So I’ve been winterizing oil for carts for 2 year now, processed about 1000g+ of oil in small batches, but this is the first time I’ve had this happen.
I mixed 3-4 kinda of shatter/budder into 200 proof organic ethanol, freezer for 48 hours, 6 micron filter, freeze 48 more hours, .6 micron filter papers. Evaporated majority of alcohol around 150-160’f, pulled vac, everything was clear and looking good. This morning it looked good, opened the vacuum to check it, pulled vac again, raised my oven a few degrees Celsius. 12 hours later, go and check, part of the oil has become sugary. Not all of it, most of it is runny and clear, but one side had sugared up
Not sure if I messed up winterizing, maybe it needed a 3rd filter? Same process I’ve always followed, same temps, but this is the first time it’s sugared after being winterized. Maybe one of the strains sugars regardless? Maybe that’s why only part of the oil is sugary?
Side note, if this is normal, would a sugar consistency make the oil unsuitable for carts?
