[kingsolomon12]

Originally Posted by Gray Wolf

Yup, pretty much that.

Thank you again and enjoy the rest of the weekend.

[SativaBreather]

i just winterized my bho for 1 st time, yet when i took it outta freezer after 48 hours and poured thru filter there was nothing left in the filter, no visible waxes etc like i have seen on skunkpharm - is this normal/abnormal? did i do something wrong?

[Gray Wolf]

Originally Posted by SativaBreather

i just winterized my bho for 1 st time, yet when i took it outta freezer after 48 hours and poured thru filter there was nothing left in the filter, no visible waxes etc like i have seen on skunkpharm - is this normal/abnormal? did i do something wrong?

Unusual for no waxes! Could you see precipitated waxes hanging in solution before filtering?

[SativaBreather]

not really mate, a little cloudy sediment on the bottom of the jar prior to filtering but nothing visible on the filter when the whole solution had been poured through it.
I have put it back in the freezer for another 48 hours to see if this will have some effect

[JointOperation]

what temps did u get it to ? and when u made the bho.. did u freeze and keep temps super low during extraction?

this is the reason i dont winterize my indoor runs.. we check a gram to see if its worth it or not.. sometimes an 8th depending size of the run..

but all outdoors is either single solvent dewaxed.. or winterized with ethanol..

the only thing i do not like about winterizing.. is the taste that ethanol seems to add to it.. a lil sweetener of sorts.. probably from sugars in alcohol.

patience is key.. if your trying to make something vapeable in a few hours.. you will be very disapointed..

low and slow.. brings that tasty shit..

[Gray Wolf]

Originally Posted by SativaBreather

not really mate, a little cloudy sediment on the bottom of the jar prior to filtering but nothing visible on the filter when the whole solution had been poured through it.
I have put it back in the freezer for another 48 hours to see if this will have some effect

The cloudy sediment was the waxes and if they didn't end up on the filter, we need to address that.

How cold was the filter and the funnel you used and what kind of filter?

Some grows have less plant wax than others and super cold extractions reduce the amount picked up and requiring subsequent removal.

[SativaBreather]

Originally Posted by Gray Wolf

The cloudy sediment was the waxes and if they didn't end up on the filter, we need to address that.

How cold was the filter and the funnel you used and what kind of filter?

Some grows have less plant wax than others and super cold extractions reduce the amount picked up and requiring subsequent removal.

ok buddy, appreciate ya input but I'll preface this by saying im not working with any great equipment such as you manufacture so Im making my bho in a caffetiere and filtering thru a coffee filter.
I added the bho to iso and dissolved fully before putting in the freezer. I cannot tell you what the temps in the freezer are - bloody cold is the most accurate i can be lol sorry

so i took the jar from the freezer, removed lid and poured thru the coffee filter. There was no visible sediment etc except for a little cloudiness right at the bottom and none of this seemed apparent in the filter.

I have put the filtered solution back in the jar and the freezer for another 48 bours to see what happens then - is it possible the initial 48 hours was not enough?

thanks for your help

[Gray Wolf]

Originally Posted by SativaBreather

ok buddy, appreciate ya input but I'll preface this by saying im not working with any great equipment such as you manufacture so Im making my bho in a caffetiere and filtering thru a coffee filter.
I added the bho to iso and dissolved fully before putting in the freezer. I cannot tell you what the temps in the freezer are - bloody cold is the most accurate i can be lol sorry

so i took the jar from the freezer, removed lid and poured thru the coffee filter. There was no visible sediment etc except for a little cloudiness right at the bottom and none of this seemed apparent in the filter.

I have put the filtered solution back in the jar and the freezer for another 48 bours to see what happens then - is it possible the initial 48 hours was not enough?

thanks for your help

I suspect that more likely you don't have a great deal of wax to start with and that you are winterizing with ISO instead of Ethanol.

The waxes are mostly non polar and Iso is less polar than either Ethanol or Methanol, so will hold on to more.

The waxes are fragile while hanging as a fluffy floc, so are easily warmed by warm filters.

A coffee filter can do an adequate job of filtering out the waxes, and a cheap funnel will work, so nothing needs to be fancy, but it does need to stay cold to effectively remove the waxes by winterization.

[SativaBreather]

ok thanks
so should i even put the coffee filter in the freezer?
if i'd known ethanol was better I'd have asked a buddy who has some, i'm sure I'd seen people winterizing with iso so i thought it was ok.

[kingsolomon12]

I have another question for u guys. After my solution has been freezing all the waxes, lipids ect are clearly settling on the bottom of the container. Should I mix this up before filtering or do I want to pour & retain as much of the waxes etc in the container. Further more I am using a Buchner with Vac assist with medium filter papers (125mm). If I'm filtering roughly 250 ml at a time through the filter paper is this fine or should I be changing out the paper vs pouring all 250 ml through one ? Thank you guys in advance for any further input & I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving...