First try at vape juice

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Hi, I asked could I use vegetable glycerin as a solvent to extract the THC from my bud. I want to make both a vape juice and tincture.
I was advised that vg does not make a good solvent on this site but several other sites said it was ok to use. Well it is not ok to use. I have made my first vape juice and it is so weak as to be useless. So no more vg as my solvent.

I also used everclear on 9 grams of decarbed bud. It has been sitting for about 14 days and I think I want to strain the liquid. My question is ; Should I evaporate the alcohol and then add a mixture of vegetable glycerin and propylene glycol?

thanks,

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VG is what you 8se to dilute the rosin/honey to put into vape cartridges. There are many ways to extract, press, alcohol, butane… but it’s up to you how you do it. Personally, I use the alcohol method. It works pretty good for me

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Yes evaporate the alcohol, then dilute with VG.

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OK, so to be clear, I evaporate the alcohol, then I add the vg and pg? I have read that pg is good for some reason or another. Do I need it?

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Yes evaporate all the alcohol, not good to smoke. The PG thins out the rosin to where you can suck it up and put it in a cartridge. I’ve been using this, works good. You don’t need much either.

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I use 20 to 30% PG and 70 to 80% VG. VG is thick and won’t be absorbed well by coils unless it is thinned out with PG, which isn’t as thick.

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This is a good forum for some Info

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THanks, I have just put my alcohol unfused liquid into a jar and put that jar into a pot of water on the stove. Is this the best way to evaporate the alcohol?

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I use a glass casserole dish so I can scrape up the concentrate with a razor blade. I would never heat an open container with alcohol in it. I just set mine on the counter overnight and let it evaporate at room temp.

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There are many way, just keep I. Mind, the fumes are flammable, so keep in well ventilated space. I put in a silicone dish with a cheese cloth over it and a fan and let it evaporate that way, takes 1-1/2 days or so.