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CBD Concentrates Stinky Distillate

Discussion in 'CBD Oils, Tinctures & Cannabinoid Products' started by Julia1111, Jan 10, 2020.

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  1. #1 Julia1111, Jan 10, 2020
    Hi everyone,

    in our kitchen we are making a CBD distillate using a short path distillation system. So far it worked great. We have made it using ethanol and got crystal clear distillate out with nice smell. When we switched to isopropyl alcohol the distillate became darker and stinks at the end. The short path does not separate the tepenes anymore. So the green brownish, slimy and stinky terpene fluid is not comming out anymore.

    Does anybody have an idea if this could be isopropanol, or any other idea why our distillate stinks at the end? Thanks!
     
  2. #2 BrassNwood, Jan 10, 2020
    Likely the change in Alcohols.
    I know that ISO Makes a disaster when used for cooking fuel. It'll blacken all the cooking gear with soot.
    Denatured never does that and it is Ethanol with a bittering agent added to keep the drunks from drinking it.
    Depending on your state laws if denatured is still available I'd try that as it's just as toxic as the Isopropyl is.
    Paint dept of most stores carry it.

    Personally I won't use a toxic solvent for my concentrates but that is a personal choice I made years ago supplying cancer patients.
    I pony up for drinking grade and pay for it. I get most back as I use a Pot still to recover the Alcohol from the tincture when making RSO.

    BNW
     
  3. #3 BrassNwood, Jan 10, 2020

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