Kush Inc.
Well-Known Member
The first article states clearly that you have to decarb weed before making a tincture, the second one says the alcohol does the job for you.
So what is it now? "There's more than 1 way to skin a cat" really doesn't apply to this. Alcohol decarbs THC or it doesn't.
How do you guys make your THC tinctures (with 95% ethyl alcohol)? Decarb or not? And how long do you soak your weed? Some of these "guides" say 3 days, others say a month....
SOURCES:
1: https://cannabis.wiki/cannabis101/when-you-should-and-when-you-shouldn-t-decarboxylate-cannabis
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Alcohol cannot be brought up to a high enough temperature to properly decarb weed, because it will simply evaporate, so tincture is instead made by soaking the buds for a great length of time. It’s a slow process of extraction that can take several weeks to complete, but all of that time will be for nothing if you don’t decarboxylate the cannabis before you make it."
2: https://honestmarijuana.com/marijuana-tinctures/
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Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) exists as tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) until it is decarboxylated, usually with heat. The nice thing about the extraction process is that the alcohol bath dissolves the THCA, decarboxylates it into THC, and preserves the resultant material so that it won’t spoil. Alcohol does all three of these things at the same time…all without heat."
So what is it now? "There's more than 1 way to skin a cat" really doesn't apply to this. Alcohol decarbs THC or it doesn't.
How do you guys make your THC tinctures (with 95% ethyl alcohol)? Decarb or not? And how long do you soak your weed? Some of these "guides" say 3 days, others say a month....
SOURCES:
1: https://cannabis.wiki/cannabis101/when-you-should-and-when-you-shouldn-t-decarboxylate-cannabis
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- When infusing alcohol
Alcohol cannot be brought up to a high enough temperature to properly decarb weed, because it will simply evaporate, so tincture is instead made by soaking the buds for a great length of time. It’s a slow process of extraction that can take several weeks to complete, but all of that time will be for nothing if you don’t decarboxylate the cannabis before you make it."
2: https://honestmarijuana.com/marijuana-tinctures/
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Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) exists as tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) until it is decarboxylated, usually with heat. The nice thing about the extraction process is that the alcohol bath dissolves the THCA, decarboxylates it into THC, and preserves the resultant material so that it won’t spoil. Alcohol does all three of these things at the same time…all without heat."