Hey Canyon , I recently added an extra 1/4 cup of dry kief to my last CCO batch to get more oil while saving alcohol. Just be sure to monitor the cook off of the alcohol since you will have to remove it from the heat source a lot sooner then you normally would. I believe the reason was, is that I had to much oil now "suspended" into the alcohol. I really had to agitate and swish it around sooner then I normally would because it started to "burn"(and I only use low heat 185-200). I think this is a reason why you need to use a certain parts of alcohol to a certain parts of material. I will not add any extra kief unless I am going to add extra alcohol. If ya want to save Alcohol and still have the finest quality oil I suggest the SCET method(my method of choice) and use COffee filters with 6-8 jars and funnels, the quicker you can filter and get back into the freezer the less chance of chlorophyll and plant waxes dissolving back into your oil. I will use over 50 coffee filters when filtering 200 gram batches. You will get a cleaner & purer final product. I tried mesh screens , micro screens etc...I just found the coffee filters better, it is just a longer process but better. Also for neiko dog I would definitely filter what you have into the pic at least 2 more times. I filter my dry material then put back into the freezer for 6-8 hrs(may not take that long) to allow all sediment to settle back to the bottom, be gentle when you filter the 2nd time since you do not want to agitate sediment. Have a separate jar and funnel for the last little bit to pour in. After you filter for the final time I put back into the freezer for a bit to make sure there is no more sediment suspended. I will pour carefully into my cooker and use a filter for my remaining cup full out of each jar to be sure I eliminate all sediments. And the oil comes out Fabulous!......Yes SWEETUM'S you can reformat that for me But hey! each for their own!
Well too late. There was some waxy build up in the bottom of the jar but I didn't know what to do so I shook it up and proceeded to boil it off. I ended up with 4 grams into syringes and an unknown amount on the spatula and left in the pan. I put that in the freezer to collect later. I will strain it again next time for sure. I'll take it to the lab tomorrow and we'll see how it came out. Next time I'll filter again and retest.
I forgot to get the last pic when it was done but there were no visible bubbles left. The whole boil off took about an hour and twenty minutes.