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

Maybe.

 

No, it won't kick you awake. The heat/freeze cycles break down the THC into CBN and diminishes the psychoactivity. The more cycles, the more sedative. For more detail on that method you should check out the BKS CannaPharm thread. I was going to give you the specific link but it seems that her table of content links are broken in the last format change but here's the thread: BadKats CannaPharm: Medical Grade Oil, Cannabis Capsules, UV GLOWING Hash Candy, Canna Bombs more

I'm referring you there because it's not my cup of tea and there's already another detailed quality thread devoted to that topic. Also, it is a fountain of cannabis knowledge that will give you insight into cannabis edibles that's required reading for anyone wishing to be more than a novice. I've done so and also contribute from time to time. For that type of oil, she's your best bet, for most other stuff we do pretty well.

 

Dark Star Genesis Project
Sample Base - 4th & Final Month



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This is the final phase of the Dark Star Genesis project and gets us to 4 months of unheated, natural decarboxylation. It could maybe go another month but any gain in THC is going to be negligible but I'm ready to use it. In fact I've already used it to make some triple infused cookies and have been using it as tincture since month 3.

It now only has 3mg of THCA per milliliter which is a good number in my opinion. The purpose of this project was to watch how the cannabinoids progressed over that time. We got an additional 7% conversion from the previous month. Another month may give us another 3-4% and then the month after that 2-3% or fully converted. We're at 87% now.

I mentioned in a previous post that this was a "beautiful" profile. It has 8 out of 10 cannabinoids with only CBDV & 8-THC and those are rare anyway. Even the small amount of THCA has it's own medical benefits. The others are present in definite therapeutic values. We have seen the CBDA decrease significantly over the course of the project and the creation of CBD and increased CBG but with no increase in CBN over the entire course. Look at value column on the left that is outlined in red if you want to see a near perfect GD profile or so I'm told.

If you look at the results from the heated decarb study you will see a difference in the retention of the compounds when compared to this study. A major difference is the retention of many of the cannabinoids in this one whereas the heated samples had values too low to detect with a lot of the loss going to CBN. and

There's a 3 month test of another fresh natural project coming up in a couple of weeks that will give us something to compare this one to.

 

Welcome, nwags. Take your time reading this thing. There's a lot of good conversation but for the technical stuff, you can just ask and we can point you in the right direction easier than trying to read it all.

I know several people who use GD for asthma and it seems to work well, better than inhaling for sure. Give edibles a try again, like getting back on the horse that threw you but the GD should help you get acclimated. In order to make a Green Dragon you will need to thaw and dry your material before decarb. You don't need to water cure.

There have been advances since 2012 with using fresh, frozen material for concentrates but I haven't come across anything pertaining to GD yet. Bubble hash and that "clear" technology are what I've heard of but there's probably more.

If you have any questions as you move forward, do be shy about asking about something. I try to answer fairly quickly.

 

If you want to make the white chocolate from scratch like I did then the only ingredient you could do a transfer with is the cocoa butter. Concentrate your GD first so you won't have as much alcohol to evaporate. If you want to use white chocolate chips instead you can concentrate your GD and then transfer to a little coconut oil, like Dragon oil. You want to use the least amount of oil possible to prevent the chocolate from being too soft and melty but still have good effects.

If you want some more help with this, Stiggy, drop me a line.

 

For an ounce of bud I use 12oz of alcohol on the first run and 10 on the second. The freezing of the bud should be 24 hours to make sure the trichomes are brittle. Shake your jar of material occasionally while in the freezer and when you have a layer of kief on the all over the side of the jar, you can start if you want. The colder the alcohol the less chlorophyll and it takes about 24 hours to get that much alcohol to drop low enough for optimal inhibition.

You may be able to get away with less time but if your results vary, don't blame me.

 

We're glad you're still around, Tenka.

You cannot use that or any isopropyl alcohol. It's not good for your health. Sorry.

 

You'll lose about 2oz with the first run due to the absorption of the dry material. For the second run the material is already saturated so it doesn't absorb more and it doesn't take as much to cover the already wet cannabis. You'll recover about 10oz on the first one and all of the second. If you got a good squeezer you might even recover a little more from that 1st run absorption. During the course of filtering you'll lose a little more but not a lot and whatever spillage you have. You'll probably start your reduction with 18-19 ounces.

Because you've been a dabber, reduce your solution until you have 7oz. That gives you a ratio of 4g/oz. Start there and if you need more kick, reduce it another ounce at a time until you're satisfied.

 

Seven ounces is your goal. You'll evaporate off the rest, about 12oz.

I'd say 1/2ml to start. Of course, your material will factor into that, too. You'll get about 75% cannabinoid yield, very similar to bho but without the butane.