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Elaboración casera de hachís

Saca provecho a los restos de tu cosecha haciendo hachís. Llena un tercio del contenedor con el material picado.

Si tienes un exceso de materia vegetal después de la cosecha, hacer hachís es una forma estupenda de darle uso. La técnica mostrada aquí es popular entre los conocedores del norte de California.

1. Empezamos el proceso picando las hojas anchas y los recortes que han estado congelados en bloque desde la cosecha. Este material se pica en trozos de 2 cm usando un cuchillo chuletero afilado o una hoja serrada. Esto facilita la separación de los tricomas de la materia vegetal.

2. Llena un tercio del contenedor con el material picado. Cubre la hierba con agua.

3. Cubre las hojas con agua. Añade el agua justa para cubrir el material; más agua dará lugar a trabajo extra luego, al tener que eliminarla.

Agitación de la mezcla. 4. Cuando el agua cubra la hierba, añade hielo a la mezcla. Se emplearon 9 kilos de hielo para los 115 litros del contenedor.

5. Utiliza un taladro industrial con una vara mezcladora de 75 cm de largo y 1 cm de grosor especial para material espeso a la hora de agitar el material. También puede usarse una varilla mezcladora para pintura. Nuestra vara tiene una forma similar a los pedales de las bicicletas de carreras. (Un taladro

Se añade hielo al contenedor.

Se precisa un taladro potente.

Troceando la marihuana congelada con un cuchillo afilado Hierba picada de camino al primer contenedor. Se forma espuma sobre la superficie

La hierba empapada se sacude vigorosamente sobre el contenedor.

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estándar no tiene la potencia suficiente para esta mezcla helada.) El objetivo es separar los tricomas de la materia vegetal mediante una agitación vigorosa. Todo este material necesitó una batida de unos 20 minutos. La duración depende de la cantidad de material. No hay que preocuparse si es preciso agitar durante más tiempo.

6. Al batir el agua, se crea espuma. No contiene tricomas por lo que se recoge y se descarta.

7. El siguiente paso consiste en eliminar agua de la materia vegetal mediante un colador. Ésta es la parte realmente trabajosa del proceso, ya que hay que remover el agua de manera vigorosa a medida que se retira la hierba empapada y se vacía en el cubo de la basura.

8. Puedes deshacerte de la materia vegetal restante, o usarla para cocinar.

9. Una vez que ha drenado el agua del material, éste se enjuaga con agua limpia para que los tricomas que quedan en la hierba se agreguen al líquido.

10. Cuando el material sólido se ha retirado del líquido, pasamos a filtrar los tricomas. Se usan dos filtros. La malla se encaja dentro del segundo contenedor a modo de bolsa, con la parte de arriba abrazando la pared del contenedor.

11. Encima del contenedor, se colocó una malla de agujeros grandes montada en un marco. Al pasar el agua del primer contenedor al segundo, este filtro retiene todo el material de mayor tamaño que hay en la mezcla, dejando únicamente los finos cristales en el agua que pasa a la malla en forma de bolsa alargada. La hierba usada. Aún contiene tricomas y puede emplearse para cocinar o hacer bebidas Drenar y enjuagar hasta que el agua corra limpia para asegurar que los tricomas pasan al líquido

El agua se vierte a través de la malla superior, que filtra las partículas gruesas

12. La mezcla de agua y cristales se hace pasar a través del filtro de arriba hasta un “calcetín” grande de malla cosido en casa, el cual se encuentra dentro del segundo contenedor. Los agujeros son demasiado pequeños para que se cuelen los cristales, así que los cristales de hachís se recogen en el calcetín. El calcetín es levantado El calcetín de malla hecho a medida con bolsa de recogida se instala en el contenedor La mezcla de agua y cristales se recoge en la bolsa calcetín La mezcla de agua y cristales se recoge en la bolsa calcetín

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despacio del contenedor, dejando que drene el agua.

Por último, el agua restante se elimina exprimiendo la mezcla a través del calcetín.

La producción fue un buen puñado de hachís dorado y muy puro. Llevó unos días que el hachís se secara por completo al aire libre. Por fortuna, podía fumarse tan pronto como estuvo terminado. Es importante ser cuidadoso al manejar este hachís fresco, ya que resulta muy pegajoso, y se pega a las manos cuando se toca. Fue puesto en un contenedor de cristal por seguridad.

El humo era muy puro y expansivo. A menos que la inhalación sea seguida por una rápida exhalación, antes de la gran expansión, pueden ocurrir fuertes ataques de tos.

¡Felices elaboraciones de hachís!

Puedes ver cómo se hizo este hachís en YouTube: http://youtu.be/l84fsPZ _ Poc

Aunque el hachís esté mojado y sea muy pegajoso, ya está listo para fumar. Tiene un gusto fuerte y fresco, como una especie de “vino nuevo” .

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