I pulled a whole tray of sugar trim from the freezer I was saving for bubble.. Yeah, after reading this thread today, think I will be putting a couple pounds worth into this sweet oil..
A real fine thread fellas.. I am left with a few questions, if y'all don't mind..
Can I go str8 to oven after trim and kill the drying step and carbox step all @ once? Or would I be better served to allow trim to dry @ room temp?
I have some older watercured buds in my stash.. If I use them for qwiso, is the extraction time relatively the same? Or would a bit longer be fine (assuming whatever is bad that I don't want has already been washed away?..)
Also.. Y'all are some seriously sharp peeps. I have wondered for some time how to properly make honey dipped bud. When I try to research, it seems that 98% of folks don't have a clue, and the other 2% ain't talking... Since you fellas have done this so much, is there any point in the process that might hint at this possibility? For all I know, qwiso is the right way, or not??
Thanks guys, and keep the pics comin'!
This is how I like my finished Qwiso to look. Bell clear with a slightly amber tint. This is from mostly dried, frozen G13 small buds.
Hmm good question, big batch tek:
Put whole, unground trim in freezer for at least 1 hr.
Put 3-4 gallons of SLX denatured alcohol in freezer for at least 3 hours.
Take one clean rubbermaid tub, wipe it out with alcohol.
Get several large pyrex baking dishes, wipe out with alcohol.
Line a large strainer or colander with several layers of paper towels.
Put frozen trim in bottom of tub
Pour frozen alcohol over it to cover (mixture must be loose and somewhat floating, if it stays in a gob of trim you need more alcohol)
Stir the mix with a big metal spatula or spoon for the desired time (with frozen alcohol you have more time, it takes a couple minutes to pour in 4g of alcohol anyway.) I like letting it sit for 2-4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Set your strainer into the first pan, and start to pour the mix into the filter.
When pan is about 2/3 full, move strainer to second pan and continue. Repeat until tub is empty.
Over an EMPTY pan, wring out the filter and discard the whole lot. Some pieces of trim probably fell into the mix. Make a new filter, line the screen again, and pour the last pan back through to catch any debris.
Put all pans carefully into a COLD ELECTRIC OVEN. A hot oven = fire. A gas oven = explosion. Or just cover the pans with some window screens to keep bugs and dirt out while they evap at room temp.
If using the oven, set at 200*F until the alcohol is gone and the mix stops bubbling, usually takes about 12-24 hours to evap 3-4 pans.
Then set oven at 274*F for 7 minutes to finish the decarboxylization process.
Reduce heat to 120*F to keep pans warm.
Pull out one pan at a time and scrape it up, using two razor blades to dump it onto waxed paper. When you have all but the corners done set it aside and do the other pans.
When you're done with the last pan, grab a small bottle of ISO and pour a half cup into the first pan, washing down the sides and corners. Wash your sticky fingers and razor blades too.
When the first pan is all done, dump that mix into the next pan, add more alcohol if needed, and repeat until all pans are clean. Leave the solution in the last pan and return to the oven at 200*F.
When that pan is dry scrape up the last of your oil, and you're done!
Once the oil is on waxed paper, try to wad it up a bit so its in one spot, then stick it in the freezer for 10 minutes. Grab a new piece of waxed paper and transfer the frozen gob to the new sheet (waxed paper only lasts for 1-2 handlings, I just grab a new sheet every time I TOUCH this stuff.)
Keep it in the freezer and chip off a small piece when you need it.
If it all goes sideways, goes everywhere, or gets contaminated, just soak the whole mess in fresh alcohol, filter it once its all dissolved, and re-evaporate the alcohol.
Try fixing ANY other kind of hash or oil, you can't! This stuff is very conducive to fixing mistakes, and boy is it potent!
