Commentary from a tour of Honu Inc facility in the early days. Honu Inc is much more advanced now and the turning point will be going public through CCK.v
"Honu is taking concentrates seriously. They built a massive room, more sturdy and protected than legally required, for butane concentrate processing. It was tough to coordinate between the WSLCB and the Fire Department, their imbalanced and somewhat conflicting requirements had to be sorted as this came to fruition. Currently, they have one processing unit, but plan to install another soon. They run 1500-3000 grams of flower in batches at a time.
You can see that blue light on - it indicates the extraction is in process. I didn't catch any photos of the room or machinery while it was not in process, even tho I got a brief peek right before the light went on. Another good reason to come back for an update, I think!
After the concentrate is processed, it has to have the leftover butane extracted. This is done with a series of ovens. They have 4 of one variety, and one of a larger variety. There was a single, small batch being extracted at the time of my visit. With everything on full bore, they have processed up to about 4kg at a time. Say that again, 4,000 grams in process at once!
I was shown some testing documentation indicating they were consistently achieving 50 ppm or less of residual butane in their product. This is the lowest measurable unit for this kind of solvent-residual testing, and it's a mere fraction of the maximum allowed. I haven't smoked any yet, but this alone makes me think it's some primo dabs."
"This clean, professional looking kitchen turns out some spectacular edibles - caramel and pecan Turtles (of course); Honu's premium Cinnamon and (coming soon) Peppermint Turtle mints; some of the best peanut butter cups you'll ever eat; and also delicious chocolate bites. Don't forget the s'mores haystacks, hard candies, and delicious cookie bites too! I picked up a 100mg 10 count of peanut butter cups recently, and can't wait to review them."
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