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Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today!
#23441644 - 07/14/16 06:45 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Edibles have become my favorite form of ingesting THC since moving to a legal state.
Pre-made edibles are amazing with their convenience, but incredibly pricey when doing the math.
(1g [$10] of 20% THC bud contains 200mg's of THC). An "Incredibles" chocolate bar (100mg) which has shown to be the most consistently tested edible in Colorado still has a +/- 15mg variance, usually in the 85-90mg range. What it boils down to, is your paying $20-$25 for half a gram of weed infused in tasty chocolate.
Unfortunately everyone I talk to, be it online or in person (growers, budtenders, cannabis enthusiasts, etc) have a different preparations, temperatures, and time "baked" as a suggestion to get the most THC activated by decarboxylation. Layman's terms, you can eat that weed and get stoned.
Through a lot of trial and error over the last two months I've come up with a preparation that works the best for me as far as potency goes. I have absolutely no lab data to back this up. Only my personal experience.
Let's get started:
Math is sufficiently important here to at least take a crack at it, so if you know what percentage of A-THC your bud contains, make it simple and convert the percentage to milligrams.
i.e. 1 gram at 20% A-THC = 200mg's
With this preparation you should expect to get in the ~90% range after decarboxylation. This again is speculation, and studied purely on my own intoxication effects.
i.e. A-THC = 200mg's before decarb; ~180mg's after decarb.
No recommended doses here, but 10mg's of THC has become the US' legal state's norm for a single serving dose to someone with no tolerance, to give you reference.
If you're still with me after the boring part, here's the fun part:
-Weigh out a gram of bud. It should be properly cured (dry; moisture will further decrease the THC amount in the final product).
-Pre-heat your oven to 220F. If you have a meat or candy thermometer, use that shit. 220F is the key here. Most ovens aren't calibrated properly I believe. Mine is running 20 or so degrees hot.
-Break up the bud as fine as possible. Surface area matters here and you want as much as possible. If you're used to a grinder, that's fine, maybe even recommended. I just prefer using my fingers because when the bud is properly cured for decarboxylation, it tends to crumble.
-Lay aluminum foil on the bottom of a pan/cookie sheet. I prefer to use a 13x9" dark aluminum pan.
-Spread your finely ground bud as evenly as possible on the foil. You don't really want any pieces of flower touching each other or clumped up.
-Cover the top of the pan, tightly, with more aluminum foil. It doesn't have to be airtight obviously, but wrap that sucker like it should be.
-Place your pan gently onto the middle rack of the oven once pre-heated and let bake for exactly 55 minutes. No more. No less.
-Pull out the pan carefully, remove the top foil layer, and inspect the weed. It should be extremely fragrant and slightly, very slightly brown. If you've ever vaporized weed, it should look about the same as far as color when it's done.
-Your weed is now decarbed, ready to eat and/or mix into your favorite food products!
*Do not use this decarbed weed to bake in cookies, brownies, etc. In those recipes canna-butter or canna-oil is needed. Heating the decarbed weed past 300F will start degrading the THC very quickly. CBD does start to activate at those temps which is great medicinally, but it degrades quickly as well and have no information on those preparations.
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My favorite way to use this bud is by making chocolates. I just throw a bar of my favorite dark chocolate into a saucepan lined with parchment paper. Put that pan over a bigger pan with water (double boiler) in order to melt the chocolate.
Once melted, throw your bud in there and mix around until evenly distributed and covered.
Remove the parchment paper and place it on a steady surface. Shape the molten chocolate back into a bar as well as you can, divide by serving to your preferences. Math may be needed here again 
Final note, I wanted to post this because I constantly see people posting about firecrackers and until I started experimenting with decarboxylation the correct way, I thought they were awesome as well. They are a waste of your bud, ladies and gentlemen. You're getting maybe 50% of the available THC on a lucky day baking at 200F-300F for ~20 minutes inside a fat (or whatever similar preparation you use).
I'd love to hear how you guys feel about this preparation. If you think you have something better, please share! If you think what I posted is shit, let me know why.
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: kr0nik0]
#23441671 - 07/14/16 06:50 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Its been a while since I've seen you man
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: Patlal]
#23441713 - 07/14/16 07:01 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Sure has. I still check in here a couple times a week but I've been feeling out of the loop when it comes to pub happenings.
