Damn me? Damn you lil..lol...that garden is friggin awesom !!!!..someday ill be able to think far enough ahead(and be patient enough) to order the KE....Bear and lil- i like the thought of what that bud must taste like with all that goodness its rolled in !!!... okay now to answer the questions,but first just so everyone knows,this is just the way i do it,most info was originally from an exerpt(sp?) from skun pharm research who posts on another forum i ghost sometimes...the buds are cut/chopped(not ground),then put in freezer ,EC is put in freezer too,small mason jars are filled halfway with bud then covered about an inch above with EC,lightly shaken and put in freezer for another three minutes(this lets the EC soak all the buds thoroughly),,bigger mason jars are ready with non bleached coffee filters..take from freezer give about 10 shakes and pour thru a strainer into the filters and let strain,i usually (but not always)put the bigger jar into the freezer while it is straining..while the straining is going on ill set up the evap system which is nothing more than a 20 dollar electric single burner hotplate from the "mart" store,i use the double boiler method with a pyrex sitting on mason jar lids in a slightly bigger cake pan,the water does boil but the pyrex never gets over 150F(and i monitor with a digital gun type temp gauge), depending on how much i run it takes from 30-60 minutes for the EC to evap off,right at the end you can see the oil "flash" as the (almost)last of the EC is evaping,it can be smoked as is,but i have taken a liking to a" sun purged and whipped" as the final step,it makes it one more step smoother when it is smoked....for this run i used 42 grams of chopped bud which put the return at about 22%(my best return!)i have about 10 more ounces of that bud to run(usually do an ounce a week),,now, i have tried letting the strained EC chill to 32F overnight to suspend the "waxes and lipids" for a second strain but i think this depends on the filters that are used,i never have to strain a second time..also the return depends on the quality of the buds,ive gotten as low as 10% ,average has been about 16%...If anyone needs more specifics i am glad to help,i will post some pics showing the setup...The Last Thing i want to mention,which is most important is SAFTEY ,Do not do this indoors or in closed spaces,no smoking, Have a Safety plan in case something goes wrong,and Please never put anyone else in a potentially dangerous situation,never have careless people around etc etc..
.Just thought i would share some pics with everybody..Cheers
Much easier way to consume hash, and it looks triple og gangster.