Ok, the concept is that you want trichomes not green matter. So when I screen bud I use the entire bud and literally bounce them off the screen a few times. I dont bust the buds at first. Ill do an entire pound or more. Then I collect the trichomes. This is the best of the best and is first run.
Then I brake up the buds over the screen into chunks and bounce those a few times and remove them until the entire pound or more is done, collect the resin… this is second run, while still excellent, it will be slightly more contaminated than first run. Keep in mind you can card this if you have the right screen sizes and remove most of the green matter.
Then I do another run with the bud being put through a bud buster that is pretty coarse Ill show a picture of it.
This material can be bounced as much as you like and will produce a lot of kief, this is the grade mostly seen with commercially made hashish. And of course if you are the patient type you can card this also and remove much of the contaminants.
What I failed to mention is that the screening process should be done when its below freezing outside with no breeze, for obvious reasons. Partly because warm resin tends to stick to everything including the screens and the card. But also because the resin glands separate from the plant material better.
The remaining material can be used for edibles or topicals if you like.
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