The Ultimate Solventless Rosin Pressing Resource
Step-By-Step Tutorial On How To Collect The Terpenes From A Freeze Dryer
Loose resin isn’t the only solventless concentrate you can pull from your freeze dryer. With just a few basic supplies and a straightforward process, you can collect solventless terpenes from the freeze dryer after the drying cycle is complete. Let’s take a look at the tools and techniques you need to collect terpenes from your freeze dryer.
Read more
How To Properly Soak & Germinate Seeds In Water
Germination is the sprouting of a seedling from a seed, the process through which the outer shell of the seed cracks and the plant radicle and plumule emerges. Germination is the first sign of life from a seed, and it’s good news for the cannabis grower, signaling that the genetics contained within have a good shot at showing their true colors. Germination is the very first phase of plant growth, and it’s an important step to get right. Properly germinating cannabis seeds gives the plant the highest chances of success.
Read more
Can You Really Cure Rosin With An Ultrasonic Cleaner?
Ultrasonic cleaning is the process of using sound waves to agitate and clean a variety of items. As high-frequency sound waves (ranging from 20-40 kilohertz) pass through a fluid, they create vibrations that form micro-bubbles inside the fluid. The constant vibration of these tiny bubbles causes contaminants to separate out and rise to the surface, where they are destroyed.
Ultrasonic cleaners can clean many different types of objects, like industrial parts, jewelry, scientific samples, firearm components, electronic equipment and many more.
Read more
How To Dab Bubble Hash the Right Way
Most solventless extraction artists use loose resin, or bubble hash, to make rosin for dabbing. Although it’s not as common to dab bubble hash as it is to dab rosin, the finest quality hash is actually great for dabbing. If you know the right techniques, loose resin can actually rival rosin dabs.
Can’t you just dab bubble hash the same way you dab rosin? Yes you can, but there are certain ways you can improve bubble hash dabs.
Read more
The United States DEA Moves To Reclassify Cannabis
At long last, the United States Federal Government is changing its tune on cannabis! For decades, the DEA has waged a futile “war on drugs”, with cannabis as the standout target. As a Schedule 1 drug, cannabis was grouped with heroin as a drug with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. With the wave of scientific studies over the last two decades that have demonstrated the medicinal value of cannabis, this classification of cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug didn’t have legs to stand on.
Read more
Washing Hash: Ice vs Iceless Water Extraction
Ice water extraction is the method of removing trichomes from the cannabis flowers on which they grow to produce a solventless extract called bubble hash. Ice Water extraction, or washing hash, involves using cold water and a set of nylon sieves, called bubble wash bags. Hash makers mix together cold water and cannabis material to remove the trichomes from the material, then filter out the trichomes using the sieving bags.
Read more
Introducing The Press Club’s 5G and 32G Stainless Steel Vessels
A washing vessel is the central piece of equipment in the ice water extraction process for making hash. Mixing together ice-cold water and cannabis material, hash makers isolate the trichome heads which contain the prized ingredients for solventless concentrates. Everything starts with the loose resin, and washing vessels are where the magic happens.
With seamless construction using top-quality, food-safe stainless steel, The Press Club’s advanced design facilitates fluid transfer and optimizes the efficiency and integrity of your hash-making process.
Read more
The Art and Science of Cannabis Extraction: Techniques, Trends, and Innovations
Innovations in cannabis extraction are at the forefront of the current expansion of the cannabis industries worldwide. Extractors and product manufacturers are all searching for the purest form of chemicals in affordable yet safe ways.
This post delves into cannabis extraction and its latest trends. Keep reading to learn more about various extraction methods, their benefits, and the latest innovations in the field.
Read more
The Press Club 420 Gift Buying Guide
The 420 Cannabis holiday is here! Along with July 10th, this is one of the most celebrated days in cannabis culture, and it's the perfect time to think about gifts for our favorite cannabis enthusiasts. While a stash of premium flower or some top-notch concentrates are always appreciated, why not consider something a bit more unique? Something that combines novelty with practicality. Whether you're looking for a fun gift or something more functional, The Press Club has what you need!
Read more
Germany's Cannabis Legalization: A Step Forward with Strings Attached
In a recent vote, Germany has made huge strides towards ending the failed war on drugs in the largest economy in the EU. This is cause for massive celebration, and a monumental moment. Germany has taken a significant step toward cannabis legalization, albeit with strings attached. While some hail it as a victory, opposition voices and experts caution against potential pitfalls. So, what exactly has changed, and what restrictions remain in place?
For proponents, the recent decision by the German parliament signals the long-awaited end to the criminalization of cannabis.
Read more
The History of Hash
The history of hashish is shrouded in mystery, with its origins dating back to ancient civilizations in Central Asia. Wherever cannabis grew, it thrived and was utilized for various purposes. The relationship between cannabis and humans has been close-knit since recorded history began, with uses including textile production and medicinal applications. While the exact inception of hashish remains uncertain, historians concur that charas, the earliest form of hashish, emerged around 10,000 years ago. This resinous substance was meticulously collected from cannabis plants with bare hands and lots of patience. Hashishins still produce charas to this day.
