This is correct information except for one thing. No freeze dryer. We use vacuum ovens.
Or bare minimum a vacuum chamber.
Check out hardware factory store or best value vacs for those
He outlined a good way to do it above me. That way you need nitrogen and you can cancel the coil
I have to give everyone here props. I had no idea the extent that went into this. I appreciate all the information given. Honestly I think it’s all way over my head, and it seems like an extremely delicate process to do things safely and correctly. Its entirely possible I’m not a good fit for this. However I’m extremely thankful to everyone here who’s taken the time to talk on the subject, you’ve likely saved me a fair bit of money, and possibly my health.
I’d probably feel more comfortable if I’d spent time working for a processor to learn everything here, but as a patient, I think this is too much for me to work with. Even though it yields less, I may look in Rosin production just to have something, at least I can understand how that’s done and I’d feel more comfortable with my safety.
It may seem like a lot. But really it’s not that bad. You already have a good base idea of what’s happening.
That’s already a step ahead of alot of ppl that come here. I wouldn’t give up without asking more questions atleast.
With that being said you know you and if you think you’re not able to do it or are too scared then don’t do it
That’s actually one of the most reasonable things I’ve ever seen posted here. While this stuff isn’t rocket science, you are messing with some dangerous situations and I don’t necessarily think everyone should be doing it.
Not saying you can’t learn and eventually diy, but it does take some time and it’s something that can kill you.
Whatever you decide to do, be safe and good luck!
Honestly, save your money buying equipment and find yourself someone that wants to work a split or buy back with you.
If you are even curious about rosin, check this out. Even if you just scroll for photos to get an idea of whats possible. Lot of good info though.
While previous posters are right that it is best practice to freeze dry the bubble or dry sift before pressing into rosin, it absolutely not a requirement to produce quality product. I think it is more geared toward commercially minded producers. Since this is not for a commercial venture, who cares if the color isnt the absolute lightest if the quality is good?
I have not tried this, but if you insisted on the very best and wanted to freeze dry, you could test a cheaper option:
Find a processor near you to run your material…
If those were over your head, it may not be time to load your pipe bomb with butane yet.
You can dab eho.
You can extract using ethanol in a cls.
Squish is far less likely to blow up in your face.
Did you ever see how they were playing at the Pink House?
100lb solvent tank connected to the top of 3” x 48” columns, open blasting into 5gal buckets.
Made the glass tube I was using at the time look pretty damn tame…
If you are unsure but still prefer BHO then your best bet is to find someone that’s already doing it and offer them splits to run your stuff.
Playing with gas is not to be taken lightly.
Two days ago a good friend of mine that’s a professional welder was on the job site working on very large commercial holding tanks, first one he worked on everything was fine second one he worked on apparently the person who was supposed to purge and clear the tanks for work didn’t do their job correctly and this is the result (there’s a lot more to the video but I’m keeping his face out of it) let it serve as caution-
Id be making bubble or rosin to be on the safe side. Fresh plant live rosin is superior in every way to other extracts especially in small batches. Think about cost vs return. A nice set of bubble bags is a few hundred $ and a good press runs a couple racks .Just my 2cents
Not gunna lie. Before I had a Cls I had a 4x48 column and some can tappers. I know that tek unfortunately. Never used buckets though always trays
I wouldn’t recommend buying a set up. The system wouldn’t be complete and you would still need a water heater, crc, consumables like dry ice and butane, a vacuum oven, a vacuum pump, and biomass. At the end you’re looking at spending around 4-5k. Especially if you still have to learn everything and with the current prices of extract, it won’t be worth the time.
You’re better off finding someone already extracting and doing splits or tolling. Instead of buying a system, get a centrifuge, oven, and a base. You can then source lbs of extract around 500-700 and reformulate them into whatever is in demand at the time. Saves the time of extracting and the footprint required to set up a system
I think I’ll end up going solventless. I’d love to find someone to do a run for me, but for whatever reason, the processors in the state I’m in won’t help patients, even though it’s legal. I called 80 of them this week. The answers I got ranged from, “we don’t do that” to “It’ll run you $2500” most however either seemed too busy, or just uninterested. I guess it makes sense, since they’d make more money running for commercial people, but it’s kind of sad that none of them were willing to work with patients.
Rosin wise, can someone explain to me why I need a super freezer or freeze drier for Rosin? I was under the impression that putting the material into a normal freezer with dry ice was fine prior to agitating it with either water or sifting.
Yep. if you use water to obtain trichomes, you need to get them dry (ish) before you squish them
Thank you for sharing. I hope they make a full and speedy recovery.
Unfortunately no it’s going to be a very long recovery. I just got a photo a few minutes ago of what’s going on today and it doesn’t look good.
Thankfully he was wearing a full fire suit otherwise he would have died. He was on top of some scaffolding when the explosion happened that blew him off of it and he broke a bunch of Bones as well.
Fuuuuuuuck
Holy fuck. Yeah. Rosin. I’m sooooo good not doing BHO. That’s a big ol’ Nope.
Although that picture is very intimidating, he is a welder that had an accident due to another employee not doing his part of the job right. You won’t be using open flames in a closed loop so as long as there is no flames or static discharge you’ll be fine.
