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The Definitive Green Dragon (Revised)

Here is the very successful result of a considerable amount of research into the elusive and magical Green Dragon.

This is a simple and efficient 4 Step process.

Requirements:
1/8oz high quality cannabis
2 oz Bacardi Rum or other high test 151 or stronger booze


Process Summary:

1. Chop cannabis very fine (coffee grinder works great)

2. Place in a shallow pan (a sheet of aluminum foil works great) and bake at 250F for 20 minutes.

3. Remove from oven and place cannabis in 2 oz of 151 proof rum (use a small wide mouth mason jar)

4. Simmer in a water bath for 20 minutes. Maintain temperature of the rum/cannabis mixture between 168 - 170°F.

5. Strain the mixture and store.


Dosage:
One milliliter (one full eyedropper) is very nice. Two puts you in space. But you must self-titrate (test it on yourself) as each batch will be slightly different. Effects take up to 1.5 hours to begin (at least in myself) and lasted for 5 hours (1 dropper) to 7-8 hours (2 droppers).

I place one eyedropper (1ml) of Green Dragon in a small glass. I then add a small amount of water (1-2 ml) and drink. Do this on an empty stomach for best results (about 20-30 minutes before eating a main meal is good).


Process details—references and rationalizations:
1. Chop the cannabis
More surface area gives means a faster and more efficient extraction.

2. Bake the cannabis.
This converts THCA to THC via a decarboxylation reaction.

In whole-plant cannabis, THC content is expressed as THCA (tetrahydrocannabolic acid) prior to decarboxylation into THC, which takes place when cannabis is heated in the oven, and smoked or vaporized ingestion. THCA is a mild analgesic and anti-inflammatory but does not have good affinity with our CB1 receptors, so in order to make a THC-rich tincture that has many of the same therapeutic effects as smoked ingestion (including rapid absorption, quick relief and ease of self-titration), we must convert the THCA in the plant matter into THC prior to extracting it through an alcohol soak. (from Vancouver Island Compassion Society http://thevics.com/cannamist.htm)

THC vaporizes at about 380°F. We want to heat the cannabis to convert THCA to THC, but keep the temperature under 380°F. That is why 325°F is used. Between four and five minutes your oven (and house) will start to smell very strong. This is the time to remove the cannabis from the oven.

Notice also that there is considerable misinformation regarding heating the cannabis. It is true that you don't have to heat it to extract both THC and THCA, but the amount of THC in whole plant preparations is relatively small compared to after decarboxylation of the THCA. So if you want to maximize the strength of your tincture you must heat the cannabis prior to extraction.

3. Use the highest proof alcohol available.
Where I live this is Bacardi 151. The more alcohol the more efficient the extraction will be.

4. Simmer the mixture.
This is one of the areas that seems to be most debated. Many guides call for placing the normal cannabis into the alcohol and waiting 2 – 6 weeks. The main concern with heating the alcohol is that it is “explosive” (not exactly true...it is however flammable).

The purpose of the simmering is to heat the alcohol mixture to improve extraction rates and efficiencies. Heating during extraction increases the motion of the molecules (basic physics/chemistry) and drastically decreases extraction times. The boiling point of pure ethanol is 173°F (78°C). We will use the water bath to heat the rum/cannabis mixture to just below the boiling point of ethanol.

Heating the alcohol mixture can be done very safely using a hot water bath. You will need an accurate candy or quick read thermometer. Place about 1 inch of water in a wide, vertical-edged pan (9” diameter x 3” high). Bring the water to a low simmer. The rum/cannabis mixture should be in a small (1 pint) mason jar. Do NOT cover the jar.

Put the thermometer into the mason jar and place into the simmering water bath. Bring the temperature of the rum/cannabis mixture to about 170°F. The alcohol should be just barely boiling.

You should have the oven fan on high. You will notice that any alcohol fumes are mixed with water vapor from the water bath and vented out the fan. This combined with the fact that you are trying not to boil the ethanol makes the process quite safe.

5. Strain and store.
When you are finished with the extraction you will be left with about 1oz of green dragon tincture after you have strained the extract. Notice that one ounce of the alcohol has evaporated. See the tips below for a good way to strain the tincture.

A standard eyedropper will transfer about 1ml (or 1 gram) of liquid. There are 29 milliliters in one ounce. So you should end up with about 30 or so full eyedroppers (30 milliliters) of Green Dragon.

The liquid should be dark brownish-green and smell like cannabis.

6. Dosage. Titration.
Everybody is different. It takes me between 30-90 minutes to feel the effects of Green Dragon (depending on how much food is in my stomach).

I had tried a tincture someone had made using the cold extraction method with the same amount of cannabis and found that 5 ml (5 full eyedroppers) did pretty much nothing.

Using my Green Dragon technique I find that one dropper will bring effects on in 30-90 minutes and last 5 hours with 1.5 hours of lingering aftereffects.

Two droppers gave me a "spiritual dose" (as strong as any brownie I ever had). Effects lasted 7-8 hours with lingering effects for 2 more hours.

This means that 1/8oz of good cannabis yields about 30-34 doses of tincture (1 dropperful is really all I need). :edible:

Great post, thanks for this. Your procedure is almost identical to mine and it works great. I have also done the simmering water bath and it works very well when time is of the essence, but it does bring out the ganga flavor and color. I have found about a week of steeping to be sufficient if you want to skip the simmering step, and if you steep in the freezer you get much less weed flavor and no noticeable decrease in potency in our tests. I do shake the jar once or twice during the steep.

I believe the recipes where they recommend the 6-8 week steeps are for if you are skipping the decarb step--basically the 6-8 week steep is a very long slow decarb at room temperature. This DOES work, the very first tincture I had was made this way by my friend and it was quite effective, but it is not necessary if you decarb first.

