nice write up, But using dry ice isn't going to put more resin on the plant, nor will it make the resin more potent. i don't know what gave you that idea. Dry sieve hash is not easy to make if you're going for top quality. I've made plenty dry sieve hash that melted right through a screen, just like i've made dry ice hash that did the same. Dry ice hash comes out exactly like dry sieve. It's just much quicker with dry ice.
This isn't about putting more trichs on your material...if you have good ganja it's about getting the most trichs off!
Apparently you have not made that much Dry Ice Kief with quality bags. Anyone who has *knows* that dry ice wins hands down. Why?
1. 109.3 degrees below zero freezes anything... in a matter of seconds. This works even on large dense nugs (which could be bone dry or harvest day fresh) and still extract a larger yield. Dry sieving simply doesn't work on fresh trim or buds, sorry.
2. Dry ice *pulverizes* or breaks down leaf, bud and even stems due the extreme brittleness of the now frozen material. Dry sieving doesn't do that, even with a tumbler, which is old school and slow as hell.
3. Trichomes are sticky by design. Get them to 109.3 degrees below zero and they solidify and are no longer as tacky. This helps keep the trichs from sticking to other materials as they break off and separate from the leaf, trim or bud they were attached to.
4. Dry sieving anything causes a static electricity buildup on dissimilar materials: Just agitating one ounce of dry buds in a quart Ziploc baggie and you can see it sticking to the plastic.
5. Using quality sift bags (like Boldt bags) will allow you to get the most out of your product when used properly.
I can go on, but you should get the point by now.
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