Grandpa Likes To Squeeze Stuff: Solventless Extracts, Rosin, Pressed Here!

[BakedARea]

how are you preheating your material pre-squish?

Yes, I have done 45-60 seconds when I first feel resistance in the plates.

Are you closing the plates on your product so it has a pressure preload for 45 seconds before you push?

After the initial light pressure and pre-heat then I press down for about 90 seconds at what I think would be 70-80% of what I want my max to be. Still learning the feel since I don't have a gauge.

I find the more slowly I get up to max pressure from there the better the pressing will be.
Is it the same for you?

That is what I have been trying to do. Maybe I'm doing too much pressure from the onset? Not sure.

Can you tell us more about this?
I don’t know what I’m looking at. Are you cooking it?

First run after 20 hrs on the hot plate at 170°. You can see that it has clarified since last night. It is a process or curing rosin. Said to intensify flavor and a smoother smoke. After review, I probably should have gone much cooler. I'm turning it off and see how it looks and tastes later.

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• BakedARea
• Dec 29, 2021

2nd run looks good too! I'll be trying this in vape carts.

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• BakedARea
• Dec 29, 2021

Next time, I'm going to go for a 100°-110° hot cure and see how that looks and tastes.

 

[DonkeyDick]

First run after 20 hrs on the hot plate at 170°.

Celcius? (See what I mean? I have no idea what’s going on )

I'll be trying this in vape carts.

Ok now I see what you’re doing some of it’s starting to pull into focus.
Cheers BA

 

[BakedARea]

@DonkeyDick I accidentally hit publish before editing.

 

[DonkeyDick]

'm going to go for a 100°-110° hot cure and see

@DonkeyDick I accidentally hit publish before editing.

I see you went back and tapped a bit on. Are those numbers F, C or K baked?

Really though what I want to know is what is “cured” here? Your flower was cured that much I understand.
IDK whether your temps are below decarbing (I think I have a handle on that chemistry) or if you’re cooking it?
I’ve seen people say they’ll “cure” a pot of rosin by whipping it and putting it in the fridge overnight. It can turn a runnier batch into something thicker but as far as I can tell this is from oxidative damage and mechanical factors (aeration).
Surely any ‘cure’ as such is done while it’s still flower?

 

[BakedARea]

Are those numbers F, C or K baked?

Oh geez. Sorry DD. I should have made that clearer. Fahrenheit. 170°F was a bit high. I should have reviewed this bookmark. Relied on my memory...

Surely any ‘cure’ as such is done while it’s still flower?

I use the word cure based on some articles I have read. For example, this one mentions cold curing for flower rosin. I have to find the article on hot curing.

 

[Grandpa Tokin]

Yo! Tropicana Banana got squished again. It’s good…really good!

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• Dec 30, 2021

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• Dec 30, 2021

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• Dec 30, 2021

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• Grandpa Tokin
• Dec 30, 2021

 

[BakedARea]

Yo! Tropicana Banana got squished again. It’s good…really good!

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• Grandpa Tokin
• Dec 30, 2021

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• Grandpa Tokin
• Dec 30, 2021

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• Dec 30, 2021

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• Grandpa Tokin
• Dec 30, 2021

I'm excited to see my first drip like that! Beautiful press cycle. I bet it is yuuuummmmyyyy!!!

 

[StoneOtter]

Nice squish!
3.8 miles on the rail trail in the rain today!

 

[Grandpa Tokin]

Nice squish!
3.8 miles on the rail trail in the rain today!

Hit that sh!t…hard!

 

[StoneOtter]

Hit that sh!t…hard!

You know it! ('s hard!)

 

[Grandpa Tokin]

Bruh…

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• Grandpa Tokin
• Jan 4, 2022

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• Jan 4, 2022

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• Grandpa Tokin
• Jan 4, 2022

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[StoneOtter]

If I got a squish like that I'd be one happy guy. Dang how do you do that? I think I have the same press. Not even close dude.

 

[PlanetJ]

That looks really nice! How do you process the puck after? It cant be fully expended yet I would imagine? Alcohol soak for later cleaning up?

 

[Grandpa Tokin]

If I got a squish like that I'd be one happy guy. Dang how do you do that? I think I have the same press. Not even close dude.

I know right? It has a lot to do with the weed…and this stuff is stellar. Grown by @Van Stank and did I mention it’s really good weed? LOL!

That looks really nice! How do you process the puck after? It cant be fully expended yet I would imagine? Alcohol soak for later cleaning up?

I save the pucks in a mason jar for later alcohol (Everclear) extraction. There’s a lot of good stuff left in them. I usually save several pucks so I can do a larger extraction. It’s best to save them in the freezer, but not absolutely necessary.

 

[StoneOtter]

Ok then. Better weed it will be!

 

[DonkeyDick]

That looks really nice! How do you process the puck after? It cant be fully expended yet I would imagine? Alcohol soak for later cleaning up?

Good thinking, PlanetJ.
I know you didn’t ask me, but I’ve got two cents to spend. You can also stick with the solventless theme and infuse your spent pucks into edible oil. That’s what I do. I fortify that oil with decarbed rosin for use as a pain drop, add lecithin to some for capsules, and use the base oil in cooking. It’s very potent!

 

[Modest Grower]

Happy Friday Grandpa and Friends! Its good to be back pressing. Girl Scout Cookies. I'm happy with this press but wow Grandpa your last press was insane! I did a lazy trim on this plant so I pick off any sweet leafs and keep those for oil while I'm making my puck

 

[Grandpa Tokin]

I’d definitely hit that!

 

[Grandpa Tokin]

A little bit of Cindy 99…Enjoy!

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• Grandpa Tokin
• Jan 11, 2022

 

[Brian420pm]

Ya know, the world just feels right again, glad you're back GT!