So fellas I’m having a beautiful outcome when it comes to color of the end material and stability . But the issue is I’m losing the terps! Anyone else having stuff that isnt really terp… any recommendation on how to retain the terps or maybe stop using a certain product . My filter stack is using cannableach , Silca 60 + aa mix , magsil , and then at the bottom achromatizing clay.
The loss of terpenoids and flavonoids being experienced is more than likely correlated to the percentage of activated carbon in the filtration media composition.
As previously mentioned T-41 (acid activated bleaching clay) or marketed as “Cannableach” are all one in the same. This product contains 10% activated carbon.
Activated carbon is widely utilized as a effective scrub media for removing undesirable taste and odor in pharmaceutical, cosmetic, agricultural and food industries.
That being said it’s of little surprise that we would also experience some reduced concentration of terpenoid isoprene units and bioflavonoids when used as a filtration aid.
Also as previously observed depending on individual taste palate, this may be perceived as a benefit allowing the delicate unique nuances of different genetic profiles to now come through more profoundly than previously observed being masked by the otherwise more easily excited terpenoid profile.
Hey thanks for the T41 advice took it out and def helped . My next issue is clogging . What can i do to prevent major clogging . Filter stack is a 4” all the way down it’s only filter colum. The process reallllly slows down during filtering …
This is what I’m using :
4 inch - 5 micron stainless steel sintered filter disk from best value vac .
I was using the 3x36 when I was just using magsil PR, flow rate was great with just magsil. As I tried doing powdered carbon, and then clays, it clogged easily. I was also filling half of it with clay, then magsil, and variations of. I’m sure if you use very little clays and don’t need to run a lot of solvent through it, it should be fine. I now use 6”x12” column for the C.R.C. And very rarely experience a flow issue. If I do, it’s because the bottom stack froze, from evaporative cooling of the active pumps, in between column washes. So I’ll just run a bit of hot vapor through the filter, then fresh solvent to reseat the bed. And it’s good to go.
I’m still playing with it myself. But I recently ran out of the achro clay, snow conditions have prohibited delivery. I’m finding that the achro clay and silica are doing most of the work, I add magsil PR to help pull any pesticides and a bit of color if any in the material. Have testing coming soon, the amount still needs to be dialed in for that.
I be been changing the powders +- 10% of each powder, each run to see any differences. Using the same material each time.
Well at first I was having flow issues, and it was with the Silica bed. I hoped that by mixing them the flow would be better. As the AA is more porous. Haven’t been mixing them recently.