Bubble bags locally OR cheaper hash methods?!?!

[Vancefish]

So I had a couple questions I was hoping someone could help me with.

-Can you keep the trim frozen indefinitely without quality loss? Do you have to use it within a certain time period of freezing? Was just curious because with a staggered harvest, some trim might sit in the freezer for 2 weeks until the last plant is harvested?

-If using fresh, frozen popcorn buds should you cut them up before making bubble? Seems like this might be a good idea to expose greater surface area and make trich extraction easier... what do you think?

I guess that's pretty much it. I was also wondering what you guys think of doing separate runs for each unique strain... I'd like to do this, but if you have only 1-2 plants of each strain you'd probably need to combine them all together to get a respectable yield. However, I was thinking it might be a good idea to at least separate out indica-heavy plants VS. sativa-heavy plants to at least maybe get a qualitative difference in your two different hash runs....:rastasmoke:

I'd like to hear about this as well.

However about the separation of strains. I'm with you on that. I've had hash from Strawberry Cough that worked, and tasted, like Strawberry Cough.:thumbsup: Then I had some bubble (it was cheap) that seamed to change flavors and effects as I worked through the gram.:wtf:

I still wonder how long it could stay undisturbed in the freezer though.

[lampost]

I'd like to hear about this as well.

However about the separation of strains. I'm with you on that. I've had hash from Strawberry Cough that worked, and tasted, like Strawberry Cough.:thumbsup: Then I had some bubble (it was cheap) that seamed to change flavors and effects as I worked through the gram.:wtf:

I still wonder how long it could stay undisturbed in the freezer though.

You can freeze it indefinitely. I've heard its better to freeze in a paper bag than a tupperware or something though.

Most of the bubble you find in dispensaries is just mixed together crap! The bubble I made was the best-tasting hash I've ever had. And I got a gram out of what was probably less than 10 grams of trim after further examination.

Unless you have a bigger grow with several plants I would suggest doing all strains together.

[Bongojaz]

have you ever heard of the "gumby" method? minimal $ involved. no bags needed. gravity pretty much does it all. all you need is a power drill, a paint stirrer for the drill, a couple 5 gallon buckets, a kitchen strainer, a length of tubing and some some ice.

[lampost]

Was a little better. Got a total of 3.6g of melty hash.... 2.2g of FULLMELT from the 73u.... and 1.4g of SEMIMELT from the 110u bag. Not too shabby!

Here's a nice little pic of the 73u the day after the run.

Have a couple questions concerning drying/curing. What do you guys do for drying and curing of bubble? The first run, I pressed it and let it air-dry for 24 hours. Then I froze it and crumbled it (ehh it's hard to crumble... more like I just broke it into smaller chunks) and let it sit in an open jar for 1 week, smoking pieces of it the entire time. So actually at 1 week I only had a few hits left, but it seemed to solidify pretty well and lose it's stickiness! This time I did the same thing, but I only let it sit "crumbled" for 2-3 days and then rolled it into a snake. It didn't seem to harden up as well and it's still really sticky. Maybe I'll crumble it again....

Lastly, a smoking question. When I put a nice little pancake on top of a bowl of herb and light, it just bubbles insanely and melts away into the herb. Once it's all melted down, the top of the bowl catches on fire!! This happens almost every time without fail, so I'm sure you hash heads know what I'm talking about. Now, I always dab the flame with my lighter after a second and put it out. I still get a great hit. But I'm wondering if you're supposed to leave that flame burning? What do you guys do? I guess if you can handle a hit as huge as you get from when it's flaming, more power to ya!

Peace,
LP

[lampost]

OK, I'm wondering if this 110u is full-melt also. I guess I'm not so clear on what constitutes full-melt. The 110u definitely seems to melt completely in a furious eruption of bubbles. However, it seems afterwards that there's a bit more residue than the 73u. It's a brownish blackish porous hard residue/ash... and it tastes kinda funky on the last hit or two. Is this still full-melt?? Can something be full-melt and still leave a residue? Maybe the residue is from it not being fully dry or something?
This 73u bubbles like mad... I haven't seen a single clear dome yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if I do...:stoned::stoned:

:stoned: :rambohead:
:stoned: :rambo:

[lampost]

OK this seems to be the best definition I've come across yet for full-melt, simple but it works:

Full melt means it keeps melting/bubbling till it is gone

So based on that I'd say the 110u is only semi-melt... part of it doesn't really melt, but it ultimately burns away to ash. But it actually seems to be just as good...

[ThaiBuddhaMan]

Sorry I can't be of any help. I'm not sure of the definitions either but what you've posted sounds correct to me, at following your logic! I've always helped friends make hash, but haven't never experimented with my own stash. Have had a patient asking about it so no doubt I'll be investing in bags soon myself.

[oldmac]

I have been using "paint strainer" bags that can be found in any home paint store, for less then $10 each. I usually just use a dried shake extraction, but know of people who use them for ice water extration.

Much cheaper then true bubble bags and work equally well.

:twocents:-oldmac

[FlyinPolynesian]

Iʻve had great success with used set off bubble bags I picked up off my Boi. Only paid $50 for emʻ n their still the tits!!

[420Somehow]

ok, maby a stupid question, but doesn't freezing it rupture the cells, that's why you don't freeze your meds, it degrades the quaility. so wouldn't the same be true for the trim? i know it helps with the extraction, but anybody notice a difference between using fresh vs frozen?