*How To Make THC DROPS.

[tahoe58]

yes there seems to be a lot of scattered results. and many of them of disappointment. I have not undertaken the tincture task yet. And I might not at this point more so because I did not get the yields (my fault) from my grow as I expected and so don't feel comfortable with "testing" at the moment. In due time, in due tiome .... I still want to try it.

After reading 66 pages I have a couple observations.

First, I don't think fdd used enough weed.

It seems to me that most were disappointed in their glycerin tincture. I had very high hopes when first learning about it, but I find more often than not people seem disappointed with it. Looks like I will stick to everclear tinctures for the near future, although I may try a very small scale glycerin extraction.

Tahoe, please update if/when you make your tincture. I'm interested in the indian method.

 

[fdd2blk]

funny this thread pops up. i stumbled upon my bottle of tincture yesterday. i threw it away.

 

[nikk]

funny this thread pops up. i stumbled upon my bottle of tincture yesterday. i threw it away.

you didnt like it i take it

was it the taste?

the effect?

 

[fdd2blk]

it had no effect.

 

[Bucket head]

 

[MNoisy]

so what where the results of it my man? they turn u into spider man yet? mine are at like 5 weeks so im think ima give them a try tonight, ill let u kids know

Well I can say this officially..I made the drops and tried it on a few different electronic cigarettes and finally found one that worked! Placed about 4 to 5 drops in a carrtidge I emptied out in a e-cigarette from ProSmoke and let me tell you....it worked great! Definitely had a sweet smell to it but almost flavorless and odorless and WORKED AWESOME.



I tried a few other cigs but I dont think any of them had robust enough atmoizers to handle the VG. The e cig that finally worked was from www.ProSmokeStore.com



VERY EXCITED this worked! Now I can smoke it anywhere as well as have my normal electronic cigarette if I want that. AWESOME!!!!!

 

[motoracer110]

 

[Canna Tinc]

any health food store will most likely only have the 4 ounce bottles for around $6 dollars. For a gallon you need to order online or try aromatherapy/massage stores. Some times they carry it to use as a base message oil and it only costs $30 for a gallon. If you do this I can not stress enough how important it is to use vegetable food safe glycerin but some times message places will have food safe and can't advertise it as such since they are selling it as a mixing agent. I've only been making tinctures for several months but I tend to make several batches a week. I found a post online listing 160f as the temp to use for the heat cycles and I've had excellent results with it. In between the heat cycles, try secruing the jars to a ammo tumbler used to polish brass by vibrating the cases in crushed walnut shells. This vibrating action works great for mixing the tincture 24/7 and more efficiently than shaking it by hand. A tincture can be finished within a week using heat cycles and a tumbler and be incredibly more potent. I am constantly experimenting with tinctures and right now I'm looking into using ultrasonic cell disruption to break down the cell walls of the plant material allowing the resins and oil to leach out. The high frequency creates small bubbles on anything within the liquid which explode with great force and rupturing the cell walls. The problem is I would be spending close to 2 thousand on something just for making tinctures and I'm not sure how it would work in the first place. I'm going to get one and try it any way and I will post a new thread with the results when I do.

Try using the same plant material and making a second batch to use as a bath soak which will be plenty strong if using heat cycles. I have a severe failed spinal fusion where the screws broke and moved down and out a 1/2" away from where they should be. Last week I couldn't hardly take more than a 1/2 breath since my back was acting up. I was able to notice a differenc in minutes and I felt much better for most of the day but it returned later. I took a bath again the second day and the same thing, but when I woke up on the third day I felt much better and there is no way my back would have gotten better that fast any other time. I had something similar happen 2 years ago and it never went away so now it feels like an elbow in my back while I breath. Without the bath soak there is a good chance with me it could have never gone away. It can be very expensive if making it solely for the purpose of a bath but using the expended herb is just getting your moneys worth. also take the actuall herb itself after the second batch for the bath and it can be used as a compress for injuries or be made into tea which can drank or added to the bath with about an ounce or two of glycerin bath tincture.

Canna Tinc

 

[Hyperdeficit]

mnoisy, how much bud did you put in and what kind of bud dro schwag or what. also how much glycerin did you do a cup? i am thinking about doing this with 30 mls of glycerin and 2-3 grams of bud.

I will be doing this with an ecig as well

 

[growone]

been following this thread for a while
i have tried the classic 'green dragon' for under the tongue use
a disappointment, like many seem to have had with tincture
i do small grows, so experiments are infrequent
i do seem to see more positive experiences with the coconut oil and capsules
curious if anyone else has done tincture and capsules, and how they compare

 

[fdd2blk]

bong rips for life!!!!!!

 

[MrFishy]

While researching glycerin tincture creation this morning, I couldn't help but notice one claim that heating above 110 will destroy a batch? Having just read this entire thread, I see FDD's reached 127, but can't fathom such eliminating a heavy buzz from the result, considering the amount of cannabis he used, regardless. Just can't imagine properly grown/cured buds being that fragile.

 

[madcaps123]

While researching glycerin tincture creation this morning, I couldn't help but notice one claim that heating above 110 will destroy a batch? Having just read this entire thread, I see FDD's reached 127, but can't fathom such eliminating a heavy buzz from the result, considering the amount of cannabis he used, regardless. Just can't imagine properly grown/cured buds being that fragile.

