Well, I've got an OZ or two of some premature buds and some bigger colas with a touch of PM I want to turn into QWISO (quick wash iso hash.) I know how to make QWISO and have done so with trim in the past.
I just was wondering if someone with QWISO experience can tell me what to do if I am using just the flowers, no trim. Should I grind 'em, break it up by hand, run whole nugs, etc etc....??? I figured grinding would be easiest but might degrade my final product.
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I do not want to make BHO or bubble with this so for the sake of staying on topic, please don't ask or mention.
Anyways, thanks for the help guys.
You will get more of a lesser product, and a darker product, grinding it up, with the same rinse length.
I prefer to either rough/coarse grind it, or break it into small little chunks (like you are taking the seeds out), then do the rinse in a very fine mesh stainless steel strainer/drainer thing I found at a garage sale that is perfect.
For 1 oz. use about half the volume of the plant material, pour IPA over bud into bowl, then dunk it a couple times till the solution has a nice honey-gold color (should take you no longer than 30 seconds exposure to IPA), this is the first rinse (better potency/flavor, but less product), and do a second rinse, letting the material soak for a while.
The lighter stuff (once evaporated off the solvent) save for pipes, straight hash hits, etc., the darker stuff, dole out, or use it to enhance your fave rolled delight!!!!
One could even use the darker stuff for cooking if they felt so inclined.
Water curing the bud before hand will also remove most of the chlorophyll and other stuff you don't want to absorb out of the plant. One may wish to look into that if growing for making extracts, as it will allow you to soak longer, and get maximum quality and maximum product, no need for a second rinse, because the first you can let it sit for a couple days in the solvent with no big change in potency, but yield will be maximum.