Extract Craft Source Turbo vacuum reflux recovery still

Fadedawg

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Hee, hee, hee, for those of ya'll extracting with highly taxed squeezings and craving recovering as much as possible for further use, as well as removing alcohol from QWET extractions using minimal heat, will be pleased as punch to see Extract Craft Source Turbo vacuum reflux recovery still.

They loaned us'ns one to test, which we dutifully did and reported at: https://skunkpharmresearch.com/extract-craft-source-turbo-ethanol-vacuum-recovery-unit/

We actually test more equipment than we report, because we give the suppliers the option of walking away with their equipment after they see our evaluation, no harm, no foul. In the case of the Extract Craft Source Turbo, we were highly impressed, and pleased to share the clever design with ya'll.

We used it to recover a QWET, which is our preferred form of EtOH extraction. Our process at: https://skunkpharmresearch.com/qwet-extraction/

When the dirty peecture function gets fixed, I will load some pictures.
 

OldMedUser

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First unit is too small for any decent volume and I'm not logging into my Google acct to see what's up with the 2nd.

Ethanol boils around 84C so why is there a need for a small vacuum distillation unit? My simple pot still can do 4L at once. I use it mainly to purify and recover naphtha but have made everclear from a simple sugar mash.

Cool little unit but not very practical.
 

Fadedawg

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First unit is too small for any decent volume and I'm not logging into my Google acct to see what's up with the 2nd.

Ethanol boils around 84C so why is there a need for a small vacuum distillation unit? My simple pot still can do 4L at once. I use it mainly to purify and recover naphtha but have made everclear from a simple sugar mash.

Cool little unit but not very practical.
Sounds like their new 4 liter unit isn't for you.

78.3C/173F decarboxylates the extract, which is an issue for those hoping to maintain the concentrate in carboxylic acid form.

Everclear is actually 190 proof, or about 95% ethanol, which is unlikely from a pot still even with multiple runs. That is typically made with either a compound refluxing still, or a vacuum still.

Ummm, I hope you aren't using naphtha for extraction. Naphtha simply designates a boiling point range, not a specific alkane, and benzene, which falls in that range, is a known carcinogen.
 
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