Whispers
Rising Star
So I have some good news and some bad news, the good news is today I attempted my first extraction and now have a freezer stacked with 6 pulls of milky goodness. I would have liked to have done more pulls, however that brings me on to the Bad news. The bad news is my quart jar exploded.
The bottom fell off my jar, I'm certain that this is due to my hot plate and will construct somehting to set my jar on in the bath in future. The contents of the jar just spilled out everywhere and now the room smells like vinegar.
I could just laugh this off, however I dont think its much of a laughing matter when I have been waving this thing around infront of my face for several hours after it has been anywhere near the hot plate, this thing was a ticking time bomb and even though Im sure some of my soft furnishings are now perminantly stained I am grateful that this situation didnt turn out considerably worse.
This sh* is dangerous and ive definitely learned a lesson today.
Theres are several things I'm going to take away from my new extraction experience, firstly my pipettes are a bit small so Ill probably get some large ones for next time. Secondly, i use a glass funnel to help siphon off the Naphtha and I think it would be good to have a half of a glass petri dish to set this down on after use as the solution likes to cling to everything, Thirdly, buy new, better goggles, I need something that hugs the face because Im not confident that the ones I have will always protect me from large splashes like the one today. Think ill invest in an apron aswell...
Anyway I cant wait to see whats waiting for me in the morning, every cloud I suppose:thumb_up:
The bottom fell off my jar, I'm certain that this is due to my hot plate and will construct somehting to set my jar on in the bath in future. The contents of the jar just spilled out everywhere and now the room smells like vinegar.
I could just laugh this off, however I dont think its much of a laughing matter when I have been waving this thing around infront of my face for several hours after it has been anywhere near the hot plate, this thing was a ticking time bomb and even though Im sure some of my soft furnishings are now perminantly stained I am grateful that this situation didnt turn out considerably worse.
This sh* is dangerous and ive definitely learned a lesson today.
Theres are several things I'm going to take away from my new extraction experience, firstly my pipettes are a bit small so Ill probably get some large ones for next time. Secondly, i use a glass funnel to help siphon off the Naphtha and I think it would be good to have a half of a glass petri dish to set this down on after use as the solution likes to cling to everything, Thirdly, buy new, better goggles, I need something that hugs the face because Im not confident that the ones I have will always protect me from large splashes like the one today. Think ill invest in an apron aswell...
Anyway I cant wait to see whats waiting for me in the morning, every cloud I suppose:thumb_up: