Fadedawg
Well-Known Member
Cannabis shares mono and sesquiterpenes with a panoply of other plants, and the levels of each varies considerably by strain. Some are heavy in pinene, and some do not.
A well made concentrate, mimics its source, so I would pick a strain I liked the taste of more.
You can generally reduce terpene levels with heat and vacuum, or through winterization with ethanol, but selectively choosing which one gets more complicated and equipment intensive.
A molecular still will separate the monoterpenes from the diterpene cannabinoids, but separating them from one another is above my pay grade, because of how close some of the boiling pints are, and how aromatics sublimate below boiling points.
Perhaps one of the forums organic chemistry majors could pipe in here???
A well made concentrate, mimics its source, so I would pick a strain I liked the taste of more.
You can generally reduce terpene levels with heat and vacuum, or through winterization with ethanol, but selectively choosing which one gets more complicated and equipment intensive.
A molecular still will separate the monoterpenes from the diterpene cannabinoids, but separating them from one another is above my pay grade, because of how close some of the boiling pints are, and how aromatics sublimate below boiling points.
Perhaps one of the forums organic chemistry majors could pipe in here???