(Part 2) Top products from r/treedibles

I've only made canna caps a few times so I'm still tweaking things but here's what I've got so far.


Ingredients:

• 1oz bud - your choice of strain.

• 8oz (1 cup) coconut oil or butter. I prefer coconut oil.

• 1.5tb soy lecithin

Directions:

Pre-heat your oven to 215° F.

Chop up your herb finely.

You can grind it but I've found it's easier to strain if chopped.

Sprinkle evenly into a small oven safe dish.

Cover well with aluminum foil, crimping up around the edges.

Place in oven for 30-45 minutes.

After 30-45 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 (theoretically).

Note: for the extraction process I prefer a Nesco 6-Quart Roaster Oven. I prefer this over a crock pot because it has temp control.
I used this in combination with a Digital Cooking Thermometer which comes in handy not only for more accuracy but also because you can set an alarm on it if the temp gets too high - in which case you'd just add some water to the mixture.

While you wait for the container to cool, Melt your coconut oil or butter in a pan on low heat.

Once cool, remove the foil lid from the pan and place the decarbed herb into the roaster/crock pot.

Pour enough distilled water over the herb to float it, then add the oil or butter over your herb and stir it up.

Set the temperature between 200 and 220 Fahrenheit and let cook for 12-18 hours, stirring occasionally.
Note: this step is where that digital thermometer with temperature alarm comes in particularly useful. Set it and forget it.

After 12-18 hours turn off heat and and strain the oil from the herb using a stainless steel mesh strainer, pouring the extract into a class or ceramic dish.
Note: I prefer a steel strainer but it's possible to use cheesecloth. Coffee filters do not work. Also, I don't throw away the herb. I let it dry as much as possible, grind it finely and put it in capsules also.

Place dish in refrigerator over night or until the oil or butter has hardened.

Once solid, separate oil/butter from the water, discarding the water.

Place solid extract in an oven safe dish and heat at low temp until liquid.

Once liquid, add 1.5tb of soy lecithin to the extract and stir gently until homogenized.

You now have cannabis extract ready to be used for cooking or for filling capsules.

Here are some things that I used that may help you.

1,000 Herbal Oil Capsules - Size "00"

Size 00 Capsule Holding Tray

Soy Lecithin Powder - 1 Lb

Glass Eye Droppers

Hope this helps. Happy cooking :)

Okay, so a while ago I said I was going to make a gummy bear tutorial and I never did so I thought it was about time I at least made a write up for them. This recipe will get you right around 200 gummy bears.

Tools:

• Small non stick pot with a lid
  
• medium non stick pot
  
• 60ml Syringe - Here
  
• stiff silicone spatula - Here
  
• 2 small pyrex dishes - Here
  
• Candy theremometer - Here
  
• Fork to stir with
  
• Gummy bear molds (or any other you like) - Here I also just found these
  
• Measuring Cup
  
• Measuring Spoon
  
• Strainer - Here
  
• Medium/large bowl
  
• Partchment paper
  
• A few large tupperware containers
  
• Dram droppers for the flavorings - Here
  
  Ingredients:
  
  
• 1 Package of Jello (85 grams if you have a scale) in the flavor of gummies you want
  
• LorAnn oils concentrated flavorings - Here
  
• LorAnns oils mold Inhibitor - Here
  
• LorAnns oils Preserve-it Antioxidant - Here
  
• 5 Tbsp plain gelatin powder - low quality / less chewie here High quality / more chewie here
  
• 1 tsp of Soy lecthin powder - Here
  
• 1/2 cup of Real Fruit juice of the flavor you want to make, get creative here, needs to be cold. Cold water can also be used but the flavor is not as good.
  
• 1/4 cup of sugar
  
• Glycerin - Here
  
• 6 grams of Concentrates (AKA: BHO, Shatter, Wax, Oil, Hash oil, etc)
  
• 1 Tbsp Coconut oil
  
• Cornstartch
  
  Decarbing
  
  Pre-heat your oven to 250F - 260F, use the digital theremometer to keep an eye on the temp to make sure it stays around there and does not get above 260F. I like to place my concentrates into the small pyrex dish and decarb in that. Put the dish with your concentrates in the oven for 30 minutes. You can check it around the 30 minute mark and see if it is fully decarbed. Look for it to be pretty clear of all little "carbination" like bubbles. When those are mostly gone you are done decarbing. It will take around 30 minutes. Go a little longer if you want couch lock / sleepy time gummies.
  
  When it is done decarbing pull it out and set it to the side for a minute.
  
  Infusing the coconut oil
  
  Grab your medium sized pot and put a few inches of water in it. get it to a boil then turn the temp all the way down to a very low heat. When the water is ready place your dish with the freshly decarbed oil into the water bath and add the 1 Tbsp of coconut oil to the dish.
  
  Let the two mix for a few minutes until they are nicely combined. It shouldn't take long maybe 10 minutes max.
  
  Grease your molds
  
  At this point if you dont have silicone molds (I do and I still grease mine for precautions) grease your molds so you don't forget to do it before adding your gummies.
  
  Preping fruit juice (or water)
  
  In the second small pyrex dish pour your real fruit juice / water or whatever base liquid you are using for your gummies. I havent tried much besides fruit juice and water but you can experiment with other liquids, but don't do an experiment on a batch with THC in it just in case something doesn't work out.
  
  To the fruit juice / water add 1 tsp of soy lecthin and stir with the fork. Place the dish in the fridge for 5 minutes or so and stir again. Let it sit in the fridge stirring occasionaly until the soy lecthin is fully desolved.
  
  This liquid mixture NEEDS TO BE COLD for the blooming process to work so make sure to keep it cold.
  
