No new stuff to show, but I've been learning new things about hash, the afghanis and other people apparently heat the hash for a longer period of time, 30-60 minutes, to make the resin "melt" together, gain other chemical components by the heat/pressing treatment and to decarboxylate the THCa into THC, so when smoked it actually gets more potent.
It also gets more easy on the lungs, especially when it has been stored properly for a year or 3, then the resin kind of absorbs impurities, depending on quality of start product.
No new stuff to show, but I've been learning new things about hash, the afghanis and other people apparently heat the hash for a longer period of time, 30-60 minutes, to make the resin "melt" together, gain other chemical components by the heat/pressing treatment and to decarboxylate the THCa into THC, so when smoked it actually gets more potent.
It also gets more easy on the lungs, especially when it has been stored properly for a year or 3, then the resin kind of absorbs impurities, depending on quality of start product.
Indeed, in Afghanistan and Pakistan as well the resin is always literally cooked before being pounded into the dark goo we all know about . When I was in Upper Chitral I was told about a guy who, when comes the season (winter), would go from village to village, bringing along with him a special stone mortar & pestel used to cook and pound the garda into charas.
Cooking is usualy done right before using, or to prepare the product for export.
It might sound like a no-no, but as a matter of fact there is no better way to prepare your Afghani charas (for joint smoking, that is) than setting the piece on fire until it melts. If correctly done, it will turn into a thick powder that can be easily and homogeneously mixed with tobacco (those thin sausages that are fun to made are the most wastefull way to do it), and allow a perfect vaporization of the goodies, both cannaboids and aromatic terpens, providing a smoke that is immensely superior both in terms of potency and flavours to any other type of joint.
Well, as for the reason why I originally stopped by this thread...
Last Feb, I was peasantly surprised to have the opportunity to score some really fine hash which, shame on me, I took some time to identify. Probably because of the texture, which wasn't theone I'm used to with this type of material.
Anyway, what I first thought to be, and was told so, some nice Moroccan bledia turned out to be some Red Leb actually. This spicy-honeyish-pineyish-shortbreadish flavour along this body high which just wraps your whole body in a warm coton-cocoon, mwaaaaaaaaaaaah, Moroccan hash doesn't do that, but Red Leb sure does! This one was denser, stickier than the usually fluffier Red Leb I had came accross so far.
Just superb, total bliss for the hash-head that is me
Alas, it was available (at usual price, 5e/g more or less a few cents) only for a week, not because of low stock, but because the people freaking COMPLAINED about it!!! Some about the taste, some about the effect, you darn stupid dope heads ! Seriously can you believe that??? I was as baffled as enraged, really. Looks like the majority has become accustomed to the industrial good but soul-less stuff that is all around.
Anyway, enough yap, here a few pics. On third one, the yellow material on the right is of unsure origin, it could actually be some medium grade Blond Leb, it was bought from a different source and quite different from the usual material from Morocco.
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Irie!
@Quiet riot
Could u compare the hash before and After Pressing if u find the Time.. looking Good! I personally am allways afraid to heat Material because i am scared to destroy thc, terpenes etc.
Decarbing etc. I Never tried but Read about when i Wanted to make e juice. But skipped the whole experiment ��
Take care
@Quiet_Riot
Enjoy your cream then ; do it yourself is (almost)always best! At first in more detail, consciously at least, heard of that approach from this Frenchy Cannoli guy(though for sure he probably didn't invent it but makes a point, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi0i_rXVId0 ).
As far as I understand that guy in his opinion it's the only type deserving the name hashish as this name needs processing of some kind but not too sure
if I would be that anal but respect his approach of course. Each to their own, right? Personally enjoy all types of resin, especially gear kissed by the sun though.
By the way I think Pengaleng did the same a while ago
@Jayd
Looks up my alley too that blondish one.
I think Doktoren posted the
same(?)slab a few weeks ago.
However, your picture is doing the quality
more justice in my humble opinion.
One thing for sure though: please enjoy that to the max,
both of you, cheers!
Hey dude
Its definitely the same 50g slab. The one I had were a bitch to crumble, and not a very strong high imo. But a nice smoke during the day
I found a new one, the same size as the previous. Its way better and have a nice high and taste.
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Take care out there.