Decarbing process

You asked some good questions. You've got the decarb time and temp down. Through testing PsychedelicSam (Tincture guru on this forum) has determined the buds can be decarbed whole. Now the rest of it depends on you. Some folks like to grind the herb very fine and just add it to the oil/mix and cook with the bud in the batter. This way you get 100% of the THC. If you use your herb to make oil, then strain the cannabis from the oil some of the goodies will be left behind, but you'll have much better tasting edibles. I don't think one preparation preserves potency better than any other. Just be sure to keep things for later use keep in your freezer. Enjoy your edibles, mate.

 

It doesn't matter much whether you grind before or after decarb. I prefer after, because the herb is less sticky.
240 F for 40 min is optimal.
Once the herb is decarbed, it doesn't matter a lot what you do with it, and all of these things will be roughly equal in total potency:
(1) Mix with nut butter or nutella, let stand awhile, and eat.
(2) Bake with it, but this can destroy thc, so be careful. No bake desserts, or short bake cookie mixes work well. I have little experience determining how much thc is destroyed tho. My last batch of cookie mix was baked at 350 F for 8 minutes, and they seemed about as potent as expected.
(3) Soak in 190 proof everclear to make tincture or feco.
(3) Add oil, and put well mixed into capsules, but be sure to add enough oil. These can require ingesting several pills. The herb will settle to the bottom of the capsules, not allowing it to mix well with the herb, so lots of prior agitation is needed. Magical Butter Machine works well for this.
(4) Put it into capsules dry, and ingest. This doesn't work as well for me, because it has a ferocious, but shorter-lived high, and I want long ones for sleep. Most of us need some oil for better digestion.

The important thing is accurate decarb (oven thermometer needed), followed by not too much more heat. Edible making is very easy if you don't over-think it.

Also very important is to keep track of how much herb goes into how much final product, so that dosage can be managed.

Firecrackers are also very potent, but I don't trust the decarb times. Even then, they are very close to the potency of decarbed herb, and are a viable substitute.

 

Good advice.
The thc loss from straining has been quantified, and it's about 50% for oils, and just a few percent for 190 everclear tincture/feco. Google the High Times Ultimate Cannabutter Experiment.

 

Are there any other goodies to make, quickly, besides firecrackers? I don't smoke


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Plain canna oil
Decarb weed (240 F 40 minutes
Mix with just enough Coconut oil or Butter to make mud-sludge with.
Heat 220 F for 20 minutes
Done.
BNW

5 grams decarbed hash
1 tablespoon oil
1/2 teaspoon lecithin
My standard mix. Makes 30 (0) sized capsules. Really mind bending strong ones.