are u answering my q ?
Lol no not stupid.
Thabks for the tip. I will def let my bud sit out to dry next run. Or maybe I'll invest in a dehydrator. I still haven't tried freezing my butane cans and packed tube prior to blasting. I'm gonna try that next. I did learn that if you're blasting in high humidity (like 88% humidity) you are more likely to pull more chlorophyll resulting in a slightly darker color. Looking forward to drying it out and testing the results. Thank you to everybody who chimed in on this thread. I listen to everybody's advice!
I thought so too. But I learned I was mistaken. What I and everybody else thought was killer shatter in terms of color, flavor, potency, everything turned out to be high in residuals. You cannot tell by looking or smoking. Only a residual solvent test will truly let you know. And after talking to some veteran oil artists, I learned purging for days is the only way a dispensary will accept your product. You CAN make shatter without purging for days, but it will more than likely be over 500ppm. I shoot for under 100. Preferably under 10. I didn't get it either and I still struggle sometimes. Ha
If it's under 100 degrees, you're preserving terpenes while increasing potency and reducing residuals. The question is... Why wouldn't you want to subject your concentrate to that?
I appreciate you chiming in with your advice but I live in California and have had two batches tested by SD labs. Never said I thought butane could be purged 100%. But to assume my setup can't do what these state of the art companies do is just foolish. It's the same concept and same technology but on a smaller scale. I have essentially a small vac oven. How is this any different that what your "big guys" use. It makes me giggle when people try to say you can't make good dabs with a relatively inexpensive equipment. The product in this thread tested at 47ppm hydrocarbon residual solvents . Not quite quote what that means other than its clean, but I know it's good. That's pretty damn good if you ask me. With diligence, patience, and intelligence anything can be done. The product speaks for itself. Good product CAN be made w/out closed loop systems, in fact, many companies believe closed loop systems produce inferior quality. Look a pink house factory in Denver. (I think it's called) The supply a huge amount of rec and med in Colorado and all their stuff is tube blasted. You could give me a closed loop system but I still wouldn't use it. I would prefer N butane but vector, Newport, and Colibri and pretty damn good.
You made a thread asking if your run was clean enough ( Which no one can tell from looking at it, btw). I said no and now you're telling me it is clean enough....So why make the thread, then? Are you asking or telling?
I've had my full melt bubble tested and it was at 68%. If made properly I prefer full melt over shatter all day shatter is just cheap, strong, and looks nice. People see a darker full melt and don't get it. But you can feel the difference with full melt when you hit it. You never feel any discomfort at any point while taking a hit. It's the organic hash and when using Organic material bar none the best dab you can get
Industry standard?
Ya as in the Medicinal Concentrates industry lol
There you go. Ya it's what they started doing here in Colorado. Everything 72 hrs at 91°.
Thnx great info!