The topic of drying and curing

Pardon my noobiness sir Thief, but what are those diamonds you keep mining for? :nerd_face:

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We leave a little butane in and start letting it separate the terpenes from the THC-a and with the pressure of the butane in a mason jar with the lid on you start forming THC-a crystals at 95% or higher THC-a closer to 99%… when diamonds have formed (3-4 weeks) you run the vacuum chamber for a final purge and remove the residual butane… you get ripped and are only smoking terps and THC… no plant matter etc… only what you want…that took almost 300g of weed to make…lol… again if you want to play have lots of weed…lol…

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I get about 15 g hash and about 6 g shatter per 1/2 lb plant

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I used to make jelly with two parts bubble hash to one part honey oil…It wasn’t a liquid or a solid at the end but more like a jelly…I would Bain Marie the concoction and twirl as if it were caramel!!!
Getting the good trim and pressing were always the tricky variables to get dialed in!!

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Here we go into week 8 starting tomorrow
Plant 1
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Plant 3
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Plant 4
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And some random tric pics
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HaPpY dAnKsGiViNg

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Happy danksgiving to you too!
Keep the starvation and cold water on, they look nice N frosted

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@dollhouz I haven’t even started that yet I was thinking maybe more week of feeding then start starvation… unless it is thought that I start it now … I will start it tomorrow because tomorrow starts week 8

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You totally could and I would start…it will help them fatten up…at the most maybe the organic molasses first to give a little micro element a chance!

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Get a jewlers loop and look at the trichomes u want them to be 100% milky atleast to start flush.the more ambers the heavier the buzz but sleepier as well;)

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I am starting to harvest for hashish earlier so the hashish is a creamer whiter colour… for no reason other than it looks cool…lol…

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@hoppiefrog @dollhouz do you think my note 9 can get in for me to tell if they are cloudy or clear (those close ups were done on my phone)

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Hey bro!! They don’t look completely there yet almost…when you start to see the leaves turn a bit yellow is when it’s prefect…so another week or so with just water… When the leaves start falling and turning yellow-you are ready…
Harvest when it’s still in the dark cycle as it will help the overall result!!
I like to harvest on a full moon or new moon!!

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Ok cool I was doing some reading and I was thinking to give them another week but I am gonna be looking for those signs… thanks again…
The still has an effect even indoors

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so i started my 2 week “death” flush my the wife calls it( so has enjoyed this as much as i have. But i have to say it feels weird that i just feed them water lol. so i am in the final 2 weeks…

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Why would it be weird, you are allowing the plant to fade and let out its true colors… think of it as a detox…!

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Sorry… but no… think of it as creating a very fine cognac base very quickly… then just drying and curing left…

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@dollhouz @Ladithief, I will have to use a little of both of your ways of looking at it … its like a fine vodka(she does like dark) and letting it show its true colors and taste to dry ,cure, and enjoy

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@dollhouz well she wasnt that into it until they really started growing. The best part is she said she would have never thought that is what it would look like… she said she would have walked right by it if it was in the woods till now

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I’m in a similar stage, it’s a waiting game! After the 7th week you don’t need anything to feed your buds you just want them to be as true to their real flavor and smell and on their way to heaven …

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So I have been flushing … the water from one of my plant is giving off a sulfur smell. Any ideas on what that could be

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