Figuring out potency in mg?

rockethoe

rockethoe

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I see a lot of folks on here and (mostly) reddit, posting "here's my dummies/brownies/ice cream/etc "XX"mg.

How are these folks figuring out their strengths? seems to me the only way to know is to get you bud lab tested first for %.
Are they getting their bud tested, are they full of shit, is their something I'm missing, or is there someway of semi-accurately guesstimating your potency?
 
fumble

fumble

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What I do is use an average % if I don't have tested material with proper numbers. It will give you a pretty close approximation on mg content.
I use an average of 15% for trim and 30% for hash, considering most strains are at least that these days. So...

1 gram = 1000 mg
Multiply 1000 x (grams material) I use 150g trim per 2 lb butter...
1000 x 150= 150,000mg
Now multiply by your %...I am using trim so...
150,000mg x .15 = 22500.00mg
Now divide by cups butter...
22500.00 ÷ 4 = 5625 mg per cup
I get 24 cookies per cup butter so...
5625mg ÷ 24= 235 mg per cookie
 
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pigpeyn

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fumble said:
What I do is use an average % if I don't have tested material with proper numbers. It will give you a pretty close approximation on mg content.
I use an average of 15% for trim and 30% for hash, considering most strains are at least that these days. So...

1 gram = 1000 mg
Multiply 1000 x (grams material) I use 150g trim per 2 lb butter...
1000 x 150= 150,000mg
Now multiply by your %...I am using trim so...
150,000mg x .15 = 22500.00mg
Now divide by cups butter...
22500.00 ÷ 4 = 5625 mg per cup
I get 24 cookies per cup butter so...
5625mg ÷ 24= 235 mg per cookie
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Thanks for this! I'm about to use a similar recipe. Are those cookies really strong? I'm basing that off the 10mg I see in store bought edibles.
 
fumble

fumble

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pigpeyn said:
Thanks for this! I'm about to use a similar recipe. Are those cookies really strong? I'm basing that off the 10mg I see in store bought edibles.
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No prob...it is just an estimation, but it is a pretty close approximation of actual mg

I tell ppl to start with 1/4 a cookie. They are strong yes. You would need 15 store bought cookies to equal 1 of these. My Peanut Butter and Jelly bars are 500mg
 
Don_Sequitor

Don_Sequitor

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fumble said:
What I do is use an average % if I don't have tested material with proper numbers. It will give you a pretty close approximation on mg content.
I use an average of 15% for trim and 30% for hash, considering most strains are at least that these days. So...

1 gram = 1000 mg
Multiply 1000 x (grams material) I use 150g trim per 2 lb butter...
1000 x 150= 150,000mg
Now multiply by your %...I am using trim so...
150,000mg x .15 = 22500.00mg
Now divide by cups butter...
22500.00 ÷ 4 = 5625 mg per cup
I get 24 cookies per cup butter so...
5625mg ÷ 24= 235 mg per cookie
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That is great info! Thank You.

This is the direction my grow is headed.

My goal is complete calibration from nutrients to butter. The cultivar selected for me is supposed to be THC and *CBD* producing. Problem is going to be catching up the butter evaluations with the development of the plants. Space is limited and making every possible combination isn't feasibile, so winter is going to be focused on evaluations.

once calibrated, we will make minor adjustments according to the yearly weather patterns such as "degree days." technically we could get another grow in if we went to South America because it is summer there while it is winter here.
 
fumble

fumble

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Don_Sequitor said:
That is great info! Thank You.

This is the direction my grow is headed.

