Thanks Guzias1. Ya for sure!
1. This thread is huge so I've been making my way through it. I'm up to page 98..From the stuff I've read that you guys have posted I can see that there is definitely a phenomena where some oils just wont wax up. I think that's what's happening with the oil I'm working with right now. It's from 2 month old sugar trim and popcorn. I have tried all temps with it from slow low to medium, to higher. I've tried very gradually increasing temps, everything with it. Question: Have you found that the oils that wouldn't wax up good for you were from older oil, or do you think it has more to do with the oil getting too warm at some point therefor somehow changing the chemistry of it?
2. I know this question's answer could vary a bit depending on strain, amount of tane in it pre vac, temp during purge etc. but I'm just looking for an average..Question: How long on the average would you think it would take a 20 gram chunk of oil to purge to full wax honeycomb? I'm using 20 gram as a number cause my tube fits a QP in it so at 18% return it should be somewhere around 20 gram runs I'm going to be doing if I can get this process down good.
3. Do you think stopping the vac during purging along the way negatively affects the outcome on how good the oil will wax up?
4. How many times along the process do you think on the average to you fold the oil back to center then re vac after the muffin has gotten more stable?
5. Have you done runs with just sugar trim and no buds? If so how do you think it turns out compared to just bud runs?
6. If I'm going to use small popcorn do you think it's necessary to cut them up or just run them as popcorn? At what size bud would you start to cut up?
7. When you feel the oil has waxed to completion do you turn off the heat while the it's still in the vac then let slowly dry under vac pressure; or just pull it out while still warm then room temp dry under no vac?
8. Not sure if my vac gauge is fucked or not but it's reading past 30 hg on full vac. The numbers run out at 30 but I'm guessing it would have to be 31-32 if it's accurate. Is this possible? I thought a full vac was 30 max? If it is pulling that high is that a bad thing? Is there a "magic" number that works best for making honeycomb? I see people saying 28-29.8 hg etc..
9. Do you think its critical or more affective to have the vac pump continuously running at full vac or do you get the chamber to full vac then close the valves and turn the pump off?
10. Oil color: I understand that the strain type, and the length of flower time ie. trichome color will affect the finished color of the oil BUT is there any other factors that affect how dark the oil gets during this whole process getting to honeycomb? It just seems so odd that a nice yellow color oil after extraction can turn to such a dark oil during purging. I'm wondering if it may have something to do with the oil surface physically touching the bottom of the heated chamber (on parchment though) during purging. I'm wondering if it would lessen the oil darkening if the oil is first put into a bowl, or ramekin on parchment then into the chamber so there is no direct heat touching the oil. More like creating an oven affect on the oil...thoughts?
11. What does you user name mean?
Thanks a lot Guzias!
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