Learn More about Cannabis Concentrates

Jan 28

Written By Dana

Read on to learn more about Cannabis Concentrates. Concentrates can be made from cannabis flower via solventless extraction methods or with solvent-based extraction processes. Solvents are chemicals used along with heat and pressure to break down cannabis plant material and extract key components including oils, cannabinoids, and terpenes.

Solventless Extraction

Highly potent or concentrated cannabis product extracted without the use of chemicals.

BUBBLE HASH or ICE WATER HASH is made by rehydrating plant material in ice water, freezing resinous trichomes, making them brittle and break off with the slightest agitation. The remaining ice water hash slurry is filtered through a set of screens or bubble bags, with increasingly fine micron ratings leaving behind a pure powder-like substance, defining the micron-range-specific hash (i.e. 90u-120u). This process of extraction best preserves the aroma and flavor.

ROSIN extraction is completed by pressing dried flower, kief, drysift, or bubble hash between two heated plates (about 120°F to 220°F). Beach Boys Cannabis Co. curates the finest collection of LIVE ROSIN or HASH ROSIN, extracting solely from fresh frozen plant resin or bubble hash. The high pressure and controlled heat of the rosin press can extract concentrates up to 90% THC, while maintaining their terpene profile, aroma and flavor.

Solvent-based Extraction

Solvents, commonly butane, propane, and ethanol are used to extract cannabinoids and terpenes.

Hydrocarbon or ethanol extraction offers the most efficient method of extracting trichomes from plant material, however requires close attention to safety throughout the extraction process and removing solvents from the consumables. Extracts using butane as the primary solvent are known as Butane Hash Oil or BHO. SHATTER is typically translucent, golden in color with a glass-like composition. WAX is described by its texture i.e. BADDER, SUGAR, CRUMBLE.

Concentrates labeled as LIVE, are created from freezing flower immediately post harvest and keeping material frozen through the extraction process to best preserve terpene profile in solvent based extractions. LIVE RESIN offers the best preservation of terpenes, cannabinoids, and flavonoids when using solvents. CURED products differ by beginning extraction from dried/cured plant material. These terms are often used to describe both RESIN, BADDER, and SAUCE.