Weed decarbing question

It's easier and much more potent to make those brownies without first making cannabutter.
(1) Decarb the herb @ 240 F for 40 min with a verifying thermometer. Some people use baking bags to help control smell.
(2) Grind to fine powder using a coffee grinder.
(3) Add some lecithin to the recipe oil, cook on very low heat until it dissolves, then blend the herb into the oil.
(4) Mix the herb/oil/lecithin mixture into the brownie recipe, and bake with as little time/heat as possible.
Each gram of good 15% thc herb used will supply about 150 mg thc to the finished product.
For example, to make 16 brownies of 50 mg thc each, then you'd need 800 mg thc total, which could come from 800/150 = 5.3 grams herb.
Whole herb does bother some peoples' stomachs, but you won't taste much herb.

To convince yourself that whole herb recipes are very potent, and risk little, you could add about 1 gram decarbed herb powder to about 25 grams nut butter, along with some lecithin. Then bake at 220 F for 20 min, freeze, thaw, spread onto crackers, and eat. CAREFUL, 1 g herb will be 150 mg thc, so eat only a fraction of the spread. Even 10 mg might medicate a new edible user. This is a modified version of BrassNwood's excellent recipe. I did exactly this last night to test some new herb, and will be soon baking some of the rest into a homemade cookie recipe.

 

bkarnaze is right and his methods are proven. I do not like edibles made that way. I prefer to extract the goodies into butter/coconut oil or alcohol. Decarb is essential and covered or uncovered it does not matter. You do lose vapor uncovered, but for extraction you want your herb very dry. The most important thing is to have fun with the process. Oh- you don't need to make a big batch- just a gram will make three-four small doses. Decarb as usual, add to a fat/oil and eat. 0.25 gram may get you high this way. Enjoy!