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Diablo3585

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So I've been making some batches after trying on my own and have been getting very satisfying results. I had a buddy of mine try out some shatter I made from blue dream and he said that it was amazingly smooth and potent. No taste of butane and it was clear as day. So hearing that made me very happy.

However, I do have a couple questions since reaching this point: since throwing my shake and trim into a grinder, my yield has increased to being at least a little over a gram a run.. Any tips on increasing this? I feel like I might lose weight during the purging process but I'm not sure.

Another question I have is it wise to blast a second time on the same oz? Thanks for checking the thread anyway!
 

Fadedawg

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So I've been making some batches after trying on my own and have been getting very satisfying results. I had a buddy of mine try out some shatter I made from blue dream and he said that it was amazingly smooth and potent. No taste of butane and it was clear as day. So hearing that made me very happy.

However, I do have a couple questions since reaching this point: since throwing my shake and trim into a grinder, my yield has increased to being at least a little over a gram a run.. Any tips on increasing this? I feel like I might lose weight during the purging process but I'm not sure.

What percent yield is a gram per run?

Another question I have is it wise to blast a second time on the same oz? Thanks for checking the thread anyway!

Examine the material under a 100X microscope to see if there are remaining capitate heads. If there are enough to warrant a second run, do so, but keep it separate from the first.

If you don't have even a cheap Radio Shack 100X illuminated hand held microscope, just dump a tube, repack it, and run it again to see what is left. Keep it separate from the first, as it will be of lesser quality.
In blue.
 

warble

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Out of twenty-eight grams you blast until the output is no longer sticky, and you get one gram? I would use better grade clippings. Use your clippings from your after drying trim, not your before hanging trim. A quick freeze of your tube and material could help. Maybe an hour or two in the freezer before you blast. You should lose some weight from your purging, but that is a good thing. You want the THC and terpenes to give you weight, not butane, alcohol or water.
 

SnapsProvolone

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Out of twenty-eight grams you blast until the output is no longer sticky, and you get one gram? I would use better grade clippings. Use your clippings from your after drying trim, not your before hanging trim. A quick freeze of your tube and material could help. Maybe an hour or two in the freezer before you blast. You should lose some weight from your purging, but that is a good thing. You want the THC and terpenes to give you weight, not butane, alcohol or water.
I suspect the OP has the intent of relating his increase of 1 gram per ounce ran as being generated due to grinding the material prior to extraction.
 

7mend07SweetnSticky

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I put all my material in a blender before I pack into my glass tube. I can fit 4oz into the tube packed. I use after trying trim and small nugs every run (hence why I use the blender) grinds it up nicely :) last 4oz run I did this way I got 17.5g after it was done being vac purged. It sounds like the material your running is water/big leaves (no good). Also throwing your tube into the freezer before blasting might help nock off some of those terpines.
 

Twitch

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{ (amount of oil after purge) / (the amount of material ran) } X 100 = %
17.5 / 112 = .15625 X 100 = 15.62%

Ask snaps I keep logs of every blast I do with percentages of each strain
 

Twitch

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OP I am sorry I am kinda thread jacking, mendo if the OP doesn't mind we can continue on here, if so then make another thread and ill be happy to answer all questions to the best of my ability.
 

7mend07SweetnSticky

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OP I am sorry I am kinda thread jacking, mendo if the OP doesn't mind we can continue on here, if so then make another thread and ill be happy to answer all questions to the best of my ability.
You got it lol. Titled: how to get the best yield.

And I ran blue dream when I got that 17.5g out of it
 

Diablo3585

Member
OP I am sorry I am kinda thread jacking, mendo if the OP doesn't mind we can continue on here, if so then make another thread and ill be happy to answer all questions to the best of my ability.
don't worry about bro. everyone's learning. I'm just reading all the replies lol.
 
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