... some use drills and others say definately not to....thats what i love about this place, the differing opinons so you get the best information. Thanks hun...Thats another thing I was going to mention, the ice bricks, i got that idea before from Andy the celt, ive got a thermometer to check the water temp so ill wait til its low enough, and im going to put a few pop bottles full of water in the freezer for a while before I do it so its really cold, i dont wanna freeze that, just make it real cold!
LOL,. I am just imagining you sat there over a bucket with a drill, and a big phat banger hanging outta ur mouth, lol..... in ur nightie, hehehe (ducks from inevitable slap)
sorry, couldnt resist, Im male you see so its not my fault :wink:
seriously thoughthanks for reminding me about the ice bricks, I would have forgoten to freeze some otherwise.
well, im off,
Catch you later blue
Be lucky now
Harry

 

[Guest]

LOL Harry, in my nightie?

The Mango triffid went down at 92 days, ornery bitch that she was She's now hanging by her toenails to dry

Have a nice ice-hash session in your tight black briefs (forgive me, I'm a woman and its not my fault)

 

[zeppelindood]

hahahaha....
ok now these images are stuck in my head....

Harry in his black speedo (yikes!) and BV in her nighty (omy!)

 

[Harry Gypsna]

LOL, I forgive you blue, but i dont know if Zep will....the image of my skinny white ass in a speedo, lol.
I bet that 92 day mango will be some beauty smoke...enjoy.
Zep, i apologise for starting the whole thing that lead to the aforementioned image.

 

[zeppelindood]

lmao... it's going to be okay Harry... as long as I keep BV in her nightie there too...

 

[Guest]

Harry
You started a good thread. Just want to say thanx.. I see some replies
from very good credible growers. And obviously bubble hashers.. If you will..
So i will kick back and watch this thread till im edumacated on bubble bags..
and thanx for the info on were to get them at.. peace..

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