Issue #639 - Sunday, July 21, 2024 Greetings Fellow Grower, Today's issue is all about maximizing results toward the end of your grow! - What hash is the best hash? - We're forcing two of our favorite types of hash into battle and you get to see who comes out on top. In a hash battle, every
grower wins!
- Grow strains so powerful, they have a gym routine! - You can't make good hash with bad weed. But if you start with great weed, the sky is the limit!
- Never doubt the power of autoflowers! - If you think autoflowers are still the weaker sibling to photoperiod plants, the grower of today's trophy pics has something to show you!
Nebula Haze & Sirius
Fourside
Co-Founders, GrowWeedEasy.com
"Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at anything." ~Magnus Carlsen Introduction: What’s the Best Way to Make Hash at Home?Hash is a collection of the extracted resin glands (trichomes) from a cannabis plant. The effects of hash are typically much stronger than cannabis flowers on their own because trichomes contain concentrated amounts of THC, CBD and other cannabinoids. Two of the most popular types of hash made at home are bubble hash and dry ice hash. After releasing tutorials
on how to make your own Bubble Hash and Dry Ice Hash at home, we received quite a few emails on the subject of hash. Everyone seems to love extracts in all forms, but there were two distinct opinions that
kept showing up over and over again… Collecting dry ice hash made from an ounce of cannabis One group feels the dry ice hash is better, and that bubble hash can be time-consuming and doesn’t always get great yields. The other group thinks bubble hash has the best potency/effects, and that dry ice hash is a less valuable extract. Hash is basically a collection of trichomes from a marijuana plant (trichomes are the “sparkles” that grows on
buds and leaves) Pure trichomes are abundant in cannabinoids, so any kind of hash is likely to be much more potent than typical cannabis
Honestly, I think both forms of hash are great. But peaceful coexistence won’t do in this case. Today, both types of hash are getting judged and we’ll figure out if one really is better than the other. In this experiment, bubble hash and dry-ice hash will be judged by these criteria:
- Appearance – How pretty does it look?
- Difficulty – Is it hard to
make?
- Yield – How much hash is extracted per ounce of weed?
- Perceived Potency – How strong does it feel?
Alright, let’s get to the comparison! Dry Ice Hash vs Bubble Hash: The ProcessIf you’re not familiar with how to make Bubble Hash or Dry-Ice Hash, don’t worry. Here’s the general gist of what you need to know before going any further: Weed/Trim + Cold + Agitation =
Hash There are ways to make hash that don’t involve cold temperatures (like dry sift, Gumby hash or hand-rolling), and there are ways to make hash without cold temps or agitation (a rosin press uses pressure and heat), but Bubble Hash and Dry-Ice Hash both use the “cold + agitation” formula to create their respective products. If you want to learn how to make these types of hash before continuing, check out the following links for the complete tutorials: Full Tutorial: How to Make Bubble Hash Differences Between the Types of HashAlthough there are differences in how they’re made, these two solventless extracts are very similar at heart. Bubble Hash requires you to combine some weed/trim with freezing cold water. The super-cold mixture is then agitated which causes the resin (good stuff) to fall off the weed and into the cold water. That cold weed-water is then filtered and
you’re left with bubble hash. Dry-Ice Hash skips the water altogether but keeps the agitation. Dry ice is made out of frozen CO2, and turns into a dry vapor as it warms (instead of water like regular ice). Dry-ice is so cold that it gets the resin glands to freeze, making it easy for them to break off. The dry-ice and weed are placed in the same type of sieve you would use for Bubble Hash and agitated until resin falls onto a surface where it’s
collected. Our Test ProcessTo make sure this is fair, we started with the same weed for each test. We took 2oz of flowers from an Ultimate Auto #1 plant and ground it all up to ensure similar consistency. Next, we mixed up the ground-up weed, split it into 2 containers, and weighed them to ensure everything was equal. We got 2 sets of the same Bubble Bags and made both types of hash using 1 ounce of weed for each test. We processed the Bubble Hash by
