Tinctures - How to extract the essence of cannabis (tutorial)

[gingykid]

psh, my olfactory glands are horrible due to spending a summer being a dishwasher and taking out giant trashcans full of rotting fish and such at a fish house restaurant, and having to jump in the dumpster to compact it, and i can still smell a pig from a mile away. hope they can't smell my sweet goodness though :P

[gingykid]

hey guys, just found this in another thread on tinctures, and though it might be a good idea to put this into the more popular tincture tutorial, as this is sort of a safety issue.

Like bubblehash, cold temperatures are very effective at seperating the intact trichomes from the plant material. Simply store the elixir in the freezer once you make it. It reaches optimal potency very quickly this way, I would guess about a week. At that point you could strain out the plant material or leave it in, you could also move it to the fridge. I personally leave the plant material in and strain before drinking. 100 proof alcohol obviously won't freeze either.

Heat would be equally applicable as well as being faster, but high proof alcohol and fire are not a good mix. Also, when using heat there is a fine line between simply extracting the THC from the plant material and degrading the THC by overheating which is easy to do. I find using extreme cold is far easier and more exact for this method.

the above is thanks to roorman, i'd also like to know if there is validity in this before i go and stick mine in the freezer haha. and should i seal it airtight before i do? or just let it evaporate in there and get more potent?

ps, please delete the above post, i apologize i didn't realize it was so off topic.

[Medical Marijuana]

Tinctures do not like heat. I think all is needed is to store your tincs in the fridge like I do. A better way to do it is after you do the ice extraction, run the hash through a butane extraction, then add the BHO to your alcohol. That is how mine are done. 1gm of BHO to 125ml Cointreau gives you a med grade tinc. All you need to do then is work out which strain to source your starting materials from.