The Original Old Farts Club

[Tattered Old Graywolf]

Ethanol? Is that what you use? Would grin alcohol work? And remove the alcohol and reduce the water by boi under vacuum? How do you do this?

I used half 190 proof (Everclear) Ethanol and half RO water. Ostensibly you could use Vodka around 100 proof.

I used a vacuum still to remove the alcohol and most of the water. I've used both the EtOH Pro and Medextract Essential vacuum stills, as well as one I built myself. All three pull about -28" Hg vacuum on the pot while heating it, so that it boils at about 37C/99F instead of 100C/212F.

https://graywolfslair.com/index.php...sts/16-2-6-testing-the-extract-craft-etoh-pro
https://graywolfslair.com/index.php.../16-2-7-field-testing-the-medxtract-essential
https://graywolfslair.com/index.php...uxing-columns-for-producing-190-proof-ethanol

 

[SubmarineGirl]

I used half 190 proof (Everclear) Ethanol and half RO water. Ostensibly you could use Vodka around 100 proof.

I used a vacuum still to remove the alcohol and most of the water. I've used both the EtOH Pro and Medextract Essential vacuum stills, as well as one I built myself. All three pull about -28" Hg vacuum on the pot while heating it, so that it boils at about 37C/99F instead of 100C/212F.

https://graywolfslair.com/index.php...sts/16-2-6-testing-the-extract-craft-etoh-pro
https://graywolfslair.com/index.php.../16-2-7-field-testing-the-medxtract-essential
https://graywolfslair.com/index.php/10-the-alchemist-resource/10-19-190-proof-ethanol-from-scratch
https://graywolfslair.com/index.php...uxing-columns-for-producing-190-proof-ethanol

Wow that’s awesome.

 

[SubmarineGirl]

Wow that’s awesome.

That EtOH thing is fancy. I’m a bit afraid to cook down the alcohol in my tincture but don’t think I’ll be getting that fancy machine although I would like to try it

 

[boo]

subbie, I cooked my tincture down in a frying pan outdoors with a fan blowing behind me...those fumes are pretty severe and would be disasterous indoors...

 

[SubmarineGirl]

subbie, I cooked my tincture down in a frying pan outdoors with a fan blowing behind me...those fumes are pretty severe and would be disasterous indoors...

Hey boo, You put it on a portable electric eye? I have a coleman stove but don’t think that would be safe.

 

[Papa Indica]

Evenin' stoners. Thought I'd stop in and say high, been a minute. Hope all are doing well.

On top of all the other crap going on in my world, recently, my baby sister, at only 35 years old had 2 strokes inside of a week. Even though she's been out of the hospital for a few days now, I'm still really worried about her, hoping another one, or something else, doesn't creep up and kill her, (or simply make her a vegetable).

 

[Unca Walt]

If it was a fiddleback/bashful brown, yer gonna lose some hide. The wife of a work partner of mine lost the tip of her trigger finger all the way to the first knuckle due to a single recluse bite.

Well, dang. Ah well, every now and then I hear an Almighty whisper, "Drop a rock on him."

Lemme tellya Pilgrims, so you are ready:

Unca Walt's Maxim #471: Old age comes at a bad time.

 

[Unca Walt]

While I float here, I am getting philosophical <-- I think that is a swamp plant.

To return to my youth, I would do anything in the world -- except exercise, get up early, or be respectable.

 

[RosterMan]

Can get nasty Be careful Walt , maybe ask your son Da Doctor

 

[WeedHopper]

Thanks Roster. I'm sure he feels much better now.

 

[WeedHopper]

View attachment 299536 Meet my Mia ,my little girl . She runs the house !

Looks like you and Hippie have something in common besides being mean old bastards. He loves birds too. Has some pretty ones just like that.

 

[WeedHopper]

Evenin' stoners. Thought I'd stop in and say high, been a minute. Hope all are doing well.

On top of all the other crap going on in my world, recently, my baby sister, at only 35 years old had 2 strokes inside of a week. Even though she's been out of the hospital for a few days now, I'm still really worried about her, hoping another one, or something else, doesn't creep up and kill her, (or simply make her a vegetable).

Sorry to hear that brother. Give her our love and a hug
It's good to see you stop by my friend. Wish you would hang out with us more. Lots of good folks here. Crazy as hell but good folks.

 

[Tattered Old Graywolf]

That EtOH thing is fancy. I’m a bit afraid to cook down the alcohol in my tincture but don’t think I’ll be getting that fancy machine although I would like to try it

It will work without vacuum, but the taste will be different because of the higher boiling temperature.

Hey boo, You put it on a portable electric eye? I have a coleman stove but don’t think that would be safe.

Evenin' stoners. Thought I'd stop in and say high, been a minute. Hope all are doing well.

On top of all the other crap going on in my world, recently, my baby sister, at only 35 years old had 2 strokes inside of a week. Even though she's been out of the hospital for a few days now, I'm still really worried about her, hoping another one, or something else, doesn't creep up and kill her, (or simply make her a vegetable).

Sorry to hear your sister is having problems brother. Sending hugs and positive thoughts.

 

[Hippie420]

Yes she loves popsicles and apples and apple sauce I wish She ate more vegies or eat some good pellets.
She has me wrapped around her little feet ! Mia is 13 years old.
I have been blessed by the love that has been given me. I put being loved by a bird up there ....

All of mine really don't care for veggies (parotlets do), but all the others will eat pellets. Tiki especially likes Rowdybush, and they all like Zurpreem.

Walt, if'n that spider bite was gonna kill ya, you'd have been dead by now. A friend of mine's sister got bit in the cheek, and all she did was lose a quarter sized chunk of skin. Tim's wife had done IV antibiotics daily for a week before her finger turned black and had to be chopped.

 

[WeedHopper]

Got bit on the elbow and the fker left a hole but not to bad. Made me sick as fk all that night. I pulled a nasty looking mess out of that hole. Looked like a god damn alien. Put Copenhagen tobacco in it and covered it up. Did that for about a week and it healed up.

 

[giggy]

Morning old farts. Rainy hump day, hope all are good.

 

[WeedHopper]

Morning Giggy

 

[RosterMan]

I wonder if that spider was Radioactive ?

 

[user 60570]

Good morning

had a migraine from he ll yesterday , recovery mode today , trying to clear up the brain fog

moar coffee!

 

[Hippie420]

You guys would get a giggle at the feline critters at the ranch. My two old darlin's, Fuzzybutt and Blu, both 10 years old, suddenly turned into kittens again ever since the little bobtailed rescue kitty moved in. Neither had shown any interest in toys for years, but now they're slapping balls all over the floor, smacking toy mice under couches, and just generally acting young again.
Really cute to watch.
The little tailless terror shows them the respect they demand, but she'll sneak up and bop their tails and quickly run for cover.
I love critters.