just enjoying some rosin, no hair straightener available so used hot knives, heated in a pan of boiling water.. got thinking could a pressure cooker + vac seal bags work for rosin? I suppose if the pressure cooker applies the necessary pressure and heat, could a packed parchment be placed into a vac bag and into the pressure cooker for extraction. Could make doing large batches less labor intensive.. anyone tried this? how about anyone with experience using an industrial size hydraulic press?
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50YardLine
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If you add a vacuum, you lower the boiling point. So watch those temps.
when pressing bubble how do you determine which micron pouch is best? Also, which have everyone found to work best for flower? Ive been prepressing pucks so i havent really been getting much contaminate in the rosin but always looking to refine my processes!
thanks guys
thanks guys
I don't think you need pouches unless you're pressing hash/dry sift/bubble type stuff.
I press pucks and have never felt the need for a pouch. In fact, even for pressing hash and dry sift. I would think that a puck would work fine without a pouch. I have some low grade dry sift so that's my next experiment.
I press pucks and have never felt the need for a pouch. In fact, even for pressing hash and dry sift. I would think that a puck would work fine without a pouch. I have some low grade dry sift so that's my next experiment.
50YardLine
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As soon as my bags come, I am going to press my 220 and 160 bags hash. REally low quality, hardly good for cooking. I am interested in seeing if it produces some quality rosin, in low yields.
I have some 160 that I am going to puck and press. I'll let you know how it goes.
please do. I have most of mine microplaned already so i was thinkin the pouches would just be easiest but im not sure if i should get the 25, 37, or 90u bags
I just finished this test and it worked great. I can not see any reason why someone would use mesh or screen and loose all that rosin to the screen.
However, my few attempts (made one again today) at using screen/mesh have been very unsuccessful so I may simply be doing something wrong.
For this test, I took 0.5 gram of 160 mesh bubble/water hash. This was the stuff that just wouldn't press "Frenchy" style with the hot water jar. It was just too grainy and had too much debris in it to press and melt like the 25u and the 75u stuff did.
So, I put the half gram into a standard hash puck press and made my standard puck. There are some pics in this post of what my standard puck and the puck-maker look like..
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=7251577&postcount=2294
I pressed the puck in plain parchment and pressed it exactly like I do when I make a puck out of flowers and press it (see that post above).
The rosin I got was very clean and totally separated from the remaining chip. The chip looked about exactly like the chips remaining after I press a flower puck.
The yield was definitely more than a flower puck but I didn't weigh it for an actual yield result. I'll do that when I press the rest of it. I did this just to see if it would work.
And, I would say that, in my situation, with my press and my setup, this worked 100% fine without any screen or mesh.
However, my few attempts (made one again today) at using screen/mesh have been very unsuccessful so I may simply be doing something wrong.
For this test, I took 0.5 gram of 160 mesh bubble/water hash. This was the stuff that just wouldn't press "Frenchy" style with the hot water jar. It was just too grainy and had too much debris in it to press and melt like the 25u and the 75u stuff did.
So, I put the half gram into a standard hash puck press and made my standard puck. There are some pics in this post of what my standard puck and the puck-maker look like..
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=7251577&postcount=2294
I pressed the puck in plain parchment and pressed it exactly like I do when I make a puck out of flowers and press it (see that post above).
The rosin I got was very clean and totally separated from the remaining chip. The chip looked about exactly like the chips remaining after I press a flower puck.
The yield was definitely more than a flower puck but I didn't weigh it for an actual yield result. I'll do that when I press the rest of it. I did this just to see if it would work.
And, I would say that, in my situation, with my press and my setup, this worked 100% fine without any screen or mesh.
If the material is high quality, I can definitely see that happening. I often see that happen when I am trying to "Frenchy" some very very high quality bubble and it just melts like ice cream as soon as the hot water bottle hits it.
I simply smoke the stuff that's that good. LOL I love the taste of a properly made and cured hashish. Yummy.
This bubble/water hash that I pressed above was from a 160 screen. That's pretty grainy compared to the full melt bubble.
I don't think it would make a difference with something as high of quality as what you pressed but out of curiosity, did you press it into a puck (or snake) first?
