The finished tincture It's probably around 65 proof. You can't buy Alcohol tincture legally in Oregon as liquor stores are not licensed to sell pot. I take a quarter to a full pipet, but I've forgotten how much one holds. If I assume the process is 50% efficient, I get about 40 mg of THC per gram starting with 30% thc leaf. I take it under the tongue, but my wife dilutes it and takes it as a drinkable. I shake the jars a few times a week and leave it for a month or two, taking small samples along the way for fun, And the author is right about everything, including the economy, I figure a good high costs 50 cents. I put it up in a cabinet with a taped to the jar note as to the name of the strain, the date of doing, and the THC for the leaf, and I reproduce these on the tincture bottles when done. I make about 4 ounces of tincture from an ounce of leaf, an inch over the dried ground leaf in the mason jar. These can be mixed, and sometimes I get something so neutral you feel normal, but you're high, just turn on some good art to check (it always makes me appreciate by turning off my annoying inner critic, lol). I buy an ounce of the least expensive high THC hybrids (I'm in Oregon where it's legal and get it for bout $60 an ounce, you can also use the tailings that end up in the bottom of the jars they store the leaf in at the stores), and make indica and sativa favored strains. I strain though cut down coffee filters in funnels. I use non clear mason jars and tincture bottles as I've read, direct light destroys the mix. I preheat and go for 45 minutes, then turn the oven off. The thermocouple in often included with decent multimeters, and is also useful for setting the fridge and freezer (non related use). I've found that use of parchment paper is not necessary, but it is convenient and seems to do no harm. In my oven, 200 degree F setting makes for 220 on the surface of the sheet. The thermocouple is good for calibrating your oven for the decarboxylate, make sure to get the surface of your cookie sheet, I used a weight to hold the business end of the thermocouple down to the surface. You can check the accuracy of the thermocouple by taking your temperature with it. The slow Green Dragon Method is also better tasting than using heat (and heat is dangerous even though I did it using a thermocouple on a temp reading multimeter. Clear Springs makes better tasting tincture than Everclear, as it does if you dare to drink this effluent straight. Sorry for the ramble, but this is what I've learned in the last two years.
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