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  1. Fadedawg

    Where, oh where is Graywolfslair.com?

    Hi ya’ll! My apologies on this dilatory post explaining why all the Graywolfslair links in the various forums no longer work. I was hoping to resolve it before now, but alas that is not to be! The short version is that Vultr had an equipment failure and lost the cloud containing my site, as...
  2. Fadedawg

    Medusa Diamond Syndrome

    What is Medusa Diamond and fast crash Syndrome and what is being done about it? Medusa Diamond syndrome is when gorgeous perfectly formed crystals turn to chalk over night or the "sauce" fast crashes into gravel while trying to initially precipitate out and grow the crystal. Techniques that...
  3. Fadedawg

    Refluxing columns for producing 190 proof ethanol

    Hi ya'll, a follow up to my article on producing ethanol from scratch, demonstrating the easy way to 95% 190 proof purity. https://graywolfslair.com/index.php/15-diy-equipment/15-8-ethanol-fractionating-still/15-8-1-refluxing-columns-for-producing-190-proof-ethanol
  4. Fadedawg

    Extracting wild blackberry concentrates from spent pulp

    Hee, hee, hee, nom, nom, nom...
  5. Fadedawg

    Introduction to short path distillation

    Here's a Graywolf's Lair link to Erich Berkovitz's short path distillation article: https://graywolfslair.com/index.php/10-the-alchemist-resource/10-8-short-path/10-8-1-introduction-to-short-path-distillation-by-erich-berkovitz
  6. Fadedawg

    Lab Cookery

    Who says working in a lab has to be dull or sentence you to boring sack lunches?? Hee, hee, hee, check out my threads on building a mobile test sled and using it for cooking food stuff under vacuum and sous vide using aluminum beads. Here is the test sled: GrayWolfsLair The Sous Vide cookery...
  7. Fadedawg

    190 Proof Ethanol from scratch

    For those of ya'll medical patients with limited funds or where big brother is protecting you from yourself by proscribing ethanol above 150 proof, here is a way to make your own 190 proof ethanol for extraction and formulation from scratch: https://graywolfslair.com/index.php/...l-from-scratch
  8. Fadedawg

    Field testing the MedXtract Essential

    Hee, hee, hee, good fortune smiled upon the Tattered Old Graywolf and I had the opportunity to run another vacuum still like I stole it, this time a MedXtracts Essential. Here's a link with the details: https://graywolfslair.com/index.php/...ract-essential
  9. Fadedawg

    Field testing the Extract Craft EtOH Pro

    While I participated in beta testing Extract Crafts Turbo vacuum still back in 2016, alas I missed that opportunity when they were beta testing their EtOH Pro unit, so imagine my joy and amazement when I got a shot at testing their production unit. The opportunity came at a propitious moment...
  10. Fadedawg

    Cannabis Extraction Thermodynamics 101

    Here are some handy numbers for computing cooling requirements when extracting cannabis using LPG or QWET: https://graywolfslair.com/index.php/15-diy-equipment/15-32-cannabis-extraction-thermodynamics-101?fbclid=IwAR0URLVe2Szt5v4yktVzmKjikwU2RksYxkzjD1Ck5kp5NFOTJi5u8PsaOcc
  11. Fadedawg

    Universal pump laws

    Let’s discuss universal pump laws! There is a lot of discussion about which recovery pump is best suited for our application and my first thought is to ask which one of our applications?? Different processes and budgets have different needs. While our industry got started using pumps designed...
  12. Fadedawg

    The Mk III Evolution and ancillaries

    The Mk III Evolution and ancillaries: https://graywolfslair.com/index.php/15-diy-equipment/15-30-behold-the-mk-iii-evolution-and-ancillaries
  13. Fadedawg

    Material Choice for Extractor Systems

    The optimum material from which to build an extractor system has to address chemical compatibility, strength of materials, and compliance to food service and pharmaceutical cleaning standards. Polished 300 Series austenitic 304SS has seen the greatest use, with 316SS next. The difference...
  14. Fadedawg

    CRC 101, Intro to CRC and packing a poor man’s CRC by Erich Berkovitz

    Check out Erich Berkovitz's opening article on CRC 101: He is currently working on 102. https://graywolfslair.com/index.php/10-the-alchemist-resource/10-7-crc/10-7-3-crc-101-intro-to-crc-and-packing-a-poor-man-s-crc
  15. Fadedawg

    PURE THC for three bucks a gram? By Dave Gold

    Check out D Golds’s latest article on isomerizing CBD to Delta 8 and 9 THC. https://graywolfslair.com/index.php/4-authors-columns/4-6-d-gold/4-6-3-pure-thc-for-three-bucks-a-gram
  16. Fadedawg

    Graywolf's Lair, LLC blog launched

    Graywolf's Lair, LLC, a work in progress, successfully launched and had over 1000 hits its first day. It is oriented toward both the medical cannabis patient, and commercial processors, with guest authors and a little something for everyone. Bon appetite, enjoy! https://graywolfslair.com/
  17. Fadedawg

    Govee Thermometer and RH sensor test

    Hee, hee, hee, ah got a complimentary Govee thermometer/hygrometer to test, that proved to be about a $40 solution to remotely monitoring temperature and humidity at multiple locations using a smart phone. I originally agreed to test it, but when I saw that it used smart phone apps and the...
  18. Fadedawg

    Free stuff

    Skyhighler is trying to give away his stuff and find a job before the end of the year: https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=358277
  19. Fadedawg

    Attempted Graywolf contacts??

    I am no longer affiliated with Skunk Pharm Research and have not used my email account there since August 2017. Have any of you attempted to contact Graywolf at [email protected] or [email protected] after 8-7-2017 and received a reply from someone purporting to be...
  20. Fadedawg

    Patent wars

    Typical of Drew Jones, and saying far more about him than Graywolf, he posted the following on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bft73wbhF1U/?hl=en&taken-by=mrextractor The truth is that there is no 8 page document and no patent suit involving me in progress. This is however a perfect...
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