  Mixing the dry ingredients
  
  In your small non-stick pot mix the following together: 85 grams of Jello, 5 Tbsp of Gelatin, 1/4 cup of sugar. Completely mix them all together and dont let any of them get wet yet. Stir and stir until they are completely mixed.
  
  Blooming
  
  Take your mixed dry ingredients and pour in your friut juice (water) soy lecthin mixture. Stir it and get everything evenly mixed and make sure there are no lumps. When everything is evenly mixed place the lid on the small pot and let it sit for 10 minutes.
  
  This is called "blooming" the gelatin and allows the gelatin to absorbe the water. The water needs to be cold because gelatin activates at about 120F and after that will start to set when it cools. We don't want it setting right now.
  
  

Fair enough. The decarb method I see recommended the most in this subreddit is 30 minutes at 250F, similar to the best fit curve from the decarb chart. But I've been using the method recommended by Jessica Catalano in The Ganja Kitchen Revolution, 20 minutes at 225F.

Hey! That’s interesting, so..

CITRIC ACID
I used potassium bitartate for the sour part, no idea why honestly might have it mixed up with the citric acid or might have read that is a valid substitute.

PRESERVATIVE
So I can use citric acid AS a preservative?

DEHUMIDIFIER

• if you coat in citric acid (so it takes the moister out) then place it close to a dehumidifier, would that make the dehumidification process better or worse? Because you take it out of the candy and more “readily available” to the dehumidifier.
  
  
• my budget is under 50 bucks. I found 2 options:
  
  

1. the Eva dry : it’s small and apparently works without battery. Has some type of crystals that absorbs water for 8-10 hours and then you place it in an open area and it “discharges the humidity”.
   Pro: I think I could put it in a big sealed tupperware with the candies,
   
   
2. pro breeze : this one is probably bigger and uses a cord with plug. that apparently works without battery and I think is a bit bigger.
   Probably doesn’t fit in a tapperware and has a cord so wouldn’t be able to seal the tipper or the cupboard.
   Pro: probably a better product and might actually use it around the house

Low heat, silicone spatula, a meat injector/marinade needle (wide tip) and practice practice practice.

I used to waste so much when I first started. Anyone ever get the strings that go from your pot to your molds your filling? Worst.

I like the presicion of marinade needles, it makes the transfer from pot to mold flawless. And you can use a silicone spatula to scrape the pot. Because the meat injector is so precise it sucks up the last bits pretty effectively after scraping.

Candy funnels work pretty well too but you need a fast hand for it.

Hmmmmm...did you fill them too much? I use gelatin ones from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QS5NJE/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I mix avb from my vape in a pot at low heat with a bunch of coconut oil, for about 45 minutes, mashing it down every few minutes and stirring. Then I filter it through a colander. I then use a dropper and fill each capsule, you fill the larger half almost to the brim and then close it. Make sure you get NO water at all anywhere near the process. Water makes them dissolve.
I keep them in a bag at room temperature for months and have never had an issue with them liquifying or melting.

Hope that helps!

I used candy flavoring oil like this; http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00086IE5Y?keywords=cinnamon%20oil&qid=1453482525&ref_=sr_1_9&sr=8-9
to make ecig juice with my tinctures, I assume that would work in your mouth spray as well.

Doesn't the high alcohol content burn your throat when used as a mouth spray?

I just purchased this and I am going to give it a shot. It looks promising as I can pour mass quantity without having to be precise so we will see.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07S6252RQ?ref=ppx_pt2_mob_b_prod_image

Make tincture! Just put it in a jar, add Everclear until all the ABV is saturated, shake daily for a week or two, then strain through cheese cloth and put into amber dropper bottles. Then put 3-4 droppers full in a drink and you're golden. Great for public events, because nobody suspects you're getting high on a bottle of OJ

I use these. With 1 1/2 cups it fills about 1 1/2 molds. Get extra molds they get sticky after a while, even with heavy washing.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0001XXCVA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_SV2-AbEPYS9XX

Get an inexpensive oven thermometer. Example. In my area, large grocery stores (Vons, Albertsons) carry these.

After making cannabutter get some capsules and fill them. Store them in your refrigerator or freezer. Capsules http://www.amazon.com/Now-Foods-Veg-Capsules-Capsules-250-Count/dp/B000OSQS4U

http://www.amazon.com/Herb-Mastering-Art-Cooking-Cannabis/dp/1941758258

I don't know where these folks got their information, but I have 10 dropper bottles full of infused VG that will get you LIT! I add a dropper (or two) to a glass of whatever I am drinking and 30-45 minutes later I am flying or sleeping depending on the strain.

I used Food Grade Vegetable Glycerin and Flavored Oils to make tincture. Personally I use the Mighty Fast Infuser on a 1 hour cycle and get phenomenal results.

edit: the cook time is a 1 hour cycle

I've read that liquid lecithin is a mess - although I've never used it. I use dried soy lecithin in my Magic Butter Machine for cannaoil.

I know you are making edibles - but any reason you can't directly microdose the RSO? I've read that it is supposed to be already decarbed but I haven't tried it myself

I use this Jelly Strainer and I get very minimal loss

Xanthan gum. It's expensive, but a little goes a long way, and if you keep it sealed and refrigerated, it keeps for a long time. Xanthan gum is a stabilizer and thickening agent. A small amount will lend body to the beverage without making it seem thick, and it will suspend oil soluble compounds such as cannabinoids.

Once you've read https://www.amazon.com/Marijuana-Botany-Advanced-Propagation-Distinctive/dp/091417178X and Hashish you can talk out of your ass.

i use this:
http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-8-Inch-Double-Strainer/dp/B00004OCLX/ref=sr_1_2?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1370818215&sr=1-2&keywords=fine+mesh+strainer

and it works very well. no mess, can just dump the solids out into the green bin.