Where is the sweet spot for full melt?

MAY 31 2019 Holding fast to preconceived notions will result in missing some gems.   We hashmakers all “know” where to find the sweet spot where trichomes have the best representation of the plant at that moment both in flavor, melt.  Certainly the spot is...

Why Did This Bubblehash Nucleate?

APRIL 17 2019 This is nucleated bubblehash. How did it get this way? Taking into consideration that resin has MUCH variety, these are the reasons you generally see for initially very shiny pressed hash that later becomes matte.   1. There is a little (or a lot of)...

Why Won’t My Kief Press into Templeballs?

FEBRUARY 4 2019 You love weed and you use just one special grinder to make your joints. You have been been disciplined and you have never taken the kief out of the bottom of your grinder. You know that this is precious resin that can be made into pressed hash. But...

Super Colorful Weed

JANUARY 21 2019 I love weed of every hue, but super colorful weed is positively psychedelic.  I remember the first time I had weed that was like a rainbow.  My husband, Nicholas and I were in Washington interning at WAM Oil in January 2014.  He had fallen in love with...

60secTech – Bubble Hash – Oil-filled trichome heads

OCTOBER 23 2018 Whether you are processing fresh frozen,  fresh,  or cured material for bubble hash, as a hashmaker, you are always seeking oil-filled heads.   Bubble hashmaking is the efficient collection of trichome heads. Cannabis plants harvested at the peak of...

Properly dried hash has that telltale twinkle

OCTOBER 18 2018 One of the most crucial processes of hash making is drying.  Unfortunately many a dank hash washes have been ruined by less than thorough drying techniques.  A little over 3 years ago, the freeze dryer was used by forward thinking hash makers to speed...