chopping it up, drying it overnight, and putting the Dry-Ice Hash in containers since it doesn’t need further processing. Then came the weigh-in. This is the 2 ounces of bud we used for this test. It was some of the larfiest buds from the harvest but covered in trichomes. Perfect for hash-making. And this is the same bud after being ground up before we split it into 2 groups Note: When making hash, there’s no benefit to grinding your bud/trim this fine. This was done strictly for the test. This isn’t a super scientific test, but it should give you a good idea of what to expect if you’re thinking about making either of these two hashes. Although there are many other types of extract (shatter, RSO, etc.), these two are the most common for home growers since
they’re easy to make, and they’re safe because they don’t use solvents. Make Crazy-Great Hash...and LOTS of it!Hopefully, you're all hyped-up to start making your own homemade Dry Ice Hash and Bubble Hash. They're both easy to make and each one will leave you grinning for hours on end. But there's a catch! If you want to make good hash, it's best to start with good, glittery weed. When you make hash, you're collecting the glittery stuff (trichomes) from your cannabis
plant. If your plant doesn't have a lot of trichomes, you get less hash...and it's likely lower quality, too. I encourage you to make hash from any weed or trim you can find, but for "the good stuff", start with weed that's already great on its own. Check out these strains. They're great to smoke on their own, they make fantastic hash, or you can double up and put hash on some of the weed it's made from! Every strain in this pack will give a different, but amazing set of effects for any type of hash. It's a grower's playground!
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📸 Trophy Pics of the Week
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This was my first autoflower, it was evolver from cropking seeds. It was 16 inches tall and
there was not one small bud that you would normally throw into your pile for making concentrates. I never really considered growing autoflowers because the veg cycle is short. It didn't really affect production, but I won't know how well it did until it is dry. I will let you know once it's dry but overall I was very impressed.
~Jonny
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Hey Jonny, Autoflowers are no longer the the lil bitty plants they used to be 10+ years ago. Now they regularly produce plants with monster buds. But I guess you don't need me to tell you that after growing this beast 😂
~Sirius Recommended Cannabis Seed Sources
These sources have gotten great reviews from our readers:
- Seed Supreme – California, United States
- ILGM (I Love Growing Marijuana) – California, United States
- North Atlantic Seed Co. – Maine, United States
- MSNL – Netherlands bank with shipping centers in the US, Canada, and UK.
GrowWeedEasy.com has hundreds and hundreds of pages! Check out more resources related to today's main theme of colors. - How to Make Fantastic Bubble Hash from Bud or Trim -
Don't tell anyone, but I don't agree with my own article! Dry Ice Hash is clearly the most practical choice in today's battle, but for my own use, I would still pick Bubble Hash 10 times out of 10. Learn how to make some and judge for yourself!
- How To Make Dry Ice Hash from Buds/Trim - Dry Ice Hash is a great extract for many reasons, but what's
best about it is how much you get per extraction. The output was enough to win all on its own. Try it out!
- How to Make Hash Oil (aka Cannabis Extract Oil or RSO) - This is a next-level extract. You need equipment and care to make it, but I promise you'll be tickled with the results. Yes, I said "tickled", and I meant
it!
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Nebula Haze: When I first started growing, I struggled. Now, it is my mission to make it easy for new growers to get started while helping advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money. We update/add articles every week. Anyone and everyone can grow if they want to! Learn which seed sources are recommended by Nebula Haze Sirius Fourside: Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a medium (deep water culture, bubbleponics). "Growing
cannabis can be a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to deal with shady characters. Cannabis is much easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, coco, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!" Copyright (c) 2024 GrowWeedEasy.com NOTE: If links aren't working or if pictures are not showing up properly, please view the full newsletter here: http://archive.aweber.com/gwe-updates Disclaimer: Grow Weed Easy only recommends products that we've either personally checked out ourselves, or that come from people we know and trust. For doing so, we may receive a commission. Nothing in this e-mail should be considered personalized Financial, Legal, or Medical Advice. The contributors to this magazine grow legally under their local laws but are not lawyers or medical professionals. Any decision to grow
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