Bud Washing

[Colesdad]

Just finished reading this entire thread. All my questions have been answered and all my concerns addressed.

<--------pats self on back for reading everything before asking questions....

Great technique guys, thanks for starting this topic!

 

[Hiddenkoncept]

hey guys

looking forward to washing my next harvest again in a couple of weeks!

my mrs just had a good idea and i wondered if anybody had tried it...anybody tested the ppm of the water before and after washing the bud?
just thought it would be pretty interesting to record that data in order to use it as proof of how effective it is

Guess which stoner just harvested is plants, washed them and FORGOT to do HIS OWN DAMN SUGGESTION?!?'....I gotta stop getting high before doing things hehe.

I did take before and after photos which I will post tomorrow if I get the time so people can have a look.

Keep not green guys

 

[PlanetJ]

... I never bought another thing from the guy and used to swear that he shook all the kief off the buds somehow to make hash and sold me the worthless buds. I am now wondering if those buds were washed a little too aggressively. What's your take?

I suspect the growers selling to our coffeeshop of this too. Not washing tho .. way too much work for them. They cram as much plants as possible in 12l pots, and flower clones afaik. Since I got me a loup, I look at the trichomes on my bought bud ... that is, I try .. but they aint there. There's remnants of the stalks .. and that's it.

I'm quite sure they get screened before being sold to the shop .. that, and they harvest way too soon, as those stalks, are clear.

 

[Skybound]

The like is b/c I knew you read the whole thread post by post, congrats on that b/c it has grown quite large. The harvest that i washed, though cut about 2-3 weeks too soon, still had little to no tric formations and others have said that some strains don't show out as well as others. The smoke wasn't top notch, but it did taste fantastic and got me plenty baked, so no spilled milk as far as I'm concerned.

It sucks that we live in a shady world where people focus more on profits than the help they could be providing for the same profit. Perhaps it's time to focus your shop on production as well as sales? You definitely are at the right place to pursue this!

 

[Hiddenkoncept]

My most recent washed harvest is just drying now and it looks and smells amazing. I took photos of my buckets before and after (using my phone) and will post results when I upload them.

Bud wash!

 

[PlanetJ]

The like is b/c I knew you read the whole thread post by post, congrats on that b/c it has grown quite large.

I'm still bussy man ... it's not a threadnaught yet, but it's quite a large readers digest

 

[PlanetJ]

You're going to lose trichomes to the wash water, no doubt about it.

I do have a solution to that problem!

Take another hit! The stuff tastes great, just have one more if you're worried about loss of trichomes. Here's a sample of some bud that got trichomes washed off:

I have a better solution that will yield some hash. Let the wash water settle for a few hours, siphon off the water till an inch or so below bottom/residue. Refill with cold water, let settle again, siphon off, repeat. Keep doing this till the water stays clean ... now siphon off most water, and drain the last (with residue) through a paper filter, scrape off residue, let dry, press, smoke.

 

[Skybound]

I doubt that would produce more than a few dabs worth of trics.

 

[PlanetJ]

I doubt it's even worth the labour, but if you have OCD (obsessive collecting disorder), it's a nice thing to know

 

[PlanetJ]

Daim, thanks for putting me on this ... I'm about to harvest my first harvest in 10 days ... and am already smoking some of her, as it is already better then what I can buy for insane prices.

It tastes a little green, as was to be expected, but just for fun, I washed a sample, and I did not wash a second sample ... I did not tell my wife, just passed the joint along .. and a little later a new one ... which immediately got me the remark: "what is this ? Left over from the shop ? It tastes harsh compared to what you just had".

And I have to agree with her ... it is so smooth when it's washed ... even when smoking unflushed, oven-dried, uncured cannabis.

+reps!

 

[Doc Bud]

Daim, thanks for putting me on this ... I'm about to harvest my first harvest in 10 days ... and am already smoking some of her, as it is already better then what I can buy for insane prices.

It tastes a little green, as was to be expected, but just for fun, I washed a sample, and I did not wash a second sample ... I did not tell my wife, just passed the joint along .. and a little later a new one ... which immediately got me the remark: "what is this ? Left over from the shop ? It tastes harsh compared to what you just had".

And I have to agree with her ... it is so smooth when it's washed ... even when smoking unflushed, oven-dried, uncured cannabis.

+reps!

I only tell the truth when it comes to the best plant in the world......washing is a good idea. Those who don't do it are simply missing out.

 

[madmedscience]

very interesting.. hmmm

 

[AllSmiles]

I only tell the truth when it comes to the best plant in the world......washing is a good idea. Those who don't do it are simply missing out.

Agreed Doc!

