best solvent for iso hash?

[Gray Wolf]

I use a 2 cup mason jar, hexane not quite covering the bud, shake 90 seconds and immediately pour through a coffee filter. In, out, very fast.

Using a two cup slow cooker (35 watt crock pot), cook for a couple hours, oil will be runny but very thick.
I invested in a $750 vacuum pump as I do this a lot. Vacuum is put to the slow cooker for ten minutes, or until the mix quits bubbling.
Just over 75 percent THC depending on bud trim. Stays soft and runny for up to 2 years, possibly longer, but that is the oldest lost bottle I have found. It worked fine and still dripped off the end of a paper clip.
Without the vacuum the hexane will not completely purge until over 275 degrees, killing a major portion of the THC and making it taste just horrible.
I'm new, no idea what is best, but this is what I have done since 2004. Isolated in interior Alaska, I do not get out much.

Thanks for shaing bro!

I have let hexane soak for 12 hours without picking up crap. Unlike butane, which is very low, hexane has zero water solubility.

A vacuum definitely helps, but for those without a vacuum pump, re-dissolving the HHO extract in 190 proof and boiling that off, will help jostle any remaining hexane molecules out of the solution.

If you don't have a black light, the remaining hexane is also easy to taste at a fraction of TLV, and will taste like gasoline, because gasoline is a mix of pentane and hexane.

For ya'll whom haven't used hexane before, read up on the MSDS and note its flammability and explosive index. For safety's sake, do it outside.

Even outside, I use a fan to blow the vapors away and disperse them as they evaporate, just like I do with butane.

PS: I use hexane in the lab for alchemy, but it is inside a boiling flask with an Alhin condenser keeping it there.

 

[Fastcast]

Here is a secret. Air works better than heat for hexane. so cool air purges it great. SO get some air flow and the hexane will come out. if its a big batch us a little 99 iso to help the hexane.

hexane FTMFW!

Thanks for the info,good to know.

 

[Gray Wolf]

Here is a secret. Air works better than heat for hexane. so cool air purges it great. SO get some air flow and the hexane will come out. if its a big batch us a little 99 iso to help the hexane.

hexane FTMFW!

Have you actually tried this and how long did you cool air purge until you couldn't taste the gasoline?

 

[Tokingham]

Thanks for the info,good to know.

No worries, let me know if you have any questions about the hexane. I am sooo happy i use this now. Butane always left a bad taste from the impurities that are left in it.
I trust my taste buds and the say hexane FTW.

 

[Gray Wolf]

No worries, let me know if you have any questions about the hexane. I am sooo happy i use this now. Butane always left a bad taste from the impurities that are left in it.
I trust my taste buds and the say hexane FTW.

Thanks for the input brother/sister Tokingham and Gawd bless us every one, as Tiny Tim proffered!

Amazing stuff bro! Doctor Zeus aside, have you ever extracted using hexane, or have a clue about any of the details?

I'm left wondering how is it that you can taste things in the part per billionth, that are not present, yet not detect something that is impossible to miss at 30 ppm!

I also wonder how is it that you can casually perceive long chain alkanes, yet are unable to do with shorter chains that have less taste and odor?

Most importantly, given your history of BS on this forum, why do you think folks on this forum are stupid enough to continue to accept the BS that you proffer as a resident expert, yet sound like the wind through the rigging those of us whom have actual experience?

I am willing to say that I am misguided to all that will listen, if you can actually replace some of the BS you causually throw about, with actual supportive facts.

 

[Gray Wolf]

Thanks for the info,good to know.

May I respectfully suggest that you don't take it to the bank?

 

[Tokingham]

Why would I want to talk with or share info with a person that acts disrespectful as you greywolf? You are seriously not making me want to share info here on icmag. I will probably not share the info online anyplace seeing all communities over lap.


When you make posts like this it is completely uncalled for.

Thanks for the input brother/sister Tokingham and Gawd bless us every one, as Tiny Tim proffered!

Amazing stuff bro! Doctor Zeus aside, have you ever extracted using hexane, or have a clue about any of the details?

I'm left wondering how is it that you can taste things in the part per billionth, that are not present, yet not detect something that is impossible to miss at 30 ppm!

I also wonder how is it that you can casually perceive long chain alkanes, yet are unable to do with shorter chains that have less taste and odor?

Most importantly, given your history of BS on this forum, why do you think folks on this forum are stupid enough to continue to accept the BS that you proffer as a resident expert, yet sound like the wind through the rigging those of us whom have actual experience?

