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ForbiddenFruit
Hello oil heads, I have a few questions about QWISO, and I am curious to hear peoples opinions.
I have made quick wash four or five times, and always had excellent results. The oil was always purged well, and it smoked perfectly as a result.
However my latest batch had some flaws, and I am here now, to narrow down what the potential problem was and correct it, for I am preparing to make another batch soon. So here is the outline.
My material is worthy trim, and small buds. All material is carefully broken up into an even consistency. The solvent is, 91% isopropyl alcohol.
First I freeze everything, the material and the solvent. In the meantime I prepare my laboratory.
My extraction tools consist of three identical mason jars, mesh strainer and coffee filters. Also a series of pyrex pie plates for evaporation, and clean razor blades for collection.
To start the extraction I pour the frozen solvent over the material, completely submerging it. I start the timer, 30 seconds. During the 30 second time frame, I agitate the mixture as vigorously as possible. Once finished, I strain through the fine mesh, into an empty vessel, where it awaits the final, coffee filter, filtration phase. When all filtration is complete, the concoction is then poured into pie plates, in a double boiler configuration. After evaporation has taken place, the oil is collected with a clean sharp razor.
Here is the problem. My last batch of oil didn't burn right, it tasted of solvent and would catch fire, I could barely smoke it. I can only derive a few reasons for this occurrence.
When I collected the oil, it was still gooey, as if it still had some form of liquid in. It wasn't hard stuck to plate, leaving me to believe it wasn't fully purged when I collected it.
My solvent wasn't pure enough. I noticed when cleaning with the 91% alcohol, that it left behind an obvious white residue. I wonder if this white substance some how ruined the batch. I thought that 91% was pure enough for quick wash extractions, but am unsure at this point.
The oil didn't purge at a high enough temperature. Maybe there wasn't enough heat to purge the oil properly.
I didn't do the wash long enough. Perhaps a longer wash is required, when using frozen materials.
The material wasn't dry enough. It is possible that my material wasn't "bone" dry, as is recommended.
Another complaint I had about the oil, was that it didn't pack that oil punch, that I had in the past. This oil gave me a sativa effect. I guess I should have expected this, as the material was mostly energizing smoke.
I have made quick wash four or five times, and always had excellent results. The oil was always purged well, and it smoked perfectly as a result.
However my latest batch had some flaws, and I am here now, to narrow down what the potential problem was and correct it, for I am preparing to make another batch soon. So here is the outline.
My material is worthy trim, and small buds. All material is carefully broken up into an even consistency. The solvent is, 91% isopropyl alcohol.
First I freeze everything, the material and the solvent. In the meantime I prepare my laboratory.
My extraction tools consist of three identical mason jars, mesh strainer and coffee filters. Also a series of pyrex pie plates for evaporation, and clean razor blades for collection.
To start the extraction I pour the frozen solvent over the material, completely submerging it. I start the timer, 30 seconds. During the 30 second time frame, I agitate the mixture as vigorously as possible. Once finished, I strain through the fine mesh, into an empty vessel, where it awaits the final, coffee filter, filtration phase. When all filtration is complete, the concoction is then poured into pie plates, in a double boiler configuration. After evaporation has taken place, the oil is collected with a clean sharp razor.
Here is the problem. My last batch of oil didn't burn right, it tasted of solvent and would catch fire, I could barely smoke it. I can only derive a few reasons for this occurrence.
When I collected the oil, it was still gooey, as if it still had some form of liquid in. It wasn't hard stuck to plate, leaving me to believe it wasn't fully purged when I collected it.
My solvent wasn't pure enough. I noticed when cleaning with the 91% alcohol, that it left behind an obvious white residue. I wonder if this white substance some how ruined the batch. I thought that 91% was pure enough for quick wash extractions, but am unsure at this point.
The oil didn't purge at a high enough temperature. Maybe there wasn't enough heat to purge the oil properly.
I didn't do the wash long enough. Perhaps a longer wash is required, when using frozen materials.
The material wasn't dry enough. It is possible that my material wasn't "bone" dry, as is recommended.
Another complaint I had about the oil, was that it didn't pack that oil punch, that I had in the past. This oil gave me a sativa effect. I guess I should have expected this, as the material was mostly energizing smoke.
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