CRC Media Volumes - How do you calculate how much media to use in your CRC column?

[cyclopath]

@Darrenjaydirect

How they are finding those dosages are simply by trial and error. They have a resin that comes out relatively darker than they like and start by increasing their media dosages until they have the color they want.

I’d argue that was going at it systematically rather than “trial and error”, but maybe that’s just me.

You don’t have to do R&D at production scale…

You run a small sample, possibly in a special itty bitty CRC to see. Then scale

But you gotta start some where, and you can always blend or try again with more dirt.

@cyclopath

I proposed color swatches on the ceiling of the booth. boss insisted on boats

@cyclopath

Goat in a boat, with mushroom.

Today, with new media, on a new rig, with new biomass I suggested “3/4 full” which happened to be 1000g of CRX in the 3”x18 or 24? For 6.7kg of older b grade buds that had been stored reasonably well.

Came out pretty close to target.

I would need a longer/larger column or more aggressive media if processing less well treated material.

you’ve probably seen folks running several runs through the same media. Which works until it doesn’t. the first run is often too light, the last too dark. (Also depends on media).