Extracting THC With Coconut Oil

oldschooltofu said:

i agree, switched to coconut oil on my last two batches, and it is way stronger than the soy butter i was using.

here is another tip. put a few cardimon pods in your boil. this indian spice helps extract the thc from the leaf. and rinse the leaf well with hot water.

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Not being critical, but I was wondering if you had any specific info on why the cardamom pods assist with extraction of THC. Does it help extract other things as well, or is it specific to THC? Sounds interesting. Does it impart any taste to the oil? Does that limit you on what you can use it in, cooking-wise?

Definitely going to try the coconut oil! Have made lots of butter over the years and I've been wanting to try some oil, but I didn't want to use veg or canola. I have 2 paper bags full of trimmings from our 2 ak's we just grew, now I just have to wait for them to dry out a little more. I always grind everything up in a coffee grinder and just throw it in a crock pot with butter and water, I planned on doing the same with the oil. Anyway, I was wondering what kind of coconut oil do I use? Another thing, does it taste like coconut at all? Hubby hates coconut cause he's strange. I was actually looking at some the other day at the grocery store before I even read this and I noticed there is regular, virgin, extra virgin and all that shit. Which one would be best to use? Thanks!! endogarden, watch out for them raykuns LOL I love tpb

lilmrschronic said:

Definitely going to try the coconut oil! Have made lots of butter over the years and I've been wanting to try some oil, but I didn't want to use veg or canola. I have 2 paper bags full of trimmings from our 2 ak's we just grew, now I just have to wait for them to dry out a little more. I always grind everything up in a coffee grinder and just throw it in a crock pot with butter and water, I planned on doing the same with the oil. Anyway, I was wondering what kind of coconut oil do I use? Another thing, does it taste like coconut at all? Hubby hates coconut cause he's strange. I was actually looking at some the other day at the grocery store before I even read this and I noticed there is regular, virgin, extra virgin and all that shit. Which one would be best to use? Thanks!! endogarden, watch out for them raykuns LOL I love tpb

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Don't worry I've got a cat my friend loaned me to protect my plants that are growing in the back seat of my car with no lights or circulation....

I use extra virgin cold pressed (if possible). Your husband might not mind it, it definitely doesn't have a "fake coconut flavor" type flavor, but it definitely has a subtle, nice flavor of real coconut. When I first tried it a year or so ago, I did not care for the taste at first. I quickly remedied that with time and getting accustomed to how amazing the effect was, and how easy it was to cook with. Since then, I use non-THC coconut oil for all kinds of things, especially cooking things I would usually use vegetable oil or olive oil in. Coconut oil is really good for the human body, and it also conveniently binds to THC better than, like, anything. Mad science. Time to hit the Grapefruit scissor hash mixed with GDP BHO (hash oil) in The Original Eclipse Vape2Oh:

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Another interesting use for coconut oil is as a personal "bedroom" lubricant. My doctor first recommended coconut oil to me as a replacement for lotion as a skin moisturizer. I then found on MANY other sites sharing that coconut oil could be used as a personal lubricant. Let me tell you, after trying it I will never use anything else. Can't wait to try it canna-style.

Nice! Thanks for the advice! I am wondering do I grind up all my trimmings in the coffee grinder like I usually do for butter or just use the trimmings as they are? I don't even think my coffee grinder will work anyway...its gunked with resin and all sticky icky lol Thanks! =)

take your trimmings and (loosely)freeze them... once frozen it will be easy to crumble...

endogarden said:

Not being critical, but I was wondering if you had any specific info on why the cardamom pods assist with extraction of THC. Does it help extract other things as well, or is it specific to THC? Sounds interesting. Does it impart any taste to the oil? Does that limit you on what you can use it in, cooking-wise?

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it does give the oil a little spicy taste, but hardly noticeable. i make it into chocolates and they taste great.
i dont know the science or theory behind it. it was something an old grower told me back in 1994 and i have been doing it ever since.
my friends tell me my chocolates are always super potent.
i use 35-40 grams of oil per 20 chocolates
i use about 1/4-1/2 # of leaf, leftover trim after bubble, and small larfy nugs i wont smoke. per 1/2cup of oil (about 6 oz or half a small jar)
hope this helps.

