Ear Wax

Gastanker

Gastanker

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8 hours on a heating pad is nothing when you take into account the 8+ week flower time :) And time flies when you're asleep; let it sit overnight.
 
Sk306

Sk306

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Sorry i can't read all 7 pages i only read the first and this page, Fdd, I'm pretty sure i can help ya. throw me a pm if you want and ill tell you exactly how i make my budder. I've made it quite a few times and have figured out how to obtain this result almost every time, depending on the strain.The most i have ever whipped up at once though is 7gs but I'm sure a bit larger scale is possible.
 

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jdro

jdro

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The whole budder / shatter is so confusing to me now. I thought I had a grip on it but recently I have been running green crack. The first 2 times we ran it when we started to whip it, it buddered right up. Dried into really stable, easy to touch budder. But the last couple times, running the same bud, using the same methods it has been coming out more sappy. Like some light colored tree sap, and another time it came out like a goo. The only variable in the methods was the outside weather. I am thinking humidity plays a big role possibly. I am not even sure about anything anymore though when it comes to getting budder.
 
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fdd2blk

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jdro said:
The whole budder / shatter is so confusing to me now. I thought I had a grip on it but recently I have been running green crack. The first 2 times we ran it when we started to whip it, it buddered right up. Dried into really stable, easy to touch budder. But the last couple times, running the same bud, using the same methods it has been coming out more sappy. Like some light colored tree sap, and another time it came out like a goo. The only variable in the methods was the outside weather. I am thinking humidity plays a big role possibly. I am not even sure about anything anymore though when it comes to getting budder.
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i will help you paddle this boat.

i'm trying to figure it all out and only getting further away from the truth. i just looked at some under the scope and it appears there are tiny trich heads everywhere. i use a paper coffee filter, so they'd have to be tiny. i'll try to get a camera so i can get some pics.
 
Gastanker

Gastanker

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Butane brand seems to make a difference but I don't buy the "Can't make wax with Vector" argument. I just sprayed a half pound with Vector and the stuff waxed up almost immediately after being whipped where as the exact same material with Power took hours and hours on the heating pad to wax up - everything was performed the same with the only variable being the butane.

I agree with jdro on how temperamental the whole process is. I have found that the product varies greatly in consistency depending on when you start to scrape it up and whip it how much butane you've let bubble off before starting.
 
jdro

jdro

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Gastanker said:
Butane brand seems to make a difference but I don't buy the "Can't make wax with Vector" argument. I just sprayed a half pound with Vector and the stuff waxed up almost immediately after being whipped where as the exact same material with Power took hours and hours on the heating pad to wax up - everything was performed the same with the only variable being the butane.

I agree with jdro on how temperamental the whole process is. I have found that the product varies greatly in consistency depending on when you start to scrape it up and whip it how much butane you've let bubble off before starting.
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I buy vector buy the case. So butane is not a variable in my equation.
 
klassifyme

klassifyme

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hey fdd i think you're on the right track with the water theory, i think thats why oil made with cured bud budders up faster because it has a little moisture content as opposed to bone dry buds or shake
 
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fdd2blk

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klassifyme said:
hey fdd i think you're on the right track with the water theory, i think thats why oil made with cured bud budders up faster because it has a little moisture content as opposed to bone dry buds or shake
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i always try to use really dry bud.

maybe i need to back up to the beginning.

very good point. i'm learning now. :)


and your rep just exploded. :cool:
 
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fdd2blk

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i just whipped up another batch. i started stirring it while it was still a liquid. i stirred it until it started gobbing up. then i scraped it and put it in my dish. purged it until it stopped moving then stirred it and purged it again. did this 3 times so far.

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irieie

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fdd2blk said:
every time i purge and whip it is getting thicker. it's still hella sticky though.
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start slowly adding heat when you start to whip. but if you add too much heat you will scorch it and it will never wax up. i find that making bho is kinda like making mayonnaise. you are whipping a solution into an emulsion and it seems to be more of an art rather than a exact science. for me each run is slightly different and takes slightly different levels of heat and whipping to wax it up. one thing i am pretty sure about is that if you add too high of heat to the oil it will not wax and become clearer darker and more of a shatter consistency.
 
Sk306

Sk306

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irieie said:
start slowly adding heat when you start to whip. but if you add too much heat you will scorch it and it will never wax up. i find that making bho is kinda like making mayonnaise. you are whipping a solution into an emulsion and it seems to be more of an art rather than a exact science. for me each run is slightly different and takes slightly different levels of heat and whipping to wax it up. one thing i am pretty sure about is that if you add too high of heat to the oil it will not wax and become clearer darker and more of a shatter consistency.
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This person knows, +rep. Thats pretty much exactly what my bho looks like after its sprayed and scaped into the middle.. if you do what irie said and add some heat as you whip you will see the texture change. My budder usually looks like that, goes into an almost liquid state, then will whip up. all strains take different amounts of heat and time depending on how well it was cured, ect. imo.
 
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fdd2blk

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when it waxes up is it pretty as you whip it? or does it have to sit for a while.

i can get mine to whip up but i can't get the "stickiness" to go away.

it could be the bud i'm working with.

i want what sk has in his avatar. :)
 
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