AZPsyclops
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My blender hash technique.
I decided to write this article after a few inquiries from my friends on how I make this blender hash. I make it this way because it is cheap and I already had the stuff at my house to make it with; I’m sure there’s other better ways to make it including, the bubble hash machines and bags. Here’s what I start with:a blender, two or three clear measuring cups, siphon hose, gold screen coffee filter, regular paper coffee filters, a bowl and spoon.
First you have to dry your cuttings and whatever small buds you feel like you're going into your hash and freeze them.
Fill your blender about a third of the way full with some of your frozen cuttings.Then fill it up to about two thirds way with water and a couple handfuls of ice, be careful with how much ice you add though; you don't want too much and you don't want to little.
First I crush the ice with the ice crusher setting and then blend on low for about 15 to 30 seconds. You will get a greenish looking slushy.
You can see in this next picture I have just a few ice crystals mixed in with the vegetation floating on the top of the blender after blending.
I have to let these melt because they won't strain correctly; just a hair too much ice, or just the right amount depending on which you look at it. I then take the blended mixture and carefully strain it through the gold coffee filter into one of my clear measuring cups. It's important not to let your filter get overloaded. I then dip the filter with the vegetation in it an up and down as if I was a teabag and I even use a spoon to stir occasionally to make sure that I get most of the trichome down through the filter.
After dipping and stirring I rinse with clean water to get anything that I've might've missed on my first run.
I then scoop this first running cuttings out into a bowl and save them for a second run, because there is still some stuff to be had out of them.
After the measuring cups and bowls that I use are full; I set them in the refrigerator for 45 minutes to let all the trichome settled to the bottom.
Carefully remove the measuring cups from the refrigerator without disturbing the settled resin glands on the bottom and set it on a counter next to something you can siphon into. Use the siphon tube to take off most of the water leaving just a little above the settled trichomes on the bottom.
Take what's left and pour it through your regular paper coffee filter. I use my gold-medal coffee filter as a support while I am doing this.
Grab the top edges of your coffee filter careful not to spill any of the liquid try to tie off the tops so none can get back up through.
Use slight pressure to drain the water slowly out of the filter. I then take the filter and blot it on a towel to dry it out just a little bit more, but be careful how hard you press, be gentle.
I then unwrap the filter over a glass baking pan to collect my un-pressed hash,(or hippie crack). You must let this dry at least 12 hours before pressing or just let it dry; however long it takes.
I then scoop it up into a folded piece of parchment paper pack it tight and wrap it in tinfoil dull side in.
Set your iron to its lowest setting, you can literally put your hand on it without getting burnt, and press each side for 30 seconds with moderate pressure. Let your press cool off for a little while and open it up and see what you got.
It looks like I might have overcook it a little, which could account for the dark color. Colors can vary depending on how much dye comes out of the leaves and stuff, this is the drawbacks of making blender hash. Like I said earlier though this was inexpensive and I had everything laying around my house. Hope you liked the article, any tips and comments are more than welcome.
My blender hash technique.
I decided to write this article after a few inquiries from my friends on how I make this blender hash. I make it this way because it is cheap and I already had the stuff at my house to make it with; I’m sure there’s other better ways to make it including, the bubble hash machines and bags. Here’s what I start with:a blender, two or three clear measuring cups, siphon hose, gold screen coffee filter, regular paper coffee filters, a bowl and spoon.
First you have to dry your cuttings and whatever small buds you feel like you're going into your hash and freeze them.Fill your blender about a third of the way full with some of your frozen cuttings.Then fill it up to about two thirds way with water and a couple handfuls of ice, be careful with how much ice you add though; you don't want too much and you don't want to little.
First I crush the ice with the ice crusher setting and then blend on low for about 15 to 30 seconds. You will get a greenish looking slushy.You can see in this next picture I have just a few ice crystals mixed in with the vegetation floating on the top of the blender after blending.I have to let these melt because they won't strain correctly; just a hair too much ice, or just the right amount depending on which you look at it. I then take the blended mixture and carefully strain it through the gold coffee filter into one of my clear measuring cups. It's important not to let your filter get overloaded. I then dip the filter with the vegetation in it an up and down as if I was a teabag and I even use a spoon to stir occasionally to make sure that I get most of the trichome down through the filter.After dipping and stirring I rinse with clean water to get anything that I've might've missed on my first run. I then scoop this first running cuttings out into a bowl and save them for a second run, because there is still some stuff to be had out of them.After the measuring cups and bowls that I use are full; I set them in the refrigerator for 45 minutes to let all the trichome settled to the bottom.Carefully remove the measuring cups from the refrigerator without disturbing the settled resin glands on the bottom and set it on a counter next to something you can siphon into. Use the siphon tube to take off most of the water leaving just a little above the settled trichomes on the bottom. Take what's left and pour it through your regular paper coffee filter. I use my gold-medal coffee filter as a support while I am doing this. Grab the top edges of your coffee filter careful not to spill any of the liquid try to tie off the tops so none can get back up through. Use slight pressure to drain the water slowly out of the filter. I then take the filter and blot it on a towel to dry it out just a little bit more, but be careful how hard you press, be gentle. I then unwrap the filter over a glass baking pan to collect my un-pressed hash,(or hippie crack). You must let this dry at least 12 hours before pressing or just let it dry; however long it takes. I then scoop it up into a folded piece of parchment paper pack it tight and wrap it in tinfoil dull side in. Set your iron to its lowest setting, you can literally put your hand on it without getting burnt, and press each side for 30 seconds with moderate pressure. Let your press cool off for a little while and open it up and see what you got. It looks like I might have overcook it a little, which could account for the dark color. Colors can vary depending on how much dye comes out of the leaves and stuff, this is the drawbacks of making blender hash. Like I said earlier though this was inexpensive and I had everything laying around my house. Hope you liked the article, any tips and comments are more than welcome.
