Ok, this is my first post, so Hello everyone :thumbsup:

I must say, congrats this is the most useful site I have found when searching to an answer to this question (although I didnt find the answer, I learned a lot I was not expecting)

Ill get to the point.
I have been extracting the way most of you do (into ghee) for a year or so now with good results.
I do however do a cold water extraction first on the powder (It is much easier to work with if there is no plant matter in the finished product.) then into a sealed 250ml pyrex container double boil with steam at (101-102deg) for an hour.

However, at a mates place I was a bit short on time, so skipped the cold water extraction.
When done, It really looked like crappy sludge, so on a whim I decided to water wash it.
Into the oil I added 100ml water, capped and shook for a minuite. Put container in freezer.
20 mins later, uncapped, tipped out solid mass, broke off water.
No use, all plant matter was still covered in oil and stuck to the ghee. Waste of time.

UNTIL, I noticed when the ice thawed, it was a honey colour, and smells like great bud. The ghee and plant material had no smell really when cold.
As far as I know, THC is not soluble in water. (Why the cold water extraction works). So what is in the water?

At first I thought it might be a bit of left over oil, or something.
But when I looked at it under a black light, it glowed bright green. when I look at the ghee with no THC, it is a dull yellow, and the cakes of ghee/plant matter glowed a bright red!

And no, I was not tripping.

Any Ideas what the water separated out?
Ill work it out soon enough, just thought someone might have had the same experience and could fill me in.

Thanks for any suggestions,
John.
itsme5k Reviewed by itsme5k on . A bit of a cyantific question ;) Red or Green Fluorescence? Ok, this is my first post, so Hello everyone :thumbsup: I must say, congrats this is the most useful site I have found when searching to an answer to this question (although I didnt find the answer, I learned a lot I was not expecting) Ill get to the point. I have been extracting the way most of you do (into ghee) for a year or so now with good results. I do however do a cold water extraction first on the powder (It is much easier to work with if there is no plant matter in the Rating: 5