I am willing to say that I am misguided to all that will listen, if you can actually replace some of the BS you causually throw about, with actual supportive facts.

and the you go on to tell someone not to take my advice. I understand you have an ego but this is ridiculous.

 

[CheifnBud2]

Isopropryl Alcohol. 91% will suffice and you can find it at your local pharmacy superstore.

 

[Tokingham]

Isopropryl Alcohol. 91% will suffice and you can find it at your local pharmacy superstore.

Very true, I have made great oil from iso. not quite shatter but very close.

 

[Fastcast]

Been using 99% from Safeway.Kinda pricy though.

 

[Fastcast]

No worries, let me know if you have any questions about the hexane. I am sooo happy i use this now. Butane always left a bad taste from the impurities that are left in it.
I trust my taste buds and the say hexane FTW.

Where do you buy the Hexane at?Thanks for the help!

 

[CheifnBud2]

99% is ideal. 91% will work but 8% more water involved, so not as efficient.

 

[Sour Deez]

I hear so many conflicting stories when it comes to freezing the ISO and freezing the product before the extraction. Some say to freeze, some say not to, some say freeze the iso and not the material or vise versa.

Anyone tried different methods or know which is better? Im thinking freezing both?

 

[Gray Wolf]

Why would I want to talk with or share info with a person that acts disrespectful as you greywolf? You are seriously not making me want to share info here on icmag. I will probably not share the info online anyplace seeing all communities over lap.


When you make posts like this it is completely uncalled for.


and the you go on to tell someone not to take my advice. I understand you have an ego but this is ridiculous.

As I noted the last time you crapped in the nest little brother, I will no longer try to help you, but I will make sure the noobes know who you are and what your input is worth as long as you continue to slather them with BS.

As before, you either do or you do not have the information I asked for.

I accept your evasive answer as prima facia evidence that you continue to be clueless, but are some how ego driven to try to convince the noobes on this forum about things that just ain't so and anyone with actual experience would know that.

What do you expect? I will stop asking embarassing questions, for which you as a matter of record have no details of, or answer for, the instant you stop your BS.

Somehow you continue to miss that it is your actions, not your face that I am taking exception to. You can change those later yet today.

Not sure whether you not sharing your misleading information on the ICMag forum, or any others, because so many folks here are also there, is intended as a threat or notice for a celebration.

What are you trying to say?

 

[Gray Wolf]

I hear so many conflicting stories when it comes to freezing the ISO and freezing the product before the extraction. Some say to freeze, some say not to, some say freeze the iso and not the material or vise versa.

Anyone tried different methods or know which is better? Im thinking freezing both?

I freeze both and use a 20 second quick wash per cycle with ISO.

For ethanol, I use 3 minutes.

 

[edgey]

i'm a complete novice to this , i've used a honey bee extractor before but would like to make some iso out of my next run , by the sounds of it hexane or acetone are the most commonly used so without sounding ignorant or unable to use the search button which would be best for me ?

both are readily available and a similar price but i won't be making loads and don't want to waste my trim so just asking opinions ??

thanks
edgey

 

[Gray Wolf]

i'm a complete novice to this , i've used a honey bee extractor before but would like to make some iso out of my next run , by the sounds of it hexane or acetone are the most commonly used so without sounding ignorant or unable to use the search button which would be best for me ?

both are readily available and a similar price but i won't be making loads and don't want to waste my trim so just asking opinions ??

thanks
edgey

Acetone is considerably more aggressive and non selective than Hexane, so Hexane will produce the most pristine extraction without precise attention to details. It is harder to remove however.

Do you have 190 proof Ethanol available for purging and winterizing as well?

 

[moresntoil]

HI GrayWolf,

I read you use a black light to look for hex residuals? how do you do that if I may ask? while it is in a thin layer? do I need to use a magnifier?

I bet a microscope w/ a black light would work sweet!?

I have some finished oil from a while ago I would like to check

and just starting a couple more batches

with respect, Moresntoil

 

[Gray Wolf]

HI GrayWolf,

I read you use a black light to look for hex residuals? how do you do that if I may ask? while it is in a thin layer? do I need to use a magnifier?

I bet a microscope w/ a black light would work sweet!?

I have some finished oil from a while ago I would like to check

and just starting a couple more batches

with respect, Moresntoil

The hexane, or any petroleum based hydrocarbon, will fluoresce slightly under strong ultra violet, giving back a blue white light. It doesn't matter what thickness it is.

I vacuum purge in a thin film, because it is most effective to have maximum surface area and minimum depth.