Author: Michelle Janikian

Sugaring Up: Rosin and Crystallization

For many dabbers, a sugared up concentrate is a fate worse than death and signifies the passing of a once fine hash oil into stale crusty oblivion. But is crystallization of solventless rosin really a sign of a dab past its best? Or is there more to the story? Let’s investigate sugaring up: rosin and crystallization. What is Sugaring Up? Sugaring up, or more simply crystallization, is a process that tends to occur to cannabis concentrates over time. The varying constituent parts of cannabis trichomes, like cannabinoids, terpenes and waxy lipids begin to separate, turning a once beautifully clear...

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The Herbal Infuser: Perfect Edibles Every Time

With not much to do lately, there’s finally time to make and enjoy some nice heady edibles. But as some of you may have learned the hard way, making a decent edible isn’t simple; it involves a bunch of steps, like decarbing and infusing, leaving a lot of opportunity to accidently waste an expensive amount of bud. That’s why we’ve recently fallen in love with The Herbal Infuser, to cut the guesswork and room for error out of our new edible hobby. Say HI to The Herbal Infuser The Herbal Infuser by Herbal Infusions is a sleek, easy to...

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Alternative Uses for Your Rosin Press

Did you know there’s more you can do with a rosin press than just pressing solventless rosin? A Rosin Tech press is the backbone of any solventless rosin setup, and while you may think it’s only useful for heating and squeezing out gooey concentrate, your press actually has a few more tricks up its sleeve. From simple rosin life hacks to performing processes normally reserved for specialist equipment, there’s a lot more you can do with a rosin press than just make rosin. Here’s a few examples of some alternative uses for your rosin press. Decarbing Rosin Decarbing rosin...

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What’s the Deal with Curing Bubble Hash?

On the long road to extraction greatness there are many steps to take, and even those some of those steps can appear to be miniscule, overlooking them can have massive implications for your end results. Curing bubble hash is one of those seemingly insignificant tasks that can have big consequences for hash producers. But for us rosin jockeys, where bubble hash is more a means to an end than the final product in itself, is it really necessary? How to Cure Bubble Hash? Once cannabis trichomes have been washed and collected, they need to be dried thoroughly before they...

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The Definitive Guide to Trichomes for Rosin Makers

As rosin makers, trichomes are literally the only part of the cannabis plant we are interested in. Therefore, it makes sense that having a thorough understanding of them would be an important factor in making quality rosin. So with that in mind, let’s explore the glandular trichomes of the cannabis plant, and how they pertain to you and your rosin making. What are Trichomes? Trichomes are typically fine outgrowths that are found on the surface of plants, algae and lichens. Trichomes principally exist as a defense mechanism or metabolic aid for the organisms they grow on, and they come...

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