Has anybody else had issues with their socks holding on to their yields. I’m running 6lbs in a 6x48 sock. Running at about -40c and pushing nitro at roughly 60psi. Doing a 5 min soak and 6:1 flush.
Yeah of course…. We do a bag run every couple weeks and get 5-10g per bag.
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We have done this A/B test internally 2 years ago of socks vs tubes on output quality, color and yeild and we could not find a noticable difference between the two…
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Same here
May I please ask for clarification are you describing; that suspension is not passing through the sock, or the build-up of residual oil on the sock (and column side walls), or incomplete removal of oil from the flower?
I’m pretty sure that he is speaking of oil that is being left behind either in the material, or make up of the sock structure itself. That’s my interpretation on it
Hit the socks with a UV light from gochemtek.com @Waxplug1 . I think the oil on the socks is often other compounds than thc/ thca
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6:1 solvent ratio is not enough. 8:1 for custies, and 10:1 no soak for homies. You really shouldn’t have a whole lot left if your socks, but like someone above said pack them in the column when you distill and wash them and save up the reclaim.
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judging by the crude I get from washing them it’s a significant amount of fat and sugar left behind
I’ve done it and it looks baby blue and red. It’s basically the oil with chlorophyll or carotenoids in it but nonetheless it shows there’s a bit of oil left. When we run our socks at the end of every strain, and centrifuge it, a good amount of thca comes out of the run
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The red spots and oil will be pretty obvious but the baby blue blends in more with the glow of the white sock so if it’s heavier in color like here towards the bottom of the sock, then there is some oil on there. It’s best to wash the socks after every strain to prevent any cross contamination
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How dense do you pack your socks? I noticed significantly less yield with them as well
I’ve also noticed lower yields when utilizing a sock.
Can also say we have been experiencing significant yield variances with socks recently. We do a micro extraction prior to running the bulk for filtration ratios.
We have always seen a significant variance between the micro yield and actual production batch. Difference range between 10-15% on trim and 2-3% on frozen.
Recently we decided to pack a column straight up no sock and every single run we have done is within 1% of the micro yield. As a whole we are seeing around 80-100% increase in yield across the board (socks around 9-15% and no sock around 21-25% for trim). Even testing with soaks (10-20 min) the no socks are yielding 40-50% more compared to socks.
Looking through and comparing micros to production yields I notice if the batch is lower yielding on the micro (9-10%) the production batch only has a delta of 1-2% from the micro it seems when the batches are higher yielding is when we dont seem to be able to get all of the yield out with the socks
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My experience does not correlate, tbh.
In all cases, I’ve found that more solvent, and more soaks/flushes always corrects for this. Additionally, it’s been my experience that the folks experiencing the greatest degree of variance from run to run are also the folks who run the coldest, or use less solvent than they should.
Furthermore, it’s important to consider what exactly the utility of the sock is. A sock is used to facilitate rapid column swaps, and the mesh is there only to hold the bulk of the biomass in place. Your systems should have particulate filtration separate from your sock, whether you’re using socks or not. If your mesh size is too tight, then yeah you’ll have a bit of yield retained/lost, especially without an extra soak+flush.
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