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

It's great stuff for a toothache and works instantly, Indica or Sativa. It surprised me the first time I tried it. Take a nap a little later to make up for the interruption. At least it was good news. It can be worrisome getting those late calls sometimes .

 

Usually you'll get about a 75% extraction with 2 runs. It's hard to get it past that mark unless you're willing to use a lot of alcohol for several rinses. If your material is 15% then your tincture will be about 12%. It's possible to get a near complete extraction but there's a lot of work involved. Kief, on the other hand, is incredibly easy and you get complete extraction. The reason many of us save our leftovers is because there's still something to be gotten out of it. I've had all phases tested which is why I can be so sure of this if nothing else.

 

She used GD, not coconut oil, and rubbed it on her tooth and gums probably. No mention of coconut oil.

 

It runs along about the same as shatter/wax and other concentrates that use solvents. Kief works so well because it's only trichomes without all the plant matter to get in the way.

 

I couldn't agree with you more, OldRose. about the need for more information on the combined effects. I don't even know how to go about doing that. I've mentioned before about my total confusion on that aspect. I can get my head around the empirical data but have no clue about how much of which does what.

I tried to use the AC/DC the other day with some of my cherished Nepalese Sativa GD. I've had this stuff for well over a year and it is my favorite of all time. I've been using it sparingly since I have so little left. It's an excellent landrace Sativa that always gets me sailing through the day. I used about 15 drops which was a hefty dose and I also added 4 drops of the AC/DC. The Nepalese has 20mg/ml of THC and the AC/DC has 8mg/ml. Those 4 drops completely changed the profile and I didn't really like it. I had really needed those Sativa effects that day and they were non-existent. It made it feel like a 50-50 hybrid.

Needless to say, I'm leery now of losing the effects I need by messing with the profile like that. I'll probably wind up giving it to someone.

 

That's up to you, pushu. I keep my oils separate because I use them in different formulas but it doesn't matter. My root creams get the upper plant but just not as coconut oil. Stiggy likes some leaf in with his as do some others. It's a personal preference. If it can help Stiggy's pain then there's something to be said for it.

 

I've only seen the crystalline distilled CBD and that's made from hemp but is still $70 per gram around here. 99% THC would be like taking a hallucinogen, pure psychoactivity and I doubt it's cheap.

 

It's probably made the same way, by distillation, another step beyond the "clear" distillation. I think it takes some fancy equipment to get there. I've read about how it's done but it kind of lost me in the details.

 

This looks interesting, Bloomer. Thanks for sharing. Gummy recipes are always popular and appreciated. I still haven't tried my hand at gummies because I don't have any material to use for it. OldRose's honey kief gummes sounded good and this one will fit in nicely.

The first thing I thought of when I read it was how great they would be for a hot weather refresher if you kept them in the freezer and just pop it in your mouth, like a frozen grape. The pureed fruit will add it's pectin to the gelatin and it should set up really well. I use pureed strawberries for a strawberry jam along with some sugar with no added pectin and it set really well. It'd be like a bite size fruit pop.

Using fresh fruit limits how long it's viable. My jam lasted about 3 weeks in the fridge before I finished it all and it still seemed good to the last smidge. How large of a batch does this make? How's the texture, like a fruit bar or gummy? Got a pic?