who's this green society guy??? wat a loser! lol
-Supa
Ya who is that guy anyway. He must be the biggest loser in the whole world. You might as well just leave my journal greensociety. Who wants a society full of green anyway.
Hahahaha Just kidding Greensociety you know I have much respect for ya. Thanks for stopping by and checking out my grow man! Your positive influence has definitely helped me along my quest!
Justiceman's BHO Instructional(Rough Draft)
On this BHO run I used Granddaddy purple sugar leaf trim. I am NEW(3 runs down) to making BHO and by no means am I claiming for my technique and knowledge to be 100% correct. Butane is a combustible pressurized gas and technically their will always be some type of risk involved. It is imperative that RISKS be MINIMIZED by following the correct procedure. I have done this to the best of my ability. I have Read a few other tutorials on the internet and I believe to have a fairly decent idea of how things work.
Materials:
2 Pyrex dishes(One SMALLER and One LARGER)
1 Extraction tube(home made, O kief, Glass tube)
Butane(Vector, Lucienne, Colibri, king ect) 3-5x refined
1 Razor blade
1 Stove
1 Stove Mitten
1 Torch(optional)
Safety Procedures and Cautions:
ALWAYS read multiple instructionals and tutorials to get a good idea of what the right things to do are.
DO NOT Inhale massive quantity's of butane. I know it is tempting to stick your face into the Pyrex dish to see what's happening but I don't thing it's very healthy.
DO NOT smoke, or use any type of flame anywhere near the area you are making BHO.
ALWAYS make BHO preferably outside or in an extremely well ventilated area. Keep in mind that butane is heavier then air so it sinks to the ground.
ALWAYS inspect how many times your butane has been refined. 3-5x is acceptable. There exists many brands But I have personally tried Lucienne, Vector, and King. I have also heard that Colibri is good.
ALWAYS inspect your butane tube and make sure everything is tight and sealed. Air leaks can do weird things. I have heard of tubes propelling into the air from the pressure, or people getting face fulls of butane weed haha. Although it sounds funny it's not so It's important to stay SAFE. Also ensure that the inside of your tube is clean. If not just run a rag through it, or you can do the whole shebang and clean it with alcohol.
REMEMBER to not use too much butane. I have heard that it takes about 300ml of butane to extract 95% of the oil from around 20g, obviously depending on your packing technique. I beleive the packing technique to honestly be the most crucial part of the whole process. If you use TOO MUCH I have heard that you get green less potent oil and it obviously doesn't taste as good either. Remember you can ALWAYS do a second run to get the rest of the oil so make sure that first run has that PURITY! That's what BHO is all about!
Preparation Phase
First you are going to need your material. Many say that you have to use pure nug's to make the finest BHO and I do not doubt that pure nug's make really great BHO, however I would rather smoke them and just make BHO out of sugar leaf. IMHO sugar leaf makes really good BHO and I don't have to use any of my buds so I'm happy with that.
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Now you may need a packing tool(I use the end of the spoon). I mostly just pack by hand, but a little assistance never hurt anyone. I have read that it is essential to stuff your material in fairly hard. Obviously not so much that their is no air flow, but the material should have a really snug fit. Mind you it should be a uniformly snug fit. That is why the packing tool is good because it usually insures an even pack. Uneven packs lead to BLOW OUTS because of uneven pressure build up and know one wants that. Remember SAFETY first with pressurized flammable gas. Don't be afraid to pack it in tight, just not ridiculously tight. Also make sure to have your OVEN MITT as your extraction tube will go below zero when the butane begins to evaporate and leave the can.
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Now you have your tube all packed up and you have checked your seals, screens, filters, ect. to make sure they are all on tight and secure. Check all your equipment to make sure you have all you need. Good now you are ready! Also make sure to heat up some water almost to boiling point as you will need it shortly after you extract the butane into the first SMALL Pyrex dish.
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Extraction Phase
Take your SMALL Pyrex dish and Butane along with your extractor(packed with material) outside. Place the dish onto a secure place(ground, table, ect). Put on your OVEN MITT so that your hand will be protected. Hold the extractor tube with the hand you have the OVEN MITT on. Place your extractor about 1-2" away from the dish(mine has a stand, some don't). Take your Butane into your free hand and press it down onto the Injection nozzle. Some people hold it for 20 seconds pause and then empty the rest of the can. I believe this is a method to get more. I do not understand it and so far I just empty the whole can with no pause. Take your pick. You will notice the can begins to change pitch and it feels as if it isn't letting much butane out anymore. It is Cashed. Set it aside grab a new bottle and Tane some more If you feel you can get more, or you have another tube packed(like me as I always have both packed). I have heard to just continue running Butane Until you start seeing green liquid come out(chlorophyll). I don't wait that long since I do second runs anyway. REMEMBER that OVEN MITT! The extraction tube gets below freezing during the release of the butane.
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Damn that's cold!
Purge Phase
You may notice a slightly green/amber/clear liquid in your Pyrex dish. That is the Tane and Oil. Remember that Hot almost boiling water you set aside earlier? Now is the time for it to be used. Pour the very hot water into the LARGE Pyrex dish and take it OUTSIDE to the SMALL Pyrex dish with the Tane and Oil. Place the Small Pyrex dish on top of the Hot water in the LARGE Pyrex dish so that it is floating on top of hot water. Very soon you will start to see the Infamous Purge. It actually looks really cool. This is the Butane evaporating. You should Purge with this method OUTSIDE for at least 10-20 minutes depending on how much butane you used. You may have to get more hot water and re fill the larger Pyrex dish OUTSIDE if the first dish didn't evaporate most of the butane.
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Second Purge Phase
Now After following the first Purge Phase correctly your Oil dish should look something like this.
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Do you notice how no liquid is present anymore, and their just seems to be a very slight gloss of "something" and a few bubbles. Some say that the bubbles are butane that can't escape. At this point things are relatively safe since you evaporated most of the butane outside. You can safely and quickly apply a torch to pop the butane bubbles and let out the remaining gas(Do this at your own risk) After your Dish looks like the picture above you can safely take it inside. Make sure it is still sitting int he LARGE Pyrex dish with water. Place the Large Pyrex dish on the stove and turn it somewhere between medium and low.
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This is the final purge that is supposed to get any small amounts of remaining butane out. Make sure the water is hot to the touch but You don't want it to boil and damage the precious BHO. Leave it in this "double boiler" method for at least 20-30 minutes although I have heard many leave it on low for 1 hour. After this is done your BHO is ready to harvest from the dish!
Harvest Phase
Now you will need your razor blade. I would clean it with iso alcohol just to keep everything nice and sterile. Take you oil dish out of the LARGE Pyrex dish, and set it on to a table where you can have a seat. Grab your razor blade and start scraping away. It is important to try and keep the razor level because as the oil cools it becomes very hard and it shatters. If the oil stays warm is is oily and plyable. Some people re warm their dish if it gets too cold and hard to scrape or others literally put their dish in the freezer so they can just get it all off in shard form. That is essentially pure preference. You can re mold the shards onto a ball if you like or you can keep them as shards. You can even just put the shards into a vial and melt it into oil with a little bit of heat. It's really potent stuff, and I love it. Here is what the dish looks like right before harvest. I realize it's hard to see the oil because of the wood table. I didn't think of it at the time.
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Here are some Harvest shots for you guys! Once again thanks for reading and any comments critique or love are welcome!
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