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When it comes to weed, winterization is a refinement process used to remove fats, lipids, and other unwanted compounds from oil that has been extracted from the cannabis plant.\u00a0Winterization, also known as de-waxing, purifies crude extracts by chilling the solution so that fats and lipids solidify and can be removed, increasing the quality and flavor of the resultant oil. Winterized concentrates<\/a> are available in a variety of consistencies such as shatter<\/a>, batter<\/a>, crumble<\/a>, and wax<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Winterization process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cannabis winterization is achieved by mixing cannabis extract<\/a> with ethanol and chilling the solution to well below freezing so the undesirable compounds solidify. The solution must be held at the sub-freezing temperature for at least 24 hours before it's forced through a series of filters with decreasing micron sizes to remove the solidified wax, lipids, and fats from the oil. The final step involves removing the ethanol from the solution.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t

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