Introduction:
This is documentation of my experience with Lustermax media and some results. It is not meant to be an empirical review or quantified comparison against other medias. As a full disclosure, I received my sample for free, directly from Lustermax. I was under no obligation to make any review. I am not being compensated for this review. I only want to share my experiences with a product that has worked well for me so far and about a company/person that has treated me fairly. All products I share were produced by me and represent a good example of my array of results with LM. In general, we are running quality biomass and using CRC as a “polish.” I did make some badder/resin with LM as well, but they got sent out the door before I could photograph them.
LM touts positive qualities such as good flow, good remediation, terp retention, simplicity, and economy. My overall impressions of the product is that it is very practicable and results in good products. Overall, I’d say LM is very similar to T5. It seems to be a bit more powerful, and I found best results using only Lustermax as the proprietor recommends. The single media versus blends and pricing does result in an overall more efficient work flow and some economy, especially when cutting silica out of your SOP. I find myself grabbing LM about 80% of the time nowadays.
A note about working with Darren Jay:
Darren is the head proprietor of Lustermax. I found him to be knowledgeable, responsive, helpful, and an all around good person to deal with. Most importantly, he seems innovative and driven to be successful with a product he believes in. If you are considering using LM, I’d reach out to him. He has also developed educational material/white papers to go with LM and continues to bring new products to the market.
A note about crystallization/stability:
Other than overall favorable results in terms of color/smell/flavor/flow, the one thing I seem to notice about LM is that it promotes crystallization and shatter stability to a higher degree than other medias I’ve used. In my mind, this is a feature of the product to be used or avoided to your advantage based on the scenario.
Product Letter/Product Type/Media Used/Amount of media as a % of total biomass
Notes:
Product A/Live Resin Cart/Lustermax only/1%
Notes: This was great starting material and ended up being a great oil. Great colors/Smells.
Product B/Shatter/Lustermax and Silica/10%
Notes: This is the only run with LM that has disappointed me. This was my first cured run with LM and on some material that I knew tended to run dark. All in all, I believe that it’s a simple matter of over remediation and the learning curve with the product. It is palers and more “champagne” than the photo shows. Smells were lemony/over remediated and the shatter was a bit overly stable.
Product C/bulk live resin oil/Lustermax only/2.2%
Notes: This was a high CBD strain.
Product E/bulk live resin oil/Lustermax only/0.6%
Notes: Another run that will make great carts.
Product F/bulk live resin oil/Lustermax/0.6%
Notes: Another run that will make great carts.
