What Kind of Rosin Press Do I Need to Buy ? (2021 Buyer’s Guide )

September 11, 2021

What Kind of Rosin Press Do I Need to Buy?(2021 Buyer’s Guide )

You may have read or heard the hottest new concentrate on the block, rosin, and perhaps wanted to dig deeper into what it actually is & get some questions you have about the topic answered. Well, you've found the ultimate resource on the Internet on everything you need to know about rosin.
In this post, we'll cover what exactly rosin is, how to make rosin, what variables affect the quality of your rosin, and finally, the best rosin press.

What is rosin?

Rosin is the process of extracting the oils that give a medicinal plant its unique taste and smell by using heat and pressure.
The whole process is fairly simple and does not require the use of any foreign substances, unlike other methods that use butane and/or propane.
As you can imagine, since Rosin does not require the use of any other solvents or substances to produce, the final product is very potent, pure and tastes & smells exactly like the strain that it was extracted from.
There's a very good reason why rosin is gaining rapid popularity and why it's poised to take over the extracts market.

What is a rosin press?

A rosin press is a machine that uses a pair of heated plates to press with enough pressure any medicinal plants material, such as buds, keif, or hash, which causes the cannabinoids and terpenes to seep out in an oily form called rosin.
Rosin gained popularity with its solventless yet easy extraction process. With the help of micron filtration bags, you get rosin in a matter of minutes with a rosin press. Then I would like to introduce several rosin press.

ECO FARM ROSIN PRESS MANUAL DUAL HEAT 5*6CM HIGH PRESSURE ROSIN PRESS MACHINE

Product Features:

• Small manual rosin pressing is suitable for home use
• Double-sided heating, each heating plate has a separate time temperature control
• Fahrenheit or Celsius can be switched, even pressure
• Lightweight and compact, easy to carry and safe delivery, save freight
• ECO Farm rosin press can provide double sides heating high pressure and timing.

Sale Price: $171.43



ECO FARM HEAT ROSIN PRESS MACHINE 350KG MAX 3 X 2 INCH HEAT PLATEN

Product Features:

• Medical plants drying & oil extraction heat presser heat platen: 1.2-inch thick solid aluminum made heating element, 3x2inch Platen, 0~250℃/ 485℉ Temperature Range, 2~5℃ temperature difference.
• The clamshell heat presser is able to generate 350kg/ 770lb force and work perfectly.
• Digital control panel, aluminum heating element 9x 15.7x 11.8 inch self-weight 13 lbs heat presser with LCD controller: the digital controller has temperature and time function, easy for setting
• CE (EMC, MD, Rohs)/ UL certified spare parts: spare parts used on prior heat presses are either CE or UL certified, which remains stable working condition and lower fail rate.

Sale Price: $179.43 



ECO FARM MINI 400W POWER ROSIN PRESS WITH 6*6CM ROSIN PLATE COLOR RANDOM

Product Features:

• A small manual is suitable for home use
• Double-sided heating, each heating plate has a separate time and temperature control
• 3. Fahrenheit or Celsius can be switched, uniform pressure
• 4. Lightweight and compact, easy to carry

Sale Price: $214.29



How do you make rosin?

Making rosin is very simple because it only requires minimal equipment and minimal investment. You can produce rosin at home and put together a rig for less than $500 or buy one from a reputable brand for about the same cost.

A typical rosin production setup consists of:

1. A rosin press
2. Choice of starting Material (this can be medicinal plants flowers, bubble hash, or kief)
3. Rosin filter extraction bags 
4. Parchment paper (unbleached, if possible)

There are three only three variables that go into play that determines the quality of the rosin produced: heat (temperature), pressure and time.

A brief word of caution: not all strains produce rosin equally. Some strains are known for producing more rosin, while some strains barely produce any rosin at all.  

Starting Material 

You can press flowers, bubble hash, kief, or even high-quality trim but each material will give you different yields.

 What Yields Can You Expect?

• Trim: 3% - 8%
• Shake: 8% - 15%
• Flower: 15% - 30%
• Kief / Dry Sift: 30% - 60%+
• Bubble Hash / Hash: 30% - 70%+

*Figures are rough estimates

Pressing flowers will give you the best quality rosin but not necessarily the best yields. Generally, strains that are frostier on the inside when you break the bud in the middle are the best ones for making rosin.

When pressing flowers, try to go with the smaller nugs since they have more surface area, the more surface area means more travel for the rosin as it is being pressed.  

Pressing kief or hash, on the other hand, will give you great quality and decent yields.

Temperature
Temperature is key to making good rosin! A good rule of thumb to remember is:
Lower temperatures (190°F- 220°F) = more flavor/terpenes, less yield, end material is more stable (butter-like/honey consistency
Higher temperatures (220°F- 250°F) = less flavor/terpenes, more yield, end material is less stable (sap-like consistency)
Bearing these in mind, if your press is more than capable of delivering the right pressure, we don't recommend you going higher than 250°F.

Pressure
While it's tempting to go out to build or buy a rosin press with the highest capacity, science has shown that higher pressure does not necessarily equate to higher yields.
Sometimes the higher pressure can, in fact, produce less desirable results because the increase in pressure actually forces less desirable materials such as lipids and other fine particles into your rosin.
Our friends at Pure Pressure broke the science down to a tee on this on their blog if you want to read more about it.

Time
The time it takes to produce rosin varies depending on the material, a strain that you’re using and if there’s enough pressure.

Which rosin press should you buy?

There are different types of rosin presses in the market; you've got your DIY heat plate kits, hydraulic presses, manual presses, variable-hydraulic presses, pneumatic presses, and finally, electric rosin presses. 

Here are a few guiding questions to ask yourself to help you determine which rosin press you should buy:

• Will you be using this for personal or commercial purposes?
• How much demand will you need out of this press?
• How important is space for you?
• Do you want something that is portable?
• Would you mind buying extra accessories for the press? (An air compressor and perhaps valves for pneumatic presses).
  
  

Without further ado, let's dive into the extensive world of rosin presses.

DIY Heat Plate Kits

As the name suggests, these heat plate kits are typically used when putting together your own rosin press. Putting together your own rosin press is simple and typically involves buying a 10-ton or 20-ton hydraulic shop press and rigging it with ready-made heat plates, heaters and a controller to control the heat on the plates.

Manual Rosin Press

What's not to love about a simple, hand-crank, hand-powered rosin press that requires nothing but elbow grease to produce rosin?! Typically entry-level presses are manual presses and pressure is generated by a pull-down lever or through a twist-operation.

Hydraulic Presses 

Hydraulic rosin presses use hydraulic pressure to generate the force needed to produce rosin. The force is generated through the use of a hand pump. 

Under hydraulic presses are your entry-level rosin presses which are typically manually operated and on the higher-end, you've got your variable-hydraulic rosin presses which are powered by an external pump.

Variable-Hydraulic Rosin Press

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