NEU Bag Terpene Enrichment Pack Candy Gas Retail Display (50pcs/Box)

What are NEU Bags? NEU Bags are mesh infusion packs saturated with Fresh Never Frozen terpenes. Once a NEU has been placed into a bag or bin with cured material, the diffusion process gently migrates the oil from the infusion pack to the cured material. Over the course of the first 48 hours, all of the terpenes will have left the infusion pack and become saturated into the cured material. And that’s how you get a NEU Bag.

Infusion Steps

As we began developing this flower infusion method for use in pre-roll, we set a north star goal of increasing the total terpene content in one pound of cured flower by one percent - without the need for new equipment or overly involved SOPs. Understanding the need for timeliness in operations, we aimed to deliver results in as little as 48 hours. Sampling should be performed to ensure the infusion was successful and the distribution was homogenous.

1. Determine the amount of whole flower to be enriched. Use one pound of flower per one NEU bag, rounding up NEU Bags for partial pounds. Do not open the package until you are ready for use.
2. Ensure the vessel to be used during the diffusion period is airtight. Best practice here is to use a bag that helps to eliminate the headspace.
3. Distribute NEU Bags evenly throughout the flower. Adorn personal protective equipment, specifically protective gloves. Use one NEU Bag for every pound of flower in your vessel.
4. Seal the vessel. After sealing, record the start time of the diffusion.
5. Turn the flower. Do this a minimum once per day but not more than four times in a 24 hour period. When turning the flower, ensure the NEU Bags are evenly redistributed before resealing the vessel. Continue for a minimum of 48 hours.
6. Remove material (if slated for immediate use) If the material is not slated for immediate use, leave NEU Bags in the vessel for continued diffusion. If you’re not pressed up against production timelines, extending the enrichment period improves absorption and retention. From there, we recommend the flower be ground and used immediately to fill pre-roll.
7. Ground or mill the material per an internal SOP for use in pre-roll. Ensure homogeneity.
8. Sample final product. Sampling should be performed to ensure the infusion was successful and the distribution was homogenous.
   

Our Results

48 Hour Enriched Flower Using 1 NEU Bag
Starting weight: 454.0g Ending weight: 459.1g Terpene Content Increase: 1.11%

48 Hour Enriched Flower Using 2 NEU Bags
Starting weight: 454.0g Ending weight: 462.6g Terpene Content Increase: 1.86%

Conclusion

After a rigorous R&D cycle, we feel confident that we are able to deliver on our goal of increasing terpene content by 1% in 48 hours. We also see that it’s possible to increase the terpene percentage by more than 1% per pound, and that there is a diminishing yield curve when attempting to increase the terpene content by more than 1%. We understand that every result will differ slightly based on subject composition and environmental conditions. We believe the material needs to be ground, homogenized for use in pre-rolled products to achieve homogeneous distribution equal to non-enriched material.

Documents

Certificate of Analysis

Safety Data Sheet