When I have extra buds and trim, I like to make an edible oil to eat. By cooking the buds at a low temperature and then cooking them again at an even lower temperature in coconut oil I can get a cannabis rich oil. Eating a spoon full gives me a good feeling through out the day, though I would not recommend eating as much as me if you do not have much of a tolerance. But for me I find a spoon full of coconut infused cannabis oil just right.
Writing this post I was inspired by @futuremind's cannabutter guide.. You can find it here.. He also made a video of how its all done. https://peakd.com/hive-151602/@futuremind/crockpot-cannabis-butter-guide
He made his a little differently from how I make mine. He uses butter and water in a crockpot. So I figured writing how I make mine by comparison we can see different techniques for making cannabis oil. As they all work great, and its up to how you are the most comfortable and which tools you have at your disposal to make it.
The final product is shelf stable as it has no animal butter. And its taste has some of the coconut flavor in it, though I do not best not to taste it when I eat it. Just get it down as fast as I can without gagging on the overpowering cannabis flavor. I do not really do well eating normal edibles, so that is why I just eat a spoonful of oil. As much as people think you can cover the flavor in foods, I just find it easier to have a spoon full of pure oil and not try to eat something with it cooked inside of it.. But that is just how I like to do it.
Starting off the process, I select a jar full of my outdoor grow from last year. I still have many jars so I do not mind using up one just for the oil.
I grind it all up, though I hear I do not even need to do this.. whole buds cook fine too, as the magic butter machine I will show later has a blender in it.
Weighed it so I know the dosage, around 21.5 grams.
I add more, but from some old shake and stems we had laying around.
This weighs 29.97 but it has lots of stems in it unlike the last weigh in.
So a total of 51.47 grams of cannabis material will go into the oil.
I place the grinded up buds on a cooking sheet lined with foil. And cook it at a temperature of 240F (115C) for 1 hour.
While that is cooking or known as decarboxylating the buds. I will measure out the coconut oil.
I go for 2 cups, but since its not completely melted I go a little over so I have enough.
I add the coconut oil to the machine, its fine its not all melted.. there is a heating element inside this machine that will heat it up once I turn it all on.
Finally the grinded up buds and stems have been heat activated as part of the decarboxylation process. I could eat this now but may be a little hard to digest.. so that is where the oil comes into play.
Putting the machine back together the lid goes on and it will blend, heat and repeat many times over the next two hours helping the grinded up buds to merge with the oil.
After two hours have passed I strain out the cannabis oil using a bag that came with the magical butter machine. This allows the oil to pass through but not the stems or grinded up bud.
It is a good idea to let the oil cool down a bit before doing this part. Otherwise it can be painful on the hands. They give you a glove to wear but I just find waiting for the oil to cool down works better.
Looking inside of the magical butter machine we can see the oil, stems and all.
I pour it out into the bag and start collecting the oil below in a cup. Squeezing helps.
Slowly but surely it all comes out.
So I yielded a little under two cups of oil.. Pretty good.. that is the minimum amount the machine can process. I find doing this way makes it the strongest.
Looks very potion like.. lol
Pouring the oil into tupperware I can store them on the counter.
Once cooled the lids can go on.
And there we go, we now have something ready to consume.
Once cooled it gets its green color from the buds and stems.
Alright time to try it out. The hardest part for me, as I tend to gag trying to eat the stuff.. Even worse if its in something cooked.. so just have to treat it like a shot of alcohol I am not trying to taste.. lol get it down as fast as possible.
Took me a few minutes and cup of water to eat it all.. I calculated around what kind of potency the spoonful should have. About 150-250mg of thc is in a spoonful of oil. This would be considered a very high dose, and I do not recommend trying this much if you have never done it before. But I have done this dozens of times, and worse comes to worse I just sleep it off.
I prefer to eat it in the morning, so today I took it at 9am. As if I take it later in the day I get really bag cotton mouth, and I find this interferes with my sleeping. So usually the effects last most of the day eating a spoon full, and takes about two or so hours to start feeling it from the onset.
