IsleAuxMorts
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Of just the concentrate itself? Or are you going off figures of your own butter/oil
Questions on edible concentrates
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AlGore
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I'm talking "activated" thc in edibles. 50-100mg edible can mess you up if not used to it. I usually go at-least 200 for myself, all the way up to 500 and beyond with my homemade stuff.
A 50mg dab would fuck up a veteran flower smoker as well, but edibles are more intense I think, comes in waves and last longer.
A 50mg dab would fuck up a veteran flower smoker as well, but edibles are more intense I think, comes in waves and last longer.
a9ymous
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AlGore: are you getting it tested for strength somehow, or are you calculating how much is in each serving based on the amount of weed you put into the extract?
Some thoughts and questions for anyone who knows the answers.
I always decarb before use for three reasons;
1. I never smoke, which takes care of this automatically.
2. the only way I can get weed is to grow it myself--I don't even want to risk trying to find it locally and none of our small circle of likewise middle-aged friends who used to have sources can ever seem to find it anymore either. (my state sucks) So the stuff I use is always fairly fresh and has not had a chance to decarb naturally. If you can buy it easily you won't really have to worry about decarbing because it is probably fully cured.
3. I have read, and I certainly don't know if it's true, that you must decarb before combining it with oils (the only extraction method I use) because once the constituents have bonded with the carrier oils, they will not convert anymore. I kind of believe that, however-- I also know that I haven't been decarbing mine quite long enough according to yoda's information, and do not apply much heat during extraction, and I can tell that the final product seems to be a little stronger after further cooking in food than it is when we just take a spoonful of it. That's entirely empirical and could have to do with the foods I'm putting it in helping to optimize the high, but it might also suggest that conversion continues after bonding with the oil. Maybe some of the cannabinoids can't convert after bonding, but others can, dunno. Or maybe it's all hooey.
There's so much information floating around on this subject, and although much of it sounds like the writers know chemistry, they might just know enough to sound like they know chemistry. What I do now is based on collating bits and pieces of what I see and it works, but I'd like to get the best product I can.
Some thoughts and questions for anyone who knows the answers.
I always decarb before use for three reasons;
1. I never smoke, which takes care of this automatically.
2. the only way I can get weed is to grow it myself--I don't even want to risk trying to find it locally and none of our small circle of likewise middle-aged friends who used to have sources can ever seem to find it anymore either. (my state sucks) So the stuff I use is always fairly fresh and has not had a chance to decarb naturally. If you can buy it easily you won't really have to worry about decarbing because it is probably fully cured.
3. I have read, and I certainly don't know if it's true, that you must decarb before combining it with oils (the only extraction method I use) because once the constituents have bonded with the carrier oils, they will not convert anymore. I kind of believe that, however-- I also know that I haven't been decarbing mine quite long enough according to yoda's information, and do not apply much heat during extraction, and I can tell that the final product seems to be a little stronger after further cooking in food than it is when we just take a spoonful of it. That's entirely empirical and could have to do with the foods I'm putting it in helping to optimize the high, but it might also suggest that conversion continues after bonding with the oil. Maybe some of the cannabinoids can't convert after bonding, but others can, dunno. Or maybe it's all hooey.
There's so much information floating around on this subject, and although much of it sounds like the writers know chemistry, they might just know enough to sound like they know chemistry. What I do now is based on collating bits and pieces of what I see and it works, but I'd like to get the best product I can.
IsleAuxMorts
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So i recently put and 1/4 oz of grade A bud finely chopped and around 5 grams of keif in the oven at 230f for 25 minutes. Then mixed with 5 oz of 151 proof liquor. Seem like i did alright at a tincture?
AlGore
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I used to use ozs of bud and have no idea how much was in each dose.
Now I use concentrates so I can sort of judge how much is in there. I figure 6-7grams of good concentrate in 10 truffles comes about to about 4-500mg active ingredients per serving at least.