Bubble Hash Preparation

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My husband has been wanting a portable washing machine to knock the trichomes off the cannabis trim and buds to make bubble hash. I like using concentrated cannabis in my medicinal oils, salves, and tinctures and hash is simple to add to anything I’m making for a stronger medicinal effect.

Although there are other methods of creating hash, the ice and water method (bubble hash) works well and a washing machine is easier and less physically intensive than using a bucket, a drill, and a paint stirrer.

We found the above 5-gallon unit by Bubblebagdude on Amazon and the price was so great that we ordered an additional five-bag extraction set as well as a new 25-micron pressing screen because our current bags are old and it’s nice to replace them periodically.

So, as we gathered our supplies together, here’s a list of what we used:

• Two five-gallon buckets:
  • one for the 73, 90, and 220 work extraction bags
  • the other for the 25-micron extraction bag
• A 25-micron pressing screen
• towel
• Parchment paper
• The new washing machine with its own 220-micron zippered work bag

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Before beginning, we filled one of the buckets with around 4 gallons of water and added some ice cubes to get it cold to eventually pour into the washing machine.

We placed the cannabis trim (leaf that’s trimmed off the buds during harvest) into the zippered 220-micron work bag between two layers of ice cubes. After placing the bag into the washer, we poured the ice and water from the bucket into the machine and turned it on allowing it to agitate for fifteen minutes. While the cannabis is agitating, the trichomes are released into the water and are fine enough to go through the 220-micron work bag.

We stacked a 73-micron bag and a 90-micron bag underneath another 220-micron work bag (in that order) over a 5-gallon bucket and when the agitation was complete, we drained the greenish/gold water from the washing machine into the five-gallon bucket to strain through each bag.

As we filtered the water through the work bag, it captured the debris that was left allowing the trichomes to settle onto the 90-micron bag. When that process was complete, we removed the work bag and cleaned it in the kitchen sink, setting it aside for the next round.

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Next, we repeated the process with the 90-micron extraction bag, pulling the bag up to allow the water to drain through. When all the water had drained through the bag, we took it out and then scraped the contents out onto a 25-micron pressing screen which we then folded over the goopy resin, covering it with a towel to press out any remaining liquid.

The end result looks like a flattened pancake which my husband then placed on a piece of parchment paper where he chopped it up to dry. We then repeated the process with the 73-micron bag.

Lastly, we slowly poured the remaining water from the original 5-gallon bucket through a 25-micron bag that we placed over the second 5-gallon bucket to get the remaining resin material. Each time, with the 90, the 70, and now the 25-micron extraction bag, the resin becomes darker. After extracting the remainder of the resin, we scrape it out of the bag and again place it on the pressing screen to get the last bit of water out, and then, like the others, it’s chopped up on a piece of parchment to dry.

We repeated the washing process two more times for a total of three washings. Using the washing machine was so easy which you’ll see if you watch the video below. It’s certainly much easier than standing over a bucket with a drill and paint stirrer for 20 minutes or so, and I think it actually makes cleaner hash with less green material getting through.

So check it out and consider buying the Bubblebagdude portable washing machine for making bubble hash. We’re certainly happy with it and I think you might be too!