Decarboxylator machine

[Madman960]

Yay!!! Can't wait for a report.

Madman

[alltatup]

After waiting for all these weeks, I'm really excited. I have used the time waiting to get a lot of research done. The very first thing I want to try is a small piece of decarbed Cannatonic under the tongue!!!

[oldjarhead100]

Ardent texted me it will ship in Am so yours probably already has

[oldjarhead100]

my ardent has shipped

[Dutchman1]

Mine will be here today. Making tincture Monday.

[alltatup]

I am drying all my trim in paper bags; will make tincture next week as well. ;-}

[Aloner]

I was going to wait until you guys reported back but I just succumbed to a delayed impulse buy. Even if it's not as great as they claim, as long as it works it should be worth the expense.

Now I have to decide -- decarb the trim or make dry ice hash and then decarb that? (Or, of course, "why not both?".)

[GreenDragonRon]

I made dry ice hash first and then turned it into tincture my last run and I liked it.

It made decarbing and extracting with Everclear easier as it was less volume to deal with. Only thing is, I think there were plenty of trichomes left, I had a quick look at the spent material after my shakes. I think Everclear extraction is a more effective method.

[alltatup]

GreenDragonRon Thanks for that info. I appreciate knowing that someone else has done it!

[Aloner]

Yes, good to hear!

[Dutchman1]

Got my NOVA today. Looks cool. Will report back monday after I make tincture.

[Dutchman1]

Was your idea Alltatup, thanks !

[alltatup]

You're welcome!! I'm still green with envy, but I'm also happy for you!! ;-}

[Dutchman1]

Yours is on its way !

[Dutchman1]

Sooooo I couldnt wait so I decarboxylated about a half ounce of Painkiller XL with the NOVA. Its a 1/1 THC, CBD mix designed for pain management among other things. It came out absolutely perfect color and texture for all the pieces, even those in the center. No smell throughout the cooking( about 90 minutes), Some smell on opening it,No surprise there. Its now soaking in Everclear overnight.To be continued........

[alltatup]

Awesome! You know that you can just stick a little piece under your tongue and get effects, right?

[Dutchman1]

Ya, just hard to get the proper dose that way. I tend to have a low tolerance.

[alltatup]

Just read up on PK XL: sounds fabulous. I'm so glad they are bringing out all these new strains!!!

[ZigZag]

So what do You guys think about that Ardent after having a few weeks to test it? Dutchman1_ how'd the tincture turn out?

[alltatup]

Mine hasn't arrived yet; Dutchman's the first one to get his...

[Dutchman1]

It decarboxylated the cannabis perfectly in about 90 minutes ZigZag. I should have taken a picture. Allatup will be making some and maybe will post a picture.

[Dutchman1]

1/2 oz of cannabis, 10 oz of everclear, soaked overnight with a shake now and then. Fan reducing as I type in the rectangular pyrex container.

[Camk]

very nice dutchman1 i cant wait till mine shows

[Jason]

Looks like Golden Tiger. Anxious to hear reports.
Of the 10 oz of EverClear, how much did you recover? What kind of press did you use?
I use a little garlic press. Its a bit of pain as its small, but very effective.
How easy is it to get the oil or tar off the glass? I used a Teflon BHO pan of sorts and its still a pain to scrape it off.

[Dutchman1]

I recover none of the everclear as Im just blowing a fan over it. I dont press any of it as Im trying to get the trichomes only. I dont want fine material or chlorophyll in the oil. I dont reduce it as far as you do Jason. I reduced 12 oz of liquid to about 3 oz ( took about 2 hours). Since there is still a few ozs of alcohol left its easy to scrape off the side glass while swirling the remaining alcohol. Then I just pour it into a 4 OZ bottle while scraping the bottom with a rubber spatula to get all of it.Then I add about a teaspoon of glycerin and about an ounce of water and and 4 or 5 drops of Tangerine flavoring.
Normally I have it in a bottle with an eye dropper for precise dosing but this time I put it in a 4 OZ spray bottle. I took two sprays and Im comfortably baked with no pain.

[alltatup]

Awesome!!! Fast medicine!!!

[Dutchman1]

Well, I have you to thank alltlatup. Thanks for the tip on the machine.

[Dutchman1]

Ya, Im so happy alltatup, I couldn't have asked for a smoother process. Ill never decarboxylate in the oven again and ill never boil alcohol ( dangerous) on the stove again. The fan reduction took about as long as it usually takes me to boil it off. 2 hours per 10-12 ounces of liquid.. It reduces the chances of burning off the " good stuff" by a huge factor by fan reducing the volume.

[alltatup]

You can't burn off any of the good stuff with this method!

Dutchman, I don't understand the vegetable glycerin thing: what does that do for the tincture? Does it thin it?

And.... so 14 grams of cannabis, and it sounds like you end up with around 4 oz of medicine; how many drops do you take? I know that 4 oz is a lot of drops!!!

[Dutchman1]

Glycerin is to keep the resin from sticking to the eye dropper and side of the bottle.I found it did with just water and much less so with a little glycerin in there. The water is to thin it. My dose is usually about 10 drops ( 1/2 milliliter). Its pretty concentrated but then Im fairly low tolerance so dont need much. My friends take a half a dropper full to a full dropper full. 20-30 drops and sometimes even more. Also the cannabis Im using is fairly low THC as its a 1-1 THC-CBD. 9%THC 9% CBD.

[oldjarhead100]

mine arrived and I ran two cycles of bud . I didn't try it yet was to stoned last night and its 520 am right now lol but Im planing on trying it soon

[alltatup]

Awesome!! Can't wait to get home from work today!!!

[Dutchman1]

Trouble sleeping OJH ?

[Jason]

Thanks for posting your technique. That would definitely result in some very powerful medicine.
Of the 10 oz of EverClear you started with, how much goes into the glass pan?
I sometimes reduce it down to tar or don't reduce at all and drink (mixed).
Good to know what glycerin does to viscosity and handling. I have some, but never used it.

[Dutchman1]

About 9 ounces so I lose about 1 ounce by not pressing it. I end up with 3 or 4 after reducing. I try for 2/3 to 3/4 reduction just to make it more concentrated. You could use it just as is in a drink as you mentioned.

[Dutchman1]

I generally dont measure how much everclear. I just put the herb in a mason jar and cover it to about 1 inch above the material. If i have more weed then i get more tincture. I also do a "second wash" as previously mentioned in this thread. Its much weaker but still effective enough for me at a higher dose..

[alltatup]

My machine was waiting for me when I got home from work: brightened my day way the hell up!!! I immediately decarbed the small harvest of Cannatonic I was drying, and now there is some Lithium OG Kush in there, which I plan on vaping when it's done. I have next week off work, so I will be concocting all kinds of medicines and potions then!!!

[D.A.A.S.69]

I'm so glad you finally got it , i want one bad but I'm waiting on your final verdict,

[ZigZag]

Awesome alltatup_ I just got an email that mine was on the way too! Can't wait to try it out_ gonna take a look at the rest of the posts here when I get back from dinner.
I also just got a rosin press and am having fun with that and really want to try making some tinctures with the Everclear. Hope you all are having fun and cheers to all for the Holiday season!

[alltatup]

ZigZag You will love it. It is one amazing machine.

[Dutchman1]

YAY alltatup !!! Cant wait to hear what you think and what you make.

[Aloner]

Yeah, what he said!