felvapes
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Yea I'm using my gauge as it's there and is a guide
But you are right, I am starting to get the idea where it needs to be without looking after a few uses
You poor gaugeless bastard!!!!
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But you are right, I am starting to get the idea where it needs to be without looking after a few uses
You poor gaugeless bastard!!!!
.It's Friday night...squish night.
Same method, 10g of June 2018 buds stored at 62%RH, 40mm puck 3 mins at 2250 to 2750 at 220f;
Lights and temperature scale installed;
No directional flow paper this time, close to escaping but stayed on the paper luckily.
Psychoanalyst picture...what do you see?;
I see a big dab;
A 1.96 gram dab, so 19.6% return, gunna have to pull out more stems to hit that magic 20%, sneaking up on it.
Edit, just read the date on the jar in the pic.
Same method, 10g of June 2018 buds stored at 62%RH, 40mm puck 3 mins at 2250 to 2750 at 220f;
Lights and temperature scale installed;
No directional flow paper this time, close to escaping but stayed on the paper luckily.
Psychoanalyst picture...what do you see?;
I see a big dab;
A 1.96 gram dab, so 19.6% return, gunna have to pull out more stems to hit that magic 20%, sneaking up on it.
Edit, just read the date on the jar in the pic.
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That is still an impressive yield on 13+ month old flower. Your upcoming flower will yield more as I suspect it'll have more terpenes yet? Diggin the setup and layout, looks like you have plenty of room and not cramped!
Still got another 3 jars after that one gets emptied, might have to try a couple of different vintages, just to see.
felvapes
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As @psychonaut said, it can be good to experiment with smaller amounts
I have been doing 2g squishes lately with different variables on the same bud to get an idea how it reacts best before doing a big squish with it
These are my test loads before trying an oz. (I am keeping notes on time, heat, etc), 10g blowout no worries, chalk it up to learning!
I think the maximum easy amount will probably be 2x 10 g pucks as they are a tight squeeze height wise and will definitely need directional flow parchment paper.
I actually caught the drips in the silicon pucks but ended up collecting the on my chisel tool so I could weigh the final return (might weigh the pucks next time to make things easier)
I think the maximum easy amount will probably be 2x 10 g pucks as they are a tight squeeze height wise and will definitely need directional flow parchment paper.
I actually caught the drips in the silicon pucks but ended up collecting the on my chisel tool so I could weigh the final return (might weigh the pucks next time to make things easier)
Yes, 2x 10g pucks is going to be about the most you can press out at once using the pm40r mold. Might be able to get 12g x2 if the material is picked through and de-stemmed down to like 0.25g chunks. For an ounce, we don't have a pre-press for it yet because it takes a lot of pressure to create a dense puck, hard to do by hand. It'll also take a larger filter like 3x7", though hand stuffing one of those filters will likely not be able to contain an ounce.
10g sounds like a small sample with your jar count!
felvapes
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Yea I'm just doing the 2g squishes as I get a nights dabs and get to try more variables in a week or day without making heaps of rosin ATM or only getting one squish a week in to test all my variables
I get 5 different press trials out of the 10g and can hone the particular bud quicker, then press big amounts with repeatable results on the different buds
I get 5 different press trials out of the 10g and can hone the particular bud quicker, then press big amounts with repeatable results on the different buds
A 2g load will act quite differently to what 10g puck will (need a shorter heat soak, pressures will be completely different, 2250-2750 was the guide pressure for a 40mm puck).
So my reconning is that I will always be doing at least 10g (or 2x 10g) so may as well get it right for that amount to start with, may as well take advantage of the capacity.
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I'm finding rosin squeezed from older buds stays cleaner in my nail and saionara. Less likely to budder as well.
The terpenes change too, still there but more subdued. In some cases more mellow, on those buds that have harsh terps early.
This latest press is the best tasting yet, the only difference was this was a higher temperature, I thought the higher temp would gain on return but lose a bit of flavor, I was wrong on both counts (a tiny bit more return)
Placed the puck on top of my ultrasonic cleaner that was working at 60 degrees C to melt the rosin flat, makes it a lot easier to grab a dab!
Placed the puck on top of my ultrasonic cleaner that was working at 60 degrees C to melt the rosin flat, makes it a lot easier to grab a dab!
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felvapes
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The bud presses pretty much the same if a 2g bud or a 10g puck
I know this via two things
- @psychonaut suggests this as a way to trial your buds
- I have been doing so and getting the same results and yields out of a bud or a puck
If anything you may get less yield from a puck as there is more material in the path to catch your rosin or soak it up before it drips
And by your logic you should be pressing two pucks at a time to get your results them not one as it would be different.....
It's not a matter of how much the press can take or how much material I have to press
It's a matter of how much rosin do I want in storage as opposed to fresh whilst I am getting the characteristics of each bud type
Two or three 2g presses that take no time to do or effort and I am pretty good to press as much as I like with repeatable results
And I haven't had to wait a week between presses to do so
Or vape more than needed of waxy or chlorophyll filled rosin from a press that was not great results
Then I can make bulk if I have needs for such quickly and effectively
I didn't bring this up as an argument
Merely what @psychonaut had suggested and I had found quite useful
Squish on mate squish on....
EDIT
On the dab grabbing, I have been using the dab tool I will dab with to grab, and then a dab tool with a silicone end on it to hold the rest of the rosin in the puck
I find it easier to pull out the size dab I need with out having the whole lot come out
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I'm a big fan of starting small to figure out temps, once it's dialed in can just press it all and freeze it. I don't hardly use flower so it tend to be how long do I wanna cure my flower for before pressing?
Lots of options, but I prefer the more cured resin about 3 months. I'll probably press a couple ounces at that point.
