Thanks, do you use them? Got a preference?
And whats your thoughts on e nails? Might get one for when i am out at places where multiple people are dabbing. Seems more efficient
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I use the octave terp timer. I think the dab rite has copied their dab alarm tech now though so they should be practically the same. The dab rite doesn’t need to sit underneath the rig, though, because it has a flexible arm for the laser. The e-nails are handy because they can just be sitting there ready to go at all times. Like the one in the toy store! Wander into the employees only section and the e-nail is always hot for concentrates 
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I’m somewhat of a hash maker myself. Picture is sugar floss by cannarado. Harvested at 40 degrees in the tent, it a flash freeze and then the deep freeze. After harvest the buds won’t ever be exposed to Temps over 40 degrees. Wash room is usually around 38 degrees, all my paddles are put in a deep freeze before wash. Ro water and ice only. Slow paddling to keep from busting up buds. Freeze dry for a day, micro plane it, fill bags, vacuum seal bags and back into the freezer for a short time (1 hr). Then when it comes to my press I usually reach about 175 degrees and get this beautiful color. Throw it in the fridge for a few months to cure.
Here are the plants I washed.
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Man I’d like to make some of that white goo bought a new set of bags for the next time I’m making bubble.
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The color is strain dependent 
The fantasmo one came out white like that.
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Live extracts are definitely where it’s at.
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Absolutely!
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I wouldn’t say color is strain dependent. It’s more about Temps in the room it’s processed in, trichome stage (cloudy vs amber (full term trichs)). I’ve ran some straight purple plants, red plants, green plants. All comes out white in the wash. Lol
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I’ve had red hash come out the bag… edit: strain/cultivar/plant name was NL#5
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Lots to learn when it comes to the modern ways of extraction. I love old school hash but I am not opposed to learning new methods.
I need to invest in a rosin set up at some point .
A lot of my hash gets rendered to oil using everclear alcohol which I now run with a vacuum assisted alcohol recovery still. I use it for medicine and for sleep not so much for just getting ripped.
These modern processes fascinate me though so I am grateful to those who are sharing thier knowledge. Old dogs can learn new tricks that’s for sure
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Nice work!
Could you expand on your ‘soft paddling’? That sounds different from the usual paint mixer approach.
Cheers
G
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Yea so when I was I used a 50 gal drum with my work bag and I have a separate drum with my bags by my sink that I pour into to strain. I used a canoe paddle (stainless, sometimes rubber/plastic) very slowly making a vortex with the water by pushing the paddles downward instead of back and forth. More like and up and down motion with the flat side down to the water. My first 3 or 4 pulls depending on my return, I got soft and steady. Beating the buds to death with the paddle or “paint mixer” just breaks up a shit ton of contaminates. That turn your rosin green / brown/ purple from anthrocyanins. These are not good if you want connisiuer grade hash rosin. But if you’re not worried about the taste then I guess the paint mixer works lol.
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If you’re doing small scale in 5 gals. Still the same cold everything. Soft to start and the last few pulls can get rougher agitation.
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I thought the same thing. Had it for a month and I’m never looking back. I might even get a couple more in the future.
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Well… I went back and looked at the photos. Each one is different.
Likey so. And then if you put that under the microscope, they are radically different.
Different color as hash, as well. Yet, if you put them side-by-side they are very similar looking.
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Yea full term amber trichs will make the difference in color for sure. I’m sure some were more mature than others. A plant harvested at 25% amber will be lighter than one harvested at 50% and so on. Depending on where you harvest makes a big difference as well bc you can really remediate solventless like you can bho. I try to harvest at 100% cloudy milky little to no amber. Amber is just degradation
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Actually, what I’m saying is that the color is strain dependent. All things being equal, of course. It’s subtle perhaps?? Yes, I can take the same weed and make dark rosin, but that’s not what I’m talking about.
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