making hash on a small scale?

[smokeh]

basicly i have 6 plant at the moment. once i harvest them, is there a certain way i can make a small amount of hash? ive searched some posts but they involve materials and tools i dont have and are done on a larger scale with 4 buckets full etc.

is the general technique to chuck the cuttings into water, let it set, drain that layer of water, leave it to set, drain that lay of water, etc etc ??

 

[berbonber]

do you have a crystal collecting grinder? i know a perfect way to do small amounts if you have one

 

[Jointsmith]

basicly i have 6 plant at the moment. once i harvest them, is there a certain way i can make a small amount of hash? ive searched some posts but they involve materials and tools i dont have and are done on a larger scale with 4 buckets full etc.

is the general technique to chuck the cuttings into water, let it set, drain that layer of water, leave it to set, drain that lay of water, etc etc ??

No that won't work.

THC is not water soluble so will not fall of the trim if you just put it in water.

TCH solidifies at temps less than 4%c so if you use a mix of ice and really cold water you can get the trichomes to fall off the leaves, however you'd need bubble bags or some kind of filter to remove it from the water (without a shitload of hassle that is).

I'd suggest using Butane extraction if you don't have the cash to outlay for bags (mine were about £30) but I've never used that method.

Or if you can find a fine wire mesh to rub the trim over and knock the trichs off through it that would work for small ammounts, would take a while though I imagine.

 

[Woomeister]

basicly i have 6 plant at the moment. once i harvest them, is there a certain way i can make a small amount of hash? ive searched some posts but they involve materials and tools i dont have and are done on a larger scale with 4 buckets full etc.

is the general technique to chuck the cuttings into water, let it set, drain that layer of water, leave it to set, drain that lay of water, etc etc ??

An effective way of doing it without screens/bags etc is to do the following.
1.Place trim/bud whatever in as small amount of water and ice you can get away with and agitate(mix) for about 10 mins.
2.Tip through a sieve and place liquid into a large cooking pan and boil down to about 1000ml or so (not important to be accurate just as small an amount as you can be arsed to wait for)
3.pour reduced liquid through coffee filters and scrape all trichs away and place on cardboard till dry.
4.press into hash using which ever method you like.

works great and costs bugger all.

Only downside is it takes a while to reduce the liquid.

 

[smokeh]

do you have a crystal collecting grinder? i know a perfect way to do small amounts if you have one

nope, dont have 1. i have 2 normal grinders. plastic one which is brilliant and a metal one for the tough weed u sometimes get.

No that won't work.

THC is not water soluble so will not fall of the trim if you just put it in water.

TCH solidifies at temps less than 4%c so if you use a mix of ice and really cold water you can get the trichomes to fall off the leaves, however you'd need bubble bags or some kind of filter to remove it from the water (without a shitload of hassle that is).

I'd suggest using Butane extraction if you don't have the cash to outlay for bags (mine were about £30) but I've never used that method.

Or if you can find a fine wire mesh to rub the trim over and knock the trichs off through it that would work for small ammounts, would take a while though I imagine.

ah yer, i meant to say ice not water.

i dont wanna buy any bubblebags, it can be done without them. guess ill just look into it. i only wanted abit of hash just to say that ive made it. as an achievement if u know what i mean.

 

[smokeh]

An effective way of doing it without screens/bags etc is to do the following.
1.Place trim/bud whatever in as small amount of water and ice you can get away with and agitate(mix) for about 10 mins.
2.Tip through a sieve and place liquid into a large cooking pan and boil down to about 1000ml or so (not important to be accurate just as small an amount as you can be arsed to wait for)
3.pour reduced liquid through coffee filters and scrape all trichs away and place on cardboard till dry.
4.press into hash using which ever method you like.

works great and costs bugger all.

Only downside is it takes a while to reduce the liquid.

so basicly, put my shit into a bucket of ice and cold water. leave for 10 mins.pour into a pan and boil until water has condensates?

pour the rest through a coffee filter and scrape that down and just place on cardboard and let it dry?

dude, i like ur method but it sounds to easy. something doesnt seem right,lol

 

[Jointsmith]

I imagine boiling that water would seriously affect the potency of any hash that was procuded that way.

 

[Woomeister]

TBH it is. The basic principles are to get the trichs off the plant matter, then collect them! Dont just leave your trim etc in the water give it a very good mix for 10 mins with a broom handle. You can repeat the process while the first lot of liquid is boiling down, you wont get half as much but definately get some more. I usually get about 1or 2g's for every oz of leaf using this method. Have fun!

 

[Woomeister]

I imagine boiling that water would seriously affect the potency of any hash that was procuded that way.

