CaptainRed-Ey3
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Okay, so I posted this earlier in the official extraction question thread but looking at the most recent responses I've decided that I better make something else so I can hopefully obtain the answers to the questions I currently have by tomorrow morning when I get up to go finish the process out. Any advise for future extractions is definitely encouraged as this is my first extraction of any kind. Thank you, and I apologize for the inconvenience of the new thread but I'm going to filter and scrape in the morning and these questions are crucial. Thank you!
Today, I performed my first extraction using the STB method. I used MHRB powder, lye, and water. Made it all the way through the process and am now in the freezing stage. Performed the extraction with a friend but I'm in charge of collecting the spice from the 3 pull containers in the morning and really don't want to bomb the whole thing. My first question is this: We put vent holes in the 3 Pyrex containers we placed in the freezer so the naptha could evaporate out. Are ventilation holes necessary or will this hurt the finished product? From a few threads I've seen so far, it seems like "air-tight" containers are being used efficiently. My second question is: Is anything necessary after the freezing process other than filtration and scraping? (such as any wash?) I'm also going to use coffee filters to filter out the remaining naptha from the spice. Does anyone suggest a better filter? The crystals are setting up very nicely. The first pull jar is completely saturated. I wish I had a camera that could do it justice. My hunch is that pull jar number two will be best. Anyway, My third and final question is after the extraction process is complete and I have the finished spice, will I have to rush to get it back into a cool place, should I put it back in the freezer, or will it be alright at room temperature. The spice has about a 30 minute drive to get home. Do I need to get anything to keep it cool on the way? I'm trying my hardest to make my first extraction a good one and any suggestions anyone has about how I can do that from this stage will be much appreciated. Thank you all so much and I look forward to some encouraging responses when I wake up tomorrow to go filter, scrape, and reap teh spice. Thanks again, and again, all help is appreciated!
Today, I performed my first extraction using the STB method. I used MHRB powder, lye, and water. Made it all the way through the process and am now in the freezing stage. Performed the extraction with a friend but I'm in charge of collecting the spice from the 3 pull containers in the morning and really don't want to bomb the whole thing. My first question is this: We put vent holes in the 3 Pyrex containers we placed in the freezer so the naptha could evaporate out. Are ventilation holes necessary or will this hurt the finished product? From a few threads I've seen so far, it seems like "air-tight" containers are being used efficiently. My second question is: Is anything necessary after the freezing process other than filtration and scraping? (such as any wash?) I'm also going to use coffee filters to filter out the remaining naptha from the spice. Does anyone suggest a better filter? The crystals are setting up very nicely. The first pull jar is completely saturated. I wish I had a camera that could do it justice. My hunch is that pull jar number two will be best. Anyway, My third and final question is after the extraction process is complete and I have the finished spice, will I have to rush to get it back into a cool place, should I put it back in the freezer, or will it be alright at room temperature. The spice has about a 30 minute drive to get home. Do I need to get anything to keep it cool on the way? I'm trying my hardest to make my first extraction a good one and any suggestions anyone has about how I can do that from this stage will be much appreciated. Thank you all so much and I look forward to some encouraging responses when I wake up tomorrow to go filter, scrape, and reap teh spice. Thanks again, and again, all help is appreciated!
), then evap/dry the spice in the container you used to freeze precip. Then just strape out the spice, and use a bit of dry alcohol to get the last bit, or just dissolve it in naptha your using for the next precipitation. Alot easier than using coffee filters that the spice melts into alot of times, and is hard to scrape up the spice off of even if it does not melt.
