Extraction 6 Ton Dabpress

[Capt.Quirk]

Excuse my ignorance here, but don't buds need to be thoroughly dried before being pressed, particularly if using a vaporizer? Or is this for oral/food consumption, in which case should't the buds be decarboxylated first?

If for ingestion, I decarb after pressing. If decarbed prior to pressing, yield will be reduced.
I like to get bud moisture content down to 10-15% with a 7-10 day dry in my environment and use pre-cut 35lb Ultra parchment paper and place on frozen steel plate to collect. Just what works for me.

 

[BII]

If for ingestion, I decarb after pressing. If decarbed prior to pressing, yield will be reduced.
I like to get bud moisture content down to 10-15% with a 7-10 day dry in my environment and use pre-cut 35lb Ultra parchment paper and place on frozen steel plate to collect. Just what works for me.

OK, so you do dry it thoroughly; and decarb after pressing, if needed.

 

[lazylathe]

If for ingestion, I decarb after pressing. If decarbed prior to pressing, yield will be reduced.
I like to get bud moisture content down to 10-15% with a 7-10 day dry in my environment and use pre-cut 35lb Ultra parchment paper and place on frozen steel plate to collect. Just what works for me.

That sounds dangerously low and the buds would be super crispy being that dry.
From what I have read, pressing dry buds will yeild less than pressing buds dried to 60 to 65% humidity.

Unless you are talking about freeze drying your material?

 

[Capt.Quirk]

That sounds dangerously low and the buds would be super crispy being that dry.
From what I have read, pressing dry buds will yeild less than pressing buds dried to 60 to 65% humidity.

Don't confuse moisture content in bud with relative humidity. If your bud contained 60-65% moisture, you'd be hard pressed to light it, much less smoke it. I can't imagine the mess you'd make pressing a bud that wet.

 

[Capt.Quirk]

OK, so you do dry it thoroughly; and decarb after pressing, if needed.

Roger that.