Decarbing?

Cool. Since I wouldn't be using the heat on the pint of cream should I just mix it in room temp until it dissolves?

AnxiousRobot said:

Cool. Since I wouldn't be using the heat on the pint of cream should I just mix it in room temp until it dissolves?

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You are going to need to heat the cream to get anything to dissolve in it, like I said before, 130-140°F at least. It takes that warmth to get wax to dissolve in coconut oil, cream may take more time and/or temperature, due to lower fat concentration than oil.

skepler said:

You are going to need to heat the cream to get anything to dissolve in it, like I said before, 130-140°F at least. It takes that warmth to get wax to dissolve in coconut oil, cream may take more time and/or temperature, due to lower fat concentration than oil.

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Sorry I misread. So just to clarify your method is decarb in oil at 245 then lower temp to 130-140 for X amount of time to infuse correct?

lot of good info on the stoners cookbook.
http://www.thestonerscookbook.com/recipes/cannabis-coconut-oil/
NOTE: For less weed taste, soak your buds overnight in water, and dry before grinding. This removes much of the chlorophyl that is responsible for most of the herbal taste.

AnxiousRobot said:

Sorry I misread. So just to clarify your method is decarb in oil at 245 then lower temp to 130-140 for X amount of time to infuse correct?

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I would put the wax in a small stainless container in a 245° oil bath. Stir occasionally, by 20-25 minutes it will stop creating small bubbles. When the bubles stop it is done. Cool, and add to warm cream mix well. Look at the fat content in a given amount of cream. I would expect to be able to add 50% of the fat weight in decarbed wax to the cream. It may take more but I hate to waste it.

toaster struedel said:

lot of good info on the stoners cookbook.
http://www.thestonerscookbook.com/recipes/cannabis-coconut-oil/
NOTE: For less weed taste, soak your buds overnight in water, and dry before grinding. This removes much of the chlorophyll that is responsible for most of the herbal taste.

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A similar, less green taste can be had if you are using a crockpot and coconut oil, by taking the hardened oil after extraction, and melting it with another batch of fresh water works well too.

So when you infuse at 130-140f that is just with extracts to dissolve like you said before? or can you infuse oil with herb at 130-140 too and if so for how long?

Albeit an additional step, it seems like it is well worth it to do an extract first if I'm understanding correctly. I see people doing a crockpot with herb for many hours and it just seems like overkill and compromises flavors and properties of whatever fat is being infused...

how much do you usually use per 16oz of coconut oil? im thinking abouot using 3oz of midi's, im guessing 15% thc. does that sound about right per jar of coconut oil??

toaster struedel said:

how much do you usually use per 16oz of coconut oil? im thinking abouot using 3oz of midi's, im guessing 15% thc. does that sound about right per jar of coconut oil??

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I use 2 oz of small untrimmed buds per 16oz of coconut oil for cooking. As an experiment, to try to make single 0 capsules, I've used as much as 10oz per 16oz of oil. They weren't strong enough, 1 capsule that is, so I added 11 grams of QWISO wax to bring them up to snuff. I add this only to show how much the coconut oil will hold. Also when I'm working at high concentration, I want as little waste as possible. So after squeezing out all the oil I can with a potato ricer, I add 3 grams of fresh coconut oil per oz of buds and squeeze it out again.