710 Spirits® High Purity Extraction Grade. Completely Denatured Alcohol
Ethanol denatured with n-HeptaneDOT: UN1987, Alcohols, n.o.s. (denatured ethanol) 3, II
On a budget and need to do some extraction for the short path, end result would be distillate. Is this ok to use? We were using food grade ethanol with iso before but thinking of moving to this.
In the hemp space I see a 13% reduction in overall yield from using denatured material if I remember correctly in terms of volume of extract after the solvent is removed.
I suggest also considering using denatured with isopropyl. I think this should drop the price per gallon and not have much of a reduction on the yields.
I have not done this but I think it is a superb idea, please someone challenge that idea if I am missing something, it seems too simple of a fix.
Why does everyone seem to denature with heptane and no iso?
In europe denatured ethanol is
Either denatured with bitrex mek or methanol and sometimes iso propyl
I prefure methanol for its the solvent cannabinoids like most
Of the Comon solvents we use
But since iT s so polar iT picks up chlorofyl more readily as Well
Even at -78C
I like iso more than methanol because methanol smells like manure lol and iso smells bad but its more of a flagrant chemical smell that does not bother me as much
Ya I saw that it was denatured with heptane but I’ve been adding 4% h2o to the denatured ethanol when I get it open to better simulate 190 proof. I haven’t noticed any difference so far between it and the straight 190 ethanol besides adding 2 degrees to my heating bath to distill it off in the roto. Then again I’m a noob
The reason I purchase denatured is simply because it is cheaper due to the no tax on the solvent because it would not make a very good spirit. So i still want my ethanol as close to 200 proof as possible.
It will make the ethanol solution more hydrophillic, however this will not help your extraction process. If experimentally you find it helps with your winterization process I would add the water after you extract. Only, only, if you have experiemental evidence of it aiding in the process. I would not be able to predict the outcome of this dilution and how it would affect winterization but I do not think it will help during extraction at all, if anything it will pull more unwanted water-soluable compounds. This is just my two cents and I have not experimented with this just thinking.
Aren’t you in the upper northeast? You’re better off just letting the alcohol pick up water from the humidity in the air. It happens inevitably regardless, so if you’re adding it intentionally, it’s picking up even more water afterwards.