Making tincture with Bacardi 151

[HydoDan]

Cannabis Home Sciences - Isopropyl Alcohol Controversy

 

[Dboybudz]

Appreciate it

Hey m going with your recipe just curious about decarbing thought freezing then soaked in everclear would strip everything off like making with iso. Cause you just use dried for that without decarb am not second guessing just learning.l,thanks

 

[Dboybudz]

After evaporation I stuck it in the oven @ 240deg F until there wasn't the slightest "sharp" smell to it & the bubbling had just about stopped (decarb) and yes, you can dab it.

I know oil for dummies (me) bit that RSO jar you showed that get EVAP down to dabs what about tincture. I thought for no iso left liquid in there turns to dabs if using that as tincture still has iso in no?

 

[Hugo Phurst]

I know oil for dummies (me) bit that RSO jar you showed that get EVAP down to dabs what about tincture. I thought for no iso left liquid in there turns to dabs if using that as tincture still has iso in no?

Sorry, that's as refined as it gets for me & I have dabbed it.
If you're interested it's not expensive to make rosin to dab

 

[Dboybudz]

You'll get a better extraction with the Everclear. It's possible with 151 but no where near as good. Decarb the bud then freeze it for 24 hours along with the booze. This helps with less contaminants getting stripped by the solvent. I fill the jar just a little higher than the flower and then shake vigorously for 60 seconds before putting it back in the freezer. I shake for 60 seconds each day for 7 days and then filter it through a coffee filter and evaporate it down using a fan until it's the strength I like. Usually I'll start with 8 ounces of tincture and reduce it down to 2. I mix mine in whatever I'm drinking like coffee or Gatorade. That stops it from burning.
Lot's of people do just a quick wash and it works great for them but I like the longer 7 day method as in my opinion it gives a more full spectrum oil.

How come you decarb just curious cause if I freeze dried bud and iso then shook strain and let it EVAP down to dab. I thought everclear would strip everything without decarb? Or you get better tincture that way.thanks

 

[HydoDan]

If you dab it no need for decarb.. If you ingest it, it needs to be activated by decarb..

 

[FirstCavApache64]

HydroDan is correct, if smoking or vaping, the heat will decarb the bud. For edibles and tincture you need to do a proper decarb.

 

[Psyphish]

If you dab it no need for decarb.. If you ingest it, it needs to be activated by decarb..

Depends on how old the material is? I've used three month old trim and it worked just fine without heating.

 

[HydoDan]

How to Decarb Marijuana | Cannabis Decarboxylation Guide | RISE (risecannabis.com)
Entropy affects cured marijuana—given time, cannabis will actually decarb itself, but this process takes an exceptionally long timeframe and provides no quality control. In other words, there’s no telling just how much of your THCA has been converted to THC. Unless you’ve got flowers and time to spare, and we’re talking over a year, this method is probably not ideal.

 

[Dboybudz]

HydroDan is correct, if smoking or vaping, the heat will decarb the bud. For edibles and tincture you need to do a proper decarb.

Thank you all

 

[Dboybudz]

HydroDan is correct, if smoking or vaping, the heat will decarb the bud. For edibles and tincture you need to do a proper decarb.

How to Decarb Marijuana | Cannabis Decarboxylation Guide | RISE (risecannabis.com)
Entropy affects cured marijuana—given time, cannabis will actually decarb itself, but this process takes an exceptionally long timeframe and provides no quality control. In other words, there’s no telling just how much of your THCA has been converted to THC. Unless you’ve got flowers and time to spare, and we’re talking over a year, this method is probably not ideal.

I get it ,I am using cured bud from last year decarb same amount of time and heat as if it wasn't just to make sure is activated. That's all since it been cured didn't want loose potency.

 

[Lou66]

Alcohols are not ideal to extract cannabis. They arr quite polar so they have a hard time extracting the unpolar THC (and other cannabinoids) and at the same time pull alot of chlorophyll with it. Using isopropyl alcohol which is less polar than ethanol helps a bit and extracting at low temperatures is also done to increase the selectivity, that is more cannabinoids and less chlorophyll.
Instead you can just a different solvent. I had good experience with MTBE but always do it outside and have fire safety protocols. A solvent fire is quite different to what youre used to.

Because it was mentioned. Freezing and straining the extract, before evaporization, is called winterizing. At low temperatures fats crash out of solution and can be removed. It increases the quality of the product, especially for smoking and dabning.