SquattingBull
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Pesticide contamination was recently shown by the Oregonian investigation to be a major issue, so not to be taken lightly, as we do concentrate those residues as well.
Tis true that it isn't caused by distillation but never the less one of the land mines we distillers have to contend with.
Getting it out is far more difficult, if even possible in all cases, than using material without pesticide residue as feed stock.
Please definitely put/keep this on your radar, due to the magnitude the problem was shown to be locally.
Yes continuous feed as opposed to processing a discreet batch at a time. Something for the big boys that don't care if the strains get mixed, or have so much of one strain that the point is moot.
Yeah, Eden didn't even design it as a molecular still, but an alcohol recovery still.
After playing with it at high vacuum levels, they discovered that it will also fractionate at least closely enough to separate the mono and sesquiterpenes from the diterpene cannabinoids, and the longer chain molecules like the chlorophyll, anthro cyanins, and plant waxes.
Fritz says it is successful enough that they may offer it in stainless, instead of glass.
Certainly have every intention of taking it seriously as far as pesticides go but agree that this sounds like a problem with the starting material needs to be addressed above all it this is the case. Particularly if it cannot be removed post extraction anyway.
As for your point about continuous feed this point the Myer is continuous feed by design but is till a batch process. The Pope can be continuous feed but is still run batch in production due to the product logging system in our state. Along that same vein though while fractioning terpenes from batch specific runs would be beneficial a true THC fraction should be homogenous in consistency on the return end and free of any terpenes and aromatics. So I am inferring that the discreet batches you are referring to would be in reference to a terpene fraction and therefore a collection of terpenes and not to the true clear fraction everyone is hoping to attain right now.
I know you have been working with a Kug, have you been successful in both of these fractions? I saw some pictures on the Skunk Pharmers instagram of it in action and was hoping for some analyticals on the pretty product that was featured as "clear".