budbro18
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Wow Dank that looks really good!! I just made shatter a few weeks ago for the first time. It turned out great but the yield was small like 5%, I just can't seem to figure out what my problem is? I dehydrate for 3 1/2 hrs, pack tightly in tube, and use butane until it runs clear. Is it possible that I'm packing the material too tight? My tube is filled with Blue Dream this morning maybe the GSC I've been using isn't as good as I think? I have ran several runs of GSC and Blue Dream trim with basically the same yield. The GSC will not shatter up it stays in a sap. Any suggestions to increase my yield would be appreciated from you guys and ladies!!
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If youre running trim it typically doesnt yield over 9-10% occasionally a little higher if the grower separates the trimmings by first trim and second trim. Second trim is usually a large portion bud and super frosty fan leaves while first trim is mostly fan leaves and not so frosty leaves. But even then most people and myself included yield about 7% ish occasionally in the 9s 10s and 11s but very rarely. So 5% isnt that far off. Ive gotten trim that yields that before.
You could be packing the tube too tight or it could be your butane? Its most likely your material but what butane do ou use? Maybe use something with a little more propane so it creates a higher pressure in the tube? You could also get a stainless steel tube with valves on it to help build up pressure. Other than that only real way to bump yield is to get better starting material or a closed loop.