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Short path distillation
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TOKABIGONE
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Sorry man, this is a cannabis forum not an alcohol forum. Try Google!
Ckbrew
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Short path distillation is a process for refining cannabis extract into pure cannabanoid fractions using a condenser with a highly controlled temperature gradient for a short length of condenser as opposed to a typical long condenser. This allows for some compounds to condense and some to pass by with out condensing, hence "short path". This is how "THC distillate" is produced.
Ckbrew
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I looked into building a short path still. The setup requires a significant amount of $ up front to get started. I couldn't justify the expense. Plenty of starter information on YT to get a feel of what you are getting into. More detailed information is available if you do a little digging.
I have had pure distillate, did not care for it. To me, it would be like taking a fine bottle of JD and distilling it down to 95% ethanol. Yes, you concentrate the ethanol, but you loose all the fine flavor that was put into the original finished product. To each their own.
I have had pure distillate, did not care for it. To me, it would be like taking a fine bottle of JD and distilling it down to 95% ethanol. Yes, you concentrate the ethanol, but you loose all the fine flavor that was put into the original finished product. To each their own.
TOKABIGONE
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Thanks Ck My apologies to Mike and to you for my ignorance! I've wondered how that was done but that was as far as I got.
Gingerbeard
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If you're interested in short path, take a look at fractional distillation. With short path, you work with a single temperature to distill compounds that can only be removed at certain temperatures. With fractional, you can get into separating the different cannabinoids at different temperatures. Like an all-in-one vs one.
Seeing the process, online, I figured the process just to get to the still was more trouble than it was worth. Washing, winterizing, mixing with alcohol. I'm not down with all that, plus, I don't have the space. Short path setups are smaller than fractional which make fractional setups look real cool. All Thomas Edison's lab cool.
In the end, I wound up getting a dewaxing column. The worst part is finding a way to get out and get dry ice. If you want to look into that, try getting a glass dick. For the family members in the forum, a glass dick is a glass extraction tube. Try one or two blasts to get an idea of what you'll get into. Having said that, in the end, with all my heart and mind, I implore you not to do it! It is super dangerous and can cause earthquakes if you pork the puppy. I will not give you directions other than research online and follow your heart.
I am about to get boo-boo comments from people about the dangers and health hazards of making your own. Just remember that whole, 'I am rubber, and you are glue.' adage.
Seeing the process, online, I figured the process just to get to the still was more trouble than it was worth. Washing, winterizing, mixing with alcohol. I'm not down with all that, plus, I don't have the space. Short path setups are smaller than fractional which make fractional setups look real cool. All Thomas Edison's lab cool.
In the end, I wound up getting a dewaxing column. The worst part is finding a way to get out and get dry ice. If you want to look into that, try getting a glass dick. For the family members in the forum, a glass dick is a glass extraction tube. Try one or two blasts to get an idea of what you'll get into. Having said that, in the end, with all my heart and mind, I implore you not to do it! It is super dangerous and can cause earthquakes if you pork the puppy. I will not give you directions other than research online and follow your heart.
I am about to get boo-boo comments from people about the dangers and health hazards of making your own. Just remember that whole, 'I am rubber, and you are glue.' adage.
