Cannabis Capsules â?? A step-by-step guide.

[jebus2029]

ok, i think its about 2 and a half hours since i posted. The two kinda hit me and got my room mate pretty good but not amazing. So i took another about 2 hours ago. I got hit good for about 15 minutes and then it started wearing off. so i just popped another about 5 minutes ago :stoned: im hoping it puts me into a nice peaceful coma. i think its worked pretty well, but i am gonna try again, this time with a crock pot, and some weed im not use to. all in all though im pretty happy with them.

[Flameon]

Just got done doing this via the boiling water and glass bowl with something similar to the egg cooker.

Cooked for a little over an hour used kief. So we will see how they turned out as far as potency I used 2 grams of kief and 7 grams of coconut oil.


Ill keep ya updated

thanks for the TUTORIAL!

Hi jeepboi and welcome to the thread,
It's a pity I didn't log in sooner, but if you haven't taken those remaining caps yet, don't!

There are a couple of issues that may have affected their potency, and unfortunately I suspect the main one is the use of the water bath method (and also I don't think 1 hour of cooking time will have been long enough).

But don't worry we can still save the situation!

The thread has gotten quite long now, so some of the later 'troubleshooting' posts aren't easy to find, but we've been trying to discourage people from using a water based double broiling technique unless they're very experienced in using them, and understand how to avoid the risk of 'under-cooking'.

I'd avoid the water bath method if I were you (although I've used it successfully many times in the past, I've found that too many people are finding it difficult to maintain a high enough temperature for long enough), instead stick with the oven and you'll be fine as long as you remember to keep an eye on it and make sure it doesn't get too hot.

I'm comfortable with recommending gas mark 1 as the setting (275 Degrees F) as long as people are aware that if their oven is old (or unreliable) it may get too hot (i.e. above the point when THC starts to evaporate). Even then to be honest a few degrees over probably isn't going to do any noticeable harm. You'll probably be able to spot if its too hot from the increasing 'weed' smell.

It's important to remember that getting the temperature over 80 C is essential (whilst not exceeding 140 C).

It needs to be:

Hot enough to melt the resin heads and allow the THC to amalgamate fully with the butter/oil, but, below the first THC vaporization point, otherwise the THC starts to evaporate.
(Roughly speaking the required range is between: 80 and 140 degrees Centigrade, or 175 and 285 Fahrenheit).

If you haven't taken the remaining caps, I'd scrape out the contents into an egg cup and re-heat in the oven for another hour (maybe an hour and a half if your oven isn't running too hot) at the higher temperature, then repack once cool.
Hopefully this will get the oil hot enough for the THC in the resin heads to dissolve into the oil.
Good luck.

[Flameon]

ok, i think its about 2 and a half hours since i posted. The two kinda hit me and got my room mate pretty good but not amazing. So i took another about 2 hours ago. I got hit good for about 15 minutes and then it started wearing off. so i just popped another about 5 minutes ago :stoned: im hoping it puts me into a nice peaceful coma. i think its worked pretty well, but i am gonna try again, this time with a crock pot, and some weed im not use to. all in all though im pretty happy with them.

Nice job jebus2029 :thumbsup: and without a crock pot too!

I think you'll find you'll get even better results if try the crock pot or oven method. See the above post.

Good work :jointsmile:

[ehokid]

Im thinking about trying this method tomorrow. Ive had good success making green dragon 3 or 4 times so I'm having good feelings about this. I was wondering if you know of any chain stores that sold the capsules like CVS or Walgreens. Id like to be able to buy them tomorrow and not have to wait for the internet.

[MVP]

You can get empty capsules at a local healthfood store like Wild Oats, Whole Foods Market, or maybe even GNC.

[niltrog]

I guess I'll go ahead and post real quick. We have another batch in the oven. If it doesn't work this time, it will likely be the last time we try. We are pretty excited about this batch. We had bought a coffee grinder with gift cards so we were able to use that this time. Very powdery. Also, we bought a better thermometer, and we tested the oil for a good solid 275 temperature before we put the bud in. It's also been in there for going on 4 hours, so that should help. We will be capping them in a bit and taking them tomorrow after work. We shall see what happens this time.

[jeepboi]

alright I will attempt to reheat them.

good luck niltrog.

[Chrono420]

I am planning on trying this in a couple of days depending when the pills get here. I just want to get a few things strait. I was planning on using a candy thermometer and keeping the temp between 200f and 230f for around 2-3 hours that sound about right? Also should I "activate" my bud before hand by putting it in the oven and if so what temp and how long.

I also wanted to say thanks to all contributing parties hopefully by your sacrifices I wont loose any bud and can make some killer edibles.

[Flameon]

Crock pots and getting the 'right' temperature.

As anyone who's been following the thread knows, 'crock pots' can be a little temperamental from time to time when it comes to getting the right temperature (between 80 and 140 degrees Centigrade, or 175 and 285 Fahrenheit).

Following the excellent advice given by MVP regarding oven thermometers, I've bought my own and have been experimenting with the settings to see how much variance there was in the crock pots I use.

It's important to remember two critical things when replicating this recipe:
Firstly, the most important thing is getting the temperature right (too low and you won't dissolve the THC into the oil, too high and you'll decrease potency).
Secondly, grind the weed up as fine as you can manage.

If you stick to those points you won't go too far wrong.

Since I've been recording my own temperature changes (and how it affects the end product), I thought it might be useful to post up results.

As you'll see from the attached pictures, the 'high' setting on my 'crock pot' reached just over 300F - 150 C (when left on for an hour), too high, especially given that it would be 'over-cooking' the weed for at least another hour.
When turned to the 'low' setting it dropped and remained at around 250 F - 120 C (still surprisingly high).
To regulate this down slightly I found that by turning it to the 'warm' setting it slowly (over the course of about 20 minutes) it dropped to the 220 F - 100 C mark, whereby I could turn it back to 'low' until it started to get too high again.
If you don't have a warm setting on your crock pot the same result could be achieved by lifting the lid off for a minute or two.

If you've had problems 'nailing' down the technique a thermometer is a worthwhile investment.
Remember, if you can smell weed, chances are it's too hot!

Hope this helps, and keep the field reports coming (good and bad), it all helps to build up the knowledge base for everyones benefit.

Cheers guys, and good cooking! :thumbsup:

p.s. Hi Chrono420, activating your weed (i.e. drying it out to convert the THCA to THC is well worth doing), gas mark 1 for 10 to 15 minutes (depending on how well cured it already is). Hope that helps.

[coolcat55]

I was at first skeptical about the authenticity of this recipe, I can vouch 100% for this working.

I decided to make a very very small batch, using a teaspoon of butter, and about .2 grams of some finely ground (using a cheese grater) Marijuana (good mids). Not only did I use the wrong kind of fat (plain butter, not Ghee/coconut oil) but I also only let it cook for 1 hour 30 minutes since I was in a rush. I have consumed about 1/2 of it right now, so about .1 grams, and I am moderatly high already.

I can't wait until I get the correct oil, cook it for around 4 hours, and make a larger batch!

By the way, wiping the butter into the inside of a nutty bar tastes delicious and works well if you have no capsules.