Freezing Fresh Cannabis

I had four plants that were finished but I didnt have time to dry them because I had to flee the city I live in because of coronavirus. I didnt know what to do so i just threw them in the freezer. I literally had no time to do any research on what I should do with them. Will they be ok once I get back?

Hang and dry slowly or bubble hash

Freezing fresh bud causes the trichomes to bust open due to ice crystals forming inside. This causes the cannabinoids to degrade quickly due to oxidation. The only time fresh wet bud should be frozen is prior to extraction unless using a proper freeze drier.

Renfro said:

Freezing fresh bud causes the trichomes to bust open due to ice crystals forming inside. This causes the cannabinoids to degrade quickly due to oxidation. The only time fresh wet bud should be frozen is prior to extraction unless using a proper freeze drier.

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So are the buds salvageable at all or is it just trash?

Odin88 said:

So are the buds salvageable at all or is it just trash?

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Every thing is salvageable if the price is right. I stuffed a freezer with fresh bud once {ran out of room to hang dry} it turned purple lost most of its smell an taste but still did the job.

What will happen if I use dry ice with the frozen buds to make hash? Will the kief be wet once its shaken off of the buds?

Odin88 said:

What will happen if I use dry ice with the frozen buds to make hash? Will the kief be wet once its shaken off of the buds?

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@xtsho uses dry ice to make hash. Maybe he'll have some insight into that.

Or what if I just pressed the frozen buds with a nug smasher? Will the extract be any good?

Odin88 said:

What will happen if I use dry ice with the frozen buds to make hash? Will the kief be wet once its shaken off of the buds?

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spek9 said:

@xtsho uses dry ice to make hash. Maybe he'll have some insight into that.

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That question was also asked on another recent thread. To be honest I've never tried it and have always used dry trim/bud. It would probably clog the screen and introduce moisture. I'm not going to try it but if someone does I hope they come back and let us know what the outcome is.

I would think with fresh frozen trim you'd want to use the messy bubble bag process. I did that method one time before switching to dry ice. Both deliver a good product but the dry ice method is so simple I'll never use water/ice extraction again. You could say I'm One and Done. Once you try dry ice you never go back.

xtsho said:

That question was also asked on another recent thread. To be honest I've never tried it and have always used dry trim/bud. It would probably clog the screen and introduce moisture. I'm not going to try it but if someone does I hope they come back and let us know what the outcome is.

I would think with fresh frozen trim you'd want to use the messy bubble bag process. I did that method one time before switching to dry ice. Both deliver a good product but the dry ice method is so simple I'll never use water/ice extraction again. You could say I'm One and Done. Once you try dry ice you never go back.

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I figured I'd have to go the ice water route because it was frozen fresh. No biggie. Its probably something I should experience once anyway. I'll try the dry ice method with the trim from my next run. I dont know when that will be though. Fuckin coronavirus fucked my world up for the past ten weeks.

Thanks for the info. Very much appreciated.

I just finished my first batch following directions that mixed 1lb of dry ice into 7lb+- ice with previously cured/dried then frozen flower (put flower in a plastic bag, push as much air out as pos. & seal/freeze. A vacuum bag is even better to keep the water out) Frozen bud is broken up by pounding by hand and added to the ice mix into the work bag. Screens have been stacked into 5gal. can in order, finest first. Directions said to shake after a while. Upon lifting the can with my arthritic body, I imagined that my 12" orbital polisher might be used as a super "paint shaker". So I straddled the bucket between my legs while sitting on my drum throne (adjustable height important for leverage and stability) centered it onto the polisher, turned it on and held on for dear life! Just 2-3 min. of this was a great massage for me and I imagined the best way to separate tricomes from plant matter using what I already had! Yield was not impressive but what the heck I have to use up the leftovers from the 18 harvest to make room for the upcoming. I just combined the results from the three finest screens (5 bag set) to get the pictured results. Smooth and tasteful smoke as a bowl topper, it's Way superior to the Slugg 33 press I bought and a great way to get Something from all this without the cost of alcohol or elaborate equipment. I'm hoping further experience and any tutoring will help me get a better yield. (this is from 2oz's white widow)