Why not decarb IN the oil?

I've done it like that using '00' caps in a Cap-m-Quik filler unit that does 50 at a time. Get some syringes and a big bore needle like 10 or 12 gauge. Farm supply places usually have a vet section. Short is better.

Any tips or tricks for further separation of oil and water when sep funnels aren't doing the trick? Sitting at most water drained off the funnel....doesn't look emulsified still but has a cloudy color to it....

jw3573 said:

Any tips or tricks for further separation of oil and water when sep funnels aren't doing the trick? Sitting at most water drained off the funnel....doesn't look emulsified still but has a cloudy color to it....

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Put the mixture in a straight-sided jar (no taper below the mouth). Put upside down in the fridge overnight. The oil will solidify on the top (bottom) and the water can be poured out. Then you're left with a puck of solid oil that you can pat dry or shave the outer edges off of to remove any remaining water.

Edit: I've learned it's better to just make a large enough quantity that you don't need to add water and can just do everything directly in the oil.

jw3573 said:

Any tips or tricks for further separation of oil and water when sep funnels aren't doing the trick? Sitting at most water drained off the funnel....doesn't look emulsified still but has a cloudy color to it....

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after I do my initial straining of the solids I usually put it in a tupperwre container and freeze it. Then pop it out the next day and rinse the ice off the bottom with cold water.

OldMedUser said:

I've been doing it like that for a couple years now. Saves terpenes and gets the last of the solvent out without a vac chamber. Either just oil or pot that's been cooked up in coconut or other veg oils.

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New user, can't thank you enough for this linked "budder" information, hours of google searching to verify this process works, although the chemistry says it should . Making first infusion and will follow this method. Has anyone found a reasonably priced, single step, temperature controlled, personal appliance that would support this method for between 1 and 2 cups of infusion/oil with retained terpenes?

dchannam said:

New user, can't thank you enough for this linked "budder" information, hours of google searching to verify this process works, although the chemistry says it should . Making first infusion and will follow this method. Has anyone found a reasonably priced, single step, temperature controlled, personal appliance that would support this method for between 1 and 2 cups of infusion/oil with retained terpenes?

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I have a levo II, there is a tutorial on Youtube where you bypass the stock canister holder and just use the pot with a filter in it and you can load it up pretty good.

Tomatoesonly said:

I have a levo II, there is a tutorial on Youtube where you bypass the stock canister holder and just use the pot with a filter in it and you can load it up pretty good.

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Thanks, I’ll check it out

dchannam said:

Thanks, I’ll check it out

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I got mine off Ebay as a Seller refurb but it was 100% brand new.

Tomatoesonly said:

I have a levo II, there is a tutorial on Youtube where you bypass the stock canister holder and just use the pot with a filter in it and you can load it up pretty good.

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Another vote for the Levo II and I put in the french press screen and even my french press's press when I'm emptying the final oil from the plant material