Looking over this thread is seemed like he filtered out the actual plant material and then heated the product, is this how you understood it as well? i am not sure if that would cause a significant problem, but it could be.

The way I see it is there are 3 possibilites:

1. the use of glycerin is not an effective way to create tincture

2. ffd did something during the process that caused the batch to fail

3. ffd did the process correctly but did not administer it correctly, ie, eating vs absorbing via cheek and tongue, empty stomach, being completely sober

now there dosnt seem to be anyone on this thread that has stated that this process worked for them, to a reasonable extent, ie. this is something they would recommend as being worth the effort.

 

[growone]

my limited experience with green dragon kind of soured me on the drop method
it worked kind of, but not much kick
and i got a good amount of feedback from others that said it worked, but wasn't real strong
i do want to try the coconut oil capsules sometime, the theory sounds good, and the feedback looks good too

 

[sammysuicide]

Have a look at this site:TINCTURE - Marijuana.com read the second post by " Higher Logic", from 2003, just a thought,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[KiefKommander]

I tried this method as I have a E-Cigarette and was looking for some way to be able to smoke in public without anyone knowing, being a active daily smoker I like to puff many times a day. A friend recently gave me a bunch of just off white blue dream kief and I decided what the hell I got it for cheap anyway for how potent it is, so I basically followed the directions on this post, but for the sake of not wasting a lot and the fact that it kief I only used about 1/2oz of Vegetable Glycerin to about 3/4g of the kief. I let it sit a few days and would occasionally heat it in a jetboil for a few hours but not too long. but I shook it a lot. The glycerin started out totally clear and now a few days later it has taken on a dark green color and many of the trichomes have dissolved into the glycerin itself. Today I decided to test it although some kief is still suspended in the glycerin. I opened it and took a sniff it smelled a lot stronger than when I started, I wasn't too sure but I removed the wick and bridge from the atomizer of the e-cig to get the most of direct dripping the stuff on the coil. (I suffered a day of sobriety to be able to get a true base line test of the stuff since other peoples results seemed inconclusive) I dripped two drops on to prime the fresh atomizer and then two more for good measure the initial taste was sweet and strong, exactly how it smelled which is what I was hoping for using grade A+ kief there was no throat hit but A LOT of vapor and my brother told me smell of the exhale just barely smelled like anything meaning most of if not all the THC was burned on vaporization. Now as most of you know the effects of vaporizing are a little different than analog smoking, much more mellow which is good for smoking on the go but after using up the initial four drops and then two more I was pretty much trapped in my chair I added a few drops of some mint oil I had on hand to cover the smell of the exhale (which ended up working perfectly as I had expected) I already ordered some caramel and vanilla custard flavors to make a cake batter flavored batch as I love the taste of chronic confections (I know I spoil myself). I have only tried smoking this a few times w/o straining any of the kief out so I have no idea how the resin will effect the atomizer coil but no problems so far. I will post more results as I make more stronger batches. Happing vaping everybody out there!

 

[growone]

^^^glad you got a good result, but wondering if glycerin is something you should be inhaling?
i don't know, but you should check on that

 

[KiefKommander]

Taken From
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-vegetable-glycerin.htm

Food-grade vegetable glycerin is 99.7% pure, with the remaining 0.3% being water. It has a sweet taste, but is metabolized differently than sugar and does not raise blood sugar levels. Glycerin is used in foods marketed as being low in carbohydrates to keep them sweet and moist. It also does not contribute to bacterial tooth decay.

Vegetable glycerin is also used as a substitute for alcohol, in making botanical extracts. The advantage of this is that people who do not want to be exposed to alcohol can still have access to the botanical products. The disadvantage is that the resulting products have a much shorter shelf life.

Its solubility in alcohol and water had led to great utility in the manufacturing of products. Glycerin is used in a large number of cosmetic and household products, such as toothpastes and shampoo. It is also a component of glycerin soap, which is often used by people with sensitive skin. This soap acts as moisturizer to prevent the skin from drying out. For this reason, glycerin lotion is also popular.

There are also medical uses for vegetable glycerin. Glycerin suppositories are used as laxatives. It can also be used as a topical remedy for a number of skin problems, including psoriasis, rashes, burns, bedsores, and cuts. Glycerin is also employed to treat gum disease, as it kills associated bacterial colonies.


E-cigarette liquid can com in many forms usually combining vegetable glycerin and propylene glycol. Glycerin gives you not too much flavor but a ton of vapor and the glycol gives massive flavor but not much vapor. Since I am smoking organic I figured I would go with it the whole way so I picked up some organic food grade vegetable glycerin all it is used for is to give the thc something to hold on to then is vaporized and absorbed by the body as sugar. It seems some more heating and shaking is in line for it but it seems to be working well I will post more results as I make more batches. You can also just put a few drops under your tongue for a few minutes and the effects last hours on end. Enjoi

 

[growone]

^^^ didn't know that was one the 'base liquids' used, thanks for the lesson

 

[cheyman]

Read the whole thread. What if you made this using a pressure cooker (ie. Dr, Diane's Infused Olive Oil). Would the glycerin hold up for an hour in the cooker?