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Green Dragon Glycerin Cannabis Tincture. Please help input your recipe or check mine

Discussion in 'Weed Edibles' started by MrxNiceGuy, Apr 21, 2012.

  1. #1 MrxNiceGuy, Apr 21, 2012
    Whats goin on GC?

    So i recently made Green dragon with Bacardi 151 and it worked nicely. Sadly it took a lot more drops then i thought it would take like 12 drops + because i used 7 grams of vaped bud and it wasn't as discreet as i thought/hoped because my breath would REEEEEEEEEEK of Bacardi and i cant be driving and walking around at my job smelling like 151. lol.

    So i decided i'm going to try the Glycerin tincture, however, the recipe i stumbled upon is calling for a 1/2 GALLON of Glycerin and 2 and a half oz of bud. I dont need anywhere near that much lol. I just want to use 7 grams of vaped bud again and maybe a gram or two of some sour.

    So can anyone help me alter the recipe below or provide me with a recipe that will work with 7 grams of vaped bud? and Will the Glycerin tincture taste good? and Will it be potent? Will only just a few drops be needed?

    Glycerin Cannabis Tincture
    Description:
    Glycerin-based tincture is one of the newest advancements in medical marijuana science. For patients in need of a great ganja-based medicine without the invasiveness of smoking, or the effort of eating, this is perfect. Very tasty and very potent!

    Estimated Time: 6 hours to 5 weeks, depending on method used.

    Serves: Too many to count; probably about 100 servings

    Materials and Ingredients:
    1/2 gallon (64 fl oz) of U.S.P. Food Grade Glycerin
    84 grams (3 oz) of trimmings (or 70g/2.5oz if using quality buds)
    A coffee herb grinder, a blender, or any other object that can finely grind your ganja
    A crock pot or some clear, sealed glass jars, preferably mason jars. (Note: The crock pot method is recommended)
    cheesecloth or a fine mesh strainer

    Instructions: Crock Pot Method
    1. Set the crock pot to low. If possible, keep the crock pot on a "Keep Warm" setting. Some crock pots will burn the tincture even at a low setting so take warning! If you are worried, try the Clear Jar method (see below).
    2. Grind up your cannabis as finely as possible using the coffee grinder or blender.
    3. Place the glycerin and the cannabis in the crock pot.
    4. Let sit for 6 to 24 hours.
    5. Let cool.
    6. Strain with cheesecloth or a fine mesh strainer (a paper coffee filter will not work!). This will be a long process because the glycerin is very slow moving and sticky. It is well worth it though!

    Instructions: Clear Jar Method
    1. Grind up your cannabis as finely as possible using the coffee grinder or blender.
    2. Place the glycerin and the cannabis in 1 or more clear, glass jars. A well sealed cap is crucial.
    3. Place in a window or another sunny location and let it sit there for 3 to 5 weeks. Shake it each day to help release the desired cannabinoids.
    4. Strain with cheesecloth or a fine mesh strainer (a paper coffee filter will not work!). This will be a long process because the glycerin is very slow moving and sticky. It is well worth it though!
    _________________________________________________
    (^ WHICH METHOD WILL MAKE THE TINCTURE STRONGER ?)
     
  2. #2 MrxNiceGuy, Apr 22, 2012
    Bottom line would this be a good ratio? I know a good ratio is 1 gram of bud to 1 oz of glycerin. But what is a good ratio for Vaped bud?

    7 grams of vaped bud for 7 oz of glycerin?

    Or

    3.5 oz of glycerin 7 grams of vaped bud?
     
  3. #3 ColonelForbin, Apr 22, 2012
    For your question mr nice guy, the better ratio for a tincture would be the 3.5 oz glycerin to the 7g of abv. Youll have a more potent liquid, which imo is better because you can just take a couple of drops under the tongue instead of taking quite a few drops mixed in a drink or what not.
     
  4. #4 MrxNiceGuy, Apr 22, 2012

    Thank you Colonel, that's exactly what i needed to know. I will try to make it in a few days and i will post back
     
  5. #5 Counter Culture, Apr 22, 2012

    Please do I am interested in this also.
     
  6. #6 MrxNiceGuy, Apr 23, 2012

    Yes i will be trying this soon i'm at 4-5 grams of vaped bud so almost there! lol
     
  7. #7 miss hit, Apr 23, 2012
    I'm also interested to see how it goes - subbed.
     
  8. #8 MrxNiceGuy, Apr 25, 2012
    Last edited by a moderator: Apr 25, 2012
    Ok i will let everyone know very very soon how everything goes might try today but i just have a question or two before i begin

    Do i need to check the temp of the glycerin with a thermometer at any point? Or is the lowest setting on the crock pot sufficient enough to not worry about it going to hot?

    Do i need to stir the glycerin while its simmering within the 8 hours?
    Or should the lid remain on the entire time to trap the steam and it only needs to be stirred at the start and end of the process when the mixture is cool?

    Should i poor mixture into crock pot or into mason jar and place that into crock pot?

