The Definitive Green Dragon (Revised, Updated, Combined)

[RUMPLEFORSKIN]

I'll use more potent product next time but it worked.

I can feel the lingering effects still, approximately 7 hours later.

Thanks again!

[ken1stoner]

I'm just getting ready to cook my dragon, and am wondering how much if any odor will arise from the process. Any info would be greatly appreciated

[Colodonmed]

I'm just getting ready to cook my dragon, and am wondering how much if any odor will arise from the process. Any info would be greatly appreciated

an awful lot for sure, and it will stay around for a little while too!, good luck and enjoy it

[ken1stoner]

wow, made my dragon. De-carbed as suggested, then cooked, kept the temp right on where alcohol was barely bubbling continuously for thirty minutes, didn't have a candy thermometer.
Now here's the cool part. I also had some budder that I was waiting to use, so I made a batch of brownies with a little over a cup included. To bump the potency I added 2 1/2 tablespoons of dragon to the recipe. Mind you this is all from leaf and some premie bud trimmings. I actully had a 5-6 hr high which was very intense including some mild visuals! The only thing was that the brownies actually came out more like cookies, hey I just happen to like cookies too!
The recipe I used is supposed to yield about 12 brownies, wow I can't believe you can get this high from leaf material. Thanks Master wu.

[Tillianne]

I have been making tincture for a few years, and I have never heated the cannabis in the oven. I have also never put the mixture in a warm bath. I just use stems from high grade cannabis, finely ground high grade cannabis, and kief. I add that to 151 proof grain alcohol.

I keep it in a warm cabinet for about 30 days. I shake the jar vigorously for 5 minutes once daily. Then I will allow the mixture to breathe with the lid off for a couple minutes before re-storing.

Has anyone else used this method?

[nmesub]

I put 18 grams scrap buds and half a gram of keif in about 6 ounces of 151.Can anyone see any issues with this? Also i am a patient man,im going to let sit for a month or so. Is my alcohol to cannabis ratio about right?

[saintfro20]

Can one do this with bubble hash? Changing THCA to THC via a decarboxylation reaction, should or can this be done with Bubble hash?

[ky1956]

I put 18 grams scrap buds and half a gram of keif in about 6 ounces of 151.Can anyone see any issues with this? Also i am a patient man,im going to let sit for a month or so. Is my alcohol to cannabis ratio about right?

You should be just fine, or if you want to raise your octane level a bit, let the alcohol sit uncovered for a few days and evaporate a tad to further concentrate the goodness after screening out the plant matter.

[melodious fellow]

This thread here, which appears quite legit and list the properties of every compound, cites the boiling point of delta 9 at 157 C / 314.6 F:

While I want to ensure the decarboxylation is complete, I don't like how the herb is brown after five minutes at 325 F. I don't like the idea of losing aromatic terps during decarboxylation, and I especially don't want to be losing any cannabinoids.

I have heard other decarb techniques (such as ~200 F for 20 minutes, which I believe Master Wu and Dragonrider said was less effective as well as Coelho's 2-3 minutes in the microwave, which I am especially adverse to trying).

I would like to start a comprehensive discussion on decarboxylation methods with the goal of finding a baking time/temperature that is sufficient to remove the carboxyl group without vaporizing any goodies or tasty terps. I really don't understand why the 20 minutes as ~200 F was ineffective as I was under the impression that the carboxyl group can be removed merely by evaporating all of the water content out of the herb. Please discuss.

[melodious fellow]

I didn't realize the thread I linked to had so many posts. The specific post with the boiling points and properties is here

I have seen many figures for the boiling point of delta 9, ranging from ~300 F to Master Wu's claim of 380 F.

The original recipe on this thread calls for 5 minutes at 325 F, which I think is a bit too high because it leaves the herb very browned and vaporizes off quite a few terps and possibly some cannabinoids as well.

The ~200 F for 20 minutes didn't seem to work well for me either but I can't figure out why.