Here is IWE produced from 3 blackberry kush plants in 7 gallon pots. I would guess combined they weighed between 3/4 and 1 lb of flowers all together. The trims were fresh frozen. The water was a nice neon green and an intense smell appeared after less than a minute of agitation. I used a small machine.
This is my favorite plant for buzz and IWE potential.
Heres two and the frosty to be fresh frozen shots:
Unless its winter I don't even try to make this IWE into ice wax, it very sticky and has a taffy like consistency (even the 190, 160, and 25). Instead I do my best to dry the fruit roll ups by stretching them as thin as possible. Even at fridge temps this IWE is sticky and stretch which is good because at room temp you cannot touch it without it gooing all over any surface, even non-stick, 25 micron drying screens, and parchment. BIG dab... MMMMmelty!
First pic is the goo blobs after extraction, and 1 week of drying in my fridge; laying on the 25 screen with brown paper towels under it, and covered to prevent fuzz falling in over time. I do this because cold is our ally for a clean separation, both of the resin heads from the leaves as well as the water from the resin mass during drying. If temp of the mixture rises then some oils, terps etc mix with the water and also evaporate off as the water does = slight quality loss. Obviously, increasing the surface area somehow for faster drying is ideal, but with this IWE I cannot unless its almost frozen. (big pain to do) So I go with a slow, cold dry as just leaving it out seems to create a 'skin' on the outside that traps in a lot of residual water.
I spun four washes on the same material and did use a 220 work bag in the machine. The left column is first pull and the right is 4th pull. Bottom dark blobs are 38 micron and the top are mostly 160. The piles are 160, 70, 38 except the left column. Look at the first spin tho (left column). The top blob is 190 the second down is the 160 and I already dabbed the 120 (not in pic) which is lighter in color than the 70. First spin 160 can be good depending on genetics, after that its too green for me.
Then these are after I gave it the old taffy stretch to thin out the blobs for further drying out of the fridge. As soon as I set them down they re-adhere to the 25 screen and (I must refrigerate to remove intact) its taffy, sticky, angel hair mess time again. Natural light, then flash, then a detail of the taffy consistency as well as ash left behind after a dab of the 160 which is nice but is not as pure as the 70 or the (purest IMO) 120 which vanished very quickly on my nail.
Any advice on collection, drying, and of course pressing of sticky, taffy resin varieties? Danks. Glad I finally have more of this amazing IWE.
My gardens best, my 100% OUH LA LA!
Interestingly when I grew this strain veganic the 70 was not so gooey more of crumbly and yellowish clear extract. I grew these in a Super Soil based on subs with my own additions as well. Here is the trunk of the mainlined one.
I also found my first hand press pics. I will get that experience posted up soon as well...
Mucho Danks to the RUI community and contributors for the info and dialogue along my journey!