One of the easiest dosing methods is an alcohol tincture. It’s a quick and easy process to wash the plant material with a strong ethanol alcohol and gently reduce the wash to a tincture concentration.
This tutorial will walk you through the process of making a small-batch tincture. I started with about 4 ounces of alcohol and reduced it down to 1 ounce.
As in all things cannabis, the quality of your produce will greatly determine your outcome. I used spiced rum for this batch at the request of the patient. Use the highest alcohol content you can get for the most efficient extraction.
Enough words. I’ll let the pictures say the rest.
You don’t need to use a hot water bath. There are many ways to evaporate, for example you can pour it into a glass dish and let it evaporate on its own (takes longer) or heat the dish and speed the process up.
Dosing is an individual determination. Start with one drop and wait 15 minutes before trying another. Keep doing that until you’re feeling the effect you desire. Move slowly. You’ll never know how little can be effective if you jump right up to a high dose.
Your endocannabinoid system will thank you for this patience with improved healing potential.
Now you know the dose that works for you. Allow yourself to be flexible. Tinctures make great medicine for breakthrough pain, anxiety, and muscle spasm. A bottle can be discreetly carried and medicine stealthily dosed with a tincture in your pocket or purse. Consider a sample bottle that holds a mere 1 ml for emergency use.
The alcohol tincture will burn if taken on its own, but it’s easy enough to add to a drink or drip onto some food.
This tutorial will walk you through the process of making a small-batch tincture. I started with about 4 ounces of alcohol and reduced it down to 1 ounce.
As in all things cannabis, the quality of your produce will greatly determine your outcome. I used spiced rum for this batch at the request of the patient. Use the highest alcohol content you can get for the most efficient extraction.
Enough words. I’ll let the pictures say the rest.
Buds and alcohol awaiting winterization
Winterizing (freezing) keeps the waxes and chlorophyll out of the alcohol. Get it all good and cold.
Cap jar, put back in freezer and shake every 30 seconds for 3 minutes time.
Note that the straining glass is still in the freezer.
After 3 minutes strain, leaving the whole thing in the freezer to drain.
Then squeeze the plant material to get everything out, then discard it.
Empty into a clean jar.
If you have a finer filter material this is the time to pull it out and use it.
Reduce the wash to your desired concentration.
I used a hot water bath. The trivet keeps the jar off the bottom of the pot.
You don’t need to use a hot water bath. There are many ways to evaporate, for example you can pour it into a glass dish and let it evaporate on its own (takes longer) or heat the dish and speed the process up.
Dosing is an individual determination. Start with one drop and wait 15 minutes before trying another. Keep doing that until you’re feeling the effect you desire. Move slowly. You’ll never know how little can be effective if you jump right up to a high dose.
Your endocannabinoid system will thank you for this patience with improved healing potential.
Now you know the dose that works for you. Allow yourself to be flexible. Tinctures make great medicine for breakthrough pain, anxiety, and muscle spasm. A bottle can be discreetly carried and medicine stealthily dosed with a tincture in your pocket or purse. Consider a sample bottle that holds a mere 1 ml for emergency use.
The alcohol tincture will burn if taken on its own, but it’s easy enough to add to a drink or drip onto some food.