‘The Tools: The Mini- Washer Mini-washers are avalable on Amazon a E-Bay for $70 $9. Do not buy amodel witha pump. You want the most basic version using gravily to empty the machine. These machines are not designed fr cannabis ein collection, Thi most aparent nthe structure ofthe exhaust hose, which f made of groves that collet resin and contaminants, This canbe en ed by opening the bottom of the washer ad eplicng the acordion hosing with a 34-inch diameter ving waterline and two lb With stopper. Cut one peceofhosing anda secon piece 1010 12"long-Confet them tthe elbow ples Use metal clamps wo secure in place Theres also aplastic ever over the exhaust point, which has tobe taken aff completely or depending on the washer mel, the oriices have tobe cut lrger so thatthe ow ofthe water ot hampered when emptying the machine. The vores create! by these min washing machines simply the ost fective agitation too ave is powerful bt gentle snd not ony "shakes" foreely the material ut the water curent rate erally strokes the resin eas fom thet stalk, opiring he process wo nev eve The loos rim, ngs or Nlowers are sce dove tothe bottom ofthe michine and into the eye of he vrtes, which spins the material in an ever- widening ice toward the surface where the material then pushed wards the sso the machine and scked down to the bation for another revolution For many concentrate manufacturers the standard practice Ito pu the dr lea material into th 220-micron workbag that sipped shu ad put nt the washer, When the workbag is pu diet into the washer the agitation and sleving proces are combined, forsaking the advantage sping the two processes. Losing such an advantage is logical bu using a 220-micron workag abo goes guint al he base principles of seving. es challenging to sea workbag eithout having the material bundling tthe ‘oto: the matters fartermore made worse by the vortex of water constanly twisting the bg into ther bundle, creating ess than optimum sieving conditions. tis ‘which is possibly the biggest handhap of sing a workbag expecially when working with ive resin alko challenging t clean the meshes ofthe workbg while processing The inadoqute agitation proces combined with the we ofa eve wit pugs mesh hoes wil ast the resin yl los of eins nevtable “The only advantage s the protection the workbagofers fom the grading power ofthe ce wed inthe proces. "The Sieve ‘had custom made fll: mesh bags to optimize the most portant principle of slving- the more sieving surface valle the more effective the separation process will be The fal mesh Bolthag re lighter, stay lene, andar designed to fiitat water los, maximize resin separation and collection. Tey are made fom scintcally eng ME cere material so that the integrity ofthe sizeof the perforation is maintained ove imery hag over separate food-grade 5 gallon pls recut of at dierent heights allow an hat have ad the nthe buckets These buckets become fame that holds th do not ouch eachother hich allows the Ww ‘next in ord to optimize the sewing done pest The b flow esl fom on pravity an the weight ofthe water generally ws three bags stacked together: the 190, which my catch ag the 160 which harvests the ripest and larger resin heads (ba harder to ean to perfec tion) The third bag is my main collecting bag, the 5-micron. Tose also the 25-micron big bu separately Alte water used in the processing i filtered through it Nothing sos this way even the smaller and most unripe resin heads The Pressure rinse Tose the “Hat setting of garden sprayer to forcefully move the resin material ary the bag ery much ike you would card drys he geile pomer ofthe spray agitate the resin ps Incads ina unique way that ofes the most efici m process have eer experienced ‘The Material: ‘The Trim: AHlashishin does not make quality isa gifthat only grower anole the more knowledgeable ones about the material being wovkd wit the beter the defined by the speci characteristics of the plant ratte trim, mugs lowers and genetics belng use ess can be ine rater physiognomy (outward ap A flower for instance vl take longer inant brid lke Gil Seout Gakic without hing damagal and ve plant wil equine a ing emironment rg dri! material that has been cured a minimum of Years-okt and the reuing i ott ith rset the sides meal have run was rein was remarkable spot 120 po pychonctive and medial properties ofthe esis Liv resi s very much ike Himalayan Chara the 5 cerbra bea ad expansion of the water damage the call alla which il lease a]tofhoeophyl upon deffstng, The ‘membrane holding the resin volatile compounds will ost certainly be weakene by ering which va thea to the protection ofthe terpenes and the inal [very Hashishin of every producing country wit the exception of Afganistan (In A lected when the plants are dred and is kept fe mont lose and sirtight container, traditionally «goats skin) cues the ein the plant thee fo nine months, fesh resin fever smoked as a a8 hist traditional evidence shows anna unanimously prefer their ow snd nt just igh rmersand ein needs toe cured slow over a period ofa last} ‘months to