The Definitive Green Dragon (Revised, Updated, Combined)

[Tenacious D-rekk]

Very nice recipe, I used everclear in mine...but I don't think I baked it long enough because I used a glass pan and not aluminum, but I left it in a bit longer and I think it kinda works.it had more of an alcohol smell than cannabis, but I took two droppers around the end of a long night of drinking, and woke up with no hangover. I figured i'd post this before I took my next dose. Thanx again, dragon master Wu

[Disabled]

I've been keeping this information to myself, until I had some results. The main things you need to do, to ensure that you have a successful tincture is. 1. Don't just use one strain (chances are it won't address very many issues) Use multiple strains . 2 Double, and triple soak your buds. 3. Press your weed squeeze every last drop out.

[eltopo71]

One thing to mention for those who have an electric stove at home -- you really need to measure the temperature your herb gets up to throughout the decarboxylation process, and vent when the oven gets hotter than what you ordered. That's because electric stoves are calibrated to work by keeping whatever is in the stove at a minimum of the temperature you specify. So if you set it to 250F once it's up to that temperature it will not drop below 250F but may go up by 100F. You really have to monitor this.

To minimize this effect, run the stove at the desired temperature for a couple of hours, open the stove door as little as possible, and use metal covers over the stovetop. I've gotten the "temperature shift" down to about 35F that way. Also someone posted a pdf file with decarboxylation temperatures and how to reach the maximum THC levels -- forget those numbers, they're achieved using a constant-temperature oven, and no one has one of these in their houses.

[phil948]

Just tried making my first batch, and it was kind of a failure.when i put the bud in
The mason jar and started to simmer it, i put the thermometer in the jar and brought it to about 165. To do this, the water was boiling fairly heavily. After about 6 minutes, all
The alcohol had evaporated. I added some more and turned down the temp, but my yield ended up being alot less than it should have been. What did i do wrong? Was it thewater bath that was supposed to be 170 and not the mixture? It seemed like i was just too hot even though the thermometer said it was perfect

[CabanaBoy]

Hi,

I'm new to the forum. I have two thoughts on this before I try making a batch.

#1 - is anyone actually using this for pain management...and able to function after dosing?

#2 - would putting some mint tea leaves in during the boil improve the taste? I figure its safe to consume...

[Jack Charles]

The way I see it there is no way in hell you are going to get 30 doses out of only an 1/8 ounce of good herb. For edibles the dose is at least a grams worth of extraction or cannabutter for me and pretty much everyone else I've ever heard of in my entire life, At least... You can go 2 if your looking to get really stoned or smoke a lot. So you'll get like 2 or 3 or maybe 4 doses out of an eigth of herb. Not a cold shot in hell that your getting even 15 let alone twice that much. Unless master wu has special powers. Lol.

You could probably get 30 good doses out of a full ounce.

[Esteban1]

Back in the day I isomerized nasty azz cannabis. When I say "back in the day" I mean 1976 when most of y'all where hang'n 'round lol. Had a device that looked like the "Volcano". Used really harsh chemicals but all burned off. Made the most amazing liquid gold. The chem reaction also increases the strength of the cannabis!!

Sic Semper Tyrannus

:smokin:

[Weezard]

I heard dat!

When I say "back in the day, I'm talkin '68.

Made some hash oil then using boiling lighter fluid. (basically,dirty naphtha)
Want to guess how green it was?

Sucked it into cigarettes, let it dry, and went to the midnight-movies.
That's right they allowed smoking in theaters in Ohio.
Don't remember the next 2 days, but I landed grinning.

Aloha, y'all

Weeze

[Esteban1]

Lol, guess we're revealing experience! Oil is really nice bro. Gonna experiment with some of me bounty. & of course this thred is extensive so will be easy to compare notes. Cheers big ears!

Sic Semper Tyrannus

:s4:

[MVP]

The way I see it there is no way in hell you are going to get 30 doses out of only an 1/8 ounce of good herb. For edibles the dose is at least a grams worth of extraction or cannabutter for me and pretty much everyone else I've ever heard of in my entire life, At least... You can go 2 if your looking to get really stoned or smoke a lot. So you'll get like 2 or 3 or maybe 4 doses out of an eigth of herb. Not a cold shot in hell that your getting even 15 let alone twice that much. Unless master wu has special powers. Lol.

You could probably get 30 good doses out of a full ounce.

Respectfully disagree. I have found that when the right quality herb, and right extraction process (for cannabutter, oil, etc) is followed, a dose of between .20 - .25 gram (one fifth or one quarter gram) is sufficient to provide significant potency for the couple of dozen people that I have had try edibles.