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So just because the rosin is dark it is garbage? Did you try it? I bet if you put a thin piece on some parchment it would be golden, or at least much lighter. I does not take much pigment to make it dark. Most of the rosin I make from kief comes out dark if you let it get thick. If I take it put it in some parchment, and spread it out it is golden. I am just wondering why the light color is so important.
Do you think $95/gram is a fair price to pay for something of that quality? To me that looks like it was old material that was pressed way too hot/too long.
If you knew how much of a laughing stock this particular dispensary was in the Hawaii cannabis scene you would understand where I'm coming from. They basically have a monopoly being one of 3 licensed dispensaries on the island and sell seeded flowers labelled as "AAAA" quality for $25/gram. And since their product is such crap, they constantly try to throw homegrowers under the bus by portraying everyone as poison pushers in the local media.
My guess is, their seeded flowers weren't selling fast enough and going brown in their display jars, so turning it into rosin was the next best thing.
If you look closely at that picture again, you actually can see a thin smear. A nasty, dark GREEN smear.
From my years of extract experience, light color and clarity go hand in hand for best flavor. Some strains start out darker than others, but all are best at their lightest for flavor. I have seen green tinged clear fresh extract that was tasty.
Are you guys kidding? I would kill or die for light golden rosin. Mine always looks like the picture the guy posted from Hawaii. LOL
I have tried everything. Different pressures, temps, humidity, strains, parchments, you name it.
I even tried Mikell's "Fresh Frozen. Let me repeat that so there can be no mistake... fresh.... frozen". What a watery mess. I guess that was supposed to be a joke. LMAO
Albeit, that method did, finally give me some golden rosin. It was Med Tree Continuum fresh off the vine. High CBD pot tastes bad enough but that rosin tasted like pure shit. I don't know if it was the "fresh frozen" or the "high cbd" but I'd rather eat shit than take another hit of that crap. Really fucking pretty, though.
Everyone sees pics of that beautiful golden ros so that's what everybody wants. You don't see fancy advertisements showing black, crappy tar looking, ros.
I have some Lemon OG coming off the line soon so I am going to try Mikell again.... fresh..... frozen. Yeah, real funny bud.
I have tried everything. Different pressures, temps, humidity, strains, parchments, you name it.
I even tried Mikell's "Fresh Frozen. Let me repeat that so there can be no mistake... fresh.... frozen". What a watery mess. I guess that was supposed to be a joke. LMAO
Albeit, that method did, finally give me some golden rosin. It was Med Tree Continuum fresh off the vine. High CBD pot tastes bad enough but that rosin tasted like pure shit. I don't know if it was the "fresh frozen" or the "high cbd" but I'd rather eat shit than take another hit of that crap. Really fucking pretty, though.
Everyone sees pics of that beautiful golden ros so that's what everybody wants. You don't see fancy advertisements showing black, crappy tar looking, ros.
I have some Lemon OG coming off the line soon so I am going to try Mikell again.... fresh..... frozen. Yeah, real funny bud.
You are right.
Here is GG4 live rosin pressed from Ice Wax. Very terpy, very flavorful. super strong
Are you guys kidding? I would kill or die for light golden rosin. Mine always looks like the picture the guy posted from Hawaii. LOL
I have tried everything. Different pressures, temps, humidity, strains, parchments, you name it.
I even tried Mikell's "Fresh Frozen. Let me repeat that so there can be no mistake... fresh.... frozen". What a watery mess. I guess that was supposed to be a joke. LMAO
Albeit, that method did, finally give me some golden rosin. It was Med Tree Continuum fresh off the vine. High CBD pot tastes bad enough but that rosin tasted like pure shit. I don't know if it was the "fresh frozen" or the "high cbd" but I'd rather eat shit than take another hit of that crap. Really fucking pretty, though.
Everyone sees pics of that beautiful golden ros so that's what everybody wants. You don't see fancy advertisements showing black, crappy tar looking, ros.
I have some Lemon OG coming off the line soon so I am going to try Mikell again.... fresh..... frozen. Yeah, real funny bud.
I believe it starts with fresh frozen material that gets water extracted, then that hash gets dehydrated and pressed.
Can’t see pressing wet stuff successfully, I’ve tried stuff that’s too damp and it won’t be repeated
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Gr33nSanta
you got it, fresh frozen means the flowers were fresh frozen prior to making the water extraction. Then the hash was air dried or dried in a freeze dryer before pressing through a screen.