each fll potential There ia major os of terpenes during the drying an thats neitabl; approximately 80% ofthe terpe vc the remaining major which wltmately change the ower eso gualty fered byte pla < ach like radionl Hashish the experince reaThe Medium: The Water: hil being classi sa solvent it does tive containment medium fora product thats hard to handle when dry. Howe consume but tha could potently weaken the structure ofthe rein gland me Optimizing: sericea material an the ng ofthe wash ye ae the deciding ot ata ach with echo. bey len contains sediments and many chemicals tha are not only dange ye with water Because ts part ofthe medium that agitate and receives the trichomes, and for that reason the ce cubes shouldbe made vith pure water nk. ce aly your nemesis Ils the only arable that has the potential to ers and damage hydrated material Roundish ce cubes are ecommendal for that reason. Tt portant to understand that ce sony necessary to create a cold environment that wil factate the handling of roduet that is sticky by nature, eis nota tool to break factors ofthe agitation pe Asa principe the more water and the ls material an ce theres the more powerful res the ability to workin a coll envrotment butt has tobe used sparingly. Too much ice wil grind the leaf matter and hamper the ow ofthe vortex 1 material requires space for agitation, the more space the mor fective the proces the es material the more powerful the water courant. Simply put LESS IS MORE. 1 7 length of the cycle represen the power behind shaking the tee to collec the diferent dimensions of ripeness. The fst yee shady half inate long. its the frst‘The Process: The le Sandwich Complete relation ofthe plant material is equited at the beginning ofthe proces to avoid leaf mater breskage and contamination nly make an ice “Sandwich to crest cold working environment sind to kogp all my material submerged undereater to absorb the water every I place a ile est 0 ‘void resin sticking othe Bottom ofthe machine and jamming te turing plate. eis not pease to have to release the plate mally in ce wate, even with loved band. The top layer of cheep the tim sabmerge However this requires disproportionate amount of ‘ce for tat reason the ist yee ofthe machine wil nstantly have the potential to grind the material and Difeent materi wil reydratea diferent ates, “The time necewary willbe defined by the specie char- certs ofthe plant mate im, nogs flowers and {genet The rehydration process takes proximately {en totwenly minutes the best way to aise complete ‘efyation by manly checking the suppleness of the material. When the materia is suiicienly hydrated ‘evil end lke ve leaf without ay breakage or tearing “The First Wis The ratio wales, oie and materiale ispropor. tionate ring the fst run. The excess ice wil grind the Tea To avo hi callenge avery short yee i required which esseally fits sno our approach of collecting the diferent dimensions of ripeness only 2 ‘mall shake is necessary for he rpet ruts fal stop my ist eee ater only fee seconds, 8 s00n ss the upper lero ie cess sucked into the vortex ‘withthe materia. The sound af the ces the hes. {guide The grinding sounds unmistakable, a deep Sd anplsant gree nose that indeats, "Sop the ‘pleas soon 8 yo ear “The sacked buckets holing my sieving bags ace supported bya metal rl placed over a large plastic orage container that allows gravity and water to ow freely throgh the bags and into the storage contain ‘rofering the frst natural separation nthe sieving proces “The color ofthe water varies rom Muorescen green toa dark shade of rel and purple depending onthe ‘coloration ofthe plant The water should be cloudy ‘ith resin heads but nt mud gree from grinded leaf mater Rinse lightly the 190 ag withthe sprayer set Shower There often tet matter the bag which hap pers most frequently wih sll leaf material (usa trims) andi tothe ned to manimize the exhaust flows simply put the cellectd ea mater back ato the ‘machine an clan the bag thoroughly with alcohol f thre ig any stickiness, Te cleanlines ofthe meshes Astine the amount of ichomes tht can pas through the seve ito the collection bogs Put the bucket frame holding the 190-micton bag on 3 slean surface f dir or other contaminants sicko the bottom fhe bagi wl end ptr in the 160-micron bag thts stacked under Rinse thoroughly the 160-micron bag by moving the resin around as widely as possible across your sieving s Me surface to mason the separation. tis important 19 avo leaning the resin othe 160-miron bag oer the "S-micon bag to prevent unnecesary contamination, do ot alot the resi rom the 160-micron a very wash forthe simple reason that there soften litle ‘engl of simply rinse and clean the 160-ieron st every wash uni the lst Otherise elect the ‘resin rom the 160-nicrom solely theres snp too rach of adit hampers the fw of water and by do tng so capes too much of de smaller mira ess Fea ine mas, The amount of ein collecting the 160-micron ia good. ifimperfct,indator of goal. Lane sae rsa heads usualy indicate maturity Pot the bucket hokdng the bag ona clean