backroomgrower
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Just got my new digital volcano in the mail today and im not sure what temp i should set it at to start out with. Any advice????
New Volcano Owner Needs Advice
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Sr. Verde
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Hey brotherman!
I was JUST checking to see if there is a Volcano Thread.
I too have the solid valve digital!
From my research I have concluded that different cannabinoids (with different effects) are released/vaporized at different temperatures.
365F-392F is the cannabinoid spectrum.
365F is basically THC
378F is like CBN
392F is CBD
(I'm either getting CBN or CBD confused I'm not sure)
Either way, for best results this is what I do:
Grind your herb into a FINE powder. - - that orange grinder they give you works pretty well but beware of the plastic breaking off.
Don't put a LOT in there, put enough to cover the surface area of the screen - - - (you can put in more and get more fucked up but usually a small amount does me in just fine)
Turn the Volcano to 365F, put the chamber on there with NO bag attached.
Once the chamber is on there, turn the volcano to 372F, and then press the green button to start it, wait a second or two and then attach the bag.
The volcano will slowly go from 365 to 372 as it inflates the bag. Then I do 372 to 378, then the how many bags more I do depends on how much is left.
I find that having the temperature changing during inflation results in a smoother, more full bodied high. There is NO problem with running it at a single temp, my recommendation is just from experience.
A few things:
Preheating: Well, the cannabinoids wont begin to evaporate until the substance itself is heated to the correct temp. When You put a cold chamber on the volcano and turn it on you will notice how vapor doesnt come out for a few seconds, before that it's just air. Well personally I like as much vapor in my bag as possible. So before I attach the bag I let it run for a second or two. You can also let it pre-heat by letting the chamber sit on top of the volcano for a few minutes, but letting it run without a bag is the quickest/easiest.
Volcano hash: All that sticky brown shit that collects on the volcano is basically hash, solidified THC vapor. You can scrape it off some parts fairly easy and smoke it. Most of the substance gets collected on the little metal cone thing that screws into the bag mechanism (you'll see when you clean your volcano) Be careful it FUCKS you up.
Other than that I can't think of anything really. Dis-assemble the parts and clean with alcohol. Try to keep the screens clean; the more airflow the better.
Any questions just PM me, I've been using the Volcano Digital since November of 2009. It's a very simple device. A lot of stuff is learned by using it and figuring out how to make it the most efficient. The beginning is alllll experimentation, so enjoy that man. Remember you might not get as high at first because you don't know how to use it to it's full potential. It took me a little over a week to COMPLETELY figure it out but that's because I was doing it on my own
I was JUST checking to see if there is a Volcano Thread.
I too have the solid valve digital!
From my research I have concluded that different cannabinoids (with different effects) are released/vaporized at different temperatures.
365F-392F is the cannabinoid spectrum.
365F is basically THC
378F is like CBN
392F is CBD
(I'm either getting CBN or CBD confused I'm not sure)
Either way, for best results this is what I do:
Grind your herb into a FINE powder. - - that orange grinder they give you works pretty well but beware of the plastic breaking off.
Don't put a LOT in there, put enough to cover the surface area of the screen - - - (you can put in more and get more fucked up but usually a small amount does me in just fine)
Turn the Volcano to 365F, put the chamber on there with NO bag attached.
Once the chamber is on there, turn the volcano to 372F, and then press the green button to start it, wait a second or two and then attach the bag.
The volcano will slowly go from 365 to 372 as it inflates the bag. Then I do 372 to 378, then the how many bags more I do depends on how much is left.
I find that having the temperature changing during inflation results in a smoother, more full bodied high. There is NO problem with running it at a single temp, my recommendation is just from experience.
A few things:
Preheating: Well, the cannabinoids wont begin to evaporate until the substance itself is heated to the correct temp. When You put a cold chamber on the volcano and turn it on you will notice how vapor doesnt come out for a few seconds, before that it's just air. Well personally I like as much vapor in my bag as possible. So before I attach the bag I let it run for a second or two. You can also let it pre-heat by letting the chamber sit on top of the volcano for a few minutes, but letting it run without a bag is the quickest/easiest.
Volcano hash: All that sticky brown shit that collects on the volcano is basically hash, solidified THC vapor. You can scrape it off some parts fairly easy and smoke it. Most of the substance gets collected on the little metal cone thing that screws into the bag mechanism (you'll see when you clean your volcano) Be careful it FUCKS you up.
Other than that I can't think of anything really. Dis-assemble the parts and clean with alcohol. Try to keep the screens clean; the more airflow the better.
