Hey what makes some D8 clear like this?
If d8 is the same as short pathing d9, top pic is oxidation (does not cause loss of potency), middle and bottom pics could be swapping the flask too late and pulling tails in the mains flask.
Different people using different tolerances on the many many variables given in each batch. Different reagents, different catalysts, and the different tolerances during distillation are all things can cause variances in color.
I’d wager the see-thru stuff also had magic dirt** in the boiling flask, and @Demontrich is correct, that’s oxidation on the exposed surface.
the golden one did not see additives in the boiling flask during distillation.
the lower one may not even have been distilled after isomerization.
I’ve only made stuff that looked like the first picture.
it looked darker than the second before distillation (after solvent recovery), but lighter than the third.
**activated carbon isn’t technically “dirt”, but is sure is magic when used right.
Fresh bros gives an explanation here
i would loooooove to refresh this topic…
i’ve been trying to nail my SOP for isomerization / LLE post processing clean up / redistillation
when i first started my d8 would look like this
answer is kinda simple. A lot of people are doing D8 from CBD isolate, which usually leads to water clear. Other more greedy people are using sugared up CBD distillate which leads to the dark distillate unless they put in the extra work to make it water clear.
i dont know much about your process but what i can say is watch your fractions better; ensure you have a very deep vacuum.
When your distilling your d8, loiter at just the point of/slightly below the BP of your main body fraction; you should start to distill a pinkish discolored oil. allow the system to loiter there without increasing mantle temps untill your condensate goes completely clear/yellowish, change your flask once you distill out all the pink.
The pink is an indicator that there is still acid catalyst reacting in your boiling flask. Assuming you’re doing d8 or similar conversions. L2L with Saline washes will bring it back clear.
