First and foremost, Master Wu, This is great! Many thanks.

My first batch, being a little flush with bud (great harvest), I used 20 g. of good bud, no stems, branches, or leaves, ground real fine, and used 10 oz. of 184 proof shine I had available. I tested it myself using a Widder alcoholmeter - 92%.
Everything went exactly as you said, and your tip about the garlic press is great. I ended up with 8 oz. of deep emerald green high proof gd, which is the very best way I've ever used shine or bud. Thanks again for your recipe.

Now, the reason I'm writing is b/c of what happened while making my second batch using 32 g. manicured bud, 12 oz . 184 pr. shine. Everything was perfect until I lifted the Mason jar from the hot water (about 10 oz. gd).

Just as the bottom of the jar cleared the water, the bottom of the Mason jar fell out, dumping my gd into the 6 cups of water in my kettle. I had a very accurate test thermometer in the Mason jar at all times and used it to stir during the 20 min. extraction period.

Does any one know why this happened? I have idea, but I'm not sure. Any ideas or reasons would help b/c this could have been a nasty burn if it happened 1 second later.

Best Regards
gerodent Reviewed by gerodent on . The Definitive Green Dragon (Revised, Updated, Combined) Hi Friends, Since I first posted the Definitive Green Dragon 6 months ago, I have received many great comments, answered many questions, and gained more expertise with the extraction myself. I decided it's time to update my recipe and combine my other posts. The biggest change is increasing the extraction temperature from 150-165°F to 170°F. Below is the original recipe (updated). Tips and techniques follow. Thanks for all the feedback and interest. Rating: 5