Decarb your herb:
Decarboxylation is part of the natural aging process, and makes it much more potent.
Pre-heat your oven to 215° F.
Chop up your herb finely with scissors.
Do not use a coffee grinder. Sprinkle evenly into a small glass pyrex or OVEN SAFE ceramic dish.
Cover WELL with aluminum foil, crimping up around the edges.
It is important it is sealed well.
Use another layer of foil if needed.
Place in oven at 215° F, for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, remove the dish and let it cool, WITH the foil still on.
Letting it cool down slowly, allows any vapors to settle back into the material.
Add the oil or butter and heat: While you wait for the container to cool, Melt your coconut oil or butter in a pan on LOW heat. If using butter, clarify it by skimming the milk solids off the surface.
Now Remove your foil lid from the herb pan.
Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of lecithin evenly over the surface of the decarbed herb.
Then, pour the oil or butter over your herb.
Mix it up, Cover with foil, and place back in the oven for 45 minutes at 215° F.
After 45 minutes, remove from the oven (leave it on) and allow the dish to cool for 10 – 15 minutes.
Once the temp has dropped and you can comfortably touch the dish, you’ll carefully open it, then press and mash the herb with the back of a spoon.
This helps break down the trichomes into the oil, so it can soak up more medicine. Now, add another 1/2 teaspoon of lecithin and stir.
Replace the foil lid, seal well, and put back in the oven for another 45 minutes.
Then shut off the heat and let cool.
When finished cooling, freeze it for at least 2 hours (longer is fine).
Remove from freezer, allow to thaw to room temp (or the shock will break your dish), then place back in the oven for just long enough to liquefy and thin out the oil, for better straining.If you want extra “sleepy” oil, you can repeat the above heating and reheating process again.
Strain the oil out of the herb: Strain the herb out of the oil by running it thru a mesh (not paper) coffee filter, cheese cloth, or similar. Use a spoon to press on the herb to help press the oil out of it.
Your oil is now ready to use!