If you do store in the freezer I'd just suggest a glass container that's air tight to keep out moisture, then in a zip lock bag.
Lots of options, but I prefer the more cured resin about 3 months. I'll probably press a couple ounces at that point.
If you do store in the freezer I'd just suggest a glass container that's air tight to keep out moisture, then in a zip lock bag.
felvapes
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What about the silicone pucks? Are they good freezer containers?
How long do you keep your rosin for in a freezer without degradation?
I'm also using less and less flower these days
felvapes
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I did a 10 g squish today after doing a number of 2 g test runs on this new bud
I got a number of different results using the same pressure and heat but using different times ranging from 15-18%
I believe that this bud tops out at about 18% as I was able to repeat this twice using the same settings
I used the same settings for the 10g puck and also got 18%
I also did the double squish but got nothing extra out of it this time when usually I can get something
So the first press and settings must have done the job pretty well
As long as I keep getting 18+ I am a happy camper
Really nice and yummy rosin this bud produces
Tastes and hits are both quality
It buddered up on the edge of the plates
The drips and rosin surrounding bud was the more sticky/solid kind
2500 stepped up to 3000 for 3mins at 105 C/221 F
2500 step up to 3000 at about 2.15/2.30 mins
1.8 grams of quality goodness :)
Now I can hit this bud properly and know I'm not wasting any good honey
Drip shots
Splatter pics
Budder shots
A 2g and 10g post press puck
Surprisingly similar size and thinness after squishing
The 10g has blown out after the second squish attempt, it was much neater looking before I folded it in half and double squished
1.8 g of yum
I got a number of different results using the same pressure and heat but using different times ranging from 15-18%
I believe that this bud tops out at about 18% as I was able to repeat this twice using the same settings
I used the same settings for the 10g puck and also got 18%
I also did the double squish but got nothing extra out of it this time when usually I can get something
So the first press and settings must have done the job pretty well
As long as I keep getting 18+ I am a happy camper
Really nice and yummy rosin this bud produces
Tastes and hits are both quality
It buddered up on the edge of the plates
The drips and rosin surrounding bud was the more sticky/solid kind
2500 stepped up to 3000 for 3mins at 105 C/221 F
2500 step up to 3000 at about 2.15/2.30 mins
1.8 grams of quality goodness :)
Now I can hit this bud properly and know I'm not wasting any good honey
Drip shots
Splatter pics
Budder shots
A 2g and 10g post press puck
Surprisingly similar size and thinness after squishing
The 10g has blown out after the second squish attempt, it was much neater looking before I folded it in half and double squished
1.8 g of yum
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Friday Night, you guessed it, squish night!
I had 9.25g of bubble hash that was contaminated with lab filter paper that used to leave my Halo pretty dirty (bubble hash 4wd terp balls).
So I did a smaller press than normal, 9.25g instead of 10g;
Hand stuffed into a 2x4 37au bag, 195f for 2.5 mins at 2250, 30 seconds at 2500, probably a little too high (later pics).
Rosin started flowing almost immediately and had me rushing to tilt the frame for Driptech;
it kept flowing;
and flowing;
Oops, a bit of a blowout;
No matter, I collected the middle section and pressed it again, this looks better (almost needed directional flow on the repress, close to the edge);
New use for my homemade IH, not too many can do this to help clean off the collection chisel/tool;
A few minutes on top of the warm ultrasonic cleaner and I ended up with this;
I think I may have mucked up which puck I put the final product in as my sums added up to 5.8g return and it looks more like 4g, not sure so I weighed the puck full and will reweigh when empty for a confirmation of weights.
Had a little dab and it was sooo good, smoothest shiz I have had on the nail and the Sic Halo likes it too, very little cleanup.
Happy dabbing fellow inmates.
I had 9.25g of bubble hash that was contaminated with lab filter paper that used to leave my Halo pretty dirty (bubble hash 4wd terp balls).
So I did a smaller press than normal, 9.25g instead of 10g;
Hand stuffed into a 2x4 37au bag, 195f for 2.5 mins at 2250, 30 seconds at 2500, probably a little too high (later pics).
Rosin started flowing almost immediately and had me rushing to tilt the frame for Driptech;
it kept flowing;
and flowing;
Oops, a bit of a blowout;
No matter, I collected the middle section and pressed it again, this looks better (almost needed directional flow on the repress, close to the edge);
New use for my homemade IH, not too many can do this to help clean off the collection chisel/tool;
A few minutes on top of the warm ultrasonic cleaner and I ended up with this;
I think I may have mucked up which puck I put the final product in as my sums added up to 5.8g return and it looks more like 4g, not sure so I weighed the puck full and will reweigh when empty for a confirmation of weights.
Had a little dab and it was sooo good, smoothest shiz I have had on the nail and the Sic Halo likes it too, very little cleanup.
Happy dabbing fellow inmates.
felvapes
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Love squishing kief
I am sure the bubble hash makes amazing rosin
Kief gives great yields too
I normally don't squish my bubble as it is so good and tasty on its own
But a great way to make use of the paper tainted hash though
I don't get nearly as much kief now that I am dabbing more though...
Shredder
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You've come a long ways, pilgrim. Your fully in the rabbit hole now.
@LesPlenty nice squish! That's a good size glob of rosin that dripped out, good job recovery on the blowout as well, looks nice. I am going to get my squish this weekend, need to see how these 3 month cured nugs do! I need to see if I can get a video of the sauce plate in action with a time lapse.
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CA (CANADA) warehouse has been restocked, we hope to replenish the stock before it sells out next time.
Here are the products that are restocked -
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DP-BJ6T35
DP-RP35S
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