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 How to make Bubble Hash> Extracting THC Hashish: Opti says:"If you take marijuana, then remove every part of the plant that does NOT get you high, what's left is nearly pure THC crystal" (Bubble Hash.) There are several ways of making traditional or bubble hash, but the general idea is the same. Dried marijuana is filtered / suspended or vibrated over or through a screen with the proper mesh size, and the mostly THC resin glands that pass through are then collected, pressed and smoked! NOTE: We do not consider ourselves a final authority on Bubble Hash - however, we've been making it long before the term "bubble hash" was coined, using simple kitchen utensils (strainers, cake mixers, ice cubes, tall jars, silk screens, etc.) The natural process for extracting plant resins has been with us for millennium. All modern hash making bags (filter bags) owe their existence to a simplification, and streamlining of the process of cold water plant resin extraction by (Reinhard C Delp, 1998 - Canadian patent 2321815) Opti says: "Good luck friends ...The future is CRYSTAL clear!" Mr. T said: "Don't do drugs ...Stay in school fool."
 What is Bubble Hash (Hashish)? - is it the same as Hash? Many smokers seem a bit confused about this. Opti says: "Hash is a pile of THC resin glands and minute plant material from the cannabis plant which have been pressed into a cohesive piece!" That's about it really. All hash comes from marijuana (pot) plants. There are as many types of hash and bubble hash as there are marijuana plant strains. Opti says: "Any Hash or Pile of THC Crystal more than 50% pure resin glands can be called Bubble Hash!" Even the most pure bubble hash often has about 15% to 30% plant material still in. The high THC crystal content in the modern bubble hash causes it to bubble if you bring a flame close to it. THC crystals just happen to have a very 'honey like' texture and flavor - hence honey oil. BUBBLE HASH is just a term coined by the modern hash makers for really PURE HASHISH (HASH) ...AKA: bubblehash, bubble, crystal, ice hash, water hash, THC crystal hashish, ice o lator hash, hippie crack, istlecre, black crack, KIF (correct), keef (incorrect), cannabis crack, and so on.  There is no such thing as a hashish plant per say - only different strains of pot plants, some lending themselves better to hash production through breeding. Any pot plant from which you can separate the THC glands, will produce Hash. The flavor, color, potency, and type of buzz are all determined by the the source plant. Pot comes in 2 basic strains - Sativa, and Indica, or a combination. Sativa is what most Americans know as Weed! It is a tall green colored plant, which has that characteristic "High" - energetic. The other strain Indica has a different appearance, and was bred through history as a shorter more crystalline plant better for hash production. They could be brown, red, purple, etc. Hence the brown, red and blond colors of traditional hash. Both plants will make great hash, but the purists will want to stick with mostly Indica. Hash made from Sativa tends to be a more 'racy' energetic high (gets the heart pounding), whereas hash from Indica has a more grounded 'body stone' and makes you want to put your feet up and chill.  How to smoke bubble hash?Opti says: "Bubble Hash is best appreciated in a pipe!" Don't get us wrong, if you have enough to roll a joint that's great, but to really appreciate the caramel and fruity flavors of exotic bubble hash made from tops (buds), you should smoke it pure - in a pipe! The really fine bubble hash we've made can be 60 to 70% PURE THC! That can be so potent that even if you break a gram into 10 pieces, each little .10 piece has to be smoked in 3 sessions, and for the newbie, can feel like it will collapse a lung! (Use less direct flame for more flavour!) How to roll bubble hash into a joint? A gram of really pure bubble hash will take an average chronic smoker about 2 days to get through in a pipe - this is really potent stuff! If you want to twist it up into a joint of bubble, the best way is to mix it with what Opti calls 'BASE' or really good traditional hash (milder day time hash) like good Red Leb: Take a tenth of a gram of bubble hash .10 or .20 - wrap it inside of a flattened third (.30) of Red Leb (or other mild hashish), heat it on a pin with a lighter, and blend with a little 'base' - like tobacco, or other substrate (see next section for non-tobacco options). In other words, Opti says: If you can find some good milder hash, it makes more sense to wrap the high grade hash inside a sheet of the milder (cheaper) hash before you heat it to brew. The milder hash will take the heat (like the heat shield used to on an old space capsule) so not to burn the valuable sticky goo inside! NOTE - Rolling Bubble Hash Without Tobacco - Opti Says: If you don't smoke tobacco or have quit cigarettes, there are natural alternatives that are really good because they taste neutral, and do not interfere with the exotic flavours of the bubble hash. For example, one of our favorites is the dried crushed up flowers of the AFRICAN BLUE LILLY (Nymphaea Caerulea - order online) or what Opti simply calls 'BLUE' . Talk to a herb center, natural health foods, or flower distributor. Some ex-smokers also like to roll bubble hash with a bit of dried Wild Dagga (leonotis leonurus - order online) or what we call 'RED' - also from Africa.  YIELD - How much bubble hash should I get from my source material?This will depend fully on the source material (skuff vs. buds) as well as the fact that each strain yields differently. Opti says you can expect an average: - 3 to 6 grams per 100 grams of lower weed trimmings. (Around 3% - 6%) - 7 to 15 grams per 100 grams of tops and buds. (Around 7% - 15%) For example some weed (if grown well) can have buds that are 20% THC (The one hit wonders and wheel chair varieties) - we did some up in a standard set of ice-o-lator bags, and got a return of 15% - that's pretty good when it comes out as pure as honey! The amounts will vary, but this is about average. You can see why bubble hash is so hard to buy. If you do the numbers really pure bubble hash made from TOPS can can cost the producer up to 20 - 30$ a gram to make for themselves! ...and if you can get them to sell any at all, Opti says: "you would have to charge 30$ or so per gram for the SUPER PURE stuff to make it cost effective." Note: Gold (in this country) is about $325 an ounce. Even average bubble at 30$ per gram works out to 840$ an ounce! Sometimes making bubble can feel like Gold mining, or as Opti says: "like a diamond mine must discard so many truck loads of earth to get a few precious carrots of gems. This is not a hobby for the impatient!" 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