![]() ![]() Still, one of the things that make shatter and crumble carry the risks of leftover solvents is one of the reasons that potheads love them: The concentration of terpenes can bring a flavor that most CO2 concentrates can’t carry over after extraction. Tests done by a Seattle cannabis lab for a Leafly study showed the clearest shatter tested was no more potent than its murkier counterparts, and it had higher amounts of solvents left over, making it more dangerous to inhale. A common misconception regarding shatter is that the clearer it is, the more THC there is - but that’s not always the case. Sappier shatter can also have more CBDs and terpenes than the brittle stuff, making for a better smell and taste if purged correctly. The sappier, gooier variety is run with decarboxylated (activated) THC, which is in oil form at room temperature. Like wax, shatter can come in multiple consistencies. When made with butane, shatter’s extraction process is nearly the same as that of the wax varieties, but blasters have to make sure that the oil doesn’t get agitated and crystalize, which will change it from translucent to opaque - essentially turning the clear shatter into a cloudy wax. Shatter is the most popular form of concentrate on dispensary shelves today, thanks largely to its looks, which draw people in so much that art shows feature sculptures made exclusively from the stuff. ![]() Although its loose structure isn’t suited for dabbing, like stickier budders and shatters, shaving bits of crumble works well for portable vaporizer coils and topping bowls of flower. ![]() A popular way to make wax into crumble is purging for a longer time at a lower heat, which preserves more terpenes and makes for a better-tasting concentrate.Ĭrumble wax is difficult to handle, so it’s often a less desired concentrate than shatter and budder, but it’s still the preferred option of many tokers. Butane and all explosive solvents are banned from home marijuana extraction in Colorado.Ĭrumble wax is made with a procedure very similar to those that create shatter and budder, but the pre-purged oils used for crumble generally have more moisture, a different temperature and a thicker consistency, which help create the wax’s crumbling, cheese-like body after the purging process. Note: I wouldn’t recommend trying any of this at home. Delicately but intently whipping the concentrate and maintaining a specific purging process can create beautiful, fluffy varieties of budder - but it doesn’t make it more potent. By purging it at a higher temperature or whipping it like a batter in the middle or at the end of purging, a shatter-like concentrate can turn into the waxy substance that many of us dab today. The same broad process is used to create shatter and crumble wax, but the results are very different.īudder wax is made when the extracted cannabinoids begin to crystalize after being agitated during the extraction process. Typically extracted with butane or CO2, budder is made by using a chemical solvent to “blast” through marijuana to extract the THC, which is then “purged” with heat and air pressure to remove the solvent. So for future reference, here’s a map around the concentrate world that you can study while you’re waiting at the pot shop.īudder, a wax-concentrate variety, is one of the most popular forms of concentrates in Colorado dispensaries right now. (So many, in fact, that we just decided to update this response to Michael B's question.) Most budtenders are good at explaining the differences among them, but the majority of us aren’t comfortable listening to fifteen minutes of pot talk while those waiting in line get more and more impatient. This question pointed up one of the major developments on the recreational pot scene: There used to be just a few varieties of concentrates, and now there are many, many more. But some queries demand more time and attention, including this one, which we received last fall from Michael B: “Could you explain the differences - and why I should care about them - between budder, crumble, shatter, CO2 oil, rosin, live resin, bubble hash and sift?” To answer those questions, we created our weekly Ask a Stoner column. Even before Colorado allowed the first sale of recreational marijuana in January 2014, people had lots of questions about what was in store for the state. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |