Extraction My first Tincture!!!

[Buddy420]

I got told by my doctor to stop vaporizing for a few weeks due to a lung problem. It's a long story, but not serious yet...I just need to lay off. So, what to do?

Well, I decided to try making my own tincture. I've always been a little skeptical of tinctures because I tried a few edibles in the past, but they didn't do much for me. Anyway, just thinking about not vaporizing my weed was depression all by itself.

Well, I came across a recipe where the guy substituted good bud for used/vaporized weed for his tincture. Well, this made me even more skeptical, but I have a huge mason jar full of vaped weed (it's just where I put it until it gets full and then I usually empty it), so I figured I'd give it a try.

I used the basic method of making a tincture (I basically used the Green Dragon Method Stickied Here):

Here's what I did:

1. Ground ~1/8 oz of Blue Mystic AF in coffee grinder and decarb at 325F for about 5 minutes; then place in small mason jar.
2. Added ~1/8 oz of vaporized weed. (Not exactly sure of the amount, but when added to the mason jar with the bud, it totaled to just over 1/2 of the jar).
3. Add Bacardi 151 enough to cover the top of the material.
4. Placeed in a pot of simmering water (not a full on boil and just enough to make the bacardi slightly simmer around the edges of the jar). *Caution!* No open flames, Ventilate, be careful!!! Best if done outside on a hotplate etc. I refuse to be responsible for someone catching on fire or blowing up their house!!! Use common sense and be safe. :check:
5. I simmered for 45 minutes.
6. Strained in cheese cloth.
7. I then put the boiled material back into the mason jar, added enough bacardi to cover the material, and boiled it all over again for 45 minutes.
8. This gave me two small jars of tincture (I kept them separate to test potency). I marked the first batch with an "S" for Super!

As I stated before, I've always been skeptical. Well, no more! This stuff works!!! I am blown away at how well it works. My first test was to take one teaspoon (I mixed it with some juice in a shot glass)...trust me, this shit tastes like ASS!

I waited exactly one hour. At about the 47 minute mark it crept up on me. I suddenly realized I was stoned. I waited exactly the hour just to make sure it wasn't getting stronger. At the one hour mark I felt like if I were to take just one bong/vaporizer hit I'd be perfect. Instead, I took another teaspoon shot.

I was good for about 5 hours!!! :Holy Moly: Mission accomplished!

Then, I decided to test the second batch. I woke up early on Saturday morning and immediately took two shots of ASS, from the second batch. Guess what? It worked! Not quite as strong as the first batch naturally, but still a very nice high without smoking. I must say...I'm impressed and definitely a convert. Not that I will quit vaporizing completely, but I know exactly what I'm going to do with all of my used vaped weed. Who woulda thought! I can use it for medication twice!

 

[Buddy420]

I love the high, but the ASS taste is bad... really, really bad! :jaw:

 

[realcarlos]

Did you decarb your bud at all?

 

[Buddy420]

That's a good question and one that I should have remembered to address. I was pretty stoned when I wrote that...that's my excuse anyway. :Stones slap: I'll change it now!

The answer is yes. I did decarb at 325F for about 5 minutes (after I put it in the grinder). Thanks for catching that. Also, naturally, I did not have to do anything with the leftover vape weed.

 

[Mossy]

Does your vape have a temperature control...?

The guys in mods think you may have your vape temp set too low it you are picking up action off the ash/residue...:tiphat:

 

[Buddy420]

Does your vape have a temperature control...?

The guys in mods think you may have your vape temp set too low it you are picking up action off the ash/residue...:tiphat:

LOL! The answer is yes. I have two main vaporizers that I use. Both have temp controls and both are very good, well known vapes. I've been smoking weed for a long time; this ain't my first rodeo (I'm in my mid 50's and know how to utilize my meds). I've also been vaping daily for well over a year, and while I understand skepticism on this topic, I can assure you I used about 3.5 grams of bud and the rest was used vape material.

While it is possible that the 3.5 grams of bud is doing all the work here, I seriously doubt it. The reason I doubt it is because of the second batch quality; it just wouldn't be possible with only an 1/8th of bud. I also don't believe that my vape temps are too low and here's why: I normally load the bowl, take my normal 6 or 8 good rips and then I normally turn up the heat for the last 2 or 3 rips (if I'm using the volcano then I judge by bags, but the idea is the same; I turn up the heat after the second bag). The vaped material is always a dark brown to almost burnt brown consistency/look (this is the material I saved to make the tincture).

No matter what anyone believes, I got baked off it once by vaping and baked off it again with the tincture. What's better? Three times? :smokebuds:

 

[briman]

you can take ASS out of it by cutting the 151 with creme de minth, or by making magaritas and doing a dropper or 2 in that, but mine tastes like ass straight too.

 

[Buddy420]

you can take ASS out of it by cutting the 151 with creme de minth, or by making magaritas and doing a dropper or 2 in that, but mine tastes like ass straight too.

Thanks! Fortunately, my wife came up with a great solution to my ASS problem. :Cushty:

She bought some 000 gelatin capsules and we filled four of them (measured about 1 tsp total). I took all four and got a really, really good buzz in about 30 minutes. Two hours later I took two more...

...I woke up stoned the next day...

:smokebuds:

 

[Buddy420]

Made a new batch last night. I used all the bud I had left (I didn't weigh it, but I'd guess it was 1/4 oz) which was some bubblelicious AF and a small amount of bubble hash that was from the bubblelicious trim. :High 5:

I cooked that and on the second batch I added some used vape material. I combined all of this stuff in one jar after the two batches just because I now know they both work. I took three capsules (not quite 1 tsp) this morning at 6am and all is well at the ranch 4 hours later.