Extracts coming out red to pink with b80

Hash and Stuff Extraction
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general consensus is 200-400f for several hours for the b80?

are you just putting the b80 in big pyrex dishes?

Thanks

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I jusg put it on parchment as thin as possible

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I’m going to microwave the shit out of it I guess… see if that does anything.

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I just tried baking ours straight out of the bag for the first time and it turned out oven into a freaking steam room. I was blown away by how much water was adsorbed.

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It will spit water out of my vent knob when i do a lot in my oven for drying stuff

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Does w1 need dried?

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There’s a ton of moisture in it just like b80

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We just baked ours and it definitely let out some water so it’s probably a good idea. Almost looks like it burned a little on top though (very top layer turned darker in the oven)

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Did you notice a Sulphur smell coming off of it at all? I get some kinda smell in the microwave when I dry it.

Got me curious as to what is being used for activation.

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Smelled like acetic to me tbh but the extract didn’t seem to carry any over. I know the pH is fairly low, didn’t check the pH of the oil yet though

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When i bake the b80 mine does the same, top gets kinda grey and below gets a lil ligjter it seems. Also TONS of water comes out

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Yeah, I guess it could almost be that smell too. It wasn’t overwhelming, and within a short time it went away and I didn’t notice any coming through the extracts either.

Not too concerned personally, I’d stop using it, or I woulda make a separate thread, just curious.

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I’m also getting that red amber color with the B80, are you running cold enough to strip all of the lipids ?

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We’re running a methanol winterization so there are no lipids to speak of in our extract. I noticed the red is substantially more apparent if the B80 isn’t baked so I’m guessing it’s some polar/water soluble compound rather than lipids

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Water causes desorption so it could be that. I’ve noticed when I re used celite/B80 the red color leeches through. also when I run what I believe is too slow through the powders it also comes thru. Have you tried AA I hear that does away with reds

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I’ve only tried it doing the beaker method IPA boil but didn’t really work well enough to justify having to sort out another solvent in the lab lol. Didn’t get a good handle on if it did anything for color or not

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Yeah I run through a coil in dm dry ice slurry. Slowly. It’s cold af.

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when you say full vac is that 29.9 and keep the valve open for the vac ? I got cascade ovens
When I pull full vac on b80 the powders will start popping everywhere and it gets messy

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Can it be avoided to end up with a messy vac oven, or best option to dedicate an oven only for B80 drying?

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It doesnt need to be messy, don’t pull vac when powder is in there and soak/wipe water when done.

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