Making oil...decarbing?

grapenut2457

grapenut2457

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Hi... to make oil, do I necessarily need to decarb bud in an oven first or will it decarb in the oil during infusing under heat? Just wondering if a step can be eliminated. Thanks....
 
When making cannabis oil for cooking with the heating of the buds or trim in the oil decarboxylates the cannabis, but in order for you to actually get medicated off of buds they need to be decarboxylated.
There is no need for this when making smokable extracts.
 
Making some capsules actually ...just wondering if it decarbs effectively if heated at about 230deg F in oil for 3 hrs or so? There are so many opinions on this.
 
grapenut2457 said:
Making some capsules actually ...just wondering if it decarbs effectively if heated at about 230deg F in oil for 3 hrs or so? There are so many opinions on this.
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Really that should work just fine. I never decarb when I make oil or butter. It gets heated for hours while I do the infusion, and always works very well!
 
grapenut2457 said:
Making some capsules actually ...just wondering if it decarbs effectively if heated at about 230deg F in oil for 3 hrs or so? There are so many opinions on this.
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I'm sorry for not replying I didn't get an alert but honestly, I don't cook anything higher then 200ºF Low and Slow is what I've always done myself. They recommend 220ºF but I like it a lot colder.
 
Thundercat said:
I use a small crockpot and have never actually checked the temp :). It gets hot enough lol.
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When I used to make a lot of these I would actually mix MCT oil and Cannabis oil together, works with both alcohol and cooking oil extractions. IT works as a cutting agent for potency altering and also as a binder as it has a medium polarity THC and other Cannabinoids will bind to it. A lot of products we consume use MCT, most flavored syrup type products.
 
grapenut2457 said:
I have a rather old crockpot and an infrared thermometer and watch it rather closely. My understanding from a bit of research is I need to get to at least 225deg for a few hours without getting over 300 dog so as not to degrade cannabinoids.... correct? Hoping...
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yep for the most part correct, I wouldn't let it get past 250 myself though, anything higher and you're burning cannabinoids
 
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