I've been missing out on the classic Patlal poll posts as well. 
How has life been treating you?
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: kr0nik0]
#23441794 - 07/14/16 07:31 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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[Most ovens aren't calibrated properly I believe. Mine is running 20 or so degrees hot.
Mine runs hot too. Thermometers certainly are useful.
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: MorphinTime]
#23442003 - 07/14/16 08:36 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Usually stick mine in foil and let it sit for 30 minutes or so at 200f, sometimes I'll go to 220. I just wrap that shit up in tinfoil as tight as possible then stick the tinfoil weed in a little ceramic bowl, and cover the top of it with more tinfoil just to be safe.
I have also heard of 'slowcooking' it and wrapping it in tinfoil, putting it in front of a sunny window and letting it decarb over the course of the day. Haven't tried that yet.
Honestly, I'm kind of a lightweight and a lot of times if I'm not careful I end up overdoing it and end up uncomfortably high on coconut oil . I always wondered why I tended to end up with the spins, in a coma, or so high I cannot function with my edibles but able to eat much more of other peoples, because I always did it this way and thought everyone else would decarb their weed too.
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: kr0nik0]
#23442166 - 07/14/16 09:31 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: kr0nik0]
#23443160 - 07/15/16 07:50 AM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
kr0nik0 said: Sure has. I still check in here a couple times a week but I've been feeling out of the loop when it comes to pub happenings.
I've been missing out on the classic Patlal poll posts as well. 
How has life been treating you?
Life is great actually. I got all my ducks in row a few months back. I no longer have debt, I have free time and I'm enjoying the summer
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: Patlal]
#23443333 - 07/15/16 09:03 AM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Congratulations!
I've unfortunately indebted myself slightly by moving across the country.
Still the smartest move I've ever made if you take the financial aspect out of it. lol.
Happy to hear you're doing well.
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: kr0nik0]
#23443406 - 07/15/16 09:26 AM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Pre-made edibles are amazing with their convenience, but incredibly pricey when doing the math.
(1g [$10] of 20% THC bud contains 200mg's of THC). An "Incredibles" chocolate bar (100mg) which has shown to be the most consistently tested edible in Colorado still has a +/- 15mg variance, usually in the 85-90mg range. What it boils down to, is your paying $20-$25 for half a gram of weed infused in tasty chocolate
I've found edibles in CA clubs to be the opposite . I get these brownies called Korova 5150 . It has 10 grams of bud and it costs $25 . Not sure about the milligrams of thc I think it's around 500 +in a 3" square . Anyways 1 little bite gets me high as fuck . Takes me a whole week to eat the dam thing . I'll be making my own edibles in nov , this 1 of my babies from a week ago . Probably 8 in taller now .
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: psilynut]
#23443424 - 07/15/16 09:32 AM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Meanwhile, in the UK:
I haven't a fucking clue what cannabinoids my weed has. If it gets me high then I don't feel I've been swizzed.
Getting a volcano today for hash, but also because I want a fucking volcano. Any spent herbs if they aren't burnt are going in my soup, curry, spag bol, shepards pie, or any other meal with fat in them.
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: Visionary Tools]
#23443481 - 07/15/16 10:00 AM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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If you don't grind it before hand you risk breaking up the thc crystals into different compounds after it's been decarbed
I do this I acutally have a jar that's just grinded up de carbed weed anything to keep extra hot gas out of my lungs is worth it
if you are really good at curing I don't think it's neccessary though
Edited by Konyap (07/15/16 10:01 AM)
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: Konyap]
#23443917 - 07/15/16 01:10 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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This is what people need to keep in mind when decarboxylating:

I always do 25min at 250 these days. 55min at 220 works, but will probably get less yield than at 250.
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: kr0nik0]
#23443938 - 07/15/16 01:15 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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HIGH KRON!
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: Ras Rising]
#23443942 - 07/15/16 01:16 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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so i heard u like edibles
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: Cowb0yNeal00]
#23444015 - 07/15/16 01:47 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Laments terms
Anyway great post kron I don't like edibles but if I ever do wanna cook em I know. My girl might enjoy this recipe
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: pirate-blues]
#23444499 - 07/15/16 04:32 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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pirate-blues said: Usually stick mine in foil and let it sit for 30 minutes or so at 200f, sometimes I'll go to 220. I just wrap that shit up in tinfoil as tight as possible then stick the tinfoil weed in a little ceramic bowl, and cover the top of it with more tinfoil just to be safe.
