Oh no, this thread is falling off the first page...
I had quite a few old slabs of oil that was under-purged and just wasn't looking good as I was extracting, so I put then in the freezer for some future experiments when I got a new vac setup.
Well, since obtaining the vac and chamber many friends are requesting the ole 50/50 split.
so, I got some material awaiting blast off.
I wanted to practice my purge tech and refine it before doing said runs.
So, I collected up all those frozen half purged oils and went to work.
First melted it all down into a patty and vac'd for 1 hour...got this
Hehe
you can visually see the mix o' strains.
Lets zoom in and see what it looks like.
Collected off parchment with my dabber like so..
With so many different strains and consistencies I have a consistency that has the properties of a nice wax, budder, shatter and sap.
Adheres to dabber but, not sticky....the aroma is like a punch in the face..
I took one dab, and I've been comfortable for the last 45 minutes.
I'm becoming a wax fan
very quickly now that I have a chamber.
Shatter is still good, but IMO...
properly purged wax = Dehydrated shatter.
And pushing past the shatter stage into wax is absolutely much smoother on the inhale, seems to have heightened aroma and flavor.
I don't know the why...
But, I have a theory...
Feedback is encouraged.
When purged completely free of solvent
and moisture and the air pockets are formed into the resin, these air pockets allow the terps to oxidize, enabling them to ” free up” upon vaporization points and hence creating a heightened flavor on the palette (terpenes) and a heightened aroma in the nose (terpenoids)
^ again, that last paragraph is complete speculation and would love to hear others thought on this subject.
I'd love to compile evidence on this subject..
However, this all may be moot, as different folks enjoy different strokes.