Sicmarc

My personal opinion is to dry it first, but I have a lot of wet trim and not a lot to do today, so I would like some opinions please.

ZoomBoom

I would dry it first.

I usually make bubble hash with my trim, and it always works best dried thoroughly and frozen.

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I believe I saw a video some where saying that bubble man from bubble bags uses wet trim and gets more pure hash that way. I always use dry clippings because I hoard clippings from harvest to harvest. I don't think it really matters unless your a bubble snob. Bubble hash is bubble hash wet or dry.

P3nelope

tho i haven't had the opportunity to attempt it myself, i have witnessed extensive experimentation with bubble hash processes via interwebs...
...the reported conclusions are that the plant materials should be frigid....and err, well-- wet! hahah

as far as i know, ice water processes are the only derivations that are actually most successful when plant matter is fresh cut cuz the goal is to freeze, sever and filter only the trichome caps for the highest purity--
wet makes it less of a chore, as i heard it
dried trim crumbles into finer particles, which seems to require more extensive filtering-- wet trim won't crumble and needs only the general itty bitty, small and medium sized filter bags....not the entire 7 bag system and the 4 extra work & wait periods to gain similar yields & quality


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bobbooty

wet trim never worked for me, i tried that a few times, and haven't tried since. i dunno, but very dried trim, works just fine for me.

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I personally feel wet trim is not as good as dried trim for the reason that the resin glands need to be knocked off the trim easily. This does not happen easily if the trim is wet. It only hinders the process. You are best letting the trim dry out completely and just before you are about to make your bubble hash, put the trim in the freezer for an hour or two only (depending on quantity) before you put it in the bubbleator. This process also helps knock off those trich glands easier which is the point in the first place.
Thats just my take on it.

nigel

but i am favouring wet trim that is uncut.

Presoaking i think helps, but not more than a few days by my trials, as leaf breaks down.

Trichs are on the outside of the leaves, so why cut and let out all the chlorophyll and nasty tasting stuff in the leaf.

Once dry, leaf turns to dust, which is the same size as the trichs. Becomes a contaminant.

I use coffee flilters ala n_d_shadows technique, his journal has a tutorial i reccomend you look at.

I put leaf in a jar, [small batches = more efficient] with water, put a few coins in, and shake the bejesus out of it.

Let it settle, remove leaf and put in a second jar. [pic 1]

pour green water from jar one into jar 2 so that just sediment left and put jar 2 aside. [pic 2]

Pour contents of jar 1 through sieve into pot, get leaf and bits caught, put in jar 2.[pic 3]

Filter water from jar one through filters held in cups [pic 3].

While that is happening, back to jar 2 and repeat process. but keep seperate from 1st batch.

Batch one is grade one, remove filters from cup, and gently tear along seam to make 'hash bats'. [pic 4]

and allow to fully drain. use a knife to scrape, easier when moist; not wet or dry lol [pic 5]

batch 2 being higher in leaf matter is grade 2; both work good. lol

Keeping the whole process in 2 jars, means any you miss is picked up next time.

When you finish, leaf is trash. but put the filters into jar one with some fresh water, to wash off trichs. remove filters, i do one at a time, and trash.

trich rich water in jar is headstart on next batch. good luck and enjoy. nigel

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P3nelope

how much toil?

to each their own eh
technically, the experimenters' reports tell me the bubble hash method succeeds with wet or dry

but both of my most experienced and analytical-type sources independently came to the same preference for wet... if possible
...for same reasons Nigel discussed-- this method of stripping the trichomes from the surface isn't bolstered by the unwanted plant matter being pre-shredded-- and the smaller micron-sized powderized particles can pass through the filter bags easier and are then more likely to affect the purity of the final product
wet trim isn't so easily reduced to fine particles during the slushy pulverization however...
and plant matter being moistened to the extent that it is during the process, the repetitive process of extreme agitation to separate frozen-brittle trichome caps from leaf surfaces is not at all hindered by using wet-frozen instead of dry-frozen trim tho either can be used 'successfully'

...and the chlorophyll is not considered much of an issue-- being water soluble, chlorophyll rinses away with the ice wash...
my favorite description of the final rinse is that frozen trichomes are metaphorical marbles in a bucket of diluted green food colouring the glass won't stain and residue slips away in the washwater


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