Bho question

[Bombchonkski]

Hey farmers, I'm new to these threads. I'm an oil maker and I have a couple questions.


Why does even washed bho sparkle sometimes when put to a flame? I don't get it, that can't be residual tane because it all had to evaporate, right? And after a film purge I know there isn't any ethanol left. Can it be trapped air pockets, or is the oil a bit flammable itself? Not just washed bho, but if it crackles even just towards the end does it mean without a doubt it's not fully purged?

Also, I've ran strains that start nucleating or waxing up during the heat bath when the product reaches temps as low as 85f. The patient I'm usually running it for loves wax and honeycomb more than anything so my question is, how can I keep it in that waxy state and still purge it correctly. I read left and right that the nucleation just capture and traps residuals. Would leaving it in the vac around 120 or so for extended periods (longer than thin films) do the trick? Or must I dewax or flash heat..

Thanks for taking your time in regards..

 

[woodsmaneh]

hot spot turning it into crap. This happened to me a couple times making oil when cooking it off on a hot plat. The bottom of the glass dish started to get rough and that's how I discovered how not to hurry things along. I also did not have a fan blowing on the dish. Has not happened since I slowed down and have a fan.

 

[Bombchonkski]

I completely agree but my heat under the Pyrex during my blast and initial heat purge was just above 100f(unless you're talking about when you wash?). Is that too aggressive? I already use a fan as well.

Other than blasting onto Pyrex in a water/heat bath, is there a better way to avoid condensation?

 

[Youngage]

you have to purge it into shatter first that being the best form of oil, than whip or vac it more int honeycomb/wax

 

[Graywolf]

Little shooting sparkles, with out any fire dance when you apply flame, can be plant wax chunks. Was it winterized?

Fire dancing, with sputters and shooting stars is typically water. You may have picked up atmospheric water with the alcohol, while blowing air over it. Was the oil milky?

 

[Youngage]

Sounds like moisture.now

 

[Sirdabsalot]

Hello!!
New Farmer here.

I like oil, I like to read and write about oil, and I love making oil! :)
Ok, now that's outta the way...

The water bath is the culprit, as the oil is drawing in the surrounding atmospheric moisture (pointed out by GW)

The alternative..

Ditch the water bath.

Use sand and/or rice as opposed to water.

Works best with a deep dish griddle, but a flat one will work..

Empty a generous amount of the sand/rice into griddle, now take your dish, and nestle that baby in there, be sure to have a thick enough layer of the rice/sand below the dish, this maximizes the dispersion of the vertical heating caused by traditional griddles.

Mine is a cheapo from walmart, I found that just below the 200° mark is the perfect setting to reach about 115° ish oil surface temp, through the transfer from heating element to rice to dish, to oil.

How this helps and makes sense, as I'm levitating right now... ;)

Peace,
SDA

 

[dabcommander]

I just purge straight into crumble no whipping or anything necessary takes about 6 hours usually