1st Attempt Absolute Shatter .

taksr420

Member
I tried to make absolute shatter , i followed a "how to" video on youtube. I had 52 grams of nugs grinded it up and put into my extraction tube . I dont have any pics until tonight (only of the final poduct right now .
I used everclear alchol , extraction tube , 1 pyrex dish , 1 pyrex measuring cup , a pot , and a electric panckake burner .
I followed step by step from the video .
1. Blast material into pyrex measguring cup . With double coffe filters at the end of tube. (I used 2 cans of butane)
2. Give it a hot water bath until bubbleing settles down almost completely (in the vid he did not use a electric burner like me , he kept changing water so i thought it would help ) the water was about 120F.
3. Add everclear and stir . This is where i think went wrong ... In the video he runs a pound i ran 52g. ( he said he uses half a bottle for 4oz, so i used a quarter of it for 52g) He had liquid in his measuring cup when he added the grain alchol . Mine looked like wax getting heat purged no liquid .. his started to bubblle instantly . My wax sat on the bottom of the pyrex measuring cup in alchol . So i stired and put in the freezer for 12 hrs .
4. Get a regular glass cup , put a coffe filer on it and put ur liquid in a shot glass and pour 1 shot glass in each cup . After it drains through the filter you can see fats on the filter.
5 after i drained all the shot glasses into indivusal cups . I filled up a pot with about half way of water and turned my stove on to where the water was just about to boil . Put ny pyrex dish over . After a min . I poured the liquid in the reg glass (1shot glass worth) into the pyrex dish . You can see a milky liquid apear on the surface (im guessing thats the alchol getting evaporated) i waited till all the white was gone . Got a razor bkad and went back and forth to make a thin layer . Waited 5 min then scraped . In the vid it said wait 20-30min . So idk if that messed me up also . But the profuct i came out wth was completely stable shatter . Like glass . Just when i dabbed it sizzled and it had a weird taste and left a burn ib my nose .. Im going to attemt again .
Any tips to improve my process i dont want no sizzle , and good taste ..
 
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Dogenzengi

Well-Known Member
The milky is the water evaporating.
I grind my buds, usually an oz or 2 then decarb I use 200 degrees, 20 minutes in a sealed foil pouch.
Let pouch completely cool before opening.
I use Grain alcohol and a 60 second shake with the herb then drain.
I use Pyrex and a pancake warmer.
I find I get shatter based on time and temp during evaporation of alcohol.
The buds also come into play. I don't add water as Grain Alcohol still contains water.
Bless,
DZ
 

taksr420

Member
The milky is the water evaporating.
I grind my buds, usually an oz or 2 then decarb I use 200 degrees, 20 minutes in a sealed foil pouch.
Let pouch completely cool before opening.
I use Grain alcohol and a 60 second shake with the herb then drain.
I use Pyrex and a pancake warmer.
I find I get shatter based on time and temp during evaporation of alcohol.
The buds also come into play. I don't add water as Grain Alcohol still contains water.
Bless,
DZ
So i shouldent use grain alchol ?
 

Dogenzengi

Well-Known Member
I always use grain alcohol, I prefer working with the strongest alcohol which is Grain.
grain is also edible so I use the wax w veg Gylcerine to make capsules.
4-5 grams oil per 30ml of VG.
I never noticed crackling in mine when it is smoked.
Bless,
DZ
 

Dogenzengi

Well-Known Member
Maybe winterizing is the answer to the crackling.
I never bother, I eat most of my oil in Tincture or capsules.
;-)
 
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