#MajorCannabisGrouchFeb 17, 2023
It's 10:35 a.m. and my household is dank because of decarboxylation for my #cannabis #tincture for making #thc sugar, which I use on a daily basis for chronic pain and inflammation.
Everyone has their own decarboxylating techniques and favorite high proof liquor to produce a tincture. Would you like to share yours as I melt into the couch?
#marijuana #weed #edibles
Show threadMike JackminFeb 18, 2023

@AlwaysNeedMoreWeed

I would love to talk about making sugar

I can make a nice tincture - 1cc is a dose - and I currently use an egg poacher to evaporate the alcohol away, and then i melt a caramel on the spot it leaves behind. it works but its kind of a pain.

how you do?

btw i use 190 proof vodka for solvent - only a one hour soak - and i use kief - put a pinch in a folded slip of parchment, wrap in foil, place between preheated cast iron pans.

Show thread#MajorCannabisGrouchFeb 19, 2023
@mikejackmin I like the egg poacher technique with Carmel. It must be messy, though?
I use 152 proof grain alcohol(500 ml per 28 grams *kept in the freezer, 4 hour soak, shake every 2 hours), called Diesel, and springšŸ’§for my lingual #tincture
For #thc sugar, no springšŸ’§is used because It's going to evaporate the alcohol slowly over 3 days w/ fan on low & a cheesecloth covering the container.
Mix the sugar daily, so evaporation and consistency can be seen. Day 3: Use a blender to keep uniform
Show threadMike JackminFeb 20, 2023

@AlwaysNeedMoreWeed

It's not messy, really, just annoying. The little cups are non-stick so the caramel comes right off when it cools a little. You can use the same technique to make butter too.

The blender is the step I was missing - makes sense now.

How long does it keep? I found that decarbed bud would lose about half it's strength after a month in the freezer, dunno if it would last longer in sugar or tincture form.

Show thread#MajorCannabisGrouchFeb 20, 2023
@mikejackmin
I haven't made #cannabutter in years, mainly because I use #tincture in one form or another in my daily routine.
This makes about 4 cups of sugar per batch, which lasts me about six months. I keep my sugar in a #mypharmjar or 2 oz. Chubby Gorillas containers work well if kept in the freezer. I haven't had any loss of #thc from being in a freezer. My only problem may be that I don't let all of the alcohol evaporate long enough, and I have to back later and reblend big chunks.
Show thread#MajorCannabisGrouchFeb 20, 2023

@mikejackmin
You shouldn't lose #thc strength unless you're holding for years, and I would ask what containers were used because it matters.

I take 1 tsp. nightly to sleep, and helps with tossing and turning too.
If I'm feeling adventurous, I add 1/4 tsp. to my oatmeal in the morning.

Show threadMike Jackmin

@AlwaysNeedMoreWeed

The THC loss I was seeing was from decarbed bud. I've had a handful of people tell me that tinctures (and edibles made from it) are much more stable. Maybe something in the plant matter was acting as a catalyst.

I'm going to try a small-scale batch of sugar and see how it goes.

Have you experimented with mild heat - maybe 150F or so - to speed evaporation? I think that's what the egg poacher is giving me and sugar melts well above that.

Feb 23, 2023 at 11:37pmWeb
Show thread#MajorCannabisGrouchFeb 27, 2023

@mikejackmin
What are you using to decarb? And are you getting the truešŸŒ”inside of that product? The best way to find out is to do a dry run with no #cannabis inside with a digitalšŸŒ”probe. This is what I use in my toaster oven, and I have no complaints because I use the digitalšŸŒ”as the reference, not the oven dial.

https://alpha420.com/products/edibox

How did the sugar turn out?

EdiBox - Decarb Box