Grandpa Gets Oily! Everclear Extracts For Shatter Or Oil!

[Rider509]

Ok @Rider509 - and may I say, your avatar is one of my personal favorites - that was a fun bunch of reading. Thank you for the teaser. I'm a little smarter now.

 

[420GreenHands]

Skimming through your tutorial again. I think I’ll dedicate my trim to attempt some shatter. Should be a good treat

 

[420GreenHands]

So I used an oz of sugar leaf last night and followed your tutorial.. my starting product was dried and partially cured.. it came out looking like your second run.. I think I swirled too aggressively haha. But WOW that stuff is potent. A very nice shatter consistency. Any tips on getting the last little bit off the Pyrex? Lol or just heat it up with the next batch?

I have it “curing” in a drawer like you mentioned. Thanks again for all the great help.

 

[KingJoe83]

So I used an oz of sugar leaf last night and followed your tutorial.. my starting product was dried and partially cured.. it came out looking like your second run.. I think I swirled too aggressively haha. But WOW that stuff is potent. A very nice shatter consistency. Any tips on getting the last little bit off the Pyrex? Lol or just heat it up with the next batch?

I have it “curing” in a drawer like you mentioned. Thanks again for all the great help.

But ptfe and do it on it . No more scraping glass lol

 

[420GreenHands]

I’ll toss up a picture and final weight/yield after work.

Might not make the other batch my ole lady wasn’t super happy with me haha

 

[420GreenHands]

@Kingjoe83 what’s that?

 

[BigBearNTexas]

@Kingjoe83 what’s that?

The interwebs say that PTFE is Teflon.

 

[DrDoob]

Not really sure what temperatures you guys are using but supposedly PTFE puts off toxic gases at high 240°+ temps. At least that’s what some 3D printer people said, when describing why they don’t use it anymore.

 

[BigBearNTexas]

For evaporating alcohol, you really only need about 200F, well below any outgassing by the Teflon.

 

[420GreenHands]

Right on thanks for looking that up! Haha
I’ll have to research that to understand it

 

[Derbybud]

Right on thanks for looking that up! Haha
I’ll have to research that to understand it

Alcohol evaporates at 173.7f. That is how a still is run. You raise the temps just above that making sure you stay under 210f so water doesn't turn to a vapor. Once it's cooled down it becomes a liquid that is a much higher proof than you started with.

 

[Blew Hiller]

Alcohol evaporates at 173.7f. That is how a still is run. You raise the temps just above that making sure you stay under 210f so water doesn't turn to a vapor. Once it's cooled down it becomes a liquid that is a much higher proof than you started with.

And then you load up the General Lee!

 

[420GreenHands]

I kept my temp around 138 degrees Fahrenheit, like @Grandpa Tokin suggests

 

[420GreenHands]

Now I’m confused on how it evaporated if I kept my temp so low.

 

[Derbybud]

If left long enough water will evaporate at ambient temps your just accelerating it with heat and not trying to reclaim it like a still

 

[420GreenHands]

If left long enough water will evaporate at ambient temps your just accelerating it with heat and not trying to reclaim it like a still

I’m about three dabs deep of my pineapple cheese shatter, I’m thinking pretty slow hahahaha

Thanks for clearing that up for me derb

 

[420GreenHands]

 

[Derbybud]

I’m about three dabs deep of my pineapple cheese shatter, I’m thinking pretty slow hahahaha

Thanks for clearing that up for me derb

No problem and anytime

 

[Grandpa Tokin]

Good job bear!

 

[420GreenHands]

Good job bear!

I truly appreciate you putting the time and hard work in to write up such a thorough tutorial and over all just being so thorough and helpful to me and all of us on 420, true MOTM stuff haha. You’re top notch GT. You da man wit da plan, .. literally hahaha. Thanks again I’m feelin really good after that dab induced nap I just found myself in haha