Cannabis Capsules

If you aim for about .1g per capsule I think you will be happy. A ratio of 1g to 1tsp is a good amount to do, and if they don't turn out as potent as you would like just take two

that sounds like a good ratio to use im sold.. i will post pics when i get around to making them.. hopefully sooner than later

Have you gotten around to making some caps reggae?

no not yet jebus im kinda broke these days so i havnt got around to buying the supplies i need.. brings on a ?, how much will it cost me total for all the supplies i need for say 50 capsuls?

Capsules $10
coconut oil $10
crockpot $50
quick cap filler $10
tools $10

This is a rough estimate. Probably be a tiny bit cheaper than this. The crockpot is the biggest expense and for the tools you can just use knives or whatever you have at home. The eye dropper you can find at a drug store for a buck or two. Just kind of depends on what items you need. The coconut oil will stay good for a long, long time. Just stick it in the fridge after you open it.

oh dude thats not expensive at all i already have a crock pot.. so for under $50 i will be in buisiness.. right on i should be able to make by this weekend then..

thanks

never seen this one before jebus, will have to come back and look it over after dinner!!! i have always wanted to try some capsules!!

reggaerican said:

no not yet jebus im kinda broke these days so i havnt got around to buying the supplies i need.. brings on a ?, how much will it cost me total for all the supplies i need for say 50 capsuls?

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you can probably get a crock pot from a thrift store for 10 or 20 bucks. you can clean it and if it looks that busted you dont have to buy it. just a thought!!

so do you leave the crockpot on all 8 hours? it sounds like it is 2 hours or until foamy and then let it sit covered for 6 hours. i read a cannabutter thread that recommended 2 hours high, 2 hours low and then fridge. but this sounds like putting it in the fridge would make it harder. its just hard to bake cannabis in a crock pot for 8 hours with a kid around, but i could do it over night. shit we leave our crock pot all day long with a roast in it, it wont hurt anything. its made to not be dangerous like that.

I put it on and go to sleep. Then turn it off when I wake up. Always turns out great for me. High or low should work as long as it is lightly simmering.

i like to turn the crock on low for longer when i make my butter and other oils, it should be the same for coconut oil...
jebus i got the supplies i needed and will prob be making them this weekend... i will take pics when i do..

aslo gumball, the reason you put the butter in the fridge after you cook it is to sepperate the water from the butter... takes about 4-6 hrs..
and when making cooking oils or such your sapposed to freeze it then scrape the oil from the frozen water.. olive oil works great for pastas and salads... yumm!!

I don't put any water in the mix so there is no need to freeze it. In fact, I would recommend not using water. If there is a single drop of water in a capsule it will eat through it and leak all over the place. Trust me I know this for a fact. You want your cannabis to be completely dry also but if there is some moisture left it should evaporate while you are cooking it. The coconut oil has a higher boiling temp than other oils like olive oil so there is no need to worry about it burning. Therefor, no need for water. The only reason I would use water was if I was planning on cooking with the oil later and wanted to get rid of the cannabis taste. For the capsules water is completely unnecessary.

Since it takes a long time if you run into any problems just post them. I'll keep checking the forum regularly. Give me a heads up when you will be doing it for sure. I'll be busy Friday night but I should be free on Saturday or Sunday. You should be fine though. It really is a lot easier than you would think. Although I did kind of screw it up the first time or two I tried to make them.

As for how long to cook them the bare minimum is probably 1.5-2 hours of simmering if you want them to be worth doing. I've seen people say as high as 36 hours but I can't imagine it would ever need that much. The consensus does seem to be that the longer it goes the better it gets, but it really just is up to you.

Also it will take about an hour before the crock pot is hot enough to make it simmer. So make sure you start heating the oil as your first step or you'll be waiting around for a while. When emptying the coffee grinder a paint brush can be very handy to get all the dust collected on the sides. I use a small brush that came with a pair of clippers. It's stiff and does the trick, but I think a soft haired brush would probably work just fine.

thanks for the additional tips...

i wasnt gonna use water for these i was just telling gumball how i usually make my other oils and butter...
im so excited man i cant wait...

Coconut oil is sold in solidified blocks in Australia. 1/2 a pound (250g) sells for about $2.20 - it's sold as COPHA and is used to make fattening kiddies treats called Chocolate Crackles (Rice Bubbles, Copha and cocoa - melt copha, add to cocoa and rice bubbles, let set and feed to kids - get them hooked on saturated fats early in life.)

I'm definitely going to make up a batch of capsules come harvest time.

Extra virgin olive oil works well too, and is less exspensive that coconut oil. They seem to work about the same.

wait do you put water in the crockpot and the coconut oil in a glass jar so its like a double boiler with the crockpot? i might try this with an 1/8th of chronic.. How many capsules should i make and how much coconut oil should i use?

Nope, no water. I put the cup with the oil and bud right on the bottom of the crocpot. It heats up just fine. Plus I wouldn't want to risk water condensing and dripping into the oil. One drop will make the capsules melt.

Olive oil does work but it doesn't have as much fat in it so it doesn't have the same absorption capabilities as the coconut oil, but I put the bud in with the oil so I guess that wouldn't really matter. I do like the fact that coconut oil solidifies though. Olive oil would likely leak out. I know the coconut oil ones do if you leave them in a hot car and they turn to liquid again.

I just ate a YAK pill. they are great

Can I use Hash Oil BHO or Brick hash instead?