Decarboxylation methods?

[Guerrilla]

Ok guys. I have seen so many different types of methods for decreasing cannabis.
I've heard 300 degrees F for 10 mins
I've heard 220 degrees for an hour.
And everything in between! Is there a perfect way to do this to make it more potent?
Post your decarb recipes here cause I have got my 8 oz of veg glycerin and I'm making my tinture tonight. So let me know what has works best for you!

Thanks everyone! Happy Saturday night.

:smoke buds:

 

[A4]

Guerrilla, I have asked one of our resident medical gurus to stop in and help with your answer. I would like to know from someone that has done it more than once or twice myself. So, hold tight and they will get with us shortly. Thanks for asking the question as I am in the same boat as you, just a few days from making some tinctures.

 

[Guerrilla]

Cool thanks A4. I'm thinking about 240 degrees F for 30 mins. I found a page that had all the % of each cannabinoid before and after I'll throw it up too.

http://www.marijuanagrowershq.com/decarboxylating-cannabis-turning-thca-into-thc/

 

[GoAuto6]

I used this

2. Place in a shallow pan (a sheet of aluminum foil works great) and bake at 325°F for 5 minutes.

In here
Green dragon...(becareful)

 

[A4]

Cool thanks A4. I'm thinking about 240 degrees F for 30 mins. I found a page that had all the % of each cannabinoid before and after I'll throw it up too.

http://www.marijuanagrowershq.com/decarboxylating-cannabis-turning-thca-into-thc/

That is some awesome information bro, thanks for sharing that! Along with the data to back it up. Almost unheard of in the canna community.

GA6, thanks brother. I had seen that one before but I was a bit concerned with the temps being so high. I think the data Guerrilla found really tells the tale of temp being at 240 and 30 minutes without loosing much psychoactive properties.

Almost forgot.....

 

[oldster]

Here is a link to a decarb test where a lab was used to verify the results
http://www.marijuanagrowershq.com/decarboxylating-cannabis-turning-thca-into-thc/


Recommendation from the tests were 240 degrees for 60 minutes

 

[TxOld Dude]

Howdy all!

Throwing my 2 cents in here as I'm researching the great Decarboxylation Mystery for making my Coconut Oil extractions. I came across a pending patent application revolving around doing a liquid CO2 extraction that went into GREAT detail and is very specific on decarbing cannabis of varying THC/CBD/CBN percentages and the optimum temps and times therein. There are lots of charts, graphs, and tables.

Now this reads like a scientific paper, so duct tape your skull before reading so your head doesn't explode!


UPDATE: Sorry, this a repost of the link. The original was posted by Tokaite a while back. But I like it, so here it is again! Nothing like "rehashing" a good thing (pun intended)!

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7344736.html

Hopefully, you'll find this as useful as I did and I think you'll be in for a surprise at the times and temps involved and the fact that a two-step heating method is better for decarbing. I'm sure some of you will find that you didn't get all you could have from your material.

Here is a sample quote that was mind blowing for me as higher CBN content is preferrable for me due to my insomnia.

For THC there is a third criterion, formation of CBN, where it is desirable to minimise the formation of this compound during the thermal decarboxylation process. Table 5 provides Gas Chromatography (GC) data where a CBN/THC ratio can be derived. Taken into consideration, alongside the THC/THCA+THC ratio and the maximum THC content, minimal CBN formation occurs after 0.5 or 1.0 hour at 120° C. At 140° C., even 0.5 hour gives a higher content of CBN than either of the two lower time/temperature points.

Fish