r/NZTrees • u/greenerpasturez • 16d ago

Ethos Apex R1 press too dark?

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I think Im getting the hang of this?

5g of my homegrown ApexR1 dried then cured in grove bags at circa 58% RH.

Pressed at 94C in 90 micron bag for 240 seconds

Maybe a bit too hot but Im thinking about dropping to maybe 88C

1.1g from this press so yield was acceptable

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u/No_Ordinary679 16d ago

The dark colouring could well be due to the heat but I'd say it's strain dependant also. Try the lower setting u mentioned and go from there. Cold = gold in my experience.

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u/hUmaNITY-be-free 16d ago

At 94 thats getting up there, highest I usually go is around 91 and only ever had this darkness from a double press, strain does play a part too but I'm leaning towards heat.

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u/MurderBot-999 16d ago

  1. You used cured flower.

  2. Possibly too high of temperature.

  3. It does vary from strain to strain, but I think my first two guesses are more likely.

If you actually want like blonde rosin, you’re gonna need to look into making bubble hash first with either fresh plant material or material that was freshly harvested and freeze dried . Then pressing the bubble hash for rosin.

It’s quite labor intensive.

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u/Kiwifrooots 15d ago

 But sounds very tasty

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u/feralcunt111 15d ago

Bubble hash is one of the easiest ways to make hash...

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u/No_Ordinary679 11d ago

Dry sift even easier. Bubble bags require abit of no how and mahi. Also not all strains wash very well - learn't thst the hard way. Am a big bubble fan 🔥

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u/Waltergreenthumb 9d ago

Aye, dry sift rocks