winterizing

can i keep the lid on the mason jar while in freezer to reduce the chance of vapor and fan......

The lid should be on while in freezer. I usually keep in freezer 36hrs opeming lid every 12 or so

Butane is gone right??

Never ever place liquid butane in your freezer. Boom goes the dynamite.

After liquid butane has been evaporated and secondary solvent has been added, I still keep the lid on for the duration of 48 hours. There is no reason in which to open the lid any sooner.

36-48 hours.

You never open at all? I was taught that removing from freezer and uncapping periodically releaves any built up pressure and lessens chance of boom.

When winterizing, I purge into a glass measuring cup (large one), purge 95% of butane then add everclear, put in freezer w/ plastic wrap on top. I've always left a gap in the plastic wrap for any evaporating.

I dont see any reason not to leave the lid good and tight..

If you purge off butane properly, there is no excessive pressure.

Simply alcohol with oil and it's inactive components.
In fact removal from freezer is actually counter-intuitive to the process.

Once in the freezer, let it be. ....

......and we like pics. If it's available anywho.

Vapor pressure of ethanol at -2.3 degrees celsius is 1333 p in pa. At 19 degrees celsius it is 5333 p in pa. Even pressure this low can cause glass not made to handle this explode. Actual canning or mason jars are made to handle this. This is why i open lid a couple times then put back into blast freezer. Id rather be safe then sorry.

I don't drink alcohol, but my wife partakes on the weekends on special occasion...

She often stores high proof alcohols in it's original glass bottle inside the freezer.

^ this could explode???

I ask with sincerity.

I cant really answer that. It was explained same to me and then i was shown chart of vapor pressure at differing temps. it may only be a 1 in 100000000 chance of it happening but people still play the lottery right? I was taught to be overly cautious. As for drinking i only indulge in moonshine and never freeze it.

Edit: i do have a full bar though and keep all hard liquor on shelf behind bar (as do most drinking establishments)...... i must be doing that wrong too

Lol no dabs..no chance of liquor bottles exploding
Vapor pressure of etoh about 6kpa..mason jars when canning hit over 100 kpa....

Ive literally never considered the possibility of a mason jar exploding during winterizing haha

Reread qwiso. I stated that mason jars and canning jars are made for pressure. Id still rather not take any chance a jug full of precious oil all over freezer is the last place i want it.

Lolz



Hehe..

We kid a lot around these parts lio....
Just jokes bro, no need to get angry, it's Christmas.

Merry Christmas C&E!!!

Definately not angry at all. Was just busting your balls back with the edit. Im simply defending my reasoning. Been at this awhile have changed how i do things many many times.i feel If you think you know so much that you cant learn somwthing new then your missing out.

Look were talking about the same amount of pressure as water at room temp...nobody worries about water bottles busting..their is no pressure worth noting. Any container capable of holding back fluid will work..
How did this idea even get in your head?

starting product extracted w/butanedissolved in ISO and stuck in freezer.... ....see ya in 3 days.

I used to keep Vodka in the freezer all the time, never had or heard of it exploding.

Water is .6 kpa ethanol is 5.95kpa at same temperature. That is the same qwiso?i've already said i was taught this way thats how it got in my head. Like i said maybe it is unnecessary but im sure it doesnt adversly effect end result. im not goibg to change how i do anything based on just what some dude on the interwebz said.

A healthy person creates more pressure exhaling as normal...their is no kind of risk at all from ethanol in any container..ever hear of a liquor bottle fizzing or popping when you open?

I'm not going to argue this ludicrous topic