Cold Water Extraction: Ghetto Style

I'm sure everyone has heard of Bubblebags and how to make hash with them using cold water extraction (CWE). The problem is that they are quite pricey and maybe you don't try CWE because of it. But it is IMO one of the better methods of making hash because it's:
a) cheap
b) safe
c) good yield

Here is a cheap way to do it, with good results. All you need are:
1) two buckets; at least one should be 5 gal
2) bag of ice
3) filter; to strain plant material (must be big enough to let the trichomes pass)
4) coffee filters
5) blender; or some way to agitate the material
5) trim; dried

You will also see a siphon hose. Since the most of the trichomes drop to the bottom I siphon off most of the water from the bucket to save time. You do not need to do this but you will quickly find your coffee filters getting clogged from the trichs if you filter the whole bucket.

So, as you can see in the above pics, fill one bucket with water, ice and the trim. Use the blender to agitate for about 2-3 mins. Then take a break for 10 or so minutes, maybe smoke one or hit a bowl. That's what I do, usually.

Repeat the agitation step a three or four times. Then, using the silkscreen (and a colander for shape), pour the whole mixture into the other bucket. Squeeze all the water out of the plant material and discard it.

You now have a bucket of greenish coloured water. This is where I siphon off about 3/4 of the water. Be sure to let it sit a while to give the trichomes time to sink to the bottom of the bucket.

Sorry forgot pics for these steps.

When you are near the bottom stop the siphon. It's time to use the coffee filters to capture the hash. Cut the top off of a 2L plastic pop bottle. Take the cap off and turn it upside down and place the coffee filter inside. Now carefully pour the remaining water through the filter. This may take some time depending on how much water you have left

Once your water is filtered you should have a number of coffee filters containing the wet hash.

Use a blade to carefully scrape the hash onto a plate for drying. At this point you can leave it to dry naturally, or what I do is squeeze the water out with my fingers. Once it is dry then it is ready to smoke.

Usually get 2-3 g per oz of trim, takes about 2 hours from start to finish.

Enjoy!

Last picture was kinda blurry but it still looks like s ome killer shit. Toke up!:thumbsup:

Hi, I am thinking of using this method, however when you say 'trim' do you mean all of the leaves from the plant? I have a bin liner full of leaves but they are wet at the minute.

Regards

yeah you get the hang of it after a while
i had made hash using the ice water method and agitation but somebody ( my grandma snoooping in my room) thought it of mud maybe..?! and threw it out, it was a good 3 grams of it, or more.. i didnt even get to touch it yet! stupid snooping parents.
well looking on the brightside.. at least they didnt touch my green..

Anyone?

i will be using your method when i get all of my plants trimmings. yay!

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Originally Posted by pspmachine

Anyone?

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Yes, by "trim" I mean all the leaf you get after manicuring. I use everything; bud leaves, fan leaves, stems. It all goes into the bucket.