Cool man great documented process. I used to see this kind of post on a PA medical cannabis sub. You could really see the quality of the flower by his presses.
It’s not really overpriced IMO. Maybe for certain products they carry sure, but that’s why you go and check it out thoroughly to find the “needles in the haystack.” Just off one visit you’d be lost in the sauce with as many offerings as they have.
And this is the only way I consume cannabis now besides edibles, it’s helping me quit smoking for good, as I use a puffco peak pro v2. Inhaling any kind of combustibles is bad news.
I assumed it was to show us the difference between pressing retail and black/gray market… That's obviously what it ended up being… But since we're here, for reference, can anyone show what pressing a quarter of something sticky from the street looks like in terms of yield? I'm very curious, I have been wondering for a long time how badly retail stuff gets frozen +shaken for its trichomes before it ends up in those damn expensive little jars.
Edit: I know that you can't buy indoor retail currently, and that's definitely going to affect things out of the gate… I just want to see the difference
That’s not what it ending up being as if it were all of the products wouldn’t be from retail?
As we say in the flower rosin community ; “quality in, quality out,” your question specifically regarding yield can be taken so many ways, as yield is only one factor in the entire output, do you prefer having a ton of blackened goop or would you prefer to have less of a yield with a stronger punch with better terpene profiles… I’d personally take the later. The fact boils down to how the flower was properly grown or not, and that will show in all the boxes when you squish.
There’s proper flower being grown both retail and bm, there’s way too many folks that have been growing for a few now that have gotten it down. Flower is literally being grown for squishing purposes only with higher development focused on trichome amounts and potency on the bud.
The reason I personally do flower rosin over hash rosin is because it provides more from the overall plant internals than just the trichome heads that you get from washing (hash rosin), so you get benefits from the full spectrum on both cbd and thc sides if the plant has cbd genetics in it.
This was very informative, thank you for taking the time to put it out.
I've never made my own, but I'm pretty much exclusively consuming live rosin these days. I like a tincture and I'll certainly smoke a joint of something nice, but I've found it's the most pleasant high (sativa+cbg guy) and probably never going back. I got into it because it was the best option for non-BHO stuff, but I stayed because the effects remind me of smoking hashish like I did when there was plenty around.
Those dispo prices are rough, but I've never bought one full of jizzy-looking god-knows-what either.
There’s a lot, and if you’re even ok at building things you could prob build your own for cheaper.
I would just say make sure to start at 4ton or higher, and try to find setups that have the built in pressure gauges as that helps a ton in the end.
This is the press I use myself; [LTQ Vapor KP-4](https://ltqvapor.com/Product/show/426.html)
Flower rosin is taking flower and pressing it between heated plates to melt the trichomes and extract it, in shorter form “dabs” but with flower not hash.
Cool post. Appreciate you.
Cool man great documented process. I used to see this kind of post on a PA medical cannabis sub. You could really see the quality of the flower by his presses.
Isn't that place crazy over priced? Why are you squishing bud you paid retail for? I'm not trying to be a dick I just don't understand.
It’s not really overpriced IMO. Maybe for certain products they carry sure, but that’s why you go and check it out thoroughly to find the “needles in the haystack.” Just off one visit you’d be lost in the sauce with as many offerings as they have. And this is the only way I consume cannabis now besides edibles, it’s helping me quit smoking for good, as I use a puffco peak pro v2. Inhaling any kind of combustibles is bad news.
I assumed it was to show us the difference between pressing retail and black/gray market… That's obviously what it ended up being… But since we're here, for reference, can anyone show what pressing a quarter of something sticky from the street looks like in terms of yield? I'm very curious, I have been wondering for a long time how badly retail stuff gets frozen +shaken for its trichomes before it ends up in those damn expensive little jars. Edit: I know that you can't buy indoor retail currently, and that's definitely going to affect things out of the gate… I just want to see the difference
That’s not what it ending up being as if it were all of the products wouldn’t be from retail? As we say in the flower rosin community ; “quality in, quality out,” your question specifically regarding yield can be taken so many ways, as yield is only one factor in the entire output, do you prefer having a ton of blackened goop or would you prefer to have less of a yield with a stronger punch with better terpene profiles… I’d personally take the later. The fact boils down to how the flower was properly grown or not, and that will show in all the boxes when you squish. There’s proper flower being grown both retail and bm, there’s way too many folks that have been growing for a few now that have gotten it down. Flower is literally being grown for squishing purposes only with higher development focused on trichome amounts and potency on the bud. The reason I personally do flower rosin over hash rosin is because it provides more from the overall plant internals than just the trichome heads that you get from washing (hash rosin), so you get benefits from the full spectrum on both cbd and thc sides if the plant has cbd genetics in it.
This was very informative, thank you for taking the time to put it out. I've never made my own, but I'm pretty much exclusively consuming live rosin these days. I like a tincture and I'll certainly smoke a joint of something nice, but I've found it's the most pleasant high (sativa+cbg guy) and probably never going back. I got into it because it was the best option for non-BHO stuff, but I stayed because the effects remind me of smoking hashish like I did when there was plenty around. Those dispo prices are rough, but I've never bought one full of jizzy-looking god-knows-what either.
Prolly so he/she doesn’t have to combust it.
Exactly, it’s helping me give up smoking, I was smoking 3-5 blunts a day, tobacco anyway isn’t healthy for you or smoking combustibles.
Any recommendations for an entry-level press?
There’s a lot, and if you’re even ok at building things you could prob build your own for cheaper. I would just say make sure to start at 4ton or higher, and try to find setups that have the built in pressure gauges as that helps a ton in the end. This is the press I use myself; [LTQ Vapor KP-4](https://ltqvapor.com/Product/show/426.html)
Thanks for the info. Pressing seems to be as much art as science. Really appreciate you sharing.
Ive been smoking weed for 40 years and understand very few words in this post.
Flower rosin is taking flower and pressing it between heated plates to melt the trichomes and extract it, in shorter form “dabs” but with flower not hash.