    Is this a good ratio for vaped bud ? 14gs vaped 7-8 fl oz of glycerin for cake icing

    any info/help is greatly appreciated thanks
     
  9. #9 L7JDub, Apr 25, 2012
    ok so I tried making a tincture with glycerin for new years eve, and I'll tell you what i learned from it:

    Never put high quality bud in, only use AVB and reggs. (wich your alreading doing, but i would save that sour for a rainy day)

    My second peice of advice is dont put the mixture of weed and glycerin right in the the crock pot put water in first then use a mason jar in the water this allows you to pull the jar out (with some oven mittin er something) and shake around that slury in stead of having to mix it.

    I made some fatal errors in mine just becuase I didnt really care and wanted to see if I could get by with minimal effort but if you take the time and the effort you will get an amazing result my second batch for 4/20 made up for all the mistakes last time

    So take your time to research hop aroung GC thiers some great threads on here that helped me and ask questions

    Fairwell and good luck:wave:
     
  10. #10 L7JDub, Apr 25, 2012
    And also if you grind your bud up with a grinder then bag it up in a peice of cheese cloth then drop that in a mason jar with some glycerin it makes straing a bit easyer and whatever that black shit that is left in the bag could be dried out and used for something I read somewhere that they sent in the reminants of the bud after the cooking proccess and it contains around 15% THC I know its not much but thier has to be a way to make every last percent count
     
  11. #11 Kaboose420, Apr 25, 2012
    [quote name='"L7JDub"']And also if you grind your bud up with a grinder then bag it up in a peice of cheese cloth then drop that in a mason jar with some glycerin it makes straing a bit easyer and whatever that black shit that is left in the bag could be dried out and used for something I read somewhere that they sent in the reminants of the bud after the cooking proccess and it contains around 15% THC I know its not much but thier has to be a way to make every last percent count[/quote]

    I think bagging it like this is a horrible idea, you want it finely ground to increase the surface area and bagging it like this would greatly reduce that, it's not hard to strain with cheese cloth. Just take your time and don't rush things you will be rewarded more for your efforts.
     
  12. #12 MrxNiceGuy, Apr 25, 2012
    Ok so its made

    I used 6 oz of cake icing glycerin and 13 grams of vaped bud and a little of vaped keef.

    Stirred on low periodically then put on warm for night. woke up stirred put back on low

    let it stay on another 4 hours. then i strained over and over again through metal mesh strainer, however their are still very very fine grain particles stuck in the tincture no matter how much i strain. i tasted a drop that spilled and it tasted sweet, and like vaped bud the mixture looks like a black in the vial in the dark but up close in the light maybe dark brownish yellowish green?

    All in all the taste wasn't un bareable, CANT WAIT TO TRY AND PUT THIS IN A DRINK OR TEA OR UNDER MY Tongue lol. i am going to try and full teaspoon soon and see how it goes, I will post back effects soon.

    also sadly i only bottled just under 4 oz of product most likely loosing an oz stuck to the pan and shit and another oz due to evaporation?
     
  13. #13 MrxNiceGuy, Apr 26, 2012
    So it works :smoke:. Just sadly not as strong as i had hoped for.

    Decided to make a nice big cup of tea. Then i measured out an exact teaspoon and put it in the tea, then i put in alot of lemon juice and sugar and mixed well. Their was a hint of Vape taste but the lemon helped over power it.

    About an hour later i do feel medicated, however not strongly or anywhere near overpoweringly medicated. Id say my level was a 4 out of 10. Im thinking about letting the tincture sit at room temp for a few weeks i hear it will increase potency.

    One guy said that over time after letting it sit he was down to one dropper dose to feel nice and medicated. Will letting it sit that long really help increase its effects that much? From one full dropper (tsp) to one drop?

    If Im hoping to increase my medicated number to a 7 or 8 or even 10 out of 10 what would be a safe dose considering estimated strength?

    2 and a half tea spoons in the drink? (2 and a half dropper fulls?)
     
  14. #14 Alex121212, Jan 8, 2013
    Wait so can you heat avb in a crock pot or does it have to be not vaped?
     
  15. #15 Mike2323, Jan 19, 2015
    I see so many different way, videos that leave out important stuff, etc. Can anyone tell me if I am correct?
     
    This is what I will do my first try, from reading and watching videos. If I am missing anything please let me know.
     
    7gm finely ground bud in a ramekin and placed in the oven at 300 for 10 minutes (to decarb?)
    take it out and mix with 2oz  glycerin
    then cover with foil and place in crockpot at 220 for 3 and a half hours
    remove sit, and strain
    Is that correct?
     
    I saw people who didn't put in the oven first, but they left it in the crock pot for 24 hours stirring regularly. Is leaving it longer just another way of decarbing? 
     
  16. #16 Mike2323, Jan 20, 2015
    My comment (above) is seen here, but when I look at "muy content" this doesn't show up?
     
  17. #17 sickmanfraud, Jan 21, 2015
    Your decarb is too hot. Use 220 for 25-30 minutes.

    Your ratio of bud to VG is better than that of OP.

    I would suggest that you visit the thread titled Another Tinctures Thread by PsychedelicSam. You could ask any tincture questions and get proper responses. Sadly, someone at GC thinks we are subversives and locked the thread.


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  18. #18 Mike2323, Jan 24, 2015
    Thanks, that helps! I appreciate the response!
     

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