Holy run!!!

[VapeNStone]

Well your looking at it. So obviously there is a way. It may not be as pure as others but I'm happy for now. Until I try this other stuff that is supposedly ten times better then my stuff that you speak of I really won't know or sure.

 

[my name is erl]

yep, your explanation certainly explained it
here are a few pointers, use 1 can of butane per ounce, so you should have used less than a quarter can if it was 5 grams of start product, which you have no clue because you did not weigh it.
next off, you said you then ground up the shake you already blasted, and blasted it again. no need for that. the reason it is so dark is because you used shake, then ground it up after and blasted again. i always get darker stuff on 2nd runs, and rarely do 2nd runs as they hardly return much to make it worth the effort. when i use just buds, i don't grind them up, i just pack them up, and my end product is a light golden hard shatter.

 

[FLskwat]

Mouahah, looks like there was some echo here :

Yes sorry I was out you know in France it is late^^!

So I use a can of tane for +20G!!! So for 5g you could have used 1/4th...
The jamming and grinding seems ok, but if we are talking shake then it is already pretty much grinded...
How many coffee filter layers?
How was it purged?

I'm asking cause U used a LOT of tane and if you didn't purge it A LOT part of your weight is IMO 'tane...

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also if you have residue on the nail though it is not "smoking" after your inhale...and in that case the residue looks like "ashes"= vegetal matters in your oil
if you have black cristalized bubbly residue and your nail was smoking after your inhale: then yes you did not vape your whole dab either because the nail wasn't hot enough or because you did not inhale enough...

yep, your explanation certainly explained it
here are a few pointers, use 1 can of butane per ounce, so you should have used less than a quarter can if it was 5 grams of start product, which you have no clue because you did not weigh it.
next off, you said you then ground up the shake you already blasted, and blasted it again. no need for that. the reason it is so dark is because you used shake, then ground it up after and blasted again. i always get darker stuff on 2nd runs, and rarely do 2nd runs as they hardly return much to make it worth the effort. when i use just buds, i don't grind them up, i just pack them up, and my end product is a light golden hard shatter.

 

[VapeNStone]

Ok thank you that is what I was looking for earl. Not just no way no how. I figured that was the case but I'm happy for now. I think next time I won't break it up so much.

 

[my name is erl]

i think when you grind it up you will get more waxes, and i assume that's what makes it darker.
so combine that with using more butane, it be lots more of waxes in it, but i doubt any of that weight is unpurged butane.
also if your temps get too high while purging(above 140f) it will cause the oil to darken.
that could also explain the residue on the ti pad

 

[FLskwat]

But I still haven't heard about purging here...that's my concern!

 

[my name is erl]

i read he does water baths, and he changes out the water a few times. so thats good. you don't need vacuum for small runs
so the main thing is just too much tane and don't grind up leaves or shake. if you run bud and want more, grind it up then. if you run bud and want a tad less, but better quality, do not grind it up

 

[FLskwat]

OK yes I did not see the water baths, agreed on the rest!

 

[my name is erl]

hey vapenstone, did you vote yesterday?

 

[VapeNStone]

I did. Why do you ask?

 

[my name is erl]

just wondering

 

[VapeNStone]

Thanks guys for all the tips! I now use less butane. I did a run and didn't break it up as much. You were right it came out were more golden. Here is a pic after I've had a bit Made from about the same amount(5 grams or so) I got 1.3 or so(weighed it right away this time) back from two runs(Pictured is just the first run after a few dabs as well!). They are both very very hard and alot more golden then ever before.

 

[FLskwat]

Much better looks, colors, yield and structure! I suppose flavors were improved too?

Here you can see some of the different possible structures of your homeruns... but you're doing good!

 

[VapeNStone]

Hell yea it tastes better. Tastes just like the original strain did and GDP is a tasty one

 

[my name is erl]

looking good

 

[VapeNStone]

Just wanted to add that after a day or so it has since turned into what looks to be earwax. Very easy to mess with.