Isopropyl Alcohol 99.9% (Suitable for extraction?)

NorthofEngland

NorthofEngland

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I'm 29 days into flower, after 48 days VEG, with 9 x Skunk#1 -
or so I was told when I got the cuttings,
They could be anything BUT THEY LOOK and SMELL 'the BUSINESS!'.

I want to make use of VERY part of the plant that can be used,
 
Cascadian

Cascadian

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I just used exactly that to make some RSO out of my trim. It worked great as far as I can tell. It was my first extraction, 7.2oz trim into 12 grams RSO.
Obviously i am not an expert on extractions by any means.
I was told it would work for other extraction methods as well.
 
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LIBERTYCHICKEN

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SnapsProvolone said:
Food grade iso? That's a contradiction in terms.

I would use it.
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I do understand what you are saying

But food grade Iso. does indeed exist , USDA certifed and all ,

Rember when buying a food grade 99.9% your not paying for the 99.9% but whats not in the 00.1%

The purer a solvent/coumpound gets the less likely it's other ingredents are water or whatever and more likely that they are contimination products from manfacture , in some cases they can be heavy metals or other harmful compounds
 
NorthofEngland

NorthofEngland

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Cheers guys
On YouTube they nearly all use EVERCLEAR GRAIN ALCOHOL
But, in the UK, it's very difficult to find AND incredibly expensive,

In 24 years of being a smoker I've had oil TWICE.
It's like the proverbial Rocking Horse Shit
and, as such, should command high prices.
(I just want to be sure I don't injure anyone).
 
NorthofEngland

NorthofEngland

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Cheers the guys.

Any suggestions on the first timers best way to do an extraction?

Ideally I would like to be left with an end product that resembled honey.
Hash is quite common over here so I see little point in making solid.
 
SnapsProvolone

SnapsProvolone

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LIBERTYCHICKEN said:
I do understand what you are saying

But food grade Iso. does indeed exist , USDA certifed and all ,

Rember when buying a food grade 99.9% your not paying for the 99.9% but whats not in the 00.1%

The purer a solvent/coumpound gets the less likely it's other ingredents are water or whatever and more likely that they are contimination products from manfacture , in some cases they can be heavy metals or other harmful compounds
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My point was that it's not food. That's all. Like food grade mercury or arsenic...
 
qwizoking

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Read about proper qwiso extractions too
It will likely make shatter or taffy. There are threads about waxing regarding temps and such..ill assume you dont have a vac..when its all dry you will have a powdery shatter or a semi taffy that can easily be scraped..heat on low heat while playing with it a bit. Mash it whip it, whatever the material allows..fold in onto itself and work it until it softens and you'll get a moist not quite wax consistency. Lika this.. https://www.rollitup.org/attachments/medicating/2848518d1381093159-first-2-qwiso-batches-please-dsc_0220_zps350770a0.jpg
Not the best pic from my phone..it was just beautiful in real life..wish I could post pics.
but realistically its gonna be fairly solid just because thc cbd etc have a high melting point and your using a polar solvent. Dispensaries add limonene or other smokable stuffs like pg..
You can just wax it up and put a bunch of tiny bubbles in it. If done properly it should retain light moist terps and give your wax a wet look without darkening too much degrading
 
NorthofEngland

NorthofEngland

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qwizoking said:
Read about proper qwiso extractions too
It will likely make shatter or taffy. There are threads about waxing regarding temps and such..ill assume you dont have a vac..when its all dry you will have a powdery shatter or a semi taffy that can easily be scraped..heat on low heat while playing with it a bit. Mash it whip it, whatever the material allows..fold in onto itself and work it until it softens and you'll get a moist not quite wax consistency. Lika this.. https://www.rollitup.org/attachments/medicating/2848518d1381093159-first-2-qwiso-batches-please-dsc_0220_zps350770a0.jpg
Not the best pic from my phone..it was just beautiful in real life..wish I could post pics.
but realistically its gonna be fairly solid just because thc cbd etc have a high melting point and your using a polar solvent. Dispensaries add limonene or other smokable stuffs like pg..
You can just wax it up and put a bunch of tiny bubbles in it. If done properly it should retain light moist terps and give your wax a wet look without darkening too much degrading
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I'm not understanding some of the terminology that is used in these extraction threads.
I can never remember what QWISO means,,,

OIL
Is there a better way of extracting oil?
Using Butane or so other method?

Polar/Non Polar solvents.
I need to research the distinction.

VACUUM
I don't have one
but I'll get one (if it's likely to be of significant help?).
 
WarMachine

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NorthofEngland said:
I'm not understanding some of the terminology that is used in these extraction threads.
I can never remember what QWISO means,,,

OIL
Is there a better way of extracting oil?
Using Butane or so other method?

Polar/Non Polar solvents.
I need to research the distinction.

VACUUM
I don't have one
but I'll get one (if it's likely to be of significant help?).
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QWISO = Quick Wash ISOpropyl.

You can extract with butane as well yes, that's what many refer to as BHO. Non polar solvents are like butane and polar are those like Iso and Etoh. The vacuum would help if you do BHO runs (use butane as your solvent) but if you don't want to invest in a vacuum, winterizing would be another option. You can also get a simple hand pump system for purging (it's what I use). Both methods, QWISO and extracting with butane are good methods.
 
NorthofEngland

NorthofEngland

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lio lacidem said:
Imo i would start learning the qwiso tek then once you get that to where you like it you can try bho
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Cheers WAR MACHINE, qwizo, Texas Sativas and everyone who offered advise.
lio.... - Backwards Medical Oil
If your advise is that I start by learning the QWISO technique, using the fairly inexpensive isopropyl I started this thread to ask about.
Before moving on to other things -THEN THAT IS WHAT I WILL DO.
Sometimes you just want the options pairing down.
You're absolutely spoilt for choice and you just want to be told
"DO THIS".

Know what I mean?
 
crawlintbss

crawlintbss

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Sounds like you're on the right path. I did alot of research on all the methods as well before trying.

Qwiso is deff easiest and cheapest way to start, as stated before going big $ on setups.

Ive been doing the qwiso method for awhile and enjoying it. I will wait for good weather here before doing any butane blasting as thats very unsafe indoors.

Post up when you try it out! I too have 99.9 / 100 % alc and have been gauging the idea of trying it out vs the 91% i can only get around here. 91 works great , id just assume a quicker evap time with 100. possibley more of a shatter consistency too since its fully evapd of solvent and no waters left or anything like 91/99.

good lucK!
 
NorthofEngland

NorthofEngland

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crawlintbss said:
Sounds like you're on the right path. I did alot of research on all the methods as well before trying.

Qwiso is deff easiest and cheapest way to start, as stated before going big $ on setups.

Ive been doing the qwiso method for awhile and enjoying it. I will wait for good weather here before doing any butane blasting as thats very unsafe indoors.

Post up when you try it out! I too have 99.9 / 100 % alc and have been gauging the idea of trying it out vs the 91% i can only get around here. 91 works great , id just assume a quicker evap time with 100. possibley more of a shatter consistency too since its fully evapd of solvent and no waters left or anything like 91/99.

good lucK!
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To start with I'll try any method to begin my education into extraction.
Eventually I hope to be able to produce clear oils.
Amber, Green, Pink - I don't care really care what colour they are
(although it was amber, the twice I had oil offered over the last 20 years).

I just don't want it to look unclean or an amateur attempt.
I don't want anyone to suspect it's been homemade in a local kitchen.
 
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