Activated carbon is a good way to remove color from extract, although you do lose cannabinoids in the process. You'll do this after you've filtered your waxes, but before you distill ethanol. Add AC, stir it for a while and then filter that. You can…
Wow this is great data! You've definitely gotten our attention. Checking CAT X1740 out right now. Will the product size vary depending on batch size? We do small batches of topicals that could use a tool like this.
I'm using an Eden Labs machine and have been able to get the 20:1 ratios from our flower consistently. My most recent batch tested at 62% CBD and 3% THC. We ran our product through the EL system in a supercritical state, CBD is a hefty molecule and …
@sensilabs this is exactly the same experience we've been having. Phew! I'll have to try chilling the extractor vessel further. We're having to run the machine at a reduced flow rate to avoid flooding the separators on our system.
Our team had heard about supercritical water potentially being used as a solvent, but figured I'd get some info from this community. Thanks everyone for input!
Hey all, yes i've been experimenting with different pressures and temperatures to see if subcritical really makes a difference. I agree with @Marlin_Rando that if i'm trying to optimize terps, they'll come off first in any phase.
Interesting....
"Top off" (to me) means bringing it up to operating pressures. Usually after depressurizing the accumulator drops in pressure. We need to "top off" in order to give the system enough starting CO2.
We drain our compressor after every run for as long as possible. Usually starting when passively draining the system. When we can, we drain the compressor completely - usually once or twice every week.
We recover and reuse our CO2 twice before we deem it ready to vent and refill. We top off our accumulator every run and do a complete clean run every 2 weeks or so.