Gumby hash

[blueberrymilkshake]

I've got everything frozen and water is chilled. When I put it in the bucket, should I let it soak before I agitate? I plan on attaching a blender head to my drill. Only running a quart jar of bud.

I got tired of evaporating alcohol and I have no bags, so I'm trying the gravity solution.

 

[Kgrim]

I usually run right out of the freezer, trichrome heads seem to break off a bit better on the 1st run. By the 2nd run, buds are unfrozen and running just fine. I've let them soak, I've done right out of the freezer, and usually, right out of the freezer, the 1st wash I get more than letting them soak.

 

[blueberrymilkshake]

Will a cotton t shirt let all the trichomes through?

 

[Kgrim]

That I can't answer, as I ponied up the $35 for a set of bags. Paid for themselves with the 1st wash of trim I did.

 

[blueberrymilkshake]

I used a steel kitchen strainer to remove the ice/bud. Then lined the strainer with a few layers of cheesecloth to strain again. Worked better than I thought it would.

 

[blueberrymilkshake]

I began to siphon off the water when I realized the cheesecloth-filter did a poor job. Surprise! I slowly restrained it through a t shirt. Gently poured cold water through it and did not squeeze the chlorophyll out. There was a thick green glob left in the shirt.

Does anyone know if edited posts show up as new posts?

 

[bez420]

Way to go MacGuyver! I'm sure it will. Just don't expect any white sugar.

 

[Johiem]

I began to siphon off the water when I realized the cheesecloth-filter did a poor job. Surprise! I slowly restrained it through a t shirt. Gently poured cold water through it and did not squeeze the chlorophyll out. There was a thick green glob left in the shirt.

Does anyone know if edited posts show up as new posts?

I would have recommended pantyhose over a t-shirt.
No, an edit will not send the thread to the top of the list like a reply does.

 

[Dreaming1]

I would have recommended pantyhose over a t-shirt.

I recommend the shirt over the hosier. Sexier look.
The hose mesh is probably tight like the cheesecloth, but will drain through faster. Make a vacuum siphon. Like a Tee off a water faucet, with a small hose attatched. Water flows through the straight down part and causes suction on the line. Use it to pull through tight filter.

 

[blueberrymilkshake]

I don't have panty hose handy, but I hear the good stuff ain't cheap hah. Last night I used a vacuum siphon to get the bulk out (into another bucket in case I sucked up any goodies on accident. When I got to the last five inches, I used one of these very carefully:

At the last few inches, the water was opaque and I couldn't see what was going on. I added cold water and angled the bucket for everything to settle into the corner and to see more clearly. I got a tiny peak at some grey-tan sand. That's pretty tight.

I'm takin' my sweet ass time with this, if you couldn't tell.

 

[Kassiopeija]

once the water gets too near to the sunken trichs you'd risk loosing them to the side drain you can put a kitchen paper in front of the hole and it will take the water in while the trichs stay

 

[blueberrymilkshake]

once the water gets too near to the sunken trichs you'd risk loosing them to the side drain you can put a kitchen paper in front of the hole and it will take the water in while the trichs stay

Side drain? I think we're on different pages. The water is in a 5 gallon bucket atm. Guten afternoon, btw

 

[blueberrymilkshake]

Just spilled a lot of water and it's one of the worst feelings.

 

[Paddletail]

If it makes you feel better, my wife and I have been laughing so hard for days over your poop knife...

 

[blueberrymilkshake]

If it makes you feel better, my wife and I have been laughing so hard for days over your poop knife...

I honestly laughed out loud, thank you hahaha. Fortunately, I cannot take credit for that amazing piece of literature.

I showed it to my sister a few years ago and she says she still occasionally thinks about the story haha

 

[Dreaming1]

once the water gets too near to the sunken trichs you'd risk loosing them to the side drain you can put a kitchen paper in front of the hole and it will take the water in while the trichs stay

This syphon im describing is for making a constant vacuum line. Using a stream of water flowing downwards by a side opening causes suction to happen on the side opening. Attatch a small, thin hose to it. (I skipped last part, cause im tired.) Then you use a funnel into a container that you can put the hose in, or attatch to its side. Then you load funnel with screen in it, and the vacuum line helps pull liquids thru the filter.
It is a physics hack for a cheap vacuum pump for home laboratory use. Lots of stuff can be done with some hot sand and a vacuum pump.
Google filter funnel or filter flask. Just adapt the principle for your set up.

 

[Kassiopeija]

Side drain?

the trichs sink to the bottom, it's why they call it gravity hash... siphon the water away manually until u can refill into a 1.5l plastic bottle... wait until it sinks... the use a gleaming nail to make a side hole somewhat above the ground layer and the mayor rest of the water drains out.... this step can be repeated several times... then it's just to get the hash dry with a kitchen paper... then putting it on a plate.... within 2-3 days you got it