Hashish was created to keep the resin smokable for longer period of time than flowers
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Agree. It keeps well jarred and in the fridge. I’m pretty buzzed. Flavor is good.
The herb I’ve kept in 1 oz increments vacuumed sealed. I break it out ounces at a time for personal use. It keeps ok. Like old school brick weed when it comes out.
Yeah this hash is alright. Every time I break out the bubble or dry sieve I remember why we make it. Such a clear uplift. I’m going out to work in my yard
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Soooo...after 48 hours, the smaller chunk has further developed and changed to the soap bar like texture and appearance. Very strange. I am, for the moment, assuming it has something to do w the heat pressing technique I used. Just strange to see one change so quickly, one take 2 days to settle in. Anyone have thoughts on it?
Beautiful stuff man.
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It could be a bit too much moisture in the resin before pressing. I remember Frenchy mentioning that, I believe it was part of the reason that he switched to using a freeze dryer for drying. He did say that different strains would provide different textures to.
Think tomorrow I'll clean the screens, maybe get started on the next run.
The trim is quite dry. I checked it before putting it in freezer.
Cool thing about having more... experimenting!
I also think it's the different levels of humidity in the different chunks who make them behave in different ways, some resin will stay wet for longer period than other, so many factors can influence the end result, it makes a diagnostic extremely difficult to do with certitude. The trichome heads size, the resin being very greasy or more sandy texture, the temps when the hash is made, how the glands retain water, all those will influence how the hash will be in the end. That's why hash making is closer to the art of cooking than a strict protocol to follow, too many variables to have the same result each time. That's also what make it so enjoyable to produce your own, it's a never ending learning process.
Moisture or contaminants would be my call.
I just did a run of hash that just failed the Frenchie bottle press - probably because it was early harvest. When I scope it, I see a forest of trichome stalks and obviously not enough resin to make it gel. it was 159u-73u btw and it does get you nicely high. I have another run that I did last June - another earlier harvest - that did the Frenchie melt but the final result has a soft 'chalky' texture rather than firm or gooey. It looks a lot like your samples above. It was 159u-45u. A killer hash to smoke but . . . Btw both were quick machine washes with only a few tiny specks of green matter. Both were dried for several days and I clean the working surface of the bags with iso between washes . . . so it has to be contaminants from the early harvest afaik.
Frenchie once said the crumbly chalky undesirable texture when attempting a temple ball was the result of too much moisture causing nucleation. Crystals are formed affecting the texture.
When you say dried for several days, was this with a freeze drier or air dried?
Peace
I squeeze out the water and then stick it in a chest freezer for several days. Then I micro plane it onto a cookie sheet and let that room dry for at least 2 days. I guess it could be moisture but I am skeptical. I can see the colour change. It starts off wet and dark brown and it gradually lightens to a tan colour as it dries.
@peace
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@tobedetermined I ran into waxy hash a few times with ice water hash not static like Rob. Especially with fresh frozen. I use a hash press that I made that has heated 6" x 7" plates. When the product is properly dried I would get a shatter like product like this after my second press:
The consistency would get more hash like as I press, like Rob was saying above. I never got along well with the bottle, too impatient. I was lucky enough to attend one of Frenchy's work shops in Toronto in 2019. He was pretty adamant on the bottle method over pressing. I am not selling like he was though.
This is my press. It is pretty crude but it works. I have a rosin press but I wanted bigger plates.
I found the one thing that helped me for moisture, but again I was using ice water separation, was doing this:
I would leave the hash on pyrex in my vehicle overnight in freezing temps, then I would lay it out on this for a few days. It's just paper towel under parchment paper, held together with tin foil. I am not saying this is a great method or anything but it seemed to get rid of my moisture issues. There very well could be a reason you shouldn't do this, I am just a hobbyist.
I would leave it under for a couple of days to let the paper towel suck up a good portion of the moisture (the parchment will get crinkly this way), then I would transfer it to a new sheet of parchment, and let it dry more. Usually 7 to 10 days of total drying in a room that was about 55F and really low humidity. Rob using static and well dried trim should be a different animal than ice water though.
Very interested to see what differences you get with the experiment @subrob. You always make great looking product.
The consistency would get more hash like as I press, like Rob was saying above. I never got along well with the bottle, too impatient. I was lucky enough to attend one of Frenchy's work shops in Toronto in 2019. He was pretty adamant on the bottle method over pressing. I am not selling like he was though.
This is my press. It is pretty crude but it works. I have a rosin press but I wanted bigger plates.
I found the one thing that helped me for moisture, but again I was using ice water separation, was doing this:
I would leave the hash on pyrex in my vehicle overnight in freezing temps, then I would lay it out on this for a few days. It's just paper towel under parchment paper, held together with tin foil. I am not saying this is a great method or anything but it seemed to get rid of my moisture issues. There very well could be a reason you shouldn't do this, I am just a hobbyist.
I would leave it under for a couple of days to let the paper towel suck up a good portion of the moisture (the parchment will get crinkly this way), then I would transfer it to a new sheet of parchment, and let it dry more. Usually 7 to 10 days of total drying in a room that was about 55F and really low humidity. Rob using static and well dried trim should be a different animal than ice water though.
Very interested to see what differences you get with the experiment @subrob. You always make great looking product.
