I’m just starting this journey and am looking for a recommendation on a stirrer for the distillate and carrier oil. I’m assuming a heating one is the way to go.
I was planning to use MCT oil as the carrier. What would be a good temperature to keep the mixture at and how long typically does it take to blend? Is there a recommended mixing speed?
Thanks
whats your budget?
heat plate and mag stir works just fine for mct and disty.
50/50 disty mct?
What total volume? 1000ml? 1000 gallons?
care to explore that one just a hair further?
what are your plans for this mixture?
there are still folks out there that think disty plus mct is a workable plan for carts…
I was thinking about the heat plate and magnetic stirrer. Having looked at a few on Amazon the reviews don’t fill me with confidence and was wondering what people here recommended.
more like 20% distill/80% MCT.
Small volumes - much less than 1000ml i’m sure - more like 250ml although the ability to do larger volumes works too, especially if the equipment isn’t much more.
No, nothing to do with carts. Making cbd oil and the ultimate goal is to make water soluble CBD.
mct at 80% will make just about any cheap mag stir work well enough.
I would suggest a solution / mixing temp of 180F
And whatever volume you’re mixing I would recommend using a beaker with double the capacity. Ex: 500ml batch in a 1000ml beaker
Not much is required to blend these 2 as the MCT / Disty mix very well.
Stir bar 600-1400rpm for 5 minutes (if 180F) should do the trick
Here’s the most expensive set up for this project
You can also get away with just a silicone spatula, a pyrex measuring cup, and a stainless saucepan. Microwave your distillate until runny in pyrex, add MCT in the saucepan placed on the stove on low, pour/scrape the distillate into the MCT oil and stir. Like everyone said it’s super easy to combine these 2 ingredients you really just need a little heat (or time).
Yikes, those are expensive except that last one which i already have.
I had been looking at some on Amazon but the reviews basically said they sucked at regulating the temperature and i wasn’t sure how important temp/speed was to the process.
And thank you everyone for your advice, its much appreciated.
