I was worried I'd come back to 10 or more pages to catch up on.
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This is what happens when you find good information before buying equipment! Do you have a bulb floaty thingy to test for alcohol content? Specifically...a Gravity Measuring tool?Thanks otter! I hope yours was a good one.
Speaking of letting 'em roll, let's roll into the final week of 2020 with my plan for making extractions. As I mentioned back in October, I was considering buying an electric alcohol distiller to both increase the alcohol content of what's available in California, and also to evaporate and recapture the alcohol after the extraction process. The main sticking point was finding a battery vape that could handle the results of the process.
After @Mr. Krip made a couple of recommendations and @StoneOtter tried the process on his new one (trying to see if I can get a sponsored one here, so no mentions yet!), I thought I would take my first steps down that road.
I checked Amazon for electric alcohol distillers, and although they had a number of them ranging in price from $100 to $170, they all looked absolutely identical, so I went for the $100 version.
It won't be here until January because I guess they ship directly from China. In the meantime, I'll be heading down to Bevmo to pick up some 120 proof Everclear:
They don't sell 190 in California, and I can't even locate any Bacardi 151 nearby. So I'll start by double distilling this to get it up to the 190 range (per @Derbybud's suggestion here), and then running the QWET through it to recapture as much of the alcohol as possible.
A lot of money in my house goes to vape cartridges, so I'm hoping this process will greatly reduce that expenditure!
I hope Christmas weekend went well and you're all recovering from the food, family, and fun! Stay safe.
I'm considering replacing mine with one that can amp up cheap booze, not that any of them are cheap really. I didn't know these units could do it. This is good.
Which team are you cheering for, Amy?you know my Christmas is all about the Boxing Day cricket test match...
I’m non-partisan
. I enjoy particular players... mostly I like the game situations that play out. These matches last 3-5 days, so lots of twists and turns. Day 4 tomorrow.
to my grow journal dux! We'll figure this thing out together. All is well in the house of Shed, thanks HG!Phew! It looks like the holidays slowed your thread down, Shed.
Hope you and your family had a lovely holiday.
Thanks h00k! I just use Grandpa Tokin's method:
Great idea drift, thanks! And thanks for jumping into my spot on the web.
All is well here Crazy! Stash is getting burned nightly, as I am living with three total pot-heads.
I did not buy a bulb floaty thing. I'm relying on Derby's advice that two passes will get me close enough to 190 proof. Maybe there's a tutorial for a home made hydrometer somewhere...This is what happens when you find good information before buying equipment! Do you have a bulb floaty thingy to test for alcohol content? Specifically...a Gravity Measuring tool?
I'm sure it is!
If you're referring to h00k's instructions, the proof of the alcohol doesn't relate to what he's describing. Those would be the same regardless of proof. I'll just be pre-distilling mine to up the alcohol content before I go to do the QWET. Other than pouring the bottle in the distiller and turning it on, there's no work there.
Nothing beats the suspense of a 5-day test match!I’m non-partisan
I love DIY stuff, so thank you for that.
Thanks MrS! When I started researching the distillers I actually was looking at one of those, but forgot about it in the interim. Next Amazon order I'll throw one in the cart.
The original would have been fine with a few tweaks
.Thanks otter! I actually made a much simpler version of this years back to measure the specific gravity of my glazes when I was doing pottery. It was a nail in a straw with sharpie markings on it. Having a real one would be a good idea for when I get back to that...after retirement I'm guessing!
I hadn't... thank you!
It's amazing what was done before Amazon came along.
. Pottery huh? Oh my, I've thrown a pot or two in another life. I took a class one year. You have the arms and chest for it!
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I can't even remember anymore! Bought a lot less stuff?
I did pottery for about 10 years or so...then I started growing weed! The kiln is buried under the salve bins and the wheel is buried under a 4'x4' prize box that I am still trying to get to a 420mag member in South Africa!A tight roof is good to have! We won't have to worry about Shed on the roof anymore! The GA3 experiment is doing something
I got that, thanks! I was just pointing out that the mash and stir method leaves you with a lot more plant material to get rid of than QWET actually does. And that decarb (if necessary) would be better done post extraction.
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LOL! New Year's Cleanup
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Thanks InTheShed I do the shatter the same way as the rosin . I’ve only had one everclear batch that wasn’t green one , heck of a belch .LOL! New Year's Cleanup
Decarb temps are the same, and I recall, GT puts his in a silicon tub and decarbs in the toaster (at 240ºF) for 30 minutes after the bubbling stops. @West Hippie can confirm as he decarbs his rosin before making capsules.
