Need some advice/info/recipe/instruction on tinctures...

j0yr1d3

j0yr1d3

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Ok so I picked up some purple kush the other day (price was right but i can't stand to smoke/vape it). So I'm thinking i'm going to turn it all into a tincture. I've done this before a few times but I usually just do it all lazy and half assed. This time I thought I would see how everyone else makes theirs and what seems to be the best results. I plan on using high proof Everclear alcohol (vodka or rum if unavailable), I have about 10 grams of actual bud, maybe more if I decide to add another strain to it. Basically I'm looking for people's experience with carboxylated vs decarboxylated bud, soak times, when to agitate etc. I've looked online a ton of places and everyone seems to have a different method/recipe so I thought I'd just ask those here what they do and how their results were.
 
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Ishrahnai

Ishrahnai

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j0yr1d3 said:
Ok so I picked up some purple kush the other day (price was right but i can't stand to smoke/vape it). So I'm thinking i'm going to turn it all into a tincture. I've done this before a few times but I usually just do it all lazy and half assed. This time I thought I would see how everyone else makes theirs and what seems to be the best results. I plan on using high proof Everclear alcohol (vodka or rum if unavailable), I have about 10 grams of actual bud, maybe more if I decide to add another strain to it. Basically I'm looking for people's experience with carboxylated vs decarboxylated bud, soak times, when to agitate etc. I've looked online a ton of places and everyone seems to have a different method/recipe so I thought I'd just ask those here what they do and how their results were.
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Check out the 'get baked with yessica thread. I put a tincture recipe up there earlier. It's tried and tested, my best mates mum died of cancer last year but I made her a batch and was told it helped.
 
Hugo Phurst

Hugo Phurst

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To me, tinctures taste like shit and burn like fuck. IMO - Make brownies.

Decarbing is important (to actiivate the THC/cannabinoids) when not smoking the cannabis.
Hot method is the fasted, "cold" is the best.

Decarb the weed in the oven at a temp between 120 and (not over) 150 deg F. Bake till extra dry.
Grind up the weed and put it and the everclear in the freezer for a day or two.
Mix the weed and everclear in an air-tight container, like a glass jar, just cover the pot with the booze. Shake for a bit, back into the freezer. Shake once or twice a day of about 4 days.

Done.
 
j0yr1d3

j0yr1d3

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Thanks for all the suggestions everybody. I went with a vodka alcohol extraction (no Everclear available sadly). Decarboxylated about 12 grams, been doing a nice soak in the freezer for the past 4 days, probably give it a few more since I'm using lower alcohol% than I would like.. Going to strain it out this weekend and see what we end up with I guess. Next time I will try the vegetable glycerin method since I've only ever done alcohol extractions before :D
 
j0yr1d3

j0yr1d3

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Jackal69 said:
did ya grind the hell out of it or just crumble?
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Was pretty dry after toasting. Mashed it all into a fine crumbly consistency. Only like my 3rd time trying to make tinctures so not expecting awesome results to be honest. I feel like it's going to take some experimenting with methods and fine tuning until I get something great and I'm super pleased with.
 
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symptum

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j0yr1d3 said:
Thanks for all the suggestions everybody. I went with a vodka alcohol extraction (no Everclear available sadly). Decarboxylated about 12 grams, been doing a nice soak in the freezer for the past 4 days, probably give it a few more since I'm using lower alcohol% than I would like.. Going to strain it out this weekend and see what we end up with I guess. Next time I will try the vegetable glycerin method since I've only ever done alcohol extractions before :D
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4 days is a really long time to spend in the alcohol. You're pulling out a lot of chlorophyll and other useless stuff. When I make tincture with alcohol I add super finely ground, extra dry cannabis that has been in the freezer for 2 days to the 99% alcohol that has been in the freezer as well and swish it around for about 10 minutes until it starts to take on a green color. Then I filter the cannabis out with a couple coffee filters, evaporate most of the alcohol, mix in what ever essential oils I'm into (lime or orange are great) then I dissolve that mixture into à lower proof alcohol like sailor Jerry's or even vodka and bottle it up into a dropper bottle or a spritzer bottle.
 
The Hippy

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symptum said:
4 days is a really long time to spend in the alcohol. You're pulling out a lot of chlorophyll and other useless stuff. When I make tincture with alcohol I add super finely ground, extra dry cannabis that has been in the freezer for 2 days to the 99% alcohol that has been in the freezer as well and swish it around for about 10 minutes until it starts to take on a green color. Then I filter the cannabis out with a couple coffee filters, evaporate most of the alcohol, mix in what ever essential oils I'm into (lime or orange are great) then I dissolve that mixture into à lower proof alcohol like sailor Jerry's or even vodka and bottle it up into a dropper bottle or a spritzer bottle.
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I'm coming to your house.
 
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symptum

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Come on over I'm making wings! Btw, The secret ingredient in my buffalo wings is weed butter I make with an everclear extraction that's then dissolved into the hot butter so it doesn't make your hot wings taste like a skunks asshole. I absolutely hate the taste of weed in food :spew:
 
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