VG Tincture evaporation help

Hey man I'm liking how much research you did id recommend decarbing the weed first, and presoaking your cheesecloth in your solvent before straining. Otherwise I fear those 3 layers absorbed all your previous vg and now it's gonna be hard to get out. Id say in the future just use the potato ricer cause with coconut oil Atleast, cheesecloth is really coarse and messy.

Maybe microwave that cheesecloth and throw it in the potato ricer and get that stuff out. I've done lots of research on the ricers too after my first cheesecloth run so if you like it then by all means use it


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You dampen the cheesecloth with the solvent you're using to prevent the absorption of the infused version. With the cloth already wet,
your product won't be drawn up into the dry weave, giving you a larger yield. If you have 190 proof alcohol, soak your saturated cheesecloth in a couple of ounces of it, squeeze it out real well and evaporate off the alcohol. You should be able to recover a bit more. Otherwise, soak your cloth in some koolaid or other beverage until the glycerin dissolves, then use that for dosing. If you reclaim the glycerin with alcohol, you might as well pour the squeezed reefer in there, too, and get out the glycerin and THC left behind. When you strain it, wet your cloth with some alcohol.
 
I use a ricer, too, and highly recommend them. 

 

 
Until it dissolves, shouldn't take too long. Work the fabric a bit to get out as much as you can. It will work better if the liquid isn't cold. This will reclaim your glycerin but the potency will still be dependent on your original extraction process. 

 

 
That coloring does look appropriate but that's all I can say. 
 
You really didn't have a good ratio the last time and glycerin needs some sitting time for it to fully bond so I'm not really surprised by the outcome but live and learn. You can't decarb after you've already used it. You can possibly do some freeze/thaw cycles but otherwise not a good idea. You could possibly add both leftovers together and make more butter but you wouldn't get a good VG by using the butter leftovers. It's a lipid and won't mix into the glycerin. It's not a bad idea to reuse leftovers but it's best to keep them separate.     

 

 
Your ratio isn't too bad. 1-3g/oz of VG is the norm, which you had, but you also had issues you've learned from. Next time don't use cheesecloth but instead use some mesh like silkscreen or a mesh coffee filter or a ricer. But mesh is best for glycerin. When it's finished, put it away in a dark warm spot for 2 weeks. It takes about that long for the extracted THC to fully absorb. At that time it's ready to go and I would start your dosage with 2 ml.
 
Have you ever thought about a Green Dragon tincture? I know a bit about that stuff, glycerin is just a sideline. 

 

 
It's 50 times better than glycerin, even with 151, which you should be able to get. It's not quite as good as 190 if using bud but you can make a dynamite product using hash or kief. It's really easy and doesn't need a lot of effort. Here's the guide:  151 Kief/Hash Tincture..