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When my stash has finally run out I usually tend to clean the glass stems of my Arizer Solo. But I can’t just let all that golden build up go to waste, so here’s a way in which you can clean your gear, AND get high from doing it. You can harvest all that golden goodness and turn it into some high potency hash! The general idea of what were trying to accomplish here is to use isopropyl alcohol to break down the remaining THC that has built up in your stem. The main challenge here is getting at it without contaminating it, which is why we’ll choose iso. The reason we use isopropyl alcohol is due to its low boiling point and its ability to evaporate easily without leaving oils or really any trace behind. That way once the alcohol has evaporated we’re left with just purely hash.

What you’ll need:

Tupperware container – preferentially plastic, and big enough to hold your glass stems Isopropyl Alcohol 99% (preferably 91%+)

Glass Pyrex dish – mixing bowls sometimes can work too

Frying pan (or other pan, that can hold the glass dish) 1

Coffee Filters

Razor Blades or other scraping object.

Funnel (Optional)

Steps:

1. Remove any plant matter from the bottom of your glass stems. I prefer to use a small brush and a tooth pick to get the corners. A paperclip works well in a pinch.

2. Soak your stems in isopropyl alcohol overnight in the tupperware container. Use only enough to fully cover the stems as you’ll have to evaporate it all later. I prefer to keep the lid on the container to hold in the vapors. Ill also shake the container occasionally just to break things up. You’ll see the darker brown matter start to dissolve and mix in with the alcohol.

3. At this point your stems should be nearly clean. Remove your stems and rinse them off in water

4. Take the iso propyl alcohol and filter it through the coffee filter to remove any small particles. Use the funnel here if you have it. Pour the result into your glass pyrex dish. It should be a slight brown color based on how much alcohol you used.

At this point we need to evaporate the remaining alcohol so were left with just hash. There are two ways you can go about doing this.

A. Let it all evaporate naturally in the sun or in front of a fan. -safer, slower, little/no fumes. OR

B. Use the heat of the stove to CAREFULLY raise the temperature of the mixture to speed up evaporation. -a little risky, fast, strong smell, fumes.

5A. Pretty straight forward, set it somewhere where it wont get other particles in it if your using a fan. You can even partially cover it if necessary. Just let it sit till all the fluid is gone, it’ll probably change colors a bit in the process.

5B. This way is a bit more complex and we need to do it safely as isopropyl alcohol is highly flammable and produces pretty strong vapors. Take your frying pan fill it with about half an inch of water, just enough so that your glass dish is semi floating when put in the pan. We basically want the glass dish to be just barely suspended above the bottom of the pan. We’re then going to heat the water to about medium (varies by oven) temperature so that the water is very lightly simmering. There should be bubbles moving slowly under the glass dish. The alcohol should NOT be boiling or bubbling, iso’s boiling point is only 176 degrees F (80 C) so all we need to do is heat it up a slight bit to cause it to evaporate. Boiling the alcohol directly is a very bad idea, don’t do it. You might see some steam, and fumes will pick up significantly. Open a window, get a fan, anything to ventilate the area. This process usually takes me around 20-30 minutes.

The mixture will get darker brown as the alcohol volume drops. Begin to lower the temperature as the fluid nears the bottom of the dish. You’ll want to cut the heat early as the residual heat in the glass will hang around for a while and evaporation will continue even off the stove.

6. Once the dish has cooled enough to be handled, take your razor and harvest your hash by scraping it off the bottom of the glass.

7. To consume, take medical grade cotton: either from cotton balls or Q tips, place the hash inside it and throw it in the Arizer solo. The cotton wont burn, but you’ll need to use level 5-7 for the hash. I also like to cover it in kief for some extra flavor.