Yeah that’s just larger particle, resin, you could technically do a transfer of liquid as is before all solvent is purged to pull the top layer for strictly mother liquor extract, & have that bottom resinous layer to decarb & use for other applications
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Thank you!!
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id pull it out of the cooker, let it cool down a bit, and filter it with a coffee filter.
if the solution has thickened up, add more alcohol before filtering.
ideally you should do a vacuum assisted filtration in a buchner, but if not available, take a mason jar, put a coffee filter in the top, and slowly pour the solution in and gravity filter it.
let it cool down first!!
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Thank you! I have a Büchner funnel . I don’t have a way to vacuum assist at the moment could I potentially just do gravity with that ? And still let it cool first?
Cold gravity filter will work fine but take a longer time frame, cleaner in the end. Vac assist is more optimal but work with whatcha got.
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Do I still need to let it cool? Thank you !
Yes that would be ideal.
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Maybe put it in the freezer?
it would take a while without a vacuum source, but that would probably work, give it a shot.
if the solution is still mostly ethanol and thin enough to be filtered well, go right ahead, just be safe about it, proper ventilation etc etc
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Thank you so much for the help 
Should I cap the jar and put it in the freezer to get it cold before filtration ?
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id be very cautious caping jars with warm solvents, thats a great way to pop them lol.
id just let it cool down to room temp naturally on the window sill, cap off, add a little more solvent and then filter
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Durrrr good call. Thanks again!
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Do you have suitable filter paper?
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a water aspirator will get the job done…
I’ve seen them as cheap as $9 if memory serves.
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Harbor freight has vac pumps for $100 also
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I have whatman filter paper 20-25 microns. Unfortunately it hasn’t worked that great I’ve already re-filtered and I still see a tiny amount of sediment on the bottom so I’m going to have to filter again it looks like…
Also when heating it up, what temp should I not exceed?
well no matter what you will have to heat it up enough to
1: remove all the solvent, ie. EtOH BP is 78.37c
2: decarb the material at roughly 150c
that said, i wouldnt go beyond 160c
filter it a few times, a coffee filter should be sufficient,
how did you agitate and macerate the material when extracting??
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I basically ground it up first and then once I added the ethanol to the material I stirred it between 2-5 minutes .