Shredder
Dogs like me
My last two rosin pressing sessions were with brown 6+ month old buds that were stored in glass with 62% boveda packs.
The first session I pressed tangerine cookies. I pressed at 190F for about 2 minutes, folded my 2x4 inch pucks and repressed later at 210F. The return was less than the same buds when they were fresher. But still respectable. I havnt actually weighed and figured out the exact amounts but I have a rough idea based on grams per puck.
The rosin turned out dark, very dark, but not black. The taste had mellowed. When fresher the rosin tasted strong of oranges and had a bite kinda like orange zest. But now the rosin is smooth as can be, the orange taste is still there but less pronounced. And it's some of the cleanest I've ever pressed. Very little residual left on the nail, and my saionara stays clean for an incredible amount of time.
Session 2 I used older blue dream buds. I pressed at 190F for 2+ minutes, folded the puck in half and repressed at 210F. Both first and second presses get mixed. The return was about the same as it was when fresh.
The taste difference was less dramatic than the tangerine cookies, but I'd say it was smoother, and a little sweeter. I like the taste of blue dream anyway, it's one of my favorites taste wise. It's too early to tell if it's as clean as the tangerine cookies. I just pressed it today, but I suspect it will be.
Ussually I dont have buds long enough to get fully mature, and when I did it was ussually dry and didn't return well. But with the boveda packs that seems less of a problem. And this was only 2 sessions with 2 varieties that I've pressed many times when fresh, but I think I need to fully age more buds for pressing after this. I kinda suspect my patients would still prefer the fresh blond looking rosin (eye candy), but I'll have no problem keeping that old stuff for myself.
The first session I pressed tangerine cookies. I pressed at 190F for about 2 minutes, folded my 2x4 inch pucks and repressed later at 210F. The return was less than the same buds when they were fresher. But still respectable. I havnt actually weighed and figured out the exact amounts but I have a rough idea based on grams per puck.
The rosin turned out dark, very dark, but not black. The taste had mellowed. When fresher the rosin tasted strong of oranges and had a bite kinda like orange zest. But now the rosin is smooth as can be, the orange taste is still there but less pronounced. And it's some of the cleanest I've ever pressed. Very little residual left on the nail, and my saionara stays clean for an incredible amount of time.
Session 2 I used older blue dream buds. I pressed at 190F for 2+ minutes, folded the puck in half and repressed at 210F. Both first and second presses get mixed. The return was about the same as it was when fresh.
The taste difference was less dramatic than the tangerine cookies, but I'd say it was smoother, and a little sweeter. I like the taste of blue dream anyway, it's one of my favorites taste wise. It's too early to tell if it's as clean as the tangerine cookies. I just pressed it today, but I suspect it will be.
Ussually I dont have buds long enough to get fully mature, and when I did it was ussually dry and didn't return well. But with the boveda packs that seems less of a problem. And this was only 2 sessions with 2 varieties that I've pressed many times when fresh, but I think I need to fully age more buds for pressing after this. I kinda suspect my patients would still prefer the fresh blond looking rosin (eye candy), but I'll have no problem keeping that old stuff for myself.
