Don't know how to store terps? You've come to the right place. It's important to understand your products from consumption to storage.
Top Hash Knowledge Rules
- Be safe. If you don't know what you're doing don't be afraid to ask for help and look up resources online. There are thousands of videos and websites based just on hash and cannabis knowledge. Take your time and learn at the pace that makes most sense to you.
- Keep your rosin frozen until you bring it out to smoke it.
- Let it thaw. Ready to consume? If it's not room temperature (60F-72F) then it's not ready. If it's cold warm it up with your hands.
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If you have a jar you're using for daily dabs, keep it in a cooler with a small ice pack.
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If you have to stir before you use it, it's boof. If the terps have seperated before you have a chance to let them come to room temperature for the first time that's a huge red flag. Either the product wasn't stored properly, was exposed to hot and cold temperatures multiple times, old product that had a long enough time for a "hard" outer terp layer to develop, or bad product where sauce is mixed into the rosin.
Hash Q&A
What is the difference between full melt hash vs fresh press rosin vs cold cure rosin?
Full Melt Hash is the precursor to rosin. Hash is a form of solventless ice water extract that uses no chemicals during the process to remove the trichome gland heads from the cannabis plant.
When the hash is pressed using pressure it creates fresh press rosin. This is the clear transluscent form of cannabis rosin extract you usually see sold frozen.
When fresh press rosin is agitated lightly aka "whipped" up to allow it to slightly oxidize lightly this is called cold cure. This form is the most shelf stable for those who are either new to handling melt and fresh press or need to have a lot of terps on them at all times without always having a freezer. You still need to keep cold cure frozen until you consume it to keep the product stable and terp layers from seperating.
What does the term live mean in live rosin?
Live is a marketing term used consistently around the industry when labeling rosin or resin extracts. Once the plant is cut down, it's dead.
Why is it so important to let rosin and cold cure get to room temperature before handling the product?
You know how ice crystals form on ice cream when you open and close it up over time? Imagine that in microscopic form on your rosin because you didn't let it get to room temp so that the moisture would evaporate away.
If you were to scoop out a dab of this product and throw it into a rig you could potentially hear a sizzle from the moisture boiling inside the nail or e-rig chamber. Even worse, you could potentially inhale during the evaporation sizzle. The sizzle may also sound like a crackle.
The sweet spot for handling fresh press rosin when scooping out a dab. Usually around 10-15 minutes at room temperature or 5 minutes from being warmed up in your hands. At this point the product is warmed up enough to scoop a dab out without it completely melting down to the consistency of thick honey.
How should you take care of full melt hash?
It depends on your consumption end goal. Are you using it to make edibles? Do you want to press it to take a dab? Are you mixing it into a hash hole or spliff?
There are many resources across the internet on how to handle hash and prepare it for your needs. Make sure to do your research and find quality hash.
What do the micron ratings on hash jars mean?
The micron ratings refer to how the material was sifted to knock the trichome heads off the plant.
The term "u" refers to the word micron.
You will often see the following micron ranges across brands depending on the country you are in:
- 25u - 45u - Generally used for edibles. Micro trichome heads.
- 70u - 120u - Most common range, most good quality hash falls in a sweet spot of around 70u - 120u.
- 70u - 90u - Generally the sweet spot for premium high quality hash.
- 70u - 1490u - Usually what brands refer to as Full Spectrum Hash.
- Full Spec
What is the best way to take a dab?
As always do you research. Research is essential.
To answer this question truly depends depends on who you ask and what your budget is. In this day and age where technology is integrated into everything you can get a portable e-rig for under $200 that will function as an all in one device you just need to keep clean and wipe out with a cotton swab. There are also full size portable erig setups that can emulate a glass dab that will go for around $500-$1000 with customized glass attachments.
For the true headies out there committing to an entire glass setup which can include a rig, nail, carb cap, pearls, torch, dab tool, iso dunk bucket, microfiber wipes and a carry case is a daily essential ritual that can't be escaped. Setups can range from $100-200 for mass made distribution glass to $100,000 for handmade work of art sculptured pieces.