I simply smoke the stuff that's that good. LOL I love the taste of a properly made and cured hashish. Yummy.
This bubble/water hash that I pressed above was from a 160 screen. That's pretty grainy compared to the full melt bubble.
I don't think it would make a difference with something as high of quality as what you pressed but out of curiosity, did you press it into a puck (or snake) first?
It was pressed dry sift...
Hmmmmm??? Hard to say, then. We have so many different variables since we are all doing things a little differently.
Did you press it into a puck/snake first? So far, that's the only thing that pops out at me.
ChasingGreen
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No updates in a WHILE! Everyone dead or just busy pressing? 
So far I've determined that the bud you're pressing is the biggest variable. It also really helps to use one of those extended bars (just a hollow metal tube cut down to extend the handle) really helps get more yield out of the product. I thought maybe it was too much pressure at first, but tried some side by side results, weighing the in / out to make sure the in were all the same, then tried different amounts of pressure at the same temp. Got the highest yields out of the highest pressure, but you have to go really slow so it flows and not splatters with the higher pressure, then it becomes a pain to collect.
So far I've determined that the bud you're pressing is the biggest variable. It also really helps to use one of those extended bars (just a hollow metal tube cut down to extend the handle) really helps get more yield out of the product. I thought maybe it was too much pressure at first, but tried some side by side results, weighing the in / out to make sure the in were all the same, then tried different amounts of pressure at the same temp. Got the highest yields out of the highest pressure, but you have to go really slow so it flows and not splatters with the higher pressure, then it becomes a pain to collect.
RustyShcklfrd
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First off, I apologize reading back through the thread, but to what extent do you guys and gals think the moisture content of bud plays in the yields you get pressing flowers? So yesterday was my first squeeze ever, im a big bubble and sift fan, but i bought a straightener to see check out rosin. I squished a few grams of some really frosty personal bud and got very pale amber beautiful rosin, but i got only about to two decent dabs out of it. Its was definately clean and tasty, just slightly less tasty than the full melt bubble from the same cut, so i figure thats about all you can ask for flavor wise. BUT THEN......being unhappy with squishing perfectly fine buds for a 3% return, I remembered a friend had gifted me a small bag of street bud for christmas that had been sitting in my trunk in the damp rainy air since. Now this is the first street bud Ive seen in years, but it was as bad looking as i remebered. Almost no visable frost, half smashed, no smell, honestly its bud i would never smoke. That said, I pressed it and ended up with about 3-4x the rosin I got from my bud. This rosin was way darker in color, and definately wasnt the creme that the rosin from the good bud was. Im using a hair straightener btw. The only thing I can think of was the good bud, was probably a bit drier than it should be and the gnarly bud was damp. What do yall real rosin makers think. I can post up some pics later if yall think that may show where im messing up the process, and to show that my bud (as far as resin) is plenty adequate lol. Thanks for any tips or pointers.
Many factors play a Role in Rosin making...humidity/moisture content of bud being very important. If your bud is too dry, it will vaporize...instead of extracting. Strain is also a factor...my Cheeequake looks ,smells, tastes phenominal...but it won't press Rosin well compared to all of my other strains. It is just a waste to even try. The older the material, the darker it gets usually.
RustyShcklfrd
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Thanks bud, I've heard all what your saying, its nice to have some reassurance, its just sad lol, ill keep at it for now. Heres my starting material.
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if its fairly dry you need more pressure to get a decent yield. Especially if its dense bud.
50YardLine
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Yea, my Sunset Sherbet doesn't squish well. It tests around 21%. My GSC tests at 25%+ and squishes the best out of anything. Some sativa buds tested around 15%, and the yield is better than the Sherbet. They have all been dried to the same RH. Ancient Og yields well.
Just pressed about a gram of rosin off about a quarter of mid grade outs. Just hair press and clamp.
Came out awesome.
Pressed a single bud of high grade indoor bombs threat and it yielded almost two dabs and was dam near yellow. Tasted like 7up
Came out awesome.
Pressed a single bud of high grade indoor bombs threat and it yielded almost two dabs and was dam near yellow. Tasted like 7up