surface and top it wth bucket bling Ube each bag otha a ‘ng contarninants will ot and in the 160-mizin ba. ‘The 4S-mieron bag is obvious the most important, The ist wash wll ot be the cleanest o offer the mt return at we have hardly shaken the materiale, and thn tage are oletng only the pest techomes, ‘which wl have the darkest coloration, Rinse thoroughly he resin, moving across the slevng surface pointing the spray under the mass of ‘esi. When powerfllyrasing the 48-micron bag. {am wll orm over he resin. The bubbles hold all the contaminants and can easy be pushed through the slevng surface ofthe bag Rios uti he colorf the foam s exactly the same oor than the esin and gently push the resin towara ‘he middle of the bag i small puddle as posible to fetta collesting. Gathering the Sieved Resin to Dry Drying is the most difficult and delicate part of the ice water sieving process. It has to be perfectly executed so that there is a minimum loss of ter- penes and no humidity left that could later degrade the resin stability and quality Drying in a Room ‘Room Resuirements Separate oom wit table humidity level of 35% 2 temperature of 33°, air vent Iain, shelving, small ridge, “ool: shee, dll kif, Pyrex dish, 25-micron pa, ‘metal sieve, metal spoon, parchment paper Squceze most of water out ofthe sieving ag with your hand before pling the bag betwen to cea towels to gently remove se mach ofthe remaining exces wnt as possible Stretch the bg carefully actos Frisbee and over & Tange Pyrex dh. There ate always Jumpers. Scrape the resin with very dll lf Fm the 45-mt rom hag onto a25-merom seve pad ayn ati the Pyrexdish Step int your drying raom with the Pyrex dh hold tng the collected ein take the spoon an the etal sieve rom the ridge where they had ben placed previously chil Place the resin in the metlsewe and use the meta spoon to push the resin through the peorations over the parchment paper It is necessity to keep moving loyal steely ovr the surface ofthe pape in fonder 0 spread the resin evenly and as widely and thinly as posible over the srfaceof the drying ack isnot recommended to try separating the resin further byhand, Afr «night of drying, the resin willbe caser {manipulate and spread more Drying with a Freeze Dryer ‘A roe drier or vacuum oven can guarantee a perfect frying proces in approximately 48 hours. The drying proces doesnot it the overall production any on fer Since someone wil ask, currently sea Harvest Right reve drier, However, we need todo comparative testing inorder to choos the drying technique Best suited to protect. ing erpee ql ' Since someone wil also ask, have not yet had the ‘opportunity to test vast oven, ‘The Second Wash: ‘The exces ie fom heist wash will melt oa arge degre by the tine you have filled the machine with eae for the second wash; the water rat, ce and trim wall not yet be erie but the grinding power ofthe ice ‘lb relly diminished. The sound of he ce ell he your guide again: the sound shoul be more musial burs litle menacing. The second wash shouldbe approximately 2 minutes The color ofthe water wl be slightly lighter the wate should be cloudy wth resin heads but not muddy green fom inde leaf mater, Follow te step described in the First Wash for clean Ing and collecting the resin ofthe fren gs. Gathering the seve resin to dry willbe similar every time, pease note than separating washes onthe drying rack s important, everyone isa diferent dimension of Fipeness unique in isl. ‘The Third Wash: “The michine will have almost noe eft by the third ‘vas, fis recommended toad ic before filing the tachine eth water fora Sr ine otha ite cePressing Frenchy Style Room Requirements: inilar stable humidity level of 35 Tool: Sli wooden tale, an eletic eset at Pisce the oom dred lose trichomes oa fewze- died Apply the bot to thers ise the trkey bag High makes contact: slowly str woulda pl 1 good indicator of ual quired the higher the qual hou the resin Uke you. Flip the bag over to change sides and contin ospea esa ikea peru ighly wide Me Partly na mas showing the lighter sandy texte leet especialy when maliple Wt ew minis oe the resin cool doen willbe ldithack into « mas and place it back in the turkey bog optimal dec orl be uniform and Rolling the resin int a compact ball Between the al my love surface ithe last ep of the pressing its "technique from the Nepal, eration ally done with Caras tha aloe to my needs Ie my “Temple Bal res fora week toten oe through a after pressing final polymer Sand caoroptl ception Finally [wrap the temple Blin natural cellophane (not polypropylene puttin gus contaner that iskeptin 2 dark and ool place for aging Peeteerstecera ae temper ture, humidity and oxygen fiche ld agree thatthe aging process haps mellow the stoke and improves the favors of rasish bat there is no scientifi data available onthe Seer eet ie ce ing common, Like tobacco, wins, hand liquor or sees hove essences are enhanced by aging, Hasish cured and aged top sno val in goal. through his website at: wreefrenchycannolcom or seen on Instagram @renchycannol, Frenchy Cannoli 2016