I use the same type of screens you do
@TheEpicFlowers. The finest I have is only 180 micron so the quality isn't the highest. As I mix the kief with BHO or other extracted bud oil to make hash I think the plant material in my kief helps hold the hash together reminiscent of old Temple Ball hash. Full melt kief would just melt into the oil and become more oil. Smokes pretty smooth and works well for hot knifing.
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The big jar is popcorn bud and sugar leaf that's been broken up through a 1mm mesh screen prior to a quick shake in the 180 one heaping Tbsp at a time. Like you I use nature's deep freeze to help keep trichs intact. The 250ml jar, which weighs 178g empty, is kief processed so far from that big jar. About 6g per oz of pot.
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The process. About 4g kief to 1g oil. Mix in pie plate sitting on a pot of simmering water to desired consistency. Slightly more fluid than you think you want but it firms up as it cools.
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A 29g chunk of some of the first I made years ago.
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Some I made a couple years back now. Was too oily so ended up adding another 10g to that ball to get it firmed up nice.
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