@Farmer P
the trick i have found for best yield is more to do with the moisture/larf i think.
i get good returns. just need a proper cure for decent oil.
i take some bud cut it up in to chunks.. then i take the dry larf ( 40-50 percent is good moisture for my qwiso ) i put the bud into the freezer over night if you think about before hand. grab a second mason jar while you are at it and put it into a second empty jar in the freezer to get cold too. i also put a plate in the freezer, i use the plate to keep the jars cold ( not sure if this is needed but seems legit hah, probably over kill but whatever ).. but larf freezes so fast a hour or two is more than enough if you need oil stat.. but it really needs to be cured. hhah that is like so damn important :( take some 91 ISO from wally world or 99 if you can find it. and let it freeze; now i just keep my spare ISO in the freezer so its always cold if i need it. cleaning, or oil etc..
then i take the two jars out of the freeze. i take the empty jar and put 3 assembled in the USA coffee filters and make a cone using the mason jar lid. so you put the coffee filters into the jars mouth, make a cone, and then put the lid on.
i open the mason jar that has the frozen larf in it. I then take the frozen ISO and pour it into the mouth of the mason jar, and let the herb soak up the ISO i go slow pour here. i fill the jar up so ist about 1/16" or some shit above the herb. then i put the lid back on, and shake the piss out of it ( this process reminded me of making tekilla ya shakers as a kid, you know you take tekilla ya, ice, lemons, and a larg mason jar and shake the shit out of it. and as the ice melts you add more.. it taste really good , but its more work than making oil.. not made that stuff since iw as like 17 probably hah, sorry random thought )
i grab the frozen bud jar, open it up and take the ISO out of the freeze.
i pour the cold ISO onto the herb.. ( man this ADD sucks having a hard time to focus with out good meds. laughs )
anyhow, i originally would shake for 10-20 seconds.. but to be honest i do not really do that i go by touch now.. let me explain..when my hand gets a certain temp i stop.. silly i know but whatever. you can get 3 washes, first two smoke, third to eat i guess.
iv not really fucked with the other washes, not enough weed to worry about yet. heh.
then i pour the ISO into the top of the jar using the coffee filter to strain the meds.
then i take the content which will look almost like watered down antifreeze of all things to my eyes at least. and pour it into two pyrix dishes you can get from wally world sold in a kit.. of all things the wally world oil kit is how they should market that shit.
you use the pryix dishs as a waster bath. i use my finger to make sure the water b ath does not get to hot.. luke warm i guess.
and put a fan on it and wait. i have not tried to let oil evap on its own with out any heat so i have no clue what that would do to the property of the qwiso
i can say this plemon oil even tho it not good.. smells great. A, i do not liek the taste of the plemon,. B, a proper cure would go a long way to good oil.
man this was so hard to type out for me with out being medicated.
i guess ill try to gut another bat dab hah.
hope this helps some.. sorry for the lack of any chronological order.. i was all over the place in my mind typing this down.
life, enjoy the fall, then dust your self off and get back on the horse i guess.
i can remember the first time i got bucked off a horse my asshole friend told me to get on her.. she was a 3 year old green broke if you could call her that. laughs, anyhow.. it was about 3am, jan.. dirt frozen like concrete.. he told me to get on her. first time i was ever on a horse and she toss me into the air a good 8 feet hah. or maybe not that high but you get the idea imagine a 14 or 15 year old getting bucked off a horse in the middle of the night.. no saddle or anything, just me getting on her back and with in seconds i was air bound and let me tell you that dirt hurt hah.
well make sure you are medicated for the party. probably the only way i could deal with so many people :p