Quote Originally Posted by Chromophore
crystal can you give a more detailed recipe? I want to do this but I don't understand things like "decarb at 240".
Sorry Chromo…Of course I will give more detail

Decarboxilizing (sp?) the fresh chopped material should activate the THC is there is any - the more trichomes the more you want to decarb it. The best way I have found to do this is in an oven at 240 degrees in a baking dish- spread the material out thinly then cover with foil, as tightly as possible. Let cook for about an hour making sure the temps stay steady @ 240.

The cool the material without removing the foil- not sure if this is a wives tail or not about the steam helping to 'hold in' THC but it seems to work and gives me the ritualistic feel I like….( recovering catholic here)…

Then take the coled material and put it in a glass container, cover with 2-4 oz. of 100 proof alcohol, if it was a big male 4 oz, small cutting that you harvested, 2 oz….

This gets put into t wet bath where it is kept at a steady 150(ish) never over 160 til the plant material loses its color - this can take a long time, sometimes 12-18 hours, I have started and stopped this without any issues…

After that strain the plant material out and store in a dark jar out of direct light- I use a few dropperfuls day…good shit…

Hope this helps...
crystaliscious Reviewed by crystaliscious on . extraction question hello forums family ! so I think I get the basics you put plant matter into a container ... then put denatured alco in container.... now here is the trick I don't understand do I let it sit or do I strain the mixture under pressure ?? I have a friend that says to take all my plant matter and put it in a mason jar then dump in denatured alcohol, let it sit for awhile, then strain out all the juices and let all the juices dry up so the alco evaporates leaving behind a tarish powder to Rating: 5