Thread: JOURNAL OF A MADMAN - HASH/KIEF MAKING

OK, well, here are some pics of the hash/kief made from the dried trimmings from the plants in the JOURNAL OF A MADMAN thread. I might add more pics from future threads in here, not sure.


Like I said, the trimmings were dried, then rubbed onto this t-shirt-making type of silk screen. Working with a bit at a time, it is amazing to see how much kief you get from it. Using a smooth, non-porous surface like marble or glass is important so that you can SEE the kief and so that you don't lose any.






The Fog

More pics...

One VERY IMPORTANT step in this process is to draw a picture of a cannabis leaf in the kief. if you do not do this, your kief will not compress properly and will lose it's potency in a matter of days.






The Fog

Here are the rest of the pics.

The kief is gathered, put into a cellophane baggie (like a cigg baggie), and rolled up. It is taped well and then wrapped in paper and taped again. Then, it is dipped in water, compressed with a hammer or book, and then put in the oven for a few minutes (about 10) on a low setting, while keeping your eye on it, of course. THen, you have pressed kief. If it is cooked it a little more, it will get stickier and turn into the hash you are used to seeing...I think!






The Fog

thats some nice hash bro , nice easy to use stoner friendly methods.

Can I come over.......hahaha just kidding. That looks awesome. Hash is the bomb.

Originally Posted by TheGreenFog

Here are the rest of the pics.

The kief is gathered, put into a cellophane baggie (like a cigg baggie), and rolled up. It is taped well and then wrapped in paper and taped again. Then, it is dipped in water, compressed with a hammer or book, and then put in the oven for a few minutes (about 10) on a low setting, while keeping your eye on it, of course. THen, you have pressed kief. If it is cooked it a little more, it will get stickier and turn into the hash you are used to seeing...I think!

The Fog

looks like yay it the first 3 pics lol, thats a bright flash. . .I got to say thats a fine looking method you got there. . .

I use paper coffee filters for the last filter, squeeze all the excess water through it till its dry (ice method), then I stick the wrapped coffee filter under the leg of my heavy desk for half an hour. It comes out looking like a block of original, authentic hash.

Thanks, guys. Hash IS the bomb.

Originally Posted by FreeVenice

looks like yay it the first 3 pics lol, thats a bright flash. . .I got to say thats a fine looking method you got there. . .

Yea, flash makes it look like a white girl...lol



ANYONE else use this method?


The Fog

Hey Fog

You say you must use the dry trimmings? What exactly are the trimmings? All the leaves and such trimmed off after harvest?

I really wanna make hash when i harvest

Peace

Hey GreeFog, I thought you planned on making hash oil with this havest? I need to see that thread.

simple as that heh,i think this is what i will be doing with all my excess trim now,i used the isopropyl method for the leftovers of my last grow and wasn't very impressed by it,left a foul taste,in fact i still have it,was that bad

my technique is a little different...

but whatever makes the sticky...

~blank_21~ Well, yes...the trimmings should be dry. This makes them easier to break into smaller pieces and therefore brings more surface area in contact with the screen. They are simply the smaller leaves that are covered with trichomes, NOT the large fan leaves...those are discarded.

Pic
On left are large fan leaves ready to be discarded. Right is smaller trichomey trim.


Trim is placed in bottom of the dry box to dry, then placed in baggies. Baggies are put into freezer for a couple hours before making the hash, which makes the trichomes stiff and easier to break off when they are rubbed on the screen.


~FreeVenice~ You must have me mistaken with someone else. I don't believe I have ever mentioned Hash Oil before...but I'm surely interested in it.

~atsar~ Yep, simple as that...for this method. There are always trade-offs though with any method. For example, true bubble hash supposedly produces the best and most pure results, but requires much more work. This method is simple and easy, but you will get a less pure hash.

What this means is not that the hash will have less trichomes (THC) in it, but it simply means that there will probably be a little more green matter in the hash as opposed to extraction by another method. But if you think about it, when you smoke normal bud...you are smoking LOTS of green plant matter...so that is MUCH less pure. Take your pick, ya know.

Regarding the isopropyl alcohol method, I've heard that if it has such a bad taste, that might have resulted from attempting to cook off the alcohol too fast or not letting it fully evaporate. I dunno. That's too bad that you had that result, though, man. Bummer.

~Scarlet Sky~ So, what method is that? And where is the end result. I'm sure you don't just mix summadat in your tea...




The Fog


Hash is sexy.

Oh...I forgot to put the picture in from the last post. LOL

Left side are large fan leaves, which will be discarded. Right side is the smaller leaves that are saved for hash.





The Fog

another nice thread fog.

yes, nice one, Fog!

Shov

What did you use to rub it into the silk screen with? your hands or something else? This looks really interesting, and I'd love to try it. Oh, and what does dipping it in water do for it if it is sealed in plastic and tape? does it just make it easier to compress?

postmandave & shov...'preciate it.

Thanks guys.

Hey TheGanjaKing. It is in plastic...tape...and then paper. You dip it in water so the paper doesn't catch on fire when you heat it.

Oh and use a latex glove and just use your hand to rub it in. You don't need the glove...but...you know.


The Fog

awesome. i was looking for a cheap and relatively easy way to make hash when i harvest. thanks fog

Sweet I am gonna get one of those silk screen things and make hash that way! Nice thread!!!

like your method but cant find silkscreen.gonna have to order it.for now i just do ice water and a coffee filter.I have heard that dry sieved hash has more flavor than wet.true?no.......maybe?anyway maybe i will post pics of my method this harvest.ice water,fork,gym shorts and a coffee filter.cheap funny looking and it works.
later.

where did everyone go???

I was wondering Fog if you didn't have the plastic you would find on a cig pack could you use a sandwich bag or somethin like that?

Damn, I've been slacking. Sorry, guys.

~Cornelius & Weed4Life~ No doubt.Thanks! PLEASE post pics on here when you do it! Thanks, again.

~c of green~ I dunno about that, man. I'm curious myself as to whether it is better to make hash from dried or wet leaves. NOT using this method (this method requires dry to be most effective), but doing bubblehash, for example. If I have to make a thread with a poll about it, I will, but WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? If you are going to make bubblehash, freeze when wet and make or dry then freeze then make??????

Hey, c of green, did you ever post that method of yours? I wanna see the gym shorts! LOL

~orangeman~ Sorry, yes, I'm sure you probably could...but, c'mon man, you can find a cellophane somewhere, they are on packs of blunts too! They just seal better than sandwich bags. Cellophane, you just roll it up, flick a lighter and press it while it's hot...sealed! Voila.


The Fog

woowoo hash!! nice little guide there fog!! im got some trimming saved and im going too try this.. wish me luck!