Bubble Hash vs. Tumbler Hash
Most cannabis based products are the result of cannabinoid isomerization. The bud is treated with a solvent which dissolves parts of the plant that aren’t protected with a tough layer of cellulose such as the main stalk of the plant. This isomerized product is a concentrate that produces a very potent experience. An example of an isomerized cannabis product is shatter or less refined hash oil.
Isomerization dissolves the terpenes, cannabinoids, and flavonoids that are found throughout the plant, but are concentrated in the buds. This concentrate can be carefully refined, resulting in an incredibly potent substance. Shatter, for example, is a product that is almost pure cannabinoid oil.
If given the choice, most people will choose a product prepared without the powerful solvents involved in isomerization. If this is so, then bubble or tumbler hash might be the best for you. Both methods result in a similar product: a potent, flavorful and pungent substance that will knock your socks off.
The way you treat your buds is the deciding factor when it comes to which method you can use. The biggest considerations are the moisture content and the stickiness of your buds. Tumbler hash is made by filling a screened in drum with bud and then rotating the drum containing the buds. The idea is to knock off the trichomes, which are the glands that cannabis uses to perspire and exude life sustaining oils. These trichomes are what you’re after. They present as tiny round headed structures that will fit past the coarse screen affixed to a drum that is rotated or through a filter that is agitated as in bubble hash.
If your bud is very dry then the tumbler method will work the best. Trying to get hash out of wet or sticky bud with the tumbler method results in a clogged screen and little else. The bubble method, also called ice water hash, requires a mostly dry base product as well. The bubble method works best with plants that have trichomes on most surfaces. You can buy seeds from plants that have been bred to produce copious amounts of trichomes. This translates into some really great hash.
The aforementioned sticky buds won’t work well with either method. Some strains of cannabis just aren’t built with an excess of trichomes to exploit and turn into hash. Really sticky cannabis is the best candidate for more traditional isomerization techniques. The oils you’re looking for are within the bud instead of on the surface of the bud.
The way you treat your buds is the deciding factor when it comes to which method you can use. The biggest considerations are the moisture content and the stickiness of your buds. Tumbler hash is made by filling a screened in drum with bud and then rotating the drum containing the buds. The idea is to knock off the trichomes, which are the glands that cannabis uses to perspire and exude life sustaining oils. These trichomes are what you’re after. They present as tiny round headed structures that will fit past the coarse screen affixed to a drum that is rotated or through a filter that is agitated as in bubble hash.
If your bud is very dry then the tumbler method will work the best. Trying to get hash out of wet or sticky bud with the tumbler method results in a clogged screen and little else. The bubble method, also called ice water hash, requires a mostly dry base product as well. The bubble method works best with plants that have trichomes on most surfaces. You can buy seeds from plants that have been bred to produce copious amounts of trichomes. This translates into some really great hash.
The aforementioned sticky buds won’t work well with either method. Some strains of cannabis just aren’t built with an excess of trichomes to exploit and turn into hash. Really sticky cannabis is the best candidate for more traditional isomerization techniques. The oils you’re looking for are within the bud instead of on the surface of the bud.
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