@Coltfire
I’m replying to this over in the recipe topic to try to help keep the edibles info organized
So…
an oz/cup is about the max saturation point of butter and coconut oil.
MB II machine recommends 14-21 grams/cup. I usually err on the side of more than 21 but < 28.
Something I just noticed missing from most of the canna-butter and canna-oil recipes posted here is sunflower lecithin. @AnneBonny? I’m sure you must’ve read that somewhere in Corrine Tobias’ recipes
I use a tbs or powdered Sunflower lecithin/cup of oil. Here’s why…
Lecithin is a yellow-brown colored fatty substance found in all living things (it’s a gooey substance that makes up about a third of your brain). Lecithin contains choline, which is used throughout your entire body as a major ingredient in each and every cell membrane. Besides the fact that your brain absolutely loves this stuff, lecithin provides other benefits when it is included in marijuana infused oils.
First, lecithin gets more cannabinoids into your brain and other cells and it gets them there faster since, you know, your brain is made of the stuff. Second, lecithin increases the effectiveness of the cannabinoids as well as the intensity of the effect. Also, lecithin acts as an emulsifier in the infusion process, helping more cannabinoids to bond with the oil molecules.
Sunflower lecithin is now widely-regarded as being a better alternative to traditional soy-based lecithin. You can probably find sunflower lecithin in your local health foods store, and you may find it in liquid form, granule form or both, either of which is fine
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C’mon, I thought using cannabis was no longer considered vise… ha ha ha ha
I tried making vape juice from VG tincture made from buds mixed with some PG but it was nowhere near strong enough. So NOW I learn that you have to extract into concentrate first then emulsify into a solution with PG/VG. Right?
Yes @Willd I add lecithin when I do edibles/oils and honey. The only thing I don’t add it to is when I make candy. I mentioned it somewhere along the line but I don’t think it was this thread.
@Willd yes you need to extract the bud to a solid like wax or shatter and then you add that to the vape base.
@Countryboyjvd1971 made vape juice last weekend and it came out fine. He used kief hash and then pressed with his new press then added wax/dabs to the vape juice.
Other options is to buy CBD vape juice online and add the wax to that.
I bought my own base so I can fill my tanks the way I want them!
Anyone have any ideas how to make CBD oil? We’ve been buying it online but it sure puts a hole in the pocket especially as both my wife and I use it. Don’t want to get involved with things that explode making the oil( read the post earlier about the girl who was badly burned, how sad), and if it’s a big hassle, would growing and vaping a CBD strain be just as good? Thanks.
@DieHigh55 google “difficulties of growing MJ for CBD” The issue is the different phenotypes. Most CBD comes from Hemp because it contains virtually no THC.
All MJ strains contain THC and even if you grow a strain known to be high in CBD, only one in four plants would actually be of this high CBD phenotype.
I make 3 different types of vape juice. One is straight CBD oil. The second is a blend of CBD oil and THC. The third is just THC. (for me).
Today I made the CBD and THC blend.
1ml of CBD oil (250 mg per 30 ml)
.5g of Extreme Orange shatter ( [TAC: 83.4%] THC: 70.91%, CBD: 0.57%)
Extreme Orange is an 80/20 Indica Dominant Hybrid x between Extreme OG and Orange Valley OG
I started by dividing the Extreme Orange shatter into thirds.
I then mixed (1/3rd of) .5g Extreme orange Shatter and 1ml of 250 CBD and filled the small bottle to hips with MCT oil (approx. 4 ml more)
Shook the bottle while heating water in pan to boiling and then boiled dropper bottle for about 5 minutes and removed from water with tongs. Shook the bottle for another minute or so and let cool for 30 minutes.
Some of the numbers
30ml CBD contains 250mg or .5mg CBD per drop. 1ml = 8.3mg of CBD oil
Final product
23% THC per .5 mg of shatter and 8.3mg CBD
Filled one of my 510 glass tanks to half added 2 drops of pineapple and
2 drops of coconut to mix in tank.