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

The lecithin will absorb the alcohol and then you won't be able to evaporate it out without a lot of hassles, if at all. The lecithin is an emulsifier and will bind everything in the mix.

 

You know, I was just thinking after you said that and got an idea for whatever it's worth. I haven't tried it yet because I just thought of it but I bet that lecithin blended into cold coffee with or without milk, sugar or vanilla and poured over ice would make a great iced frappucchino style beverage.

 

So you have 7g in 5oz? And you want to use that for your batch of butter? Do you want it for servings and doses? Is it 190 proof?

 

Okay, that's nice and clear. Thank you. Of course, someone has to test it out. If you had reduced each batch the same then each ounce would be 2.3g and so with one ounce gone you have about 11.6g in that 5oz of GD. In my estimation that will make about fifty ~20mg servings or twenty-five 40mg doses or anywhere in between.

We want to use 2oz of ghee, 4 tablespoons, for our transfer. Assuming you're going to mix the two batches of GD, you could add the whole thing to the ghee and evaporate it but all that extra alcohol is going to need longer heat to evaporate fully. To cut back on the extended heat you should reduce that 5oz of GD down to 2oz before you do the transfer.

When you have the GD concentrated to 2oz add it to your 2oz of ghee and place in the hot water bath or double boiler or your preferred form of evaporation and heat it until the alcohol bubbles stop and it smells like warm butter. All the alcohol should be gone and then you're finished until your lecithin arrives.

If you want to wait for your lecithin, place your infused ghee in the freezer until you're ready then melt it, add your lecithin and heat until it's dissolved. Use one ounce of your infused ghee per batch. If that's cookies then you'll control your dosage by how large you make them. Your dosing on brownies will depend on how you cut them. It could be 30 or it could be 10. It's completely up to you.

Used like this each batch will be comprised of slightly less than 6 grams. 4g are used for the 20 dose/20mg example I used so your batch could be good for up to 30 doses.

If you are into experimenting you could add lecithin to just one batch, leave the other without and see for yourself what difference it makes for you. I personally do not use lecithin because it doesn't seem to make any difference with me and cannabis although I do use it for dietary supplementation. I also use it when I make edibles for others when it's called for. That's your decision but if anyone has digestive issues then I would recommend it in some form.

 

It's possible but I don't experience any more than normal. It may depending on what you've recently have had or soon will have to eat. It does increase the breakdown of fats and that may cause some additional gas. If I eat something sometime after I've taken my lecithin beverage I'll burp a few times. That may have increased since I started taking it. It's not a lot but has a lecithin flavor to it for up to a couple of hours. It's not all the time, seldom actually.

What I do know is that I have been feeling better and brighter since I started using it.

 

Okay. We'll catch up when our continents align again during normal hours. Pleasant dreams.

 

If your recipe calls for a cup of ghee and you plan on using the whole amount of it for the batch then by all means, add the 2oz of GD to the whole cup and then evaporate the GD. I didn't know what you were going to do with it, one batch or two. The issue I have with adding it to the whole cup of ghee is that it takes more heat to bring 8 oz of a liquid, ghee in this case, up to the temperature that will efficiently evaporate your alcohol from the ghee than it does 1/4 that much, 2oz.

Stiggy is right. I like the least heat possible for the least amount of time. Extended heating degrades the THC and makes for a more sedate effect. Oil will take more heat than butter/ghee for a longer time. I always try to concentrate the GD I use for transfers because of that.

But another big reason why I like to infuse some of the medium then mix it with the remainder of fresh ghee for the recipe is for the sake of the food itself. It's my opinion, especially with butter/ghee, that the heating and alcohol from the transfer is going to change the molecular structure somewhat. It will change the taste, no longer "buttery", as well as the texture at times. If you add some fresh ghee to your infused ghee then you will reclaim all the "buttery" flavor and goodness that would have been there.

I wouldn't have emphasized the concentration as much with oil because it can withstand a lot more heat without culinary repercussions than butter and although ghee is mostly pure butterfat, it breaks down, too. You can do it either way, Heavn, however you want since you're the cook. It will work either way. 6 of one and a half dozen of he other.

 

Sounds like you've got it. You know, there's not really a way that it has to be done. The whole process is adaptable so it's not a big thing. You'll do fine and we'll be looking forward to your results.