A buddy of mine and I stumbled across this a few years ago, we were evaporating some bho over a bowl of boiling water made from local african swazi (a real knockout smoke lol ), and accidentally everything was knocked, and some boiling water spilt into the hash. We were dismayed, but continued, and waited for the water to cool so the hash would settle, as much had bubbled and floated to the top. Later, when we smoked the oil, it was less harsh and had a clearer taste than usual.
So, we continued to experiment, and I would like to document my current method:
Evaporate 99% of the butane in a pyrex bowl over a another bowl full of hot water, changing the water as it cools. (keep a kettle boiling in the room)
When the butane is almost gone, and the oil is more solid and bubbling slowly like thick porridge, move to the stove.
Suspend the pyrex bowl of oil above a pot of boiling water, where the steam and bubbles popping against the bottom will heat it, waiting a few minutes as the oil heats up and the last of the vissible bubbles pop. It will form a smooth, solid layer on the bottom with no bubbling.
Now, pour boiling water (or slightly cooler if you're paranoid like me! ) into the pyrex bowl of hash, and leave on the heat for 5 minutes.
Then remove it from the heat, allow it to cool and the oil will form clumps that you can stick to the sides by blowing air at them, gently with your mouth. When all the oil is solidly attached to the pyrex bowl, pour the water out.
Place the pyrex bowl back on the heat, and wait for the oil to mealt and form a flat puddle at the bottom of the bowl, with little or no residue on the sides of the bowl.
Scrape together with a card, place the card in the freezer for 2 mins with the oil on it, the oil will become cold and brittle (temporary, do not panic ).
Hold the card in a glass with one hand, using the other to cover the top, as the hash has a tendency to try and escape. Then bend the card in the confines of the glass, and the oil, because it is so cold it will snap cleanly and completly off the card. Then pour the fragments into your hands and press, press, press the hash into a ball as quickly as possible, because the heat of your hands will cause it to stick to you, leaving you in a sticky situation. This method of collecting the oil is a little tricky, but very thourough, its tricky because you have to be quick and get the oil at the right temperature as it heats up from the freezer.
I store in small glass jars, as they are cool so they oil won't stick to them, unless left somewhere warm.
Does anyone else use this, or you have a better method? I am quite interested in bho extraction, so would welcome any comments or advice from other members
I will post pics next time I do an extraction, as to demonstrate a bit more clearly the above method.
Peace and Love
So, we continued to experiment, and I would like to document my current method:
Evaporate 99% of the butane in a pyrex bowl over a another bowl full of hot water, changing the water as it cools. (keep a kettle boiling in the room)
When the butane is almost gone, and the oil is more solid and bubbling slowly like thick porridge, move to the stove.
Suspend the pyrex bowl of oil above a pot of boiling water, where the steam and bubbles popping against the bottom will heat it, waiting a few minutes as the oil heats up and the last of the vissible bubbles pop. It will form a smooth, solid layer on the bottom with no bubbling.
Now, pour boiling water (or slightly cooler if you're paranoid like me! ) into the pyrex bowl of hash, and leave on the heat for 5 minutes.
Then remove it from the heat, allow it to cool and the oil will form clumps that you can stick to the sides by blowing air at them, gently with your mouth. When all the oil is solidly attached to the pyrex bowl, pour the water out.
Place the pyrex bowl back on the heat, and wait for the oil to mealt and form a flat puddle at the bottom of the bowl, with little or no residue on the sides of the bowl.
Scrape together with a card, place the card in the freezer for 2 mins with the oil on it, the oil will become cold and brittle (temporary, do not panic ).
Hold the card in a glass with one hand, using the other to cover the top, as the hash has a tendency to try and escape. Then bend the card in the confines of the glass, and the oil, because it is so cold it will snap cleanly and completly off the card. Then pour the fragments into your hands and press, press, press the hash into a ball as quickly as possible, because the heat of your hands will cause it to stick to you, leaving you in a sticky situation. This method of collecting the oil is a little tricky, but very thourough, its tricky because you have to be quick and get the oil at the right temperature as it heats up from the freezer.
I store in small glass jars, as they are cool so they oil won't stick to them, unless left somewhere warm.
Does anyone else use this, or you have a better method? I am quite interested in bho extraction, so would welcome any comments or advice from other members
I will post pics next time I do an extraction, as to demonstrate a bit more clearly the above method.
Peace and Love