Is a rosin press worth the money?-2022 Updated
Over the past several years, both rosin and rosin presses have been gaining popularity in the cannabis industry, and for good reason. Don’t let the common nickname of the “everyman’s concentrate” fool you though (this term only refers to the accessibility and simplicity of the extraction), rosin is no run of the mill product.
In fact, rosin rivals the potency and purity of some of the most advanced hydrocarbon extracts on the market — without the use of any solvents. What once was a product made in bedrooms and garages with hair straighteners and t-shirt presses has grown into a full-scale manufacturing movement.
What is a rosin press used for?
A rosin press is a device used to extract a solventless concentrate from cannabis flowers, kief or trim. The aim is to take the starting material, put it through the pressing process and emerge with a substance that is terpene-rich, potent and pure.
Using a rosin press enables you to extract a concentrate without the need for a solvent, and it also simplifies and speeds up the extraction process .
A typical rosin production setup consists of:
- A rosin press
- Choice of starting Material (this can be cannabis flowers, bubble hash, or kief)
- Rosin filter extraction bags
- Parchment paper (unbleached, if possible)
There are three only three variables that go into play that determines the quality of the rosin produced: heat (temperature), pressure and time.
A brief word of caution: not all strains produce rosin equally. Some strains are known for producing more rosin, while some strains barely produce any rosin at all.
How to get the best rosin
If you are pressing flower and are getting average results. Almost always it’s because they are squishing average flowers, which is perfectly fine, but if you want stellar results, you need stellar material. Quality is King, Followed By Freshness ! This doesn’t mean that you have to go purchase “Platinum” shelf buds at your local dispensary or fill your entire garden just with Gorilla Glue #4, but with rosin, your results are mostly predetermined in the garden if your press is up to par. Quality is also closely related to freshness, and you will often see your very best results when pressing flowers as soon after they are dried and cured as possible. The longer you wait, the darker it will be, so make sure to squish buds when they’re as fresh as possible.
Similarly, we have not noticed perceptible differences between the flower rosin pressed from hydro, soil, coco, etc grown flowers — the grow media plays a factor inasmuch as the skill of the grower is the biggest determination with each particular substrate. That being said, some strains and types of cannabis flowers do tend to yield better than others, namely indicas and hybrids anecdotally do better than wispy sativas. Your heavy hitter, ultra-potent plants are usually going to be big yielders as the resin production is elevated with genetics such as The White, Gorilla Glue, Ghost Train Haze, and many more. When it comes down to it, the biggest determination for yield, flavor, and quality is all based on how well the material was grown and how strong its genetics were in the first place.
The material you use to make your rosin has a large impact on the quality. In general, higher quality input material leads to higher quality output. On top of that, some strains simply produce more and better rosin than others. When it comes to type of material, you can use cannabis flowers, hash, kief/sift, shake or trim. Flower will give you the best quality, but lower yields. Hash gives you the best combination of yield and quality. Quality is king! The quality and strain makes a big difference, which is why you see a large range in potential yields for each type of material.
- Trim:3% to 8% yield; 30% quality
- Shake:8% to 15% yield; 30% quality
- Flower:15% to 30% yield; 100% quality
- Kief/Sift:30% to 60%+ yield; 75% quality
- Hash:30% to 70%+ yield; 80% quality
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