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Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 03-10-2018, 04:44 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,136
Posted By Itsgotatail
The mycellium extract (vs. the mushroom extract)...

The mycellium extract (vs. the mushroom extract) is said to have a higher psiocybin to psilocin ratio. In my experience, I've found higher psilocybin content extracts (and 4-AcO-DMT but that's...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 03-08-2018, 10:58 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,266
Posted By Itsgotatail
Well, if you're talking about making crude BHO,...

Well, if you're talking about making crude BHO, and you do a thorough job, 1000g of buds containing 25% cannabinoids should produce more than 250g crude BHO. If you're doing it warm, it will likely...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 03-08-2018, 09:58 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,136
Posted By Itsgotatail
I've had psilocybe extracts clean enough that a...

I've had psilocybe extracts clean enough that a sufficient (strong) dose was less than 0.25cc of tincture. Extracted from mycellium, not fruited bodies (mushrooms). It takes more than a simple...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-31-2018, 12:25 AM
Replies: 1,712
Views: 1,208,007
Posted By Itsgotatail
At the very least, get a vacuum chamber (pot...

At the very least, get a vacuum chamber (pot style) with a small vacuum pump and a heating mat. Shouldn't cost you more than $200-250 to get started. Much cheaper than an oven, but you'll be limited...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-30-2018, 11:45 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 446
Posted By Itsgotatail
Some people will always do unscrupulous things....

Some people will always do unscrupulous things. But I wouldn't mind giving all small bag out my personal stash a little spritz just for some variety, come summertime and we're down to small buds that...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-30-2018, 12:38 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 7,774
Posted By Itsgotatail
Holy Terps, Connoisseur Concentrates and several...

Holy Terps, Connoisseur Concentrates and several others are also selling what they call a pure terpene flavorless solution for thinning concentrates for pen cartridges. Some claim to need as little...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-30-2018, 12:04 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 446
Posted By Itsgotatail
I've done it by filling a gallon ziploc half full...

I've done it by filling a gallon ziploc half full of buds, laid on it's side. Then I put a few drops near the top of the bag so that it doesn't touch the bag, and fill the bag with air so that there...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-28-2018, 12:56 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 3,092
Posted By Itsgotatail
I'd start by learning and teach probiotic...

I'd start by learning and teach probiotic composting and soil building. Grow better cannabis to start with, as you will get a MUCH higher yield of hash. Then they also have useful knowledge and...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-28-2018, 12:32 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,061
Posted By Itsgotatail
That's a good assortment of terpenes to get...

That's a good assortment of terpenes to get started with. I hear Ocimene is one you really want. Valencine is a different orangey flavor than limonene, found in Valencia oranges. It's probably what...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-27-2018, 12:23 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 566
Posted By Itsgotatail
Regarding the OP, remember that in a properly...

Regarding the OP, remember that in a properly configured active system, youare *also* doing the same heating and cooling as a passive system. It's not necessary to do that to such a degree as you...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-27-2018, 12:11 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 566
Posted By Itsgotatail
Apparently, propane can get 48°C colder, with a...

Apparently, propane can get 48°C colder, with a listed melting point of -188°C. Although butane is listed as -140°C, people seem to have problems getting it to flow properly at around -60°C. So...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-27-2018, 12:03 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 566
Posted By Itsgotatail
Well if you get even AS cold as dry ice (actually...

Well if you get even AS cold as dry ice (actually warmer), your butane will turn to gel, so you don't want columns that cold. An injection coil/heat exchanger on your line-in might benefit if it were...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-22-2018, 12:38 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 738
Posted By Itsgotatail
Truthfully, it's just out of a liking of them...

Truthfully, it's just out of a liking of them from my days doing computer overclocking... And thry've dropped about 80-90% in price over the last 10-15 years. Sometimes a technique that seems really...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-22-2018, 12:35 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,061
Posted By Itsgotatail
I really want to make a bunch of IPAs with...

I really want to make a bunch of IPAs with terpenes added to match a strain profile. It would be fun to match up the terps already present in hops with some of the more unique terps found in cannabis...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-17-2018, 08:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 516
Posted By Itsgotatail
Are you running bi flow? Or just top down wash?...

Are you running bi flow? Or just top down wash? If you're not doing a bottom flood, you're likely experiencing channeling, especially with a column that wide.
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-13-2018, 11:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 795
Posted By Itsgotatail
Did you weigh out your end product after getting...

Did you weigh out your end product after getting rid of the methanol? Have you tried this with ethanol or isopropanol yet? Seems like this method should scale up easily. I wonder what would happen if...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-13-2018, 01:43 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 666
Posted By Itsgotatail
I use one just to pull a vacuum on my system. I...

