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1labs · 02-11-2018, 05:08 PM

I was woundering what is the highest extraction yeilds anyone has seem and what sort of equipment and machines did they use.
Thanks

MJPassion · 02-11-2018, 05:11 PM

I’m interested as well.
Just out of curiosity more n anything.

Quality over quantity, using the equipment I have now, is the ultimate goal.

justintime420 · 02-11-2018, 11:40 PM

Using the mkiv and a 2lb column Hit 25% yields of dewaxed decent quality 80-90% thc extracts usually will be from properly ground up or machine nugs (taking out all the bad stuff before using the machine) or using kief

Gray Wolf · 02-12-2018, 12:23 PM

Around 25% using BHO or sub zero ethanol.

justintime420 · 02-13-2018, 07:32 AM

Hey GW it was BHO only a couple times got that high of a yield

gumby420 · 02-13-2018, 12:45 PM

I hit 24% once with some GG4 BHO

Caribbean Smoke · 02-13-2018, 02:03 PM

We are currently running experiments in our lab to try to figure out how to optimize yield. We have noticed that soaking the material twice in butane/propane (Precision PX1) and not packing the columns too tightly gives us the best result.

However, we still see a lot of variability in yield when we convert BHO to distillate. We have a tried a few different short-path setups (monocow, three-port receivers, various boiling flasks). This is very frustrating. Our baseline assumptions are 50gm per pound of raw (not trimmed) flower, or 11% distillate yield.

Our process is BHO -> Degum (Citric Acid) -> Winterize -> RotoVap -> Short-path.

We are thinking of switching the Short-path to DCVC precisely because of the yield variability, but are just beginning to try this technique. For what it's worth, our observations are that the boiling flask of the SP should be run with the most amount of material possible. For example, we get better yields (as a %) when we fill a 5L boiling flask with 1,800gm BHO than with 300gm.

Can anyone with experience in DCVC tell me if the BHO -> Distillate yield is better or at least more consistent? Any critique on our process to help optimize yield?

Gray Wolf: I would like to have an email conversation with you about techniques if that is possible. Thank you.

Gray Wolf · 02-13-2018, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justintime420

Hey GW it was BHO only a couple times got that high of a yield

Depending on strain, we typically see between about 18% to 22% using subzero techniques, but have seen 25% and heard of higher, just never personally seen one.

The next question of course becomes how much of it was target C-10/22 elements and how much non target such as C-20/34 plant fatty acids/waxes, C-40 beta Carotene, and C-55 Chlorophyll and Pheophytin.

Gray Wolf · 02-13-2018, 02:24 PM

Try:

Graywolfslair1@gmail.com

dybert · 02-13-2018, 09:29 PM

My highest yield of all time was on some Reservoir Seeds 4SD, 23.5% (pure propane)

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1labs Newbie Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 12	Highest extraction yeild I was woundering what is the highest extraction yeilds anyone has seem and what sort of equipment and machines did they use. Thanks
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justintime420 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 149	Using the mkiv and a 2lb column Hit 25% yields of dewaxed decent quality 80-90% thc extracts usually will be from properly ground up or machine nugs (taking out all the bad stuff before using the machine) or using kief __________________ "When you smoke the herb it reveals you to yourself" - Bob Marley
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Gray Wolf A Posse ad Esse. From Possibility to realization. Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: River City, USA Posts: 9,402	Around 25% using BHO or sub zero ethanol. __________________ An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it. Believing is seeing and ignorance is bliss until it bites you in the ass! Fervor is the weapon of the impotent. The harder the sell, the poorer the product. Alas, my ignorance abounds; the more I've learned, the less I know that I know.......... Thou shalt seek and respect the opinions of operators, even unto the third helper, for theirs is a wisdom unknown to technicrats. Wise men learn more from fools, than fools from wise men. In my dotage I finally discovered that the secret to putting on pants both legs at a time is sitting down.
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justintime420 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 149	Hey GW it was BHO only a couple times got that high of a yield __________________ "When you smoke the herb it reveals you to yourself" - Bob Marley
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Gray Wolf A Posse ad Esse. From Possibility to realization. Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: River City, USA Posts: 9,402	Try: Graywolfslair1@gmail.com __________________ An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it. Believing is seeing and ignorance is bliss until it bites you in the ass! Fervor is the weapon of the impotent. The harder the sell, the poorer the product. Alas, my ignorance abounds; the more I've learned, the less I know that I know.......... Thou shalt seek and respect the opinions of operators, even unto the third helper, for theirs is a wisdom unknown to technicrats. Wise men learn more from fools, than fools from wise men. In my dotage I finally discovered that the secret to putting on pants both legs at a time is sitting down.
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MJPassion Observer Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: uni-verse Posts: 5,584	I’m interested as well. Just out of curiosity more n anything. Quality over quantity, using the equipment I have now, is the ultimate goal.
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gumby420 Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 139	I hit 24% once with some GG4 BHO
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Caribbean Smoke Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 8	We are currently running experiments in our lab to try to figure out how to optimize yield. We have noticed that soaking the material twice in butane/propane (Precision PX1) and not packing the columns too tightly gives us the best result. However, we still see a lot of variability in yield when we convert BHO to distillate. We have a tried a few different short-path setups (monocow, three-port receivers, various boiling flasks). This is very frustrating. Our baseline assumptions are 50gm per pound of raw (not trimmed) flower, or 11% distillate yield. Our process is BHO -> Degum (Citric Acid) -> Winterize -> RotoVap -> Short-path. We are thinking of switching the Short-path to DCVC precisely because of the yield variability, but are just beginning to try this technique. For what it's worth, our observations are that the boiling flask of the SP should be run with the most amount of material possible. For example, we get better yields (as a %) when we fill a 5L boiling flask with 1,800gm BHO than with 300gm. Can anyone with experience in DCVC tell me if the BHO -> Distillate yield is better or at least more consistent? Any critique on our process to help optimize yield? Gray Wolf: I would like to have an email conversation with you about techniques if that is possible. Thank you.
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dybert Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: West Coast Posts: 683	My highest yield of all time was on some Reservoir Seeds 4SD, 23.5% (pure propane)
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