Quote Originally Posted by G13budsmoker
just curious, does the bud absolutely need to be dry before making ISO hash? im just wondering because the bud just gets wet when you add the alcohol anyways. how would it be any different waiting to dry the buds first i guess is what i realy want to know?
Wet with alcohol is different than wet with water.

I eliminate the water to keep from pulling all the evil tasting water solubles like plant alkaloids and chloraphyll into the extraction.

I have run fresh green material using about a 3 minute QWET, but I froze the plant material and chilled the alcohol first.

I also freeze cured material for the same reason after I bake it at 200F until frangible first, to eliminate as much water as possible.

I don't shake it agressively and the extract turns out a gorgeous amber. I tried twice to attach a 3 minute QWET picture for you, but the attachment feature just isn't working for me this morning for some reason.

For ISO at ambient temperatures, I only use around 15 seconds and then redissolve it in Ethanol to settle out. That will precipitate out some of the water solubles, but it is best to just avoid them in the first place.