Hi @solominer
This process is laborious, but I do not doubt that all the steps you have taken are worth the effort, and that you have explained to us in such detail in your post. We appreciate this, as it is a way to understand the recipe and be able to make it in the future. You have made a good choice with coconut oil, (it could have been olive oil), because in addition to being more palatable, (I know you don't taste it), it is a very healthy fat, which undoubtedly gives you additional benefits.
It is great that you make your own edible oil. Good job. Have a great day! 🍀
It's so crazy because back in the day that much weed would have cost so much money. I mean it probably still does, but I honestly wouldn't know anymore. I remember I made some butter when I was living alone. I used it to make rice crispy treats. They were pretty good, but my buddy at all of them.
this really amazes me my brother @solominer very powerful processing I have never tried it but I can see with your very useful post. Thank you for sharing I hope your day is always pleasant and blessed
The explanation is neat, easy to follow, and feels personal. Very inspiring for those who want to try! :)
I use veggie glycerin in my mini crockpot and run it to over 200F for 24 hours. The temp is supposed to decarbox it and make it more orally active. I've been making it for years and have given it to all our pets in their food. 5cc in the dogs food, in my tea, whatever...
Wow coconut oil with a mixture of marijuana, I have never tried it. But after seeing this it might make me interested in making it.
But everything has side effects and that can be considered with input and lots of tolerance.
That's amazing my brother, have a nice day 🙏♥️
It's great that you can make your own cannabis oil combined with coconut.
I loved how the finished product turned out and the recommendations when trying itGood morning dear friend @solominer
I appreciate that you shared the whole process of how you make your own oil
Have a great day
This is the first time I know about marijuana oil, I'm still curious about how we feel after consuming it, will it be the same as what we get from cigarettes?
OMG! I could not even imagine such a mixture. Wow, although I have tried dry fruits soaked in black rum but I am sure this mix will be totally different. Cheers!🍻
I've been using coconut oil since long but this is different and I also find it a complicated. You must have put in a lot of hard work to get this done and photos are saying this clearly. Its a kind of tutorial that anyone can follow but I don't I would be able to. Did you enjoy the process?
This is a truly fascinating article to me! Making cannabis oil at home is a complex process, and you've provided a very detailed account of your method.
My question is: Given your experience with different methods of cannabis consumption, how do you feel the effects of consuming cannabis oil compare to other methods such as smoking or vaping? Do you find the onset of effects to be different, and do they last longer?
I'm particularly curious about your observation that the effects of the oil last most of the day. This seems to suggest a slower onset and a longer duration compared to other methods of consumption.
I understand that cannabis use is illegal in the Philippines, and I am curious for its use. And, I find your detailed description of the process and your personal experiences with cannabis consumption to be quite informative.
I didn't know that you could make oil from cannabis buds, much less in combination with coconut
You have a good method for making oil
Have a great day sir @solominer
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How about using granulated sugar to improve the taste a bit?
Mmmm seems so good! 🙃
Can you improve the flavor with peppermint of another type of flavoring?
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I love your technique man! I'm going to have to give this a try, it seems a little more involved than the crockpot method but I'm sure it's worth it, as that oil looks super potent.
Thank you for the shoutout bro, it's ironic I just sat down after starting another pot of butter about a half hour ago and saw the ping ;D
Eat em' if ya got em' ;D
Blimey you're into everything! Cannabis oil infused with coconut oil has the potential to sound like a winning combination but as you explain it still tastes revolting by the sounds of it! I assume it has some health properties you can't get from other sources.
Cannabis oil has become a real go to product for a lot of people nowadays given the relaxation of various laws and regulations in many countries, including my own. But I still don't know what the main benefit is actually. I know it can relieve symptoms of various ailments.
You say you have it at the start of the day and to prevent the gag reflex you down it like a shot of whisky, although from your description you actually make it sound worse than whiskey! But do you have any ongoing health issues which kind of mandate you to make and take this oil? Or are you generally healthy and are simply looking for a health boost?
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