My hash tastes horrible

drudinpc

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First let me say that I am inexperienced with hash. Until this incident I'd only tried it once, maybe 10 years ago. I don't remember anything about the way it tasted.

Anyways, I recently finished my first grow and decided I'd make some hash with the trimmings. I did so using a silk screen to separate the trichs. I stopped working it while the kief was still blonde, as I wanted a more pure hash for my first attempt. I then put the keif in a cig pack cellophane, wrapped it tight, wrapped it in wet newspaper, put in the oven on a low temp for a bit, then took it out and pressed it with a rolling pin. This seems to be a very common recipe on the internet.

Everything seemed to go smoothly. I ended up with dark brown, very solid hash. The cellophane came away cleanly. I was pretty stoked. That didn't last for long.

I decided to smoke some using the needle, cup, and straw trick. It tasted like absolute ass. It almost had a sort of plasticky, chemical sort of taste. The smell wasn't much better. I used a glass cup so I know that wasn't the problem. Could it have been the needle or the piece of rubber I stuck the needle in?

I wasn't sure, so a week or so later I went at it again. Different glass, different needle, all new setup. Same thing. Nasty ass chemical taste. That leads me to my questions.

Does hash always taste like this? What should it taste like? I knew it wouldn't taste like green, but this was almost like someone sprayed it with floor cleaner. Any input on this would be great. Thanks in advance.

Btw, it got me fried off my ass. That part was cool, it was getting there that was repulsing. Now I have this chunk of hash that I don't want to smoke. What else can I do with it?
 

Azweepei

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could be the cig wrapper/cellophane leached plastic toxins into the hash? try parchment...
 

Clonex

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I always use the same method with my trimmings and i love all the hash i make , it tastes like organic lovelliness,
i use the same method as you only i sellotape wrap and boil in a pan for 6-7 minutes,
Also i do all my rolling and pressing before i add to heat and instantly put it in the freezer,
My question is this,,,
sometimes i get a fluffy soft substance , other times it's like a sqidgey black rubber substance ??
Anyone know what is causing the difference ??

make some cookies with the hash lump!!
 
what happend is that the plastic melted to the hash and you smoked some of the plastic chemical . Just use my recipe in the sig , buy wax paper it doesnt stick to oil and humidity so its perfect . and use a iron on low setting or hair straightner (if the chick in the photo is you lol you probably have one) . try seeing if you can spot the plastic on the outside if the plastic is only oin the outside of the piece of hash just scrape the outside and smoke the rest.
 
I always use the same method with my trimmings and i love all the hash i make , it tastes like organic lovelliness,
i use the same method as you only i sellotape wrap and boil in a pan for 6-7 minutes,
Also i do all my rolling and pressing before i add to heat and instantly put it in the freezer,
My question is this,,,
sometimes i get a fluffy soft substance , other times it's like a sqidgey black rubber substance ??
Anyone know what is causing the difference ??

make some cookies with the hash lump!!
I would say thats the amount of heat used on each bud and also the strain gives kief of different colour , ive had dark brown iso hash and pitch golden super saiyan yellow iso hash from another strain haha.
 

Clonex

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I would say thats the amount of heat used on each bud and also the strain gives kief of different colour , ive had dark brown iso hash and pitch golden super saiyan yellow iso hash from another strain haha.
It was the same strains !!
Thats why i don't get it but it must be relative to the heat difference i suppose,
anyway i have a new method , but it may cost me some new ghd's lol
nice write up and picture display,
good on ya!!!!
 

drudinpc

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Thanks guys. Dave, I like your style. My kief started the same color as in your guide, but finished dark brown. Maybe from too much heat? I don't know, but next time I'll use the hair straightener (finally found a use for that thing) and wax paper.

When I read that a cellophane wrapper was to be used, something in my head told me that it was a bad idea. But several recipes called for it, so I figured it was all good. Oh well, hopefully next time I get a better result.
 
I make sure to put wet newspaper over the wrapped kief so it doesnt heat it too much just enough to get it extremly humid. and wont melt if theres a wet newspaper. you can control temp more , if you dont have ironer.
 

rastakolnikov

Well-Known Member
First let me say that I am inexperienced with hash. Until this incident I'd only tried it once, maybe 10 years ago. I don't remember anything about the way it tasted.

Anyways, I recently finished my first grow and decided I'd make some hash with the trimmings. I did so using a silk screen to separate the trichs. I stopped working it while the kief was still blonde, as I wanted a more pure hash for my first attempt. I then put the keif in a cig pack cellophane, wrapped it tight, wrapped it in wet newspaper, put in the oven on a low temp for a bit, then took it out and pressed it with a rolling pin. This seems to be a very common recipe on the internet.

Everything seemed to go smoothly. I ended up with dark brown, very solid hash. The cellophane came away cleanly. I was pretty stoked. That didn't last for long.

I decided to smoke some using the needle, cup, and straw trick. It tasted like absolute ass. It almost had a sort of plasticky, chemical sort of taste. The smell wasn't much better. I used a glass cup so I know that wasn't the problem. Could it have been the needle or the piece of rubber I stuck the needle in?

I wasn't sure, so a week or so later I went at it again. Different glass, different needle, all new setup. Same thing. Nasty ass chemical taste. That leads me to my questions.

Does hash always taste like this? What should it taste like? I knew it wouldn't taste like green, but this was almost like someone sprayed it with floor cleaner. Any input on this would be great. Thanks in advance.

Btw, it got me fried off my ass. That part was cool, it was getting there that was repulsing. Now I have this chunk of hash that I don't want to smoke. What else can I do with it?
Depending on how pure your kief is you may be able to press it without using any real heat, which should help keep the flavours intact.

Put a small pile in the palm of your hand, then press and fold it with your thumb to see if it is pure enough to work (it should turn into yummy hash from the heat and pressure of your hands).

If you are successful you can press larger amounts by putting the kief inside cellophane in your shoe and walking on it for an hour or 3.
 

Fadedawg

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Heat darkens hash by decarboxylation. Hash is a phenol, and it does have a slightly phenolic taste when burned. I suggest you try vaporizing it and see how you like the taste.

Any contaminants like sulphur or Neem oil possible?
 

ilikecheetoes

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i dont like the taste of hash or iso or bho. A sprinkly of kief on top of some bud is not bad though.
That said none of my concentrates taste like a chemical. So something aint right.
 

johnh677

Active Member
For the last 5 years I have never had any problems, but this last time I had to store the leaf a couple days before breaking out the bubble bags. Then I had the same phenomenon that you describe, I am wondering if the plastic (I used a regular trash bag) leached into the leaves from the bag.
 

Frenchy Cannoli

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The bad taste come from your plastic, you need to use food grade plastic that can take over 240F, otherwise the plastic will leach in your hash.
The problem of texture being different when pressing is coming from different humidity level at different time when you were working or storing your trims.
For those who do not like the taste of Hash, don't worry, you have never smoked good hashish so there is hope.............
 

Frenchy Cannoli

Well-Known Member
Depending on how pure your kief is you may be able to press it without using any real heat, which should help keep the flavours intact.

Put a small pile in the palm of your hand, then press and fold it with your thumb to see if it is pure enough to work (it should turn into yummy hash from the heat and pressure of your hands).

If you are successful you can press larger amounts by putting the kief inside cellophane in your shoe and walking on it for an hour or 3.
Actually the heat bound the terpenes to the cannabinoids and decarboxylate your hash which will bring the flavors and keep them locked in the resin mass
NEVER USE CELLOPHANE for pressing
 
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