New Years hash!

[JohnEmad]

Happy New Year to everyone.

With the cold weather curbing my ability to do outside activities it gave me the time to finally make some ice water hash (bubble hash) with the last of my trim.
Did 5 washes which is the most I have done with a batch to this point. after seeing the results I will stick with 4 cylces as the 5th was very green and did not produce much.
used 220, 160, 73 and 25 micron bags. The 220 was the mixing bag so no hash collected at that size.
Weighed it up to about 22 grams out of maybe 1 lb of trim or so. The 1st 3 washes of the 25 and 73 look real nice and I will probably spend a little more time treating it similar to what Frenchy Cannoli does.
Here are the pics. :big-smile:

 

[homegrown]

Nice job JohnEmad ! Think i had 21 or 24 grams my last batch. I see you pressed yours into pucks I just left mine as a fine powder after chopping up during drying process. Makes a potent mix when rolled into a joint...:shock:

 

[MagicMike66]

Nice job John! If you can manage to leave it alone, I’d highly recommend curing it in a jar like you would your bud. The results will be way better than what you’ve got now

 

[JohnEmad]

Crumbling into a joint is what we will do with the 4th and 5th washed hash. Just like the good old days.
The rest will get some heat treatment in cellophane.

 

[JohnEmad]

Thanks MagicMike66.
I agree that it should be aged. This is my 4th or 5th batch from trim and most of that was aged with a easily noticeable improvement.
Going to hot roll the best of it in between cellophane first and then age that for about 6 months or more before smoking. We are starting to get a small collection of aged hash that way.
Next will be making some quality hash from flower only. As they say...Fire in - Fire out

 

[MagicMike66]

I’m yet to try the hot rolled method, does that give you more of a squidgy black type hash? Forgot to ask, do you make it using buckets and bags or a machine?

 

[JohnEmad]

I use the bucket/bag method for now. Not into making hash full time but enjoy the process.
If you have ever had Nepalese temple balls or other similar black /brown hash then you will understand what applying heat can do to hash.
It certainly decarbs it more and changes the overall texture and color and taste. Especially when aging it after that process.


Just ask our resident hash expert Farmbuck

Here is a 4 gram hash ball that was more golden brown at the beginning. Will age this for at least 4 months before sampling. Going to do another 8 grams or so just like this.

 

[JohnEmad]

4.2 gram hash ball

 

[Farmbuck]

Nice !! Stop saying I'm a Hash expert lolll It's the same old process I used for years.

 

[JohnEmad]

How long have you been making hash Monsieur Farmbuck?
I would imagine your long experience has made you far more of an expert then many of us.

 

[MagicMike66]

Thanks man 👍🏻 I’ve got a good bit of trim in the freezer that I plan to make into hash this weekend. Definitely like the sound of hot rolling it this time too. Thanks to Farmbuck, I discovered Frenchie, then studied his YouTube channels. Now I make genuinely the best hash I’ve ever had. More reasons to love the gwe community

 

[Farmbuck]

Now that's a beauty my dear JohnEmad I'm kinda bit jealous lolll

Now here"s the hard part for you sir. How long will you cure it before sampling it ? Just saying lollll I did some sampling of Nepal Hash I cured for almost 13 months tonite. Yep I'm happy with the quality. It's like drinking a good Bordeaux, a Bourbon or a Whisky.

 

[JohnEmad]

Thanks Farmbuck,
It turned out as good as I could have hoped so far. Yes, the proof will be in the smoke and it is from larf and trim.
I do plan to use some top grade flower for my next batch. Just have to pick out a couple good strains.
Usually I have little trouble leaving it age but a sample is always required no? ...cough, cough...lol.