All You Need to Know About Cannabis Kief

Published on: October 23, 2021

Cannabis Kief

Kief is a term used to describe the crystal-like formation on the tips of trichomes with a bit of frosted appearance. The tip of trichomes is where the highest grade of THC is stored. These trichomes are there, so no herbivore tries to eat the whole plant. It is like a self-defence mechanism of plants that saves them from predators. It is a strong deterrent that saves the plant from being eaten.

Let’s find out how you can extract your kief and how you can use it.

How To Extract Kief

The most common way to extract kief from the cannabis plant is to use a three-chamber herb grinder. There are other types of herb grinders, but they are not that effective when extracting kief. The three-chamber herb grinder lets you sift and properly collect your kief. A two-chamber herb grinder has a risk of losing all the coveted kief crystals and is not recommended.

The number of lines on your sifter is crucial in achieving the best result. You must understand that kief tends to range very small in size, 75-125 microns. Yes, that is minuscule! So it would be best if you remembered a general rule of thumb of selecting a sifter with a mesh between 80 to 270 LPI (lines per inch)

If you think it’s a lot of work, don’t worry, you can always buy your kief online from an online weed dispensary anytime. Remember to check the quality when you purchase online. The colour of your kief will help you identify the quality. A kief with an off-white colour is purer than any other.

How to Use Kief

Now that you have all your kief that you have separated from your cannabis buds, it’s time for you to decide how to use it. There are certainly many ways to use your kief, and the methods depend on your consumption. You can smoke it, add it to your edibles, or you can make moon rocks, and the possibilities are endless. Keep reading below to discover some methods.

Crowning The Bowl

When packing your bowl, let’s say your pipe, chillum, bong or whatever other smoking methods you choose, sprinkle a pinch of your freshly extracted kief all over your bowl. It increases the potency of each puff you take and is a great idea to corner your hits.

Sprinkle It on The Joint

If you want to increase your joint’s potency, sprinkling your kief into it is the ultimate move. The amount you sprinkle will directly increase the potency, so choose an amount of kief that you can handle. If you are going to try t for the first time, It’s better to start slow and add more as you experience.

Final Words

Many experienced cannabis smokers first dampen the outside of the joint by licking or using a cannabis wax of their choice before they add or sprinkle kief. Remember a joint with kief sprinkled on it often referred to as a “twaxed” joint. Now that all the options are in front of you, we leave you with your better judgment.

If you want to know more about kief, contact us, and we would be happy to explain it further.

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