While terpene concentration can affect viscosity, products can also be mechanically altered post-extraction, such as when saps are whipped into butters. Products labeled as live resin often differ in viscosity, ranging between saps, sugars, jellies, butters, and even more solid shatters. In its initial, natural state, it is extremely sticky but, depending on the producer, some live resins may have a runny consistency and some may be more solid or waxy. Live resin is typically a dark yellow color.
LIVE RESIN VS SHATTER FULL
When the boiling is complete, you’re left with a concentrated oil full of cannabinoid and terpene ratios very similar to those which existed in the live plant itself. Finally, the solution passes into the collection chamber where heat is used to boil off the butane. The liquid butane (which now contains all the good stuff from the cannabis plant) then passes into the dewax chamber where the lipids, fats, and waxes are removed. During that process, the butane bonds with the cannabinoids and terpenes and pulls them from the plant matter. Specifically, closed-loop extractor equipment passes a volatile solvent - most often pressurized butane at cryogenic temperatures between -20℉ to -50℉ - through a tube holding the fresh-frozen plant matter. How is live resin made you ask? Well, using volatile solvent extraction the same as in normal distillate, except it is done in a very, very cold environment which is necessary to fully liquefy all of the plant’s delicately frozen trichomes (resin glands that contain THC, CBD and other cannabinoids and terpenes). Live resin can have as much as five times more terps by weight. Stated otherwise, the magic is in the terpene levels. The real purpose of live resin is to preserve the terpenes that are lost through the regular decarboxylation process. In fact, some live resins might actually be slightly lower in THC than conventionally-produced concentrates.
However, the point of live resins is not THC content. Notably, live resin can reach concentrations of 80-90% THC, depending on the strain used and skill of the processor. When it first dropped on the cannabis scene, live resin blew people’s minds because of the vivid, fully aromatic, potent experience it offered as compared to other concentrates (i.e., raw distillate). This means deeper aromas, richer flavors, and better medicinal effects. Utilizing “ live,” uncured cannabis plants results in a concentrate that more accurately captures the terpene profile of the strain in its truest form. Accordingly, the “ live” in live resin is in reference to those live plants.
LIVE RESIN VS SHATTER HOW TO
Roughly a decade ago, some smart fellows from Colorado figured out how to perform butane extraction on fresh, often frozen, whole cannabis plants instead of plant material that has been decarboxylated (dried and cured). Luckily, you’ve stumbled upon this educational blog post which is guaranteed to learn you up on cannabis resin production, resin diamonds, and, lastly, Liquid Diamonds carts themselves. So, you’re interested in understanding more about Pleasantrees’ “ Liquid Diamonds” carts? First thing to know is that they’re available at the wonderful Detroit dispensary & East Lansing dispensary.
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