Speak it cyclopath.
Anyone still talking in “% weight recovery” is way behind the times. Mass balance on cannabinoids is all that counts for recovery. HPLC tested or it doesn’t count.
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@cyclopath and @shinyemulsion wait a minute here I am talking about cannabinoid content… what I’m saying is that if flower test out at 30% cannabinoids, and I’m pulling 90% cannabinoids… I should be able to pull close to a 30% return. Anyone not double checking their numbers is obviously at a risk of loosing a lot if you think a 15% yield is good. Basic math says that if a flower is 30% cannabinoids you should be able to pull a 25% return including terpenes at least with a 85% cannabinoid profile
Almost all my returns are at 85% cannabinoids +
You’re looking at input potency and output potency, and you sound like you’re doing the math. Most don’t. Least not the ones reporting as %yield by weigh of input.
My point is simply that 18% yeild by wt of biomass is a less informative metric than 90% of available cannabinoids (or whatever you’re pulling).
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and then you add 4.87% terps. Hell im pulling 98% medicinal value. But only getting at 15% return on a flower that says ther is 30% available. I’m using a 10:1 solvent:material ratio
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I totally agree that most people don’t compare. That’s why I’m here to start the convo. I want to hear other people’s results and get people thinking more
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Not a big believer in 30% cannabinoid flower.
I absolutely agree that yield as % of biomass should be pretty close to % potency.
However, if you’re getting a potency and a mass on both your input and output, there is a more accurate way of measuring your prowess.
Cannabinoids in vs cannabinoids out.
I’m on a religious crusade to see it used.
Feel free to pass.
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Careful, I get yelled at for being mean when I try and do that 
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You run 10 pounds of solvent per 1 pound material? I feel that’s a bit excessive…I’ve gotten great returns on 3-4:1…
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I started with 7:1, upped it to 10:1 just to see and pulled bigger returns. I’m running -80f solvent. I felt it was a bit excessive myself but the results show it’s worth it. I also do a minimal soak. We are talking 30 minutes max
I feel a longer soak yields more impurities ie color, fats and so on
Soaking longer also locks in mono and sesquicenterpenes…
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That live resin…terps are high on live…was other live resin? Do you dewax?
These are all ran under the exact same sop and trying to stay with in the same temp perameters by single digit differences. The sop does include a dewaxing column with three stages filters down to 5 micron. Once again tho I only soak for about 30 minutes in the dewaxing column as well
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No run will be the same every strain and grower, when harvested ect…I feel
Like you’re looking for a answer you want. 18-22% non dewaxed is about the average…if you’re dewaxing you’ll see a other 8-11% loss of total mass…
I totally understand I’m not looking to be the same… what I’m looking to do is make sure I pull ALL the cannabinoids from the flower. I would rather not have a flower that has a test result of 30% only produce 18% return.
If my numbers are in the 85%+ ranger I should be pulling way more then 18%