yup you got it man, electric griddle, pancake griddle, etc etc... all same type of thing, just an electric hotplate thats not an exposed elementHey man awesome tutorial I've been looking for a simple step by step explanation like this.
I have a question though,
When you say hot plate do you mean like the griddles?
Just trying to figure that out because from my understanding pyrex can explode on a regular burner so I was confused
please let us know when you do, nothing like a visual explanation. have just been put onto this thread regarding questions i HAD about using ISO for making oil, specifically Simpsons oil, if there's a difference, but i pretty much found out all i needed to know by reading through... great effort oakley. repect from Wales UK and thanks cannabineer for the link.. will post pics of my effort one day when i get round to making some....well i just got my hands on 5lbs of cured kush trimmings (yes 5lbs of Dry trim)
perhaps ill finally make a video.
The remaining 25% water in 75% Everclear will extract a boat load of water solubles and wash away the water soluble protein binding compounds protecting the chlorophyll from the alcohol.so, i tried to read all the pages, and then when i realized i was only halfway through at 20 i said fuck it I'm just gonna ask my question. Sorry if this has been posted before. Anyways, I'm interested in this method for making tinctures, so i plan on using everclear instead of ISO. From what I've read, the fact that Everclear is 75 percent alcohol won't make a big deal because your guys's obsession with the 99 percent pure alcohols is due mainly to an interest in getting as pure an oil as possible right? Cause I just want to keep the nasty looking plant material out of my drink. That's what really is drawing me to this method.
Since this is gonna be ingested, I'd like to decarb the weed first. That's not gonna break down the chlorophyll into anything that's gonna be more easily extracted is it?
Also, does this method really maximize yield? I've made tinctures before where the method involved letting the cannabis sit in the alcohol. It was my understanding that it takes time for the cannabinoids to be extracted. Is a quick wash really adequate for grabbing all the cannabinoids?
Thnx for the help and for the guide. This oil looks danky and I can't wait to make some of it when my buddy whose got bulk (that like an ounce for me) comes around.
Thanks for the info, do you have any links to this QWET extraction process? You have sparked my interest.The remaining 25% water in 75% Everclear will extract a boat load of water solubles and wash away the water soluble protein binding compounds protecting the chlorophyll from the alcohol.
You will end up with a greeeeen extraction that many find distasteful.
MayI suggest 95.5% 190 proof Everclear and use frozen QWET techniques for extraction, before removing the alcohol and decarboxylating, and then adding back enough alcohol for your desired tincture viscosity?
Decarbing won't break down the chlorophyll, but it will remove the water, so doing a frozen QWET is ineffective and the material is exceedingly dry and brittle, fragmenting with agitation and making fines in the extraction more probable.
It takes an extra step, but if you do a frozen QWETextraction and then remove all the alcohol, it is easy to precisely decarb theoil in a 250F hot oil bath, before adding back in sufficient alcohol or other menstruum to make a tincture.
Decarboxylating plant material is imprecise, because youcan't tell by looking where the process is at, while you can with oil by just watching the CO2 bubbles.
It takes multiple washes to extract all the cannabinoids with alcohol, with refreezing in between extractions. You will also never get all the cannabinoids with alcohol, without also picking up some undesirable constituents.
Soaking for extended periods, may get the last bit of cannabinoids, but it will also extract and concentrate the chlorophyll, as well as plant alkaloids and other water solubles.
Consider three QWET extractions and using glycerin or oil to extract the rest, for oral meds.
hey man thanks for the info, especially that part on the water soluble molecules. I'm glad i didn't try and do the wash yet. I'll look into these processes you speak of.The remaining 25% water in 75% Everclear will extract a boat load of water solubles and wash away the water soluble protein binding compounds protecting the chlorophyll from the alcohol.
You will end up with a greeeeen extraction that many find distasteful.
MayI suggest 95.5% 190 proof Everclear and use frozen QWET techniques for extraction, before removing the alcohol and decarboxylating, and then adding back enough alcohol for your desired tincture viscosity?
Decarbing won't break down the chlorophyll, but it will remove the water, so doing a frozen QWET is ineffective and the material is exceedingly dry and brittle, fragmenting with agitation and making fines in the extraction more probable.
It takes an extra step, but if you do a frozen QWETextraction and then remove all the alcohol, it is easy to precisely decarb theoil in a 250F hot oil bath, before adding back in sufficient alcohol or other menstruum to make a tincture.
Decarboxylating plant material is imprecise, because youcan't tell by looking where the process is at, while you can with oil by just watching the CO2 bubbles.
It takes multiple washes to extract all the cannabinoids with alcohol, with refreezing in between extractions. You will also never get all the cannabinoids with alcohol, without also picking up some undesirable constituents.
Soaking for extended periods, may get the last bit of cannabinoids, but it will also extract and concentrate the chlorophyll, as well as plant alkaloids and other water solubles.
Consider three QWET extractions and using glycerin or oil to extract the rest, for oral meds.
Thanks for the info, do you have any links to this QWET extraction process? You have sparked my interest.