New Grower First grow starting this week - 1xNirvana Blue Mystic 1xNirvana Short Rider

[Chester]

For decarb I used about 8 min at 325 ... I must admit to being nervous about this step ... other than that it was a piece of cake ... depending on the next harvest I'll try it again and try to stick a little closer to the recipe ... the pain relief that it provides is astonishing ... I've tried several edibles in the years since my surgery but nothing I've eaten gets me high ... or do they ..... ? I use my wife as a test ... Green Dragon needs more kick ... we both just did 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) in V8 juice 90 min ago ... again, the pain relief is noticeable but not much high for either of us ... If you make that tea, be sure to use a Tea Ball ... BayLee420 has great success w/ butter ...

 

[briman]

decarb @250 for 27 min. and only use 2 oz. of alcohol and reduce down to 1 oz and you both will see stars!!! I kid you not!!!

 

[Chester]

decarb @250 for 27 min. and only use 2 oz. of alcohol and reduce down to 1 oz and you both will see stars!!! I kid you not!!!

Thanks for the tips ... would it be OK to decarb right in the Pyrex measuring cup that it gets extracted in ... w/ tin foil over the top to reduce evaporation ...

 

[briman]

I would place the ground flowers on a piece of aluminum foil, pull the sides up and make it like a small dish. Put another small piece of foil on top and pinch the edges. The idea here is to have all your material laying flat to decarb evenly. place on a cookie sheet and go 250* for 27 minutes. Pull out and then drop it in your pyrex with 2 oz. of your highest alcohol. Place the pyrex measuring cup in a pot 1/3 full of water. Turn on the stove to med high heat and when the water starts to boil, turn it down a bit. a small boil is what we are after. Give it a stir 1 or 2 times while it reduces by half. Then place some cheese cloth over a mason jar and push it into the top to kind of make a small bowl for the plant matter to lay in, while it strains and hold it in place with a rubber band. Let it cool a bit before you strain it. After the mass of plant matter has cooled, I like to fold up the cheese cloth and put the whole wad into a garlic press and squeeze the crap out of it over the jar. you will be amazed at how much more liquid you can get out of it!! Put the green dragon in your favorite tinc bottle and its ready after it cools. I use the green matter in a smoothy and dont throw it out!! Now, a bit on this recipe, be very careful on dosing!!! I tried 2 droppers the first go and tripped so hard I thought I was going to need to call an ambulance!!! VERY POWERFUL!! Enjoy it, Not only will it make your pain go away, but it is fun to try different strains. Indy dominant will be great for pain, and sleep depending on how long you let the plant go. If you take the plant early, it will turn out very uppity and giggly!! NOW, if you use a sativa, dude, that is just a all around great time to go out and do stuff!!! Hope this helps and most important, be careful and dont burn yourself and blow your self up!!! You are dealing with high proof alcohol and hot liquid. Enjoy!!

If you are wanting to make a double batch, I would recommend doing a small batch at a time. For some reason it has thrown my tincs off when I try and double it or triple it!! Just my "My 2 cents"

 

[spikerbiker]

I would place the ground flowers on a piece of aluminum foil, pull the sides up and make it like a small dish. Put another small piece of foil on top and pinch the edges. The idea here is to have all your material laying flat to decarb evenly. place on a cookie sheet and go 250* for 27 minutes. Pull out and then drop it in your pyrex with 2 oz. of your highest alcohol. Place the pyrex measuring cup in a pot 1/3 full of water. Turn on the stove to med high heat and when the water starts to boil, turn it down a bit. a small boil is what we are after. Give it a stir 1 or 2 times while it reduces by half. Then place some cheese cloth over a mason jar and push it into the top to kind of make a small bowl for the plant matter to lay in, while it strains and hold it in place with a rubber band. Let it cool a bit before you strain it. After the mass of plant matter has cooled, I like to fold up the cheese cloth and put the whole wad into a garlic press and squeeze the crap out of it over the jar. you will be amazed at how much more liquid you can get out of it!! Put the green dragon in your favorite tinc bottle and its ready after it cools. I use the green matter in a smoothy and dont throw it out!! Now, a bit on this recipe, be very careful on dosing!!! I tried 2 droppers the first go and tripped so hard I thought I was going to need to call an ambulance!!! VERY POWERFUL!! Enjoy it, Not only will it make your pain go away, but it is fun to try different strains. Indy dominant will be great for pain, and sleep depending on how long you let the plant go. If you take the plant early, it will turn out very uppity and giggly!! NOW, if you use a sativa, dude, that is just a all around great time to go out and do stuff!!! Hope this helps and most important, be careful and dont burn yourself and blow your self up!!! You are dealing with high proof alcohol and hot liquid. Enjoy!!

If you are wanting to make a double batch, I would recommend doing a small batch at a time. For some reason it has thrown my tincs off when I try and double it or triple it!! Just my "My 2 cents"

How much bud with 2 oz of alcohol? Also can you only use everclear?

 

[briman]

1/8 th of ground bud. if you want it stronger, use a bit more bud. You can use what ever alcohol you want, BUT, the higher the content, the better the extraction. I use 151 rum and a little over an 1/8 of weed(1.5 grams over). I like my tinc strong!! Mixing it with juice and the like, will water down the effect. I know it tastes like green death, but on an empty stomach is best for absorption. If you don't like the taste, you can cut it with a 1/2 shot of Cream de mint alcohol. At least with the alcohol, the body absorbs it faster and better.

 

[Chester]

I'm sure the decarb is where I screwed up ...

 

[spikerbiker]

My first buds went into the jar tonight! 7 days post harvest for Blue mystic number 1. Buds were crispy on the outside stems bending but not snapping. I have the hygrometer in and a boveda 62. Humdity is so high here - 65% in my dry area, I ended up opening up the bags a few days ago so they could dry. I think if I grow at this time of year again, I'll hang cure instead of the bags. I expect the other buds will dry at the same rate, so another in the jar tomorrow night, then the last bag, the following night. I will post my final pics to this thread after 2 weeks of cure.
:Sharing One:

 

[spikerbiker]

Man, I had a few buds that I had dried separately and jarred with boveda packs for a few days as well. Wife and I decided to try some last night. She lost her shit! Never had anything so strong and said she never will again. I spent an hour telling her she was just high and would be fine soon. She had 2 hits off of my water pipe. I had I think 4-5 hits...it was little too much for me as well. Omg...weed gets me too high??? Crazy shit. Makes me think I've never had any real weed! Honestly, I've never had any you:stoneslap: could see the damn trichomes on. Just wild.:smoke::smoke::smoke:

 

[Trapper]

That just means it's going to last longer...

You and the wife will get used to that particular grass after a while, but that's great that you grew yourself some fire!! Better than the opposite of being disappointed

If your "water pipe" is a 4ft. Graffix, than that might be the problem.....

I think I impressed my photo-growing client today with my first grow...he was higher than he was expecting to be and that felt pretty good