DMSO Liquid 70% Concentrate $6 will (when used properly) Extract the MOST thc from your shake clippings However you MUST mascerate completely your shake/clippings. Think bubble hash... DMSO is not toxic and when it evaporates your left with nothing but pure thc and water NO HEAT REQUIRED! let the water evap then add to your coconut oil...

pr0fesseur said:

DMSO Liquid 70% Concentrate $6 will (when used properly) Extract the MOST thc from your shake clippings However you MUST mascerate completely your shake/clippings. Think bubble hash... DMSO is not toxic and when it evaporates your left with nothing but pure thc and water NO HEAT REQUIRED! let the water evap then add to your coconut oil...

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So are you saying to use this DMSO solvent like you would butane or iso for extracting? Like for example, would you take a cylindrical tube and fill it with eviscerated shake/larf, then pour the unpressurized solvent into the cylinder to have it run through the shake dust, removing all the THC with it, after which it will evaporate in a pyrex pan or whatever you dripped it into, followed by the water evaporating, leaving you with.....hash oil? Am I getting this right? Instead of $40 a case for butane canisters, I can use this $6 for 4 oz? If you have done this, as I assume you have, what kind of ratio do you get from plant material to hash oil? I have been getting 20g trim to 1g butane honey oil. I'm trying to figure out if this would be cheaper and if it would result in the same or a better ratio of trim to oil. Any thought or opinions appreciated.

No do not use it like butane... you have to MACERATE the material.. Think bubble hash.. a bucket with leafy material theat is blended until all the plant matter is mush(macerate) Strain with a bubble bag done!
DMSO is a solvent.. butane is not.. ISO is a very weak solvent at best DMSO is like the sulfuric acid of solvents... but cant break down plant material... so you need to break it down .. like freezing the shake does...stick it in blender with ice/dmso... works too...

Any pics of what the result looks like? Is it a yellow or brown goo? Or a kiefy smoosh?

DMSO would remove the thc From the SOLID MATTER so all you would get is in essence THC oil... Hash includes this solid matter...
IT would look something like this after being heated slowly to remove all moisture.

woo thats something right there. @professeur- so u dont mix it with coconut oil to make the end product that u have displayed there ? am i right? and chance u could give a quick step by step on this method?

No and Uh NO... oh and make sure you DO NOT TOUCH DMSO!! Not that it is dangerous it will transport contaminants through the skin like bacteria etc....
BAsically weed ---> Blender----DMSO---HAnd blender ICE..... STIR till ice melted... STRAIN ....... Evaporate the water! NOTE THE ORDER THERE IS A HEAT APPLICATION AND WATER/DMSO RATIO BUT WHEN IS THE SECRET>>>*** the product shown is one of the many Budders out there... everyone has a recipe.. find yours..
Lots of people use ISO alcohol im not gonna blow anything up or use butane thats just a stupid idea ..... if you use dmso everything can be done cold matter of fact colder is better! thc is an oil and freezing it makes it easier to seperate in water!

ok i see, so blend dmso with weed then move to bowl with ice and hand stir just like i do with bubble hash then srain and evaporate. seems easy enough but at wat point do i add the coconut oil ?

well its MUCH more complicated....than that.. there is a heat application due to the fact that DMSO is solid @ room temp!the ice application is to get the DMSO and THC oil OUT OF SOLUTION>>> or crystallization to occur during freezing of the water.... my method all that has to be evaporated is the DMSO.... its good in the dmso state topically or when evaporated just add to whatever you like coconut oil butter, corn flakes! whatever you like! cake mix! <<<DO NOT SE NITRILE GLOVES THICK LATEX GLOVES REQUIRED>>>

ooo i didn't realize that dmso is a solid at room temp. that makes more sense now.. and also im sure as an added benefit of this method is that it will not make any smell because it does not need to be heated. the dmso i read is suppost to melt at 66 F.

I dont want to steal any secrets but how would i go about removing the dmso inorder to make the hash or oil safe to smoke? would it evaporate by being left out to dry ?

HINT**it evaporates like water only slower and this method makes a HUGE difference in how to make quality oils... just dont expect much product....expect very very little to be exact..... supposedly 96% thc when done properly