Well, I made a quarter of QWISO hash the other day from a bag of trimmings and about an eighth of bud, and it is fully dry today. I began my morning pondering the thought of throwing it in the oven and baking it for a bit to produce hash. Wait, didn't I just make hash? Technically speaking, QWISO hash is not really hash, it's just keif, pressed or loose, correct? Well, since heat and light degrade THC, why would I, or anyone, want hash, which is degraded THC, instead of keif? I know that heating THC releases some of the oils, but I'm going to burn it in a blunt or a bowl, why would I cook it now? I've done quite a bit of forum hopping and googling and what not to seek the answer elsewhere, but there is no community with more knowledge, in my opinion, than grasscity. So, to the point. I've narrowed it down to this; the main advantage to making hash is the ability to ingest it orally. There is no other real advantage. Now, who agrees? Don't burn me on this one guys, I'm just trying to come up with a decision. I have 2 pucks of keif and I don't know whether to make hash, or leave it as is. You decide.
The way i always thought of it was kief is hash and hash is kief. But hash is a more user friendly shape and form.
Quick Wash Iso isn't hash my friend. Hash is the collected resin glands, while the iso wash is a chemical extraction. It removes such things as cell walls for example. Thats as I understand it, Id be interested to learn more though.
Lmao. Thanks for the information. Yea, well hash and keif ARE made of the same thing, but the hash is cooked. Is anyone else out there? Come on now, do you have no opinion?
I would heat my qwiso in a gentle way (double boiler) to around 200-220F, and keep it there about 10 minutes. I skip this process and incorporate it into my hash making procedure. instead of letting the qwiso slowly evaporate, put it in a double boiler and do the aforementioned step. it will evap and decarboxylate (that is the name of the process your qwiso undergoes when heating it up) at the same time. just leave it in the water for a minute or so after it is dry and then quickly begin cooling it down (your qwiso was already heating while you were evaporating so it doesnt need to be heated as long as if you did the steps separately). oh yeah, if you do the heating in this way, it will not break down the thc or cannabinoids in any significant way. the only thing is the aromatic compounds boil off starting at 175F and arent gone till 250F, so when you decarboxylate your hash, it might smell like it is getting burned, but that is just smelly stuff boiling off.
Thats what Im sayin. At least I dont consider them the same, BHO and QWISO are usually more pure due to the chemical extraction, whereas hash is just separated resin glands by screen (or bag, or tumbler, or anything with a screen that separates trichome stalks from plant matter).
no... hash is concentrated THC. whether it is a collection of trichomes or an extraction makes no difference. also, i dont feel decarboxylation (heating it up or time curing) is necessary to qualify as hash either. that process happens inevitably when you smoke it (albeit not as efficiently).
YES. this hash is concentrated cannabanoids (sp?). does not matter how you concentrate it, it is all hash.
And how does burning it with a lighter not decarbolate it correctly? If anything, you would feel more effects of THC without the decarbolization, because during the heating process, you're losing a small amount of vapor. When you burn pure thc, you're getting every part of the THC vapor. As I said, I think the ONLY positive effect of preheating your hash is for the oral ingestion. Thanks for the replies, y'all.
THC vaporizes at 392F. you are not letting the hash get that hot when you decarboxylate.. burning hash does not decarboxylate it efficiently. the burnt hash is subjected to temps in excess of thc and Co vapor points. though most of the hash will decarboxylate as you smoke it, some will just vaporize as thc-a. so, decarboxylating hash isnt necessary for the hash to be good - but it can make it a tad better.