 

[SPZ]

And this is why I bought a Magical Butter Machine, it eliminates all this rigamarole! Measure ingredients, push 2 buttons...........DONE! lol

I'm intrigued by this machine, but I'm curious... don't you still have to decarb the weed, strain it into a jar to store, rinse the strained material, etc. It seems like the only part it replaces is the grinding and the steeping. The steeping does not require any effort at all (I steep on the shelf for a week and don't use a hot water bath), and wouldn't you get better potency if you ground the bud with the machine as well? Then you have to wash another dish afterwards and find a place to store another kitchen gadget that you don't use 95% of the time... Like I said I'm intrigued but those are just some concerns that occurred to me.

 

[Unique]

I'm intrigued by this machine, but I'm curious... don't you still have to decarb the weed, strain it into a jar to store, rinse the strained material, etc. It seems like the only part it replaces is the grinding and the steeping. The steeping does not require any effort at all (I steep on the shelf for a week and don't use a hot water bath), and wouldn't you get better potency if you ground the bud with the machine as well? Then you have to wash another dish afterwards and find a place to store another kitchen gadget that you don't use 95% of the time... Like I said I'm intrigued but those are just some concerns that occurred to me.

Yes the machine is great I got one... Yes you do have to decarb first...I use turkey oven bags for that, it keep odor from filling the house and I feel does a much better job at the decarbing part... and no there is no need break up weed first, just add decarbed (cooled down) herb to machine & coconut oil & lecithin select temp & select butter(2hr cycle) and it will beep at ya when it's done! It comes with a filter bag for easy straining... I do tend do a strain... Let it sit in warm water bath while everything settles and do a final strain, it's not really required to do but a clean end product is a nice thing...

 

[Only1Sky]

Hey buds, went to the 4th Annual New England Cannabis Convention this past weekend. It was at least 3 times larger than the previous year. Clearly there is a trend afoot. And, speaking of which, besides representation for the Magical Butter Machine, there were two other competitors there as well. If anyone is curious, both retail for $160 and more info is here at their links:

The Butter Brewer (https://www.thebutterbrewer.com) and Mighty Fast Herbal Infuser (https://www.theherbalinfuser.com)

The Butter Brewer provides instructions on how to also use their unit for decarboxylation.
Glad I had already purchased the MBE -- now I don't have to fret about which is the "best" of the 3. I'll be going home with the girl I brought to the party.
Happy brewing & infusing ya'all.

 

[Unique]

Hey buds, went to the 4th Annual New England Cannabis Convention this past weekend. It was at least 3 times larger than the previous year. Clearly there is a trend afoot. And, speaking of which, besides representation for the Magical Butter Machine, there were two other competitors there as well. If anyone is curious, both retail for $160 and more info is here at their links:

The Butter Brewer (https://www.thebutterbrewer.com) and Mighty Fast Herbal Infuser (https://www.theherbalinfuser.com)

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The Butter Brewer provides instructions on how to also use their unit for decarboxylation.
Glad I had already purchased the MBE -- now I don't have to fret about which is the "best" of the 3. I'll be going home with the girl I brought to the party.
Happy brewing & infusing ya'all.

you'll certainly love the MBE , I know I looked the the one on the right side of pic..l but I think the MBE is far better, even though the other one can be gotten for less $$ , they may work just as well as each other...I noticed they very similar... I'm glad ya finally got to pick one up, now ya need order capsule machine & some 00 capsules.. Make sure to also get lecithin that is needed for coconut oil...

 

[Unique]

Hey buds, went to the 4th Annual New England Cannabis Convention this past weekend. It was at least 3 times larger than the previous year. Clearly there is a trend afoot. And, speaking of which, besides representation for the Magical Butter Machine, there were two other competitors there as well. If anyone is curious, both retail for $160 and more info is here at their links:

The Butter Brewer (https://www.thebutterbrewer.com) and Mighty Fast Herbal Infuser (https://www.theherbalinfuser.com)

View attachment 883675 View attachment 883676

The Butter Brewer provides instructions on how to also use their unit for decarboxylation.
Glad I had already purchased the MBE -- now I don't have to fret about which is the "best" of the 3. I'll be going home with the girl I brought to the party.
Happy brewing & infusing ya'all.

I would of liked to went to that... let me know when next one coming around our area.

 

[Only1Sky]

I would of liked to went to that... let me know when next one coming around our area.

NECANN is a yearly event for Boston - But they are doing events in Burlington VT (May 12 & 13), Portland ME (Oct 6 & 7), and Providence RI (Oct 20 & 21). I suspect that the Vermont event may not be the best (yet) since its their first year there. But this will be their 4th year in Rhode Island and Maine. Here is their link: https://www.necann.com/ You can check out the program and list of exhibitors for the recent Boston show.
Cannacon, which was was much better than NECANN last year, is returning to Boston in late July: https://cannacon.org/portfolio/boston-ma/

 

[Unique]

NECANN is a yearly event for Boston - But they are doing events in Burlington VT (May 12 & 13), Portland ME (Oct 6 & 7), and Providence RI (Oct 20 & 21). I suspect that the Vermont event may not be the best (yet) since its their first year there. But this will be their 4th year in Rhode Island and Maine. Here is their link: https://www.necann.com/ You can check out the program and list of exhibitors for the recent Boston show.
Cannacon, which was was much better than NECANN last year, is returning to Boston in late July: https://cannacon.org/portfolio/boston-ma/

Thanks so much bro!

 

[Son of Hobbes]

Cannacon, which was was much better than NECANN last year, is returning to Boston in late July: https://cannacon.org/portfolio/boston-ma/

We went to CannaCon in Seattle this year, it was a blast man! Good event for sure!