We are using a set of bags with 20 being the finest bag. We have made 2 separate runs and had the same problem both times.
We are getting sediment like build up in the bottom of the bag that stops the draining unless you keep agitating the bag to keep it suspended. If you keep agitating the bag, then the water that drains through has the sediment in it too. Even with continual agitating of the bag it takes over an hour per gallon to drain the bag. There is progressively more of the sediment for each spin on a given batch.
The trim was dried for approximately 24 hours before being chopped up and frozen. It was still to moist to seal up in a plastic bag at room temperature without probably getting mold in it but is wasn't fresh and green. It wasn't dry enough to be crumbly or powdery. We are hand stirring it for 15 minutes. It foams up a little but we aren't trying to beat it like say egg whites.
The sediment is nearly the same color as the hash left in the bag. It is a very light blondish tan and very fine in texture.
What is the sediment, or is it just a very fine hash?
If it is something else, then what are we doing wrong to get the sediment?
Our buckets, bags and spoon are clean and the water doesn't have anything settle out if you let it set for 2 days before starting to use it. The ice likewise looks very clean and is sold for using in drinking water.
If it is very fine hash, should we set the final water aside, let it settle out, then dry it or is it even worth it?
Also, does anyone have any ideas on how to make the 20 mesh bag drain easier and quicker?
Does anyone have any ideas on how we could hang and agitate the fine bag without having to hold it and keep either shaking the bag or reaching inside and stirring the water up?
Is it possible that we are just getting more hash per run than the bags can drain without covering the bottom and blocking off the water?
The hash we got from the fine bag is very smooth textured and a very light blondish tan. It seems very potent and mild flavored with very little bubbling.
Any help anyone can give will be greatly appreciated as this is our first attempt at making bubble hash.
Great smoking.
We are getting sediment like build up in the bottom of the bag that stops the draining unless you keep agitating the bag to keep it suspended. If you keep agitating the bag, then the water that drains through has the sediment in it too. Even with continual agitating of the bag it takes over an hour per gallon to drain the bag. There is progressively more of the sediment for each spin on a given batch.
The trim was dried for approximately 24 hours before being chopped up and frozen. It was still to moist to seal up in a plastic bag at room temperature without probably getting mold in it but is wasn't fresh and green. It wasn't dry enough to be crumbly or powdery. We are hand stirring it for 15 minutes. It foams up a little but we aren't trying to beat it like say egg whites.
The sediment is nearly the same color as the hash left in the bag. It is a very light blondish tan and very fine in texture.
What is the sediment, or is it just a very fine hash?
If it is something else, then what are we doing wrong to get the sediment?
Our buckets, bags and spoon are clean and the water doesn't have anything settle out if you let it set for 2 days before starting to use it. The ice likewise looks very clean and is sold for using in drinking water.
If it is very fine hash, should we set the final water aside, let it settle out, then dry it or is it even worth it?
Also, does anyone have any ideas on how to make the 20 mesh bag drain easier and quicker?
Does anyone have any ideas on how we could hang and agitate the fine bag without having to hold it and keep either shaking the bag or reaching inside and stirring the water up?
Is it possible that we are just getting more hash per run than the bags can drain without covering the bottom and blocking off the water?
The hash we got from the fine bag is very smooth textured and a very light blondish tan. It seems very potent and mild flavored with very little bubbling.
Any help anyone can give will be greatly appreciated as this is our first attempt at making bubble hash.
Great smoking.