Dewaxing / Winterization

alwayslearning777

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So quick question to anyone whos doen this with theor BHO, i just baught a few bottles of 99.99 percent alcohal and i wana try this out with some really nice cruble wax .. my question is after i do this whole process of winterization will the shatter acticualy shatter or is it going to be all goopy , ive seen some videos of people doing this and the end product was goopy and i want to avoid that at all costs... so any tips or pointers or coments
 

caveman117

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when I do it, it always comes out as rhe hardest shatter I get. it won't even soften up in mt hands. I have to blow heat from a lighter onto it.

I think it has a lit to do with how you purge off the alcohol. I use a hot water bath to.do it.
 

Fadedawg

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So quick question to anyone whos doen this with theor BHO, i just baught a few bottles of 99.99 percent alcohal and i wana try this out with some really nice cruble wax .. my question is after i do this whole process of winterization will the shatter acticualy shatter or is it going to be all goopy , ive seen some videos of people doing this and the end product was goopy and i want to avoid that at all costs... so any tips or pointers or coments
If the material is fresh, and you don't decarboxylate it removing the alcohol, it should remain in shatter state. Retained solvent, decarboxylation, and high levels of monoterpenes can make extracts goopy.
 

alwayslearning777

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I think thats where i went wrong, i know it came out sticky and like laffy taffy ... i melted it into some butter and made some very nice edibles... but ya i think i may of heated it to much, the heating pad i origanily had it on just wasnt doing it so after close to two days of that i ran it over a hot water bath.. boiling the water instead of just heating it, and ended up with some shiet that i decided to make into edibles ... i think i used like ten grams of wax to try it out .. new harvest soon so may try it again in the next few weeks, havnt decided
 

Flagg420

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I use my seedling mat and my vac chamber, together they make happy...

And never rush it... making quality shatter DOES take irritating fucking long times to purge properly... take that time... my last batch was like rock candy, i warmed my dabber to cut chunks off lol.

(Note I also use 190proof everclear not that nasty rubbing alcohol shit...)
 
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