i hate using chemicals for making hash....except when i make BHO..if you are going to use denatured alcohol..atleast do it properly so you don't get sick....i hope you have a laboratory...LOL.......
A LIST OF LABWARE;
* 1 CONDENSER 300 MM JACKET
* 1 FLASK, FLORENCE (FLAT BOTTOM), 500 Ml
* 1 SEPARATORY FUNNEL 500 Ml
* 1 FUNNEL
* FILTER PAPER
A LIST OF CHEMICALS THAT YOU WILL NEED;
* ETHYL ALCOHOL / METHANOL (wood alcohol)
* SULFURIC ACID (Concentrate 96 to 98 %(you can use a weaker acid but the delta-9
conversion is greater with the stronger sulphuric acid)).
* TOLUENE
* WATER
* SODIUM BICARBONATE (baking soda)
NOTE; The most easy to find solvent for the extraction of the THC from the plant
matter, is denatured alcohol which is ethyl alcohol that has been made Poisson
with methanol (sunny side is a good brand of denatured alcohol). Methanol can
cause blindness and death ! So don’t drink this stuff, and make sure when you
separate the layers as described later on in this process, you don’t get any of
the alcohol solvent layer in with the toluene layer.
Well, now that we have gathered all these solvents and glass ware, we will have
some of the best hash oil in about 8 hours that you will ever find. So on to the
process of extracting and izmerizing the cannabis essence.
STEP #1
You must dry your plant matter to a state where it will crumble into a fine powder.
TIP; use you microwave oven, heat the plant matter for 1 to 2 min at a time then
let cool, do this till it is completely dry. To crumble the plant matter, place it
in a 1 gallon plastic zip-lock bag and proceed to crush it with your hands. This
works very well.
STEP #2 Place the powdered plant matter into your 500 Ml flat-bottomed flask.
STEP #3 Add enough denatured alcohol solvent to completely cover the plant matter,
so that it floats freely in the solvent.
STEP #4 Connect the your condenser to the flask. (Connecting the condenser to a
water source).
STEP #5 Now, slowly heat the solvent / plant matter to reflux. Let this reflux for
about two hours.
STEP #6 Turn the heat off your reflux equipment, let every thing cool down to room
temperature.
STEP #7 Remove the condenser from the flask.
STEP #8 Now add your sulfuric acid to the solvent / plant matter solution, use one
drop sulfuric acid per 50 ML solvent used.
STEP #9 Replace your condenser to your flask and heat to reflux once more, leave
it at reflux for 4 more hours.
Note; this is where all the magic takes place.
STEP #10 turn off heat, let every thing cool to room temperature.
Note; The alcohol will have a dark black color at this point, it will seem to be
almost thick.
STEP #11 Neutralize the alcohol with sodium bicarbonate.(backing soda)
Tip; When it stops fizzing you will have a neutral or slightly basic solution.
STEP #12 Filter the solvent from the plant matter with the use of your funnel and
filter paper.
Note; If you are going to be doing a lot of oil production you should get a filter
flask, aspirator and a buchner funnel. See the watchers chemistry works for
information on filtering.
STEP #13 Add as much water as you have alcohol / thc extract.
Note; Toluene mixes with alcohol in all parts so you will not be able to separate
the alcohol / toluene layers if you don’t add this water.
STEP #14 Add about 1/3 as much toluene as you have alcohol / water to your flask.
STEP #15 Mix all this well for about 30 seconds.
Note 1; As the THC dose not want to stay in the alcohol / water layer it will move
with ease into the toluene layer.
STEP #16 Now use your separatory funnel to sperate the two layers.
Note; The toluene / THC layer will be on top. Also the bottom layer should be a
light green color.
Important; If the bottom layer still has a black color you should do steps #14 to
# 16 one more time, but once is usually enough.
STEP #17 Evaporate the toluene / THC layer till you can no longer smell any trace
of toluene.
Note; when the toluene has evaporated you will have left in the bottom of your
glass baking dish a black oil with a slight spice smell.
Well people there you have it the over night process for the extraction
of hash oil......have fun and don't kill yourself .....