Read more
Single Source vs. Commercial Living Soil - The Whys & Why Nots
Living soil epitomizes the cleanest, most sustainable, and purest way to grow cannabis. Living soil is the most natural and holistic substrate available, abundant in organic elements, minerals from the earth, and various compounds that allow microorganisms to thrive. Inside living soil is an entire universe of all kinds of minute life forms.
This fertile environment, bustling with microbes, holds immense potential for enhancing cannabis cultivation. Within living soil, cannabis roots can efficiently uptake essential nutrients vital not only for robust growth but also for yielding
Read more
Why Press Your Resin By Frenchy Cannoli
When I decided to approach the legal side of cannabis as a California registered patient a few years back, my first step was to educate myself on the legality of my decision before anything. I also wanted to know the history of the movement that gave me such an amazing gift as an expression of my reconnaissance, and respect. But most importantly, I was looking for the science, if any, behind everything I had experienced with local associations while traveling in producing countries
Read more
What Are Charas & How To Make Charas Like A Pro
Charas is the oldest form of cannabis concentrate - the original solventless. Not only is it the oldest, it’s the simplest to produce, requiring only the flowering cannabis plant and a pair of human hands. Making charas involves a very intimate experience with cannabis, in which the hash maker literally rubs fresh resin right from the trichomes onto their hands. The resin accumulates into a blackish layer across the palms and fingers, then peels off like a second skin.
Read more
How To Make Solventless Pectin Gummies
Pectin is a plant-based gelling agent, commonly used in jams, jellies, and fruit preserves. It’s similar to gelatin, but unlike gelatin, pectin is vegan and found naturally in just about every fruit and vegetable. Typically made from apples (apple pectin) or citrus peels (citrus pectin), pectin is a great choice as thickener and stabilizer for making solventless gummies. When heated with sugar and acid, pectin forms a kind of mesh that traps liquid and then sets as it cools.
Read more
The Benefits of Using Stainless Steel Screens for Pressing Rosin
High-quality nylon has been the material of choice for rosin press bags since the beginning of squishing solventless concentrates (remember the days of pressing cannabis flowers with a hair straightener?). Nylon that’s food-grade, boil-resistant, and tough enough to withstand the extreme pressure of solventless extraction has always been welcome in reputable labs, and for good reason. Rosin filter bags like those from The Press Club have helped some of the best extractors in the world
Read more
The Lost Art of the Hashishin: Pressing, Curing, and Aging
From Afghanistan to Morocco, you will commonly find local hashish smokers actively pressing resin glands before smoking. The various pressing techniques applied around the world are all focused on enhancing as much as preserving potency, original aromas, original aromas and flavors. Hashish quality has been defined by its smell and tastes since the dawn of time and science is discovering today, the importance of terpenes, the medical value of terpenes, and aromatherapy is well documented. But the terpenes of the cannabis plants were not scientifically studied until it was found that terpene profiles
Read more
All Mesh vs Canvas Bubble Bags: The Pros and Cons
Bubble bags are specialized filtration bags that hash makers use in the ice water extraction process for collecting loose resin from cannabis material. The process involves mixing together cannabis flowers and trichome-coated trim leaves with ice-cold water, then running this mixture through a series of bubble bags to catch the trichome heads and leave everything else behind. These trichome heads, also called loose resin, form the basis of solventless concentrates like bubble hash, temple balls, and rosin.
Read more
Advanced Dry Static Sifting 101
Rosin, bubble hash, and dry sift comprise the trifecta of solventless cannabis concentrates. Like its counterparts, dry sift delivers the unadulterated expression of what cannabis is all about: that sweet sweet resin. Packed inside the bulbous heads of sugar-like trichomes, this oily resin contains high concentrations of cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids, compounds which are responsible for the therapeutic value that people seek from cannabis. Dry sift is essentially just a concentration of the trichome heads, isolated and collected without the use of any solvents.
Read more
Storing Hash & Rosin 101 & Terp Saver Neoprene Case
Like an intricate ice sculpture in the middle of the desert, high-quality hash won’t maintain its essence unless it’s diligently protected from the environment. And far from the desert, haphazard storage in regular room temperature can still be too harsh for hash. To preserve delicate terpenes, luscious texture, and powerhouse potency, lots of care and intention must go into the proper storage of hash and rosin.
The goal of storing hash and rosin is to keep your concentrate as fresh and vibrant for as long as possible.
Read more
Mom, We're On The Front Page of SKUNK Magazine Winter 2023/2024 Issue!
Founded in 2005, SKUNK magazine has been a staple of cannabis news and culture for many years. Covering various aspects of the industry, SKUNK has been informing and entertaining cannabis enthusiasts since well before cannabis was as mainstream as it is today. A truly pioneering publication, SKUNK magazine continues to distribute cannabis news, politics, activism, and insights into the proliferation of cannabis culture.
From strain reviews and cultivation techniques to interviews with key figures in the cannabis community, the magazine covers a wide range of topics.
Read more