so ye processing 5kg at time ??? to give you 50litres of solvent ??
recovering ye solvent , nice one 
i bought a water distiller for 220 GBP , i use that to recover my IPA .
LOVE IT HAHAHAHA
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it depends on how much trims i can get my hands on 
but in general a 2 liter should be enough to start with i guess. Is it possible to do just a QWE and use that as starting material for SPD?
WTF is trims , ive heard of them but the term isnt used in the uk 
sugar leaves
im even more confused , sugar leaves ???
haha the leaves you take off from the buds.
got ye hahahahahah
ill have to source some hahaha
grow it!
no chance , not over here but i know people who do , what yield are you expecting ?? or do you get in terms of % RSO from sugar leaves ?
I dont remember the numbers anymore, but it was never enough haha If i remember correctly it should be 10% and i was at 8%
100ML for every KG of trims.
not bad 10% ill have words with friends etc , they must just throw it away surely
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The first 4 years i grew cannabis i threw it away. Then a friend learned me that throwing away your sugar leaves, is throwing away ‘value’
Saw something early about the cost of water ice vs dry ice, and risking the pump oil for cost.
Contaminates that make it into the pump, due to using the wrong ice in the cold trap, not only ruin the oil by changing its specific density, thus destroying the pumps ability to pull deep vacuum, but also accumulate on the pumps inner surfaces, causing long term pump damage.
Do not use water ice in your cold trap as a substitute for dry ice. It will not be cold enough, and will cause you endless headaches
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exactly hahahaha just soak the leaves as they are i assume ???
Hello superhotgen and @Thelabrat,
I have been following along and think I could lend a hand or give some pointers.
First off I recommend reading summits distillation sop (Short Path Distillation Procedure | Summit Research). That is where I started when I purchased my first 2L setup.
I had the same problem you did and had to reduce my boiling flask down to 500ml. I recommend that you start with your boiling flask 30-50% full. Only issue with this is you need to properly insulate the boiling flask because your heating mantle will not be in direct contact with your distillation flask. I would be careful increasing temperature and go slowly. Too much heat too quickly can cause stress or cracks.
I personally am not a fan of PTFE tape or sleeves. I would go with an appropriate vacuum grease. High temperature grease for the boiling flask joints (anything above 180C) https://labsociety.com/lab-equipment/vacuum-grease-apiezon/ and Dow solicone vacuum grease for all other glass joints https://labsociety.com/lab-equipment/vacuum-grease/ . Vacuum troubles are one of the easiest and most common way a distillation can go wrong. Make sure to take readings of the vacuum as well as motor it during distillation.
For your cold trap I personally use a dry ice and isopropyl bath because it gets to about the same temperature and is a little less toxic and easy to find/purchase. Make sure you place your receiving round bottom flask in a dry ice bath as well. The solution that condenses off your cold trap is still under vacuum and will re-distill if not kept cold. It will save your vacuum pump.
Hope this helps!
-Franz
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brilliant thanks for the advice bro , ill put things back a bit until i can source some Dry ice
really appreciate the advice , i read that it could be used on another forum .
thanks again
franz , thanks mate really enjoying the research and sharing of knowledge .
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In general yeah. Fill your mason jar with trims. Fill it with IPA. Let it sit for a while (the longer you let it sit the more you will extract, but also more contamination) then filter it using cheese cloth. Then vape off the remaining IPA.