Any questions just PM me, I've been using the Volcano Digital since November of 2009. It's a very simple device. A lot of stuff is learned by using it and figuring out how to make it the most efficient. The beginning is alllll experimentation, so enjoy that man. Remember you might not get as high at first because you don't know how to use it to it's full potential. It took me a little over a week to COMPLETELY figure it out but that's because I was doing it on my own
Drifter126
Active Member
I`ve also got a Digital vape.I start out at 260 and and adding 10 degrees smoke till it starts getting bitter,then I pipe it for the last shot!Good Luck.Stay Happy,Healthy,and High...
YGrow
Active Member
Yep, what these guys have said is basically what I do too. I start at 365 degrees for the first bag or "valoon," as I've seen them called. Once I've done that bag, I turn it up to 375 or 380 for the second bag. For the last bag, I turn it up to 390. Sometimes, I do two bags at 365, if I've loaded it really full.
Brimi
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I use mine at 365. This gives me a great up high that i love. I don't like to get coughlock so i just vape it pretty low. Also this temperature REALLY gives you some smooth vape (if you have decent quality - remember the better the weed in the volcano the better high - logic). Sometimes i also vape fresh weed - the i sometimes mix it with fresh peppermint leafs like 1/3 or 1/4 of peppermint. Makes me feel more up because of the peppermint feel.
Excellent writing above - what everybody says is great advice.
Excellent writing above - what everybody says is great advice.
GaZtehgrower
Active Member
Hey people I was looking for a "Volcano" post as I'm considering getting one! Mixed joints with tobacco isn't kind to my lungs 
. What I've been meaning to ask is everytime you load up your volcano how much bud do you put in there? The very nice Mary Jane is illegal here and comes at a price(not a good one either) In joints I ussually put .1 or .2 of a gram and I get a satisfactory high and lasts me about 2hrs with a cool relaxed feeling afterwards and some crazy munchies. Do you think that .2 in a volcano vape is too little? or good enough?
. What I've been meaning to ask is everytime you load up your volcano how much bud do you put in there? The very nice Mary Jane is illegal here and comes at a price(not a good one either) In joints I ussually put .1 or .2 of a gram and I get a satisfactory high and lasts me about 2hrs with a cool relaxed feeling afterwards and some crazy munchies. Do you think that .2 in a volcano vape is too little? or good enough?nl3004.kind
Active Member
however if you have the old school one somewhere between 5 and 6 to start is a great place... as you get more into it, you can turn it up, but don't start lower than 4.5... and have fun!
Brimi
Well-Known Member
I think i put about .5 gram of great weed in the bowl. Sometimes i fill it half - sometimes i fill it completely (but never compact it). The more weed in the bowl the more THC in the bag - as long as air flow is fine. You probably won't get as high for as little weed as you explain. A reason for that is that you actually get pretty stoned from the tobaco saying you smoke 80-90% tobaco in a joint. A lot of my friends don't like joints without tobaco - and they claim that they don't need to use more weed than .1 - .2 grams in a joint - still get just as stoned. But.. it's because they are addicted to the tobaco smoke.Hey people I was looking for a "Volcano" post as I'm considering getting one! Mixed joints with tobacco isn't kind to my lungs
GaZtehgrower
Active Member
Yeah I noticed the same through a pipe I need more weed to get high than I do with a mix joint... I am addicted to tobacco aswell but I really try to quit and got myself down to 2 cigs a day! And those cigs are there because of mj(the 2 joints I smoke per day , morning, evening). I cant wait for my growbox to get going so I get "free" weed.. Otherwise it's just turning to be a huge hole in my pocket
especially around my places (like 25 bucks a g, and its scwag)Wow. I am only four years late to the party... Awesome discussion and advice. I always wanted the "rules" because I like exact things/instructions. I've had my volcano (digital) for, wow, seven years? It rocks. Anyway, through trial and error I have come to the same conclusions as you! That is awesome to know I am doing it right and getting the most of my Volcano.
Johnny Vapor
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Don't over think it.....THC 5.5 to 6 classic / 360 to 375F digital............2 bags
followed by.........Medicinal (CBD) ....8 classic / 420F digital.....1 bag.....then...
Save the spent vape for budder.
ETA: I make big (8-10 toke) bags.
followed by.........Medicinal (CBD) ....8 classic / 420F digital.....1 bag.....then...
Save the spent vape for budder.
ETA: I make big (8-10 toke) bags.
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