goopey absolute

[dopecook]

Hey all!

So I decided to try and clean up some old goopey oil we had from some not-so-fresh (really, honestly gross and old) trim. I winterized it with everclear and it really cleared it up, except the consistancy stayed the same. It did not harden into shatter. It is just crystal clear goop.

Is this the strain/effects of being undesirable material, or does this mean I messed up?


(dissolve ---> freeze ---> filter ---> 172F purge)



Thanks

 

[Gray Wolf]

Hey all!

So I decided to try and clean up some old goopey oil we had from some not-so-fresh (really, honestly gross and old) trim. I winterized it with everclear and it really cleared it up, except the consistancy stayed the same. It did not harden into shatter. It is just crystal clear goop.

Is this the strain/effects of being undesirable material, or does this mean I messed up?


(dissolve ---> freeze ---> filter ---> 172F purge)




Thanks

Old material, purged at 172F, will be well along the decarboxylation road, so will most probably remain goopy.

 

[dopecook]

Right now, I'm using a Sous Vide water bath to boil off the ethanol. I just have my pyrex dish in a water bath set to the boiling temp of alcohol. Is there a better method to remove the ethanol?

Ty

 

[prune]

You might be introducing an excessive amount of water contamination by floating your pyrex in a water bath throughout the ethanol purge. The alcohol evaporation cools the extract below the condensation point of the super-saturated air bellowing up from the water. If your SV device includes an impeller, both evaporation and air mixing are rapidly increased.

Try covering your reservoir with aluminum foil as a conductive vapor barrier and float your pyrex on top. The "dry" air will speed the whole process as humid air will not absorb as much of your alcohol/butane.

 

[dopecook]

I made a lid for the hotel pan that prevents steam and condensation. Is that what you are saying?

After further sniffing I have concluded there is still ethanol in the oil. I think I'll just go ahead and put it on a standard double boiler, since it is already pretty dark...

Thanks for the