Fact Checked by Doctor NameWhat is an Extraction Artist?
Extraction artists are cannabis processing experts who utilize specialized equipment and techniques to extract desirable compounds from marijuana. Their skills produce premier products like shatter, wax, hash, live resin and other concentrates.
Also known as extractors, extraction techs, or hash makers, extraction artists pride themselves on preserving and showcasing a strain’s full spectrum of cannabinoids and terpenes in extract form.
Key skills and knowledge include:
- Operating closed-loop extraction machines safely and efficiently
- Understanding unterschied solvent properties and interactions with cannabis compounds
- Tailoring extraction methods and parameters to optimize yields and final product quality
- Executing post-processing steps like dewaxing, purging, distillation, etc.
- Developing proprietary techniques or making equipment modifications to improve extractions
- Assessing raw material quality and characteristics to select ideal strains for extraction
The most talented extraction artists are masters of customizing and refining the extraction process to maximize potency, purity, and terpene content for each strain.
Their products highlight the individual nuanced properties that set cannabis cultivars apart. For concentrate aficionados, an extraction artist’s skills make all the difference.