Hey PlanetJ, like your location (127.0.0.1). I'm from there too As a matter of fact I think we are all posting from that exact location.

 

[PlanetJ]

very interesting.. hmmm

More then interesting .. transforming

Hey PlanetJ, like your location (127.0.0.1). I'm from there too As a matter of fact I think we are all posting from that exact location.

Yeah ... and there are probably only 10 kinds of people that will get that too

 

[BudTester420]

More then interesting .. transforming

Yeah ... and there are probably only 10 kinds of people that will get that too

That's funny stuff. I had to look it up, worth it for the laugh.

 

[Hiker]

Daim, thanks for putting me on this ... I'm about to harvest my first harvest in 10 days ... and am already smoking some of her, as it is already better then what I can buy for insane prices.

It tastes a little green, as was to be expected, but just for fun, I washed a sample, and I did not wash a second sample ... I did not tell my wife, just passed the joint along .. and a little later a new one ... which immediately got me the remark: "what is this ? Left over from the shop ? It tastes harsh compared to what you just had".

And I have to agree with her ... it is so smooth when it's washed ... even when smoking unflushed, oven-dried, uncured cannabis.

+reps!

And we have another convert!

I find the "smoothness" to be the most improved characteristic of washed buds. My feeling is this is a result of a better cure. Something about washing the buds makes them cure better. Not just faster, although that seems to be the case as well, but BETTER. Even with the best curing processes, the unwashed buds do not smoke as nicely, and take longer to reach the max or optimum cure. Washing seems to also help the flowers and smells a little, but that is much more strain and grower dependent. We ALL get the smoother smoke.

It only took a couple crops for my patients to report back the difference. I have several patients now who won't smoke anyone else's buds. I hope that's a slight exaggeration, but it's certainly flattering. I got to visit another local grower earlier this week. They shared some of their outdoor from this year, and I have to admit I was impressed with the smoke. The buds weren't as pretty as my indoor, but the smell and taste were fantastic and the smoke seemed very smooth considering I'm used to washed buds. I hope folks don't miss out on sampling other buds that aren't washed. You might be surprised!

 

[PlanetJ]

Not a convert .. thanks to you, I do not have to be converted, but I get to treat my ladies like queens from my first harvest onward Royalty just needs a bath every now and then

Just imagine how that sample would've smoked if it was washed I'm not gonna be picky now ... THC is THC when it comes down to it .. I'll smoke saved stems if that is what I have laying around, but with little to no effort this much noticeable effect means it's just dumb to skip.

I closely watched trich density before and after, and inspected them thoroughly afterwards, and I can not say that I can notice a difference. The 'worst' I saw was trichomes being pulled like syrup in long hairs sticking to somewhere else again.. where before there was a little mushroom. This does not seem a loss to me .. and the warm water makes them more elastic .. the cold makes it stiff again .. the water is not cold enough to make 'em brittle.

So I guess trying to reclaim trich's is a real waste of time after the wash.

 

[Radogast]

Not a convert .. thanks to you, I do not have to be converted, but I get to treat my ladies like queens from my first harvest onward Royalty just needs a bath every now and then

Just imagine how that sample would've smoked if it was washed I'm not gonna be picky now ... THC is THC when it comes down to it .. I'll smoke saved stems if that is what I have laying around, but with little to no effort this much noticeable effect means it's just dumb to skip.

I closely watched trich density before and after, and inspected them thoroughly afterwards, and I can not say that I can notice a difference. The 'worst' I saw was trichomes being pulled like syrup in long hairs sticking to somewhere else again.. where before there was a little mushroom. This does not seem a loss to me .. and the warm water makes them more elastic .. the cold makes it stiff again .. the water is not cold enough to make 'em brittle.

So I guess trying to reclaim trich's is a real waste of time after the wash.

I read about this on my first flower, so I have nothing to compare, except that I could tell the difference between 20 seconds rinse vs 30 seconds

 

[Hiker]

I read about this on my first flower, so I have nothing to compare, except that I could tell the difference between 20 seconds rinse vs 30 seconds

what was the difference you could tell?

 

[Radogast]

what was the difference you could tell?

For the first 2 harvests, I was assisted in the washing by an OCD spectrum teenage boy who did the first and second rinse (one with reach hand.) He would swish and stir until I said "switch" .

For the third harvest, I was assisted by a nice girl who tried two buckets but couldn't seem to keep both her hands moving at the same time. Even when she was switched to just the second rinse, she would lose focus within the 30 seconds.

The final harvest came out harsher and seemed to take longer to cure (but I didn't take notes on the curing time.)

I was happier with the OCD spectrum boy following directions to the letter