I found some info about commercial Ultrasonic Cannabis Extraction. I hope to bring some of these ideas into my home tincture extraction practices. Not sure what links are safe to share, so mods please let me know if I need to make some deletions:
Would like to hear more scientific info on the process as it applies to cannabis. Any P-4810 recipes and/or directions (time, frequency, amplitude, temp.) After reading about the process being heat generating how would we cool it down or do we need to?
The model I posted, when using the glass beaker properly, will not heat up the contents of the beaker past a certain point. The cleaner has actual heat, but you can operate it w/o the heat, in which case the temp will still rise, but not higher than about 90F, which is perfectly fine.
I, personally, never heat my extracts higher than 90-95F, even when evaporating off the ethanol, so I chose that particular machine because it’s made for extraction.
One day, if the cheesy little machine works, I’ll invest in a real set-up that costs several grand.
The links I posted are good places to start your research. Follow them and use Google to get more info.
I was going to order a whole cleaner, but instead I’m just going to get an ultrasonic cleaning head that emits 50k to submerge into the ethanol/herb solution, since that will probably be more effective than the action being outside the container, anyway.
Also investing in a Source Turbo, to up my game a bit. The next extract run should be pretty damned interesting.
So, for about 650, I’m recreating (hopefully) what would normally be about a 2k set-up. Won’t have any results for you til at least October, when I’ll do another sugar trim run from last year’s grows.
Edit: getting frustrated with the company not yet shipping the ultrasonic cleaner I had chosen. I couldn’t afford my original option, so I went with my 3rd option, because it was within budget. Now, I have a 43khz cleaner on the way. It’s kind of a more industrial thing than my original option, but basically the same thing.
Ok, so these first 2 Source runs will be without using the ultrasonic cleaner.
I’ve downloaded the owner’s manual and installed the app. I have a quart of 190 proof alcohol in the freezer.
My first runs through the Source will be:
Doing a second processing of THC trim; first process was 11 days ago, after which the strained green material was frozen. I am running this through again because I didn’t have cheesecloth to properly wring out all the good stuff, so I know there’s more in there.
While that’s going, I’m going to decarb 2 oz of Casino Cookies CBD trim, then freeze it for several hours. By then, the first run should be done and I can strain the CBD and start processing it through the source.
I am hoping that by the end of today, I have another 2fl.oz of THC tincture and at least 6fl.oz of CBD tincture.
Ok, yesterday’s run went very well! It turned out exactly how you’d expect such a dark green/black tincture to turn out. I knew this going in. Still, the first run was absolutely a success, even starting with reprocessed and severely broken down trim.
It took 6 hours to process one pint of liquid. I wasn’t able to wash the CBD yesterday, because of that. Instead, it’s been waiting patiently in the freezer.
First CBD run went very well! Well, except at the end, when I was removing the lid, a bit of alcohol dripped back into the crucible.
I’ve estimated this batch, made from 2 gr of 21% CBD trim (cut down to 4% for being trim), has approximately 2240mg of CBD, that includes weight loss from decarb & processing. I only have 2oz dropper bottles, because I am an idiot.
That perfect little number just happens to be the amount of CBD I go through in about a month.
Right now, I’m just going to make tinctures in the Source. Once I get that Sourced to perfection, I’ll try to make vape carts.
Thinking about adding some Durban Poison or White Widow terps to this tincture. I will follow the instructions sent with the terpenes, if I decide to do it.
After drying for a day, the THC oil is looking less RSO-y. I have been kinda stirring it and spreading it around every so often. After checking the Source fb group, it seems a lot of people will allow their oil to dry on a silicone mat, and kinda fold the goo and stir it up over a week or so.
I knew this going in. Still, the first run was absolutely a success, even starting with reprocessed and severely broken down trim.
