Another Tincture Thread - Try it, You'll like it

 
If you don't want to wade through all the pages here, try this on for size.....Dragon Lite 

 

 
I think that 4oz is a good place to start since you're using some kief, too. You can always reduce a little more if it needs it, but I wouldn't think that it would. The bioavailability issue doesn't really begin until it gets much lower. If you still have your oil you can reconstitute it into a tincture by adding more Everclear and if it's still not as good, you can use it as a base for another extraction.   

 

 
I bet you did get sleepy! Let us know when you're ready and we'll help however we can.   

 

This is similar to the chocolate pieces I mentioned, smf, and I can give you a few pointers. First let me say that if you have the resources, it might do you some good to try making your oil by the traditional methods to get an idea of how each process compares to the others. If you really want to use the leftover plant material in the chocolates then making the oil directly from the cannabis would be the way for you to go. Using a solvent transfer from your Dragon makes for more dosing but after 2 runs the cannabis is pretty run down and doesn't make a good additive to chocolate without adding something to it to re-enhance it. If you make the oil with the cannabis and then use the plant material, you'll get everything out of it but pain dosing will be minimal at 200 servings, like a couple of aspirin unless you have no tolerance at all. Also be aware that cannabis plant material can be very upsetting to the digestive system. Using the oil itself should be sufficient though. 2 tablespoons is 1 fluid ounce of oil and 1/4 cup is 2oz, but I don't know of any way you can make oil, or anything else, out of 7g of any bud and get 200 potent doses out of it as an edible. I only count 20 servings per ounce now but when I used the traditional methods, I used the whole 7g output for just 20 servings.

I nearly always use nuts when I make my chocolate, and when I use the plant matter I add 2 or 3 different kinds of nuts and coconut and orange/vanilla flavoring. The plant material will change the flavor and consistency of your chocolate and the added sugar or other sweetener will be needed. I personally use sweetened condensed milk instead of a sweetener but that's up to you. If you don't use the plant, you can pour the chocolate directly into molds. I really think that there is a misprint in your recipe book about the number of servings. But what do I know?

 

 
Here's what we'll do, smf. I have all the ingredients on hand, nuts, chocolate, enhanced coconut oil, flavor extract, flour, the whole nine yards. I'll make your recipe using the oil only from a transfer and then you can see that it will be lucky to make 20 small pieces from that amount of chocolate. I can even make a version with plant material if you want, but I already have a freezer container full of my own. While they may be small pieces, they will be a good dose for pain and recreation. I'll take pictures and post the whole thing for you and anyone else who wants to see. It will be similar to the recipe earlier in the thread for fudge. Then we'll see with our own eyes.   

 

 
I've just made it and am waiting for it to set up so I can take some final pics of theoretical dose size and real dose size. There's no way to get 100 doses but I can say it's really potent. I just licked out the bowl and I'm starting to cop a really good buzz, and I haven't smoked for a while. Really good, fast onset. Tastes like coconut since I didn't use the mint, using vanilla instead. I also used some crushed walnuts. It's delicious and doesn't take as much chocolate as fudge.   

 

 
Actually, smf, I am quite impressed with this. I've just finished the pictures and am getting ready to post the results. And it's a big A+ for me. I can even see where it could get 100 doses, but 75 would be better I think. I have pictures showing the size that a dose of 1/100 is. I ate it just now and I can feel it pretty well. It would make a good dose for daytime pain, especially if you used the Indica. It's very good and I want to thank you for the recipe. There are a couple of small things I did differently but just adjustments to the taste. The volume of ingredients and directions are the same as the one you posted. We should name it after you here in the thread. It's not an original recipe to that cookbook so you wouldn't be infringing. I have a couple of ideas for variations on the theme already. Thanks again.
 
By the way, you can post other off-site links. 

 

sickmanfraud's CannaChocolate Dosing Squares

A few posts above, sickmanfraud posted a chocolate recipe and had a few questions on the best way to proceed. Instead of making suggestions, I decided to make it and document the process as well as test the supposed dosing size and this post is the result. Here's the recipe as posted:

Since I was using coconut oil made by solvent transfer instead of the plant material, I used a full cup of dark chocolate chips, along with 2 tsp of vanilla instead of mint (not a big mint fan), 1.5 tbsp of granulated sugar, 1oz (2 tbsp) enhanced coconut oil and 2 tbsp of flour and I used 26g of finely chopped walnuts..

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I placed the chocolate and sugar in a heavy saucepan and turned the heat to medium, stirring often. While the recipe says to add the oil and extract while heating, that's not what you want to do. When adding to many candy recipes, the extract is added at the end due to it being an alcohol extract. The alcohol flashes off the hot candy leaving the intense flavor behind. Anything involving THC and heat should have the THC product added at the end also to avoid any loss of potency from high candy temps. The flour was added after the oil and finally, I stirred in the nuts.



After fully blending the ingredients after combining, I placed it in a 5x5 inch container and placed in the refrigerator to set. This picture shows that it's not very thick and makes one wonder about 100 doses.



After about an hour in the fridge, I took it out of the container to cut the chocolate into 100 pieces.



These two pictures are of one of those doses in size comparison shots. The amount of a dose is about half the size of a Hershey's Kiss and are a noticeable effect. It could be a hundred doses for daytime or mild tolerance. And as smf says, you can always eat two.



You could wrap them individually in plastic wrap if you have the patience and keep them in the fridge. These would have less chocolate and calories than a piece of fudge or a brownie and the dosing could be more effective.

I'm glad I made these. I had been running out of fudge and these will work well. I declare this a PsychedelicSam Approved Recipe.

 

 
Yeah, the chocolate is good. A larger dose is better but if a person doesn't have a high tolerance and didn't want to be real buzzed, just pain relief, then those doses would work. 
 
I get 3oz from 7g using the Dragon. Your cooked method was only going to get you 2oz plus the plant material. The Dragon transfer gives you a much cleaner and tastier end product without the mess. If you want a stronger single dose, reduce your 3 oz of Dragon to 2 oz and then use half for the chocolate. When you make your oil by cooking the cannabis, you can't make it more concentrated if you wanted but with the Dragon, you can make that ounce (2 tbsp) any potency you want. 
 
I believe that you should make the oil by cooking at some point so that you can experience the difference, but you should wait until you get some excess. Maybe ask your dispensary if they have any sugar trim for sale. Some dispensaries here do and you can often get a lot more for your money. That would be the ideal thing to use if you can get it. 
 
I usually let the candies, including chocolate, melt in my mouth as long as possible because it can be absorbed like a sublingual dose. Your idea for the transfer will not work. The transfer needs heat to evaporate the alcohol and there's not enough after you remove it. If you leave it on the heat while trying to evaporate the alcohol, you'll overheat the chocolate and ruin it. You take one ounce of your GD and transfer it to 1oz of the oil first.   

 

We'll be looking forward to the pics, wafflestomper. Welcome to the "True Believers Club".