I use one just to pull a vacuum on my system. I won't trust them to have liquid butane or product touch them. The only specs I've found said they're made from treated rubber and are made to withstand...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-12-2018, 09:20 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 738
Posted By Itsgotatail
I haven't seen any setups/chillers with 1000W or...

I haven't seen any setups/chillers with 1000W or more of peltier elements but there are at least a dozen companies making countertop or rackmount solid state, peltier based lab chillers in the...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-12-2018, 09:14 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 738
Posted By Itsgotatail
Yeah, perhaps I'll look at putting a water block...

Yeah, perhaps I'll look at putting a water block on the cold side of the peltier also and do a fluid to fluid heat transfer.
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-12-2018, 05:56 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 738
Posted By Itsgotatail
Well electricity is only a nickel a kWh here so...

Well electricity is only a nickel a kWh here so total electrical efficiency isn't that important if I can do so much cheaper in build cost. I'm looking at around $2-3k for a decent used recirculating...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-12-2018, 04:35 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 738
Posted By Itsgotatail
Peltier cooling

Anyone done any larger scale peltier (solid state) cooling? Seems like a cheap way to go. I'm thinking about building a few thousand watt system to chill my rig.

The standardized 12710 40x40mm...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-12-2018, 03:57 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 334
Posted By Itsgotatail
As the recovery vessel fills there is less...

As the recovery vessel fills there is less surface area on which to condensate vapors. That could be *part* of it.
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-11-2018, 07:17 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 364
Posted By Itsgotatail
So I've looked into several methods of producing...

So I've looked into several methods of producing dry ice onsite. There are several cheap ($100-1000) products that just clamp onto a co2 tank and make snow (the cheapest) or softish blocks between...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-11-2018, 12:35 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,725
Posted By Itsgotatail
I'm now looking at using a bunch of peltier...

I'm now looking at using a bunch of peltier elements (TECs) strung together to make a big solid state chiller. 60W units are about $2/ea in bulk so a 6000-12000W system wouldn't be ridiculous, though...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-10-2018, 11:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 311
Posted By Itsgotatail
As far as the trs19, it appears to be just like...

As far as the trs19, it appears to be just like the TRS21, but with half as strong of a pump. The 21 is 1HP, whereas the 19 is just 1/2HP. I've also been looking at the TRA21 and TRA21O which appear...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-10-2018, 10:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 311
Posted By Itsgotatail
I've been considering the same for a couple years...

I've been considering the same for a couple years now. The CMEP-OL is claimed to be just a bit faster than two TRS21s in tandem and costs $500-800 more than TWO TRS21's combined (or more...I've seen...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-10-2018, 05:21 AM
Replies: 1,165
Views: 155,427
Posted By Itsgotatail
Yeah those are certainly some sexy, streamlined...

Yeah those are certainly some sexy, streamlined setups. I see they have a 60L also. I'm thinking of a way I could split the stream coming out of my material column to go into 2 separate 12x12"...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-09-2018, 11:57 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 364
Posted By Itsgotatail
Making dry ice

Does anyone have any experience making dry ice "snow" from compressed co2 canisters? Is this a cost effective way to make dry ice? I've heard you can just put a wet sock over the outlet of a co2 tank...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-09-2018, 11:21 PM
Replies: 1,165
Views: 155,427
Posted By Itsgotatail
600L? Whoa. That's a bit overkill. Certainly...

600L? Whoa. That's a bit overkill. Certainly understand the spout. You definitely aren't pouring that thing! 80-100L would be great for me. I'd like to move up to a 6x48" material column (or maybe an...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-09-2018, 09:47 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,725
Posted By Itsgotatail
I'm using 30-32lb in my system. I should be using...

I'm using 30-32lb in my system. I should be using a bit more, since I'm using a 4x48" material column (10 liters). But I'm collecting in a 12x12" column with a 3" deep shatter platter on the bottom....
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-09-2018, 07:24 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,725
Posted By Itsgotatail
My other option would be to plumb that AC unit to...

My other option would be to plumb that AC unit to a copper coil sitting in glycol or alcohol and have THAT coolant pump through the plate heat exchanger, but that seems like an unecessary extra step.
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-09-2018, 06:54 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,725
Posted By Itsgotatail
Yes, those are the plate style I'm thinking of,...

Yes, those are the plate style I'm thinking of, although I'd be running butane through one channel and the refrigerant from the AC system through the other channel. Should be easy enough to find an...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-09-2018, 06:23 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,725
Posted By Itsgotatail
Lab chillers seem disproportionately expensive...

Lab chillers seem disproportionately expensive considering they are just devices that are taking electricity and using it to remove temperature. I'm surprised we haven't seen more beefy homebuilt...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 01-08-2018, 11:31 PM
Replies: 1,165
Views: 155,427
Posted By Itsgotatail
Great useful info as always GW. As it looks...