My goal is complete calibration from nutrients to butter. The cultivar selected for me is supposed to be THC and *CBD* producing. Problem is going to be catching up the butter evaluations with the development of the plants. Space is limited and making every possible combination isn't feasibile, so winter is going to be focused on evaluations.

once calibrated, we will make minor adjustments according to the yearly weather patterns such as "degree days." technically we could get another grow in if we went to South America because it is summer there while it is winter here.
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For sure. Are you in an area where you can have your material tested? That would give you exactly what you're looking for. This is just a close approximation.
I like your thinking on South America
 
reallybigjesusfreak

reallybigjesusfreak

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fumble said:
No prob...it is just an estimation, but it is a pretty close approximation of actual mg

I tell ppl to start with 1/4 a cookie. They are strong yes. You would need 15 store bought cookies to equal 1 of these. My Peanut Butter and Jelly bars are 500mg
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mmm you make them like me. My jumbo peanut butter cups are anywhere from 5-1k
 
Sunbiz1

Sunbiz1

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fumble said:
What I do is use an average % if I don't have tested material with proper numbers. It will give you a pretty close approximation on mg content.
I use an average of 15% for trim and 30% for hash, considering most strains are at least that these days. So...

1 gram = 1000 mg
Multiply 1000 x (grams material) I use 150g trim per 2 lb butter...
1000 x 150= 150,000mg
Now multiply by your %...I am using trim so...
150,000mg x .15 = 22500.00mg
Now divide by cups butter...
22500.00 ÷ 4 = 5625 mg per cup
I get 24 cookies per cup butter so...
5625mg ÷ 24= 235 mg per cookie
Click to expand...
Hey there!
Finally figured out why my edibles never compared to yours, wasn't decarbing w/high enough temps.
Only now I'm doing tincture under the tongue, which of course by-passes the liver. I use a method with grain alcohol, but no heating it like RSO.
Bought some of those syringes for dosing, and filling vaping cartridges; nice to have a dual purpose oil extract.
Hope you are doing well, glad to see you still around!!
:D
 
fumble

fumble

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Sunbiz1 said:
Hey there!
Finally figured out why my edibles never compared to yours, wasn't decarbing w/high enough temps.
Only now I'm doing tincture under the tongue, which of course by-passes the liver. I use a method with grain alcohol, but no heating it like RSO.
Bought some of those syringes for dosing, and filling vaping cartridges; nice to have a dual purpose oil extract.
Hope you are doing well, glad to see you still around!!
:D
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Sunbiz! Nice to see you. I am mostly on IG now. @mizzfumble ...
yes, the decarb is important. Glad you got it worked out. Awesome you're doing the syringes now. I haven't done those yet. Since prop64, I haven't really done much with the edibles.
 
fumble

fumble

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Don_Sequitor said:
Hello,

Do you recommend baking cannabis into cookies like raisins or chocolate chips?
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How do you mean? Just adding little buds like you would the chips or raisins? I don't think that will work out very well. I'm prob missing your point. I just make the weed butter and then make cookies with the butter
 
Sunbiz1

Sunbiz1

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fumble said:
Sunbiz! Nice to see you. I am mostly on IG now. @mizzfumble ...
yes, the decarb is important. Glad you got it worked out. Awesome you're doing the syringes now. I haven't done those yet. Since prop64, I haven't really done much with the edibles.
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It's much easier to treat patients with a tincture(now renamed vaping juice, lol), as by-passing the GI tract allows for better absorption; plus under the tongue takes effect in 10-15 minutes.
Good to see you!, albeit virtually.
:D
 
fumble

fumble

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Sunbiz1 said:
It's much easier to treat patients with a tincture(now renamed vaping juice, lol), as by-passing the GI tract allows for better absorption; plus under the tongue takes effect in 10-15 minutes.
Good to see you!, albeit virtually.
:D
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Very true... that's why candy that melts in your mouth works much quicker than a cookie
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
Sunbiz1 said:
Hey there!
Finally figured out why my edibles never compared to yours, wasn't decarbing w/high enough temps.
Only now I'm doing tincture under the tongue, which of course by-passes the liver. I use a method with grain alcohol, but no heating it like RSO.
Bought some of those syringes for dosing, and filling vaping cartridges; nice to have a dual purpose oil extract.
Hope you are doing well, glad to see you still around!!
:D
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I am curious how you perform a no-heat decarb.
 
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