Don't feel bad for having pressed a freshly frozen bud, I ve done it too haha, sure many others tried it. Watery mess is right. The lower the moisture, the better the press in my opinion.
You pressed it too soon, Ringo.
What I was doing was cutting the hash drying time in half, as I didn't need the stability (I always fear mould.) that a longer dry would bring. You can test moisture content in a quartz banger.
Very nice work Purpur. I have never had such a clear result. Tempted to run a glue soon from the results I see of various rosin and hashes.
Was going to try a drying tube using dry ice vapour as a poorman's freeze dryer with a sample from the next fresh frozen run. Quite stoked, the material is almost as clean as my picky little prickass would have it.
What I was doing was cutting the hash drying time in half, as I didn't need the stability (I always fear mould.) that a longer dry would bring. You can test moisture content in a quartz banger.
Very nice work Purpur. I have never had such a clear result. Tempted to run a glue soon from the results I see of various rosin and hashes.
Was going to try a drying tube using dry ice vapour as a poorman's freeze dryer with a sample from the next fresh frozen run. Quite stoked, the material is almost as clean as my picky little prickass would have it.
Thanks for all the answers, I only press my #1 kief into rosin and paper thin it is golden, a little thicker it starts to darken up, it all tastes great. I too have tried a fresh frozen purple bud that made a absolute watery mess.
See what you've done, Mikell. Because of you, everyone has a watery mess. Now go stand in the corner and repent your sins.
Next time, explain yourself and you won't have to sit in the corner.
We are in 3rd grade, right? LMAO
I have a small amount that I tossed into the freezer about 1/2 way through drying. I'll try that today. Did you pre-press it?
I did find that a little higher temp and a reeeeeeeeeeeal slow press burned off a lot of the water. I thought it was wasted but a day or 2 later the water dried off and I was actually able to collect some sticky.
Waaaaaaa, I want golden rosin.
Next time, explain yourself and you won't have to sit in the corner.
We are in 3rd grade, right? LMAO
I have a small amount that I tossed into the freezer about 1/2 way through drying. I'll try that today. Did you pre-press it?
I did find that a little higher temp and a reeeeeeeeeeeal slow press burned off a lot of the water. I thought it was wasted but a day or 2 later the water dried off and I was actually able to collect some sticky.
Waaaaaaa, I want golden rosin.
Small amount of what?
I wasn't freezing anything prior to pressing. The fresh frozen refers to the type of hash.
I did prepress a little 2"x4" brick.
Reread my post and what I did seems clearly presented. But then I wrote it. If you have any questions ask away.
I wasn't freezing anything prior to pressing. The fresh frozen refers to the type of hash.
I did prepress a little 2"x4" brick.
Reread my post and what I did seems clearly presented. But then I wrote it. If you have any questions ask away.
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Yeah i recall asking you for clarification. Then I got it. Never seemed a good idea to press fresh frozen buds to me.
Depending on the type of herb, some can be pressed remarkably early and yield surprisingly well. Others, not hardly at all. I know one stardawg cross that can be hung for a mere 12 hours in a fairly warm room and produce 4 nice dabs from a one gram or so squish.
ReikoX
Knight of the BlackSvn
Yep, guilty as charged
Yep, another victim of The Mikell Post.
Back to the corner, bud.
LMAO
Back to the corner, bud.
LMAO
So! You've been creating this sort of havoc since you were a child, eh? Spend a lot of time in the corner, growing up? LMAO
Actually, I am going to try this again today. LMAO Last time I did it the watery mess sat for 2 days and suddenly, it was sticky enough to gather.
I have a small bag of popcorn that was dried for a couple days (less than half way dry) and then frozen.
I believe your method was to turn the frozen bud into hash/sift (via ice water or dry ice) and then press the hash/sift. I have failed at every attempt to press hash/sift so I am going to press the watery mess again.
Actually, I am going to try this again today. LMAO Last time I did it the watery mess sat for 2 days and suddenly, it was sticky enough to gather.
I have a small bag of popcorn that was dried for a couple days (less than half way dry) and then frozen.
I believe your method was to turn the frozen bud into hash/sift (via ice water or dry ice) and then press the hash/sift. I have failed at every attempt to press hash/sift so I am going to press the watery mess again.