Great useful info as always GW.
As it looks like a 12" recovery pot with 3" jacketed shatter platter is what I'm working with for the foreseeable future, it still seems like multiple trs21's is the...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 12-28-2017, 08:40 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,749
Posted By Itsgotatail
Excited to see what you're doing here! I'm also...

Excited to see what you're doing here! I'm also exploring a lot of different options for subzero cooling. I'm considering all options, from immersion chillers plumbed to AC units, to dry ice, to...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 12-28-2017, 08:33 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 3,854
Posted By Itsgotatail
I can't imagine anyone buys them for regular...

I can't imagine anyone buys them for regular medicine. It's just a fun novelty/tourist/bachelor party kinda thing. Something to throw on top of a pound to blow away those Missouri kids ;)
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 12-28-2017, 08:03 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 3,854
Posted By Itsgotatail
I saw a shop in Colorado selling 1g bud with .25g...

I saw a shop in Colorado selling 1g bud with .25g oil plus .5g kief for $20. And it wasn't gross. I saw a shop in SF selling 1g total bud/oil/kief that wasn't any better for $90. I saw a shop in...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 12-28-2017, 07:31 AM
Replies: 1,165
Views: 155,427
Posted By Itsgotatail
When those stats say that it can recover and...

When those stats say that it can recover and recondense butane at 12 gallons per hour, do we know the conditions at which they achieved that? What are the ideal input and output psi's? I assume the...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 12-28-2017, 05:43 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 274
Posted By Itsgotatail
And if 0°F is not a cold enough injection...

And if 0°F is not a cold enough injection temperature, how cold can I get it using a window-unit AC? Is there a refrigerant that could be put into a regular AC unit that you would recommend for...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 12-28-2017, 05:30 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 274
Posted By Itsgotatail
Here's some pics of my in-progress rebuild, where...

Here's some pics of my in-progress rebuild, where I've reduced the system from two material columns to one, so that the system can be more compact and portable and doesn't require the 800lb gigantic...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 12-28-2017, 04:51 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 274
Posted By Itsgotatail
Plate chiller for subzero cooling

I'm looking for an affordable way to set my CLS up for live resin. I'm seeing high pressure counterflow plate heat exchangers for under $100. Thinking about just plumbing one up to a 5000 BTU air...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 12-27-2017, 02:31 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 14,518
Posted By Itsgotatail
I'm wondering if I can just do this crystal...

I'm wondering if I can just do this crystal formation, on a large scale, right in my collection spool. I have a 12"x12" collection spool with a 4" deep shatter platter on the bottom. Hoping I can run...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 11-08-2017, 06:04 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 288
Posted By Itsgotatail
And yeah, in that pic, a lot of the dark spots...

And yeah, in that pic, a lot of the dark spots are just bubbles but many are new nucleation points that formed around a microscopic speck of dust or something - yes I need better filtration for the...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 11-08-2017, 05:58 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 288
Posted By Itsgotatail
POP QUIZ!

So 6 days into what I expect to be a shatter purge, I look into my oven and see that my 300+g (I know, too big) slab of Jager has started to nucleate from the thickest corner in. A third of the sheet...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 11-05-2017, 02:43 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 486
Posted By Itsgotatail
Great idea with that T valve setup. The oven...

Great idea with that T valve setup. The oven holds a vacuum for 24 hours fine without any visible drop on the pressure gauge. When brand new, this vacuum pump would do the same. I don't believe there...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 11-04-2017, 10:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 486
Posted By Itsgotatail
Vacuum pump power failure

So, for the second time now, the power cut out last night while my oven was purging. Of course the vacuum pump oil pulled into the oven spraying all over and ruining a gorgeous half pound slab Jager...
Forum: Cannabis Harvesting & Processing 10-26-2017, 01:34 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 477
Posted By Itsgotatail
Nitrogen flushed jars for long term storage

I'm thinking about nitrogen flushing 2.5 gallon glass jars for long term (6-12 months) storage once they've dried and cured for a month or so. I see online that many dispensaries and manufacturers...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 10-21-2017, 04:45 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 696
Posted By Itsgotatail
About a half gram of concentrates per day through...

About a half gram of concentrates per day through a nectar collector (40 smallish puffs or so, usually 5-10 in a row), perhaps a full gram when I've got tasty live resin. I only smoke a joint or a...
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 10-21-2017, 03:49 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,121
Posted By Itsgotatail
So basically, they're dewaxing in butane at...

So basically, they're dewaxing in butane at -70°C, and then getting THC-A crystals just by just adding spheres and dropping it to -75°C for a few days?
Forum: Cannabis Concentrates 10-15-2017, 12:39 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,252
Posted By Itsgotatail
Perhaps this could also be used to homogenized...

Perhaps this could also be used to homogenized distillate with PG/PEG/VG for cartridges?
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