Sticky Grows

Or_Gro said:

Brings flavor to a whole new level...like, perceptible, in my case...

Based on that bag picture, you will be able to get better yields by compacting/stuffing/prepressing the “puck” before you put into press, the smaller the area (not so much the volume) the more force is available per squish..,,

Can’t remember if i linked this before:
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Bag pressure = total force of your press in lbs, divided by (length x width) of your “puck” in inches.

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StickyBudHound said:

Holy frickin hell, you weren't kidding about the stickiness! The smell is absolutely amazing too. I'm thinking higher temps and maybe a bit longer time will yield better. Gonna take my first dab now.
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Or_Gro said:

Brings flavor to a whole new level...like, perceptible, in my case...

Based on that bag picture, you will be able to get better yields by compacting/stuffing/prepressing the “puck” before you put into press, the smaller the area (not so much the volume) the more force is available per squish..,,

Can’t remember if i linked this before:
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Bag pressure = total force of your press in lbs, divided by (length x width) of your “puck” in inches.

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Ibn Vapin said:

@StickyBudHound You'll wanna look for something like 25-33% return. That's a good yield for squishing rosin.

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StickyBudHound said:

For some reason I was really motivated today.

I moved my filter into the grow room instead of pulling the air through the grow room into the dry room and then through the filter.

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Airflow through the grow room should be much better this way. I was also able to eliminate all noise of the fan from being heard above on the main floor.

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Or_Gro said:

Not as heavy a bzzz, eh?

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StickyBudHound said:

It was a real good buzz still, just wasn't couch locker. The sativa in the MHM is more dominant than I thought.

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StickyBudHound said:

It's in the basement and it's cold down there. Maybe it isn't heating up as hot as it should?

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Or_Gro said:

So, here’s my general approach:

make sure your bud has enough moisture to flow, about same rh % as cure jars (55-62%)

Break it up into pieces: don’t have to grind, just break into 1/4” sized pieces and pull out noticeable stemmage....

Put a layer of bud in the bottom of a bag. Take a chopstick-/pencil-sized blunt stick and pack the layer down to remove airspace, add and pack layers into smallest footprint that is 1/2” thick.

(I actually have a hand pre-press that i put bag in, to compresse further; you could work out a quick cold press tech with the duly. Pre-press to half of beginning thickness w no heat.)

Put pre-pressed bag in parchment, and close platens just enuff to touch bag surfaces, hold at target temp for 1 minute (to heat up puck), then press at your target pressure/temp/time.

Maybe this will help in some way:
https://gopurepressure.com/blogs/rosinpress-tips-tricks/top-5-flower-rosin-tips-tricks

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Ibn Vapin said:

A wooden dowel will suffice if you're a hillbilly like me and haven't ever used much less don't own chopsticks

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Or_Gro said:

A couple packing vids:

(when he flips bags inside out, he’s making sure that seam edges are inside bag; some bags come that way, so don’t need to flip them)

If you buy a pre-press mold, get one that matches your platten size or smaller...

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StickyBudHound said:

Excellent! Thanks man. I was looking for a video like that yesterday and couldn't find one on packing the bag.

I have a hammer press and a small bar press. I was using the hammer press yesterday to make the puck. I need to work with the other one some too.

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Or_Gro said:

All part of the adventure...great thing you have a lot of test material....

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