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Mr K...nice haul on the hash
get the puck out of there
Can those bags be gotten at the big box store? Or is it something that must be ordered online? I'm with X...I've wanted to try this ever since you first posted a video on it months ago...also, how much dry ice is required to how much trim? Now that you've done this successfully...do you have any helpful tips or tricks for the newbies?
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Wow! My hash & I are honored to have been such inspirations!
I don't believe you'll find the bags at any of the "Big Box" stores, although you may find some at a local hydro shop. As for the dry ice, it only takes a few small chunks approximately a couple of inches cubed, so buy the smallest package they sell and you'll have more than enough, I'm sure.
The amount of trim you process in any one "batch" really depends on the size of the bags but as I previously mentioned, you can expect about a 15% return (actual mileage will vary!), so if you process 10 grams of trim, you should get about 1.5 grams of good quality kief. Just don't fill the bags too full, maybe half full or a little more, since you want room for the ice to shake the trichs loose.
Here are some tips for the newbies:
1) If you only get one bag, I recommend the 160 micron. With the 160 you should be able to filter out all of the plant material and get the most yield. What comes out of the 160 micron bag would normally be caught in either the 120 micron bag, or one of the smaller bags, so it will be good quality.
2) I recommend the bags that are only mesh on the bottom of the bag. Some of the bags are mesh around the sides, too, which is a great advantage for ice water extraction since the bags will drain much quicker, but for dry ice extraction, you don't want the trichs spraying out the sides and all over the place.
3) I only use the bucket at the beginning of the process. I put the dry ice in the bucket with the trim, swirl the bucket to stir it around a little, then let it sit for a minute or two to cool down before I dump the contents directly into the bag and shake the trichs lose directly in the bag. By letting the trim cool in the bucket first (rather than the bag) I believe there's less change of freezing the bag then having it break as you shake the chunks of dry ice. Also, it's not necessary to let the trim cool first but it will save you some energy by preventing you from having to shake as it cools.
4) Whether you shake with the bucket or bag alone, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD SEAL!!!! Anyone who's done this before is probably laughing right now remembering when they shook a bunch of trim all over the place and then spent an hour trying to get all the plant material out of the kief that was already extracted!
5) Before each batch, I disinfect the surface of the table (in my case, a large glass picture frame) with rubbing alcohol and clean the bag with alcohol. I also clean the bag with alcohol after each use which loosens any trichs that tend to stick to the bag.
6) When you're done with the trich extraction, you can take the contents of that 160 bag and use it to make oil or budder. There should be no need to de-carb it first since, I believe, the cooling process would have already decarbed it and it's the stuff that gets filtered out of the 220 bag and caught in the 160 (lower quality) that people would normally use for cooking.
7) The pollen press I use to make those "pucks" is nice to have and it's pretty cheap, but it's not necessary. You can store the kief in an airtight container then just sprinkle it on a bowl or bong of meds, or roll it in with a joint.
8) If you do decide to use a pollen press, here's a nice trick...take a piece of parchment paper (its like wax paper and found in same section, used for baking) and cut two cirlcles the diameter of the press. I do this by simply holding the spacer with a piece of parchment paper against it in my left hand, then I trim around the spacer with scissors that are in my right hand. It doesn't need to be exact! I then put the pieces of parchment paper on each side of the kief layer before I press it. Then, when it comed out of the press, the parchment paper peels right off and can be used for the next puck. This really helps keep the press running clean and smoothly and not stick when lots of pressure is applied.
9) Use the leftover dry ice to apply CO2 to the girls in flower per the video I posted a page back
I wish I had another tip to make it an even ten, but other than to send some to me when you're done, I can't think of anything else!
Let me know how it works out!
Nice, way to go with that post Mr. Krip. Kudos for adding to the knowledge pool my friend! 
She still has a few more weeks to go before harvest but is significantly larger than any of the others, both in height and girth:
maybe when i get this jd 1000 going they will but im posting pics agian 
fixed my uploading problem so check me out 
