Okay so i am wondering about the wonderful world of tinctures. What are the best methods of making these magical creations and im particularly interested in alcohol extracting
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I’ve been looking at a source turbo…a few folks on here use one. I have made a few small batches by just putting decarbed keif in alchohol.
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I use everclear in the magical butter machine. It works very well. tincture is strong but it tastes terrible, the alcohol is so harsh. I reduce the tincture down and make gummies out of it, which are hella strong.
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I have a vacuum still on its way. Sort of a component version of the Source Turbo, I think.
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I make alcohol tincture pretty often. I decarb the weed ahead of time. I then freeze an oz of trim and grain alcohol 24 hrs. I then combine shake put back in freezer and repeat every 10 to 15 minutes. I go about an hour or so but longer is fine. I then filter it well and then let it reduce. I use a Source Turbo to do this and reduce by about 80 percent. I think I start with around 10 or so ounces and let it get to 2 or 3 ounces. I put in a tincture bottle. A whole dropper full is a big dose guessing around 50 mg.
You don’t need any special gear to reduce though, a container with a fan blowing on it in a room with no open flames. Stop when still liquid to get in a bottle. If it all evaporates you have wax to make edibles with. Good luck.
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My advice… use an indica dominant strain. It will get you nice and mellow.
I made some with a haze before.
Off my nuts rushing but at the same time couldnt move.
My head was 1000 miles an hour but my body was in deep couch lock.
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Very interesting. If you let all of the alcohol evaporate can you smoke the wax with a dab rig?
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You would want to do your wash differently if wanting to do dabs. It’s all in the wash. Chlorophyll is not your friend for dab oil.
I decarb flower for edibles before doing a wash. I do edible wash for 24 hours in the freezer. Dab oil is done at -40F for 10 minutes without doing a decarb.
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So i would need a flash freezer to get a good quality dab wax??? Ive been interested in buying a flash freezer but they are so expensive and i dont know if it is worth it…
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Dry ice is perfect. Usually available and cheap.
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As mentioned to dab you do not want to decarb ahead of time as you will smoke it. If you do let alcohol evaporate and you decarbed the weed, wax could be added to butter or some type of fatty oil. I add mine to butter and make brownies.
I used this web site to educate myself on alcohol extracts. Very good info. https://ichibancrafter.com/
So if i use high proof alcohol and just standard cured bud then i can smoke the tincture? Use it as dabs?
After combining freezing alcohol and your bud, you will filter and have tincture. I let it reduce about 70 percent and have very strong tincture. I add it to OJ or just do the dropper straight. If I let the tincture reduce to wax, that can be smoked.
For tinctures and wax for edibles I decarb ahead of time. For making smokable dab, do not decarb, you will want a short very cold wash to pick up as little plant material as possible. If you make it into dab, you want it clean.
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I mentioned this web site earlier but it has all the info you need on making tinctures, wax, etc. https://ichibancrafter.com/