First time QWET can you take a look at the process?

[bongboy8200]

What’s up guys. So I got into making bubble hash and pressing into rosin. I guess there’s advantages and disadvantages to both but the molecular biologist in me makes me like to play with things. (Good ol days of using chloroform and different strength etoh to extract RNA)

So I don’t right a book qwet
-22g random bud mason jar. some premature. Nothing crazy not a great grow. Broken up and frozen in a mason jar.
-2 frozen 200 proof ethanol mason jar 1/2 full (it doesn’t say safe to ingest and for food but I think they can’t say it… Nonissues ordering a quart at a time just $17 in shipping. So like $50 a quart (if I get into it I’ll recycle).
-frozen strainer

Process - the timing is what’s getting me!
-Pour etoh into mason jar with bud.
-mix don’t shake for 1 minute
-freezer -1 minute
-repeat for 5 minutes
-Use metal strainer into empty mason jar
-freezer 12-24hours
-strain through brown(unbleached coffee filter into Pyrex
-crock pot for a double boiler with no flames 175°f (the water or should the be hotter since heat will be lost to the Pyrex dish) until etoh is evaporated
-scrape off waxy goo
-waxy go goes into vacuum purge chamber. Chamber into crock pot or electric heater 175° @ -29psi
-watch for consistency. The longer in the vacuum will make shatter

Really looking to make some sort of a sugar I can add to drinks when I’m out. I’m sober from booze and weed is a huge help. I still get the itch at the bar and suck down 100 club sodas. I know I can decarb. Qwet and skip evap. Use drops but don’t need any booze in me.

Any help or pointers? Do I need to purge to evaporate or can I do it all in the vacuum?
I see different times. For the wash. Some say 30 secs in 99.9% etoh and a swirl is enough to strip the Thca but not the chlorophyll but also leaving thca on the table.
I like it to dab. Melt and coat nugs.

And mostly make my own vapes which I see more on the right and wrong way and solvents. I like solventless bc it’s clean but the scientist in me understands why this works. Etoh isnt harmful compared to iso or butane. And I’m still going to vac purge so nothing to kill me on there.

Any help thanks you thank you

 

[Natep]

Why not just do a dry sift and press if you like solvent less?

 

[bongboy8200]

Why not just do a dry sift and press if you like solvent less?

It’s only 22gs and why not play around with new methods lol

 

[cronicoldguy]

If your vessel (jar), flower, and solvent is completely frozen prior to mixing the two together, there is no need to soak the 24hrs the second time. Just do your normal soak time. Then immediately filter thru your frozen filter setup.

I do my initial filtering with a frozen Buchner funnel prepared with DE. Any fats, lipids ,and waxes are going to be removed now. As well as all plant particulate. I then warm the solution to room temp and do the carbon remediation. Then evaporate at 38C in rotovap. Then purge in vacuum oven at 42C.

From my experience, if everything is completely frozen prior to mixing together, there is little to worry about chlorophyll. Especially if using isopropyl. With that said, I usually soak for 24hrs. Even then there is just a hint of chlorophyll. I also use carbon after, so that makes a difference.

For every 1oz flower, I use 1250ml solvent. By doing this, there is very little goodness left behind for a second wash. I sometimes call it good with just 1 wash.