Which of these Decarb times/temps?

Earlyriser76

Earlyriser76

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I've found time and temp suggested all over the map for decarbing in the oven.

Is there any consensus among the decarboxylation crowd as to which one of these I should use?

1. 240f* - 45 mins.
2. 290f* - 30 mins.
3. 250f* - 27 mins.
4. 310f* - 18 mins.
5. 212f* - 90 mins.
6. 290F* - 9 mins.
7. 220f* - 2 hours
 
qwizoking

qwizoking

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The slower you decarb the better.
But you can still recover most, the only real issue is you cant visually tell when its done with this method.
 
fumble

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@qwizoking
, I found a chart for decarbing that I have been using. It uses a double decarb method. I only have copied down what I needed, but the chart claimed that this method ensures a 95% decarb.

for THC: 1st heating: 221f for 15 mins. Let cool. then 2nd heating: good - 248f for 60 mins. better- 221f for 90 mins

for CBD: 1st heating 221f for 15 mins. let cool. then 2nd heating: good - 248f for 60 mins. better - 284f for 30 mins.

what do you think of this?
 
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qwizoking

qwizoking

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As far as 95%.
Thats impossible, the cooh on thca makes it about 10% larger of a molecule.

As i was saying or trying too, a set time can get you around where you want to be. But without watching visually youll never know. Even if you cut down your own fresh material, ratios of compounds are different.
Thc is more sensitive than cbd, a longer extraction time can raise ratios of cbd, its also less sensitive to light and a little more polar. Cbn is not directly formed from thc's breakdown. To limit cbn formation try and keep out as much air as possible. Oven fans etc. And stay away from high temps 350+. But the slower you decarb the more youll retain.
I always advise 210 or whatever water boils at, at your elevation for the most "like bud" extract vs typical sedative edibles

Im not sure what the reason for the 2 different times and temps during decarb
 
fumble

fumble

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qwizoking said:
As far as 95%.
Thats impossible, the cooh on thca makes it about 10% larger of a molecule.

As i was saying or trying too, a set time can get you around where you want to be. But without watching visually youll never know. Even if you cut down your own fresh material, ratios of compounds are different.
Thc is more sensitive than cbd, a longer extraction time can raise ratios of cbd, its also less sensitive to light and a little more polar. Cbn is not directly formed from thc's breakdown. To limit cbn formation try and keep out as much air as possible. Oven fans etc. And stay away from high temps 350+. But the slower you decarb the more youll retain.
I always advise 210 or whatever water boils at, at your elevation for the most "like bud" extract vs typical sedative edibles

Im not sure what the reason for the 2 different times and temps during decarb
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Thanks for the reply :) I'm not sure what the reasoning is for the 2 different times and temps. I decarb on a cookie sheet covered tightly with foil, so no air to worry about. I believe you are referring to the double boil method with this
I always advise 210 or whatever water boils at, at your elevation for the most "like bud" extract vs typical sedative edibles I am doing large amounts of trim at a time...375 grams...in my butter. How would I go about doing your above method with a large amount?
 
Earlyriser76

Earlyriser76

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Using the oven bag in boiling water was a massive fail. Ended up with wet weed.

Now, I'm trying 250*/30 minutes in a sealed jar in the oven. As soon as 30 minutes are up, I remove the jar and place it in the freezer to cool.

I have a bunch of leaves I'm trying to add to my food. I want to make the THC active but keep the other medicine too.

Another idea I had was to just make 00 caps so one decarb session has to do it all.
 
iHearAll

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Can I decarb in coco oil? Or is it too late. Cooh normally is a gas @ 210F but locked into the solvent and rebonds??
 
iHearAll

iHearAll

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Iv used it @ ~250f for 15-20 with hash. Worked fine every time. Im saying approximately because I use a little black and Decker personal oven and its just a dial with the temp valuess
 
Eltomcat

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iHearAll said:
Iv used it @ ~250f for 15-20 with hash. Worked fine every time. Im saying approximately because I use a little black and Decker personal oven and its just a dial with the temp valuess
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thanks. After decarb how long should I cook it for( have it on low in crockpot)? I figured a couple of hours?
 
iHearAll

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Eltomcat said:
thanks. After decarb how long should I cook it for( have it on low in crockpot)? I figured a couple of hours?
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Id do 10-20 minutes but an Hour max and that's probably overkill. If you're not batch cooking a pound of kief I mean. But even then an hour is extreme. Concentrated thc will dissolve pretty easily. Low heat with a thermometer or microwave the coco oil and try and mix kief in for 5ish minutes, keeping in mind you'll have floaty bits of leaf and stuff. Once its disolved in, its go time from my experience. Bud takes so long to cook because the thc concentration is so much smaller.
 
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Eltomcat

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oh shit I hope I didn't mess anything up I went 3 hours.. I can't wait to make some cookies and see what happens.
 
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