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Bubble hash: fresh frozen or dried material?

EmeraldLakeCannabis
EmeraldLakeCannabisstarted grow question 3 years ago
For my outdoor, whatever is there when the plants come in will be washed for hash. My question is; what are the advantages/disadvantages of both fresh frozen and dried material in terms of bubble hash. How is quality, potency, yield etc for each?
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 3 years ago
Freeze it fresh. It does increase yield potential relative to material quality. be gentle with storage as the trichomes will be brittle. there is a reason behind it. You can see the physical reason for yourself and using a scope comparing dry/cured buds vs when you first chop it down. The trichomes kinda lose shape a bit and 'melt' slgihtly.. gel? as it dries and later cures. By freezing immediately, it is easier for cold water to knock off the orginal shape of the trichome versus the melted version. There is less degradation at low temps of the THCa molecule, also a bonus. The brittlenes is a slight concern, If it can't simply be frozen and left unmolested. high traffic freezer? handsy roommates? don't throw it around like a football and all is well.
NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 3 years ago
quality will be more about how you treat the material while processing, given common sense otherwise. if not rough, won't have green hash. jagged ice is another no-no tht will cause not-so-good contamination of chlorophyl. watch the frenchy vids on youtube. everything importnt is in those videos, even if you want to do it in a more simple, less time-consuming way. e.g. i just start with 10-12min cycles with portable washing machine - i use high for the heavier loads but not small ones.. more about pace of swirl that results. as long as you don't get that extra oily/goopy consitency or green hues, it's an "okay" process. you'll get at least okay hash. use more bags at first, and keep the ones where you think there is a distinct difference... 25-120-workbag? 45-73-150-workbag? i liked what i got from 25u bag, but some do not. so 25u - 120u worked for me. The rest (>120u) was stuff that looked and smelled great, but could feel and taste a difference smoking it. Think strain impacts this greatly in some instances. bubble hash is a sieve, not an extration. we are gently knocking trichomes off the outside of the plant. you don't want what is inside the plant to be released... that is where the green and overly-oily texture comes from. (it's difficult to say "oily" as thc is a lipid or whatever, so that extra oily goopy beyond normal sandy-at-room-temperature-look that we want...)
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