And they have others with terps added… Just the ones he left me were unflavored… “Nothing added.”
Pure distillate wont start flowing until it is VERY hot. Triethyl citrate when used in low amounts does not impact taste much. When 1-2% with 8-9% caprillic acid it barely moves, adds no taste and stops crystallization.
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Ok, thank you! I am going to dive into some research on Triethyl citrate and caprillic acid for this application… So the idea is to swing the pH to be more acidic before distillation?
Fucking with the ph before distillation, you will get THC. You will then need to toss the extract or risk getting raided.
Not true, you can modify the ph without causing isomerization.
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You can, but there are risks to that:
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Like I said, IF you do it right you can get no isomerization. I’m pretty sure @Deleted knows how to do it, hes the one who told me about it. I dont think he uses acid though and he isnt putting something in the flask. Neutral bentonite clay causes isomerization, and it’s not acidic or alkaline so acid isnt the only thing that causes it. You can use magnesium oxide to get isomerization too.
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So this might very well change the way I was going to filter my upcoming hemp extract using this instead of celite… Not to derail this thread, but could you elaborate on that?
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It happens when the clay is in the boiling flask during distillation. Filtering with it won’t cause isomerization.
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Your good as a filter aid, if you put it in the flask that’s when you’ll have isomerization.
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The picture you sent it looks unused. After heating the cart and using it, did the cart start to crystalize?
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Yeah when I took the pic it was unused. I have since used about half of it and still not a bit of crystallization… I have talked to the the guys who gave it to me a bit and all he could really tell me was that the something was done to the winterized crude, and that it was actually NOT distilled. He said the oil was like a slab of shatter, just much less stable.
??? Sorry if this makes no sense, but I am just relaying what he was telling me. He was not one of the guys who actually makes it, but he is an investor for them. So he isn’t 100% sure what they do.
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The oil does look like that yes. It’s clarity is just like distillate. I mean I am looking at only a small sample (half g cartridge), but the color and clarity are just like that jar on the right. He said it wasn’t distilled tho… The oil in the cartridge. And it was 89% CBD, uncut, and would not re-crystallize in the cart. And so far, it hasn’t. I am tempted to take the oil out and send it for a test.
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I usually heat using a slow cooker so its easy to work with. I was a bit rushed and heated with boiling water and it didn’t re crystallize
What’s the cbd concentration? I mean any distillate I have seen over 60% cbd has eventually re crystallized.
This was allegedly 89% cbd… and it has been heated and cooled several times and still no crystallization. Also, he claimed there was no distillation in the process…
Are you sure it isn’t CBDa? That won’t crystalize and it makes sense if it is winterized crude. Idk though…
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Until you test it your self to confirm the potency it’s very difficul to confirm the truth. Do you know how many people talk about distillate being 90% in carts lol. Let’s see some results
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Very true. I think I should probably just test it and see what’s really in it.
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It very possibly could be! Didn’t even consider that 
I think I’m just gonna get it tested. I think that’s my best bet. A potency test should tell me that.
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