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May 31, 2019
Where is the sweet spot for full melt?
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 found in the 73 micron or 90 micron bags. Often 120 has gold too. The 45…Read more
Apr 10, 2019
Why Did This Bubblehash Nucleate?
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) moisture in the ball. Freeze drying in no way guarantees that your…Read more
Feb 4, 2019
Why Won’t My Kief Press into Templeballs?
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 then it fails! What went wrong? --- I made this short video because…Read more
Jan 21, 2019
Super Colorful Weed
obama-kush-leafly Obama Kush 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 concentrates. I wanted to gain as much…Read more
Oct 23, 2018
60secTech – Bubble Hash – Oil-filled trichome heads
https://youtu.be/ISsFZ5RJe_s 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 maturity have heads that are swollen with…Read more
Oct 18, 2018
Properly dried hash has that telltale twinkle
From the original journal 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 the process from 7 - 14 days to about 24…Read more
Oct 8, 2018
Bronze will never be mistaken for gold
Slice of 73 and 45 micron Just as in life, the difference between gold and bronze will eventually become apparent. Earlier this year when placed on a tray, the 45 micron resin mistakenly ran into the 73 micron resin. After taking a turn in the freeze dryer, the line of demarcation was clear. The 73 micron hash (on…Read more
Dec 5, 2017
I have begun to make Hash from this years garden
Rosetta Stone Hash Rosin After washing three different plants last week - Icer (bred by R-Kiem Seeds), Bloodwreck, and Rosetta Stone (bred by Gea Seeds), I feel myself getting back into the groove. I squished hash today to make uniquely flavored hash rosin. Pictured here and in the cover image is slow-pressed,…Read more
Nov 27, 2017
Making Good Hash Rosin = Life
From the original journal I strive to approach life like making good hash rosin; moving methodically with consistent purpose and always putting my best fot forward. Details like filling the bag to the edges and the method of folding parchment paper really do matter and make the difference between decent and truly…Read more
Nov 26, 2017
Dank for Dankness Sake
Hashish pressed flat on my hand Dank for the sake of dankness...because the sun shines with no apologies to the clouds. I walked into this hashmaking game totally fresh faced and a bit reluctantly, but I definitely wanted the opportunity to write for a magazine I had read for years. In effort to prepare me to be able…Read more
Oct 31, 2017
O-O joints turn Spooky Sesh into Smoky Sesh
Living in Miami Beach, Halloween was always a big deal. Lincoln Road would become an endless river of new, bold, personal expressions that usually bordered on the extreme. Although the people pressed upon me was a bother by the end of the night, I always approached each Halloween with a childish glee and…Read more
Oct 3, 2017