As you are imagining and I am speaking from experience, it does not effect it at all.

 

[Woomeister]

I imagine boiling that water would seriously affect the potency of any hash that was procuded that way.

Have you never seen a oil produced through condensers? Extreme heat!

 

[Jointsmith]

Ok, but as THC starts to degrade at 29%C I wouldn't want to try it.

What is the purpose of boiling it down anyway? why not just be patient and wait for the unboiled down water to filter through coffee filter, boiling it does nothing but save you time.

 

[smokeh]

TBH it is. The basic principles are to get the trichs off the plant matter, then collect them! Dont just leave your trim etc in the water give it a very good mix for 10 mins with a broom handle. You can repeat the process while the first lot of liquid is boiling down, you wont get half as much but definately get some more. I usually get about 1or 2g's for every oz of leaf using this method. Have fun!

so yer sorry, instead of wait 10 mins, stir for 10mins with something.

tbh i will only be able to do 1 lot at a time. just let me see if i got this right though.

get my weed. get some ice. put weed in bottom of bucket, put ice and cold water over it.

stir for 10mins.

pour into pan and boil (whilst its boiling, keep stiring bucket and repeat)

once its boiled pour it on to cardboard and let it dry. once 75% or so of it is dried, roll into a ball and let it dry to 100% ?


anything i missed or did incorrectly?

 

[Jointsmith]

Woomeister, please explain the purpose of boiling the water.....

(other than that I agree with the process).

 

[Woomeister]

Ok, but as THC starts to degrade at 29%C I wouldn't want to try it.

What is the purpose of boiling it down anyway? why not just be patient and wait for the unboiled down water to filter through coffee filter, boiling it does nothing but save you time.

If THC deteriotaes at 29oC then Has Oil condensers wouldnt work would they? By god they do, I have a copper one from Morroco works beautifully! Yes the boiling down part is to save time. The guy asked for a low cost method to help him out, but as per usual on this site people like you dont help the original questioner out they just pick fault with the people trying to help.

 

[Jointsmith]

so yer sorry, instead of wait 10 mins, stir for 10mins with something.

tbh i will only be able to do 1 lot at a time. just let me see if i got this right though.

get my weed. get some ice. put weed in bottom of bucket, put ice and cold water over it.

stir for 10mins.

pour into pan and boil (whilst its boiling, keep stiring bucket and repeat)

once its boiled pour it on to cardboard and let it dry. once 75% or so of it is dried, roll into a ball and let it dry to 100% ?


anything i missed or did incorrectly?

Don't forget to put it through a coffee filter at the end.

 

[Woomeister]

Woomeister, please explain the purpose of boiling the water.....

(other than that I agree with the process).

Placing litres of water through coffee filters takes hours and hours ,so it is just to save a little time and as I have tried both ways I can say there is no different in the end product.

 

[Jointsmith]

If THC deteriotaes at 29oC then Has Oil condensers wouldnt work would they? By god they do, I have a copper one from Morroco works beautifully! Yes the boiling down part is to save time. The guy asked for a low cost method to help him out, but as per usual on this site people like you dont help the original questioner out they just pick fault with the people trying to help.

I'm not 'Picking fault' you big baby, I'm DEBATING the best method of making hash.....or do you think you're right UNDEBATABLY?

I think boiling it would ruin the hash and as its only a measure to SAVE TIME, I wouldn't risk it.

Patience is a virtue.

(plus you save on fuel costs )

 

[Woomeister]

so yer sorry, instead of wait 10 mins, stir for 10mins with something.

tbh i will only be able to do 1 lot at a time. just let me see if i got this right though.

get my weed. get some ice. put weed in bottom of bucket, put ice and cold water over it.

stir for 10mins.

pour into pan and boil (whilst its boiling, keep stiring bucket and repeat)

once its boiled pour it on to cardboard and let it dry. once 75% or so of it is dried, roll into a ball and let it dry to 100% ?


anything i missed or did incorrectly?

Once it is reduced pour through coffee filters which collects the trichs, scrape then place onto cardboard.......

 

[Woomeister]

I'm not 'Picking fault' you big baby, I'm DEBATING the best method of making hash.....or do you think you're right UNDEBATABLY?

I think boiling it would ruin the hash and as its only a measure to SAVE TIME, I wouldn't risk it.

Patience is a virtue.

(plus you save on fuel costs )

I am not saying this is the 'best' method by any means, and I just get peopl all the time hitting me with old wives tales like the 29oc 'fact'. Please explain to me how condensing works if this were true?

 

[Jointsmith]

Plus Woo, did you not notice I replied with a method (the same as your bar one detail, which I disagree with) before even you did.