I have also heard of 'slowcooking' it and wrapping it in tinfoil, putting it in front of a sunny window and letting it decarb over the course of the day. Haven't tried that yet.
Honestly, I'm kind of a lightweight and a lot of times if I'm not careful I end up overdoing it and end up uncomfortably high on coconut oil . I always wondered why I tended to end up with the spins, in a coma, or so high I cannot function with my edibles but able to eat much more of other peoples, because I always did it this way and thought everyone else would decarb their weed too.
Yea, I cross posted this in r/Drugs and all the decarb nerds came out to play. Some dude was telling me that after he decarbs it in the similar way I do, he sticks the foil packet by his radiator for a couple days.
And I completely understand you on overdoing it. It's incredibly easy for me to build up a tolerance to edibles, but I ate ~700mg's in one shot last week. For science, you know? And I got knocked out cold for 16 hours. Was still pretty damn high the next morning-early afternoon.
Highest I've ever been in my life until I fell asleep and it was slightly enjoyable, but more bordering on the uncomfortable boy load. That batch was made with a 50/50 strain so the Indica, which I don't use much of completely punched me in the gut lol.
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: psilynut]
#23444532 - 07/15/16 04:42 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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psilynut said:
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Pre-made edibles are amazing with their convenience, but incredibly pricey when doing the math.
(1g [$10] of 20% THC bud contains 200mg's of THC). An "Incredibles" chocolate bar (100mg) which has shown to be the most consistently tested edible in Colorado still has a +/- 15mg variance, usually in the 85-90mg range. What it boils down to, is your paying $20-$25 for half a gram of weed infused in tasty chocolate
I've found edibles in CA clubs to be the opposite . I get these brownies called Korova 5150 . It has 10 grams of bud and it costs $25 . Not sure about the milligrams of thc I think it's around 500 +in a 3" square . Anyways 1 little bite gets me high as fuck . Takes me a whole week to eat the dam thing . I'll be making my own edibles in nov , this 1 of my babies from a week ago . Probably 8 in taller now .

I'm not eligible to apply for med card here yet. 12 days to go.  Once that happens, I'll be able to purchase from the medicinal side of dispensaries which is essentially the same shit but for a fraction of the price.
Legalization unfortunately does ramp up prices on the recreational side, but with that said, it's still quite a bit cheaper and higher quality than anything I had back in FL. That's a given, though.
I recently found out that pre-made edibles made here in CO are not allowed to be sold in CA, or any other med/legal state for that matter so our products differ greatly. The Incredibles brand is the gold standard here in CO as I mentioned in the OP. I feel that CA may have a lot more to offer. I'm heading out there (San Fran north to Seattle) in about a week and I've been worried about getting bud, even with the state's progressive views on it...
Do you have any advice aside from asking people that look like they smoke weed on the street? I've always pictured Cali as this weed mecca, but living in a place where it's completely legal has made me weary of buying through black market channels.
Edit: Gorgeous plant, btw.
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Edited by kr0nik0 (07/15/16 04:43 PM)
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: kr0nik0]
#23444551 - 07/15/16 04:45 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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decarboxylating on it's own is completely unnecessary and a waste of time if you're making edibles properly, the extraction process into oil will already do that for you
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: Shroomopotamus]
#23444638 - 07/15/16 05:08 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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The whole purpose of having decarbed weed is so that you can use that weed in non-baked goods, and specifically no added fat preparations. And the added benefit that it's always ready to use.
Canna-butter or canna-oil as I mentioned is what's needed and works best for things like brownies, cookies, etc. I'm not a fan of pastry chefs. Pretentious jackasses. I digress.
To be honest, BHO/PHO seem to be the most cost efficient and popular way of making edibles around here but I haven't worked with it before.
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Re: Decarb Your Weed The Proper Way And Get Yourself As High As Possible Today! [Re: kr0nik0]
#23444665 - 07/15/16 05:17 PM (7 years, 6 months ago) |
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Whether you use the oil afterwards in baked goods or not, the extraction process into the oil will decarb the weed. You can put it on some bread and be baked as a cake without decarboxylating yer nugs separately.
BHO edibles are incredible but don't last as long. They're my go to edibles for concerts and they turn LSD into LSD 2.0
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