SweetSue's Perpetual 2.0 - A little brownie math

SweetSue;3371030 said:

A little brownie math

TheRedDragon;3370807 said:

Good afternoon Sue. Been extra busy lately. Haven't had much time for the mag. I see you are growing some lovely plants. How's the insect sitch? Got that taken care of? Every time I read about your brownies, I get jealous. I wish edibles affected me the way they do for you. I can't eat one until the evening unless I want to take a long nap. Hope you're out spreading joy. I know you are.

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Hey..... There you are.

Is it wonderful to have such an active life? My love to the wife who's holding you all together.

I picked up a box of brownie mix, since I'd finished off the last batch before taking off for my walk, which was .......... geez, that's hard to describe. Don't recall ever venturing out knowing I was destined to be that high. Lol! It was great fun. The river was the sweetest shade of dirty green after the recent storms.

Anyway, I got home and pulled together the brownies. While they were baking I got to wondering just how much THC I was getting in each brownie. Now, these that I'm making today are the tail end of the recent harvest that I made into oil the day of harvest, so unlike my regular brownies that include all the plant material I calculate them as an oil extraction. I've suspected for a while that these latest brownies might be packing a similar punch.

First, the basic formula:

You need to know

1. the expected THC value of the plant material, something few of us can prove, eh?

2. the total grams of bud or plant material used (we're assuming trichome-laden buds )

3. the total ml of oil used


Assuming an extraction efficiency rate of 85% for infused oils and the specific gravity of the oil is equal to 0.90g/cc

Sooooo.......

Carnival tests at around 20%. I'll give myself that, for the sake of making it easier to calculate.

I used 100 grams wet, which would be equal to about 20 grams dry.

I'll make a total of 48 brownies (3 pans X 16 pieces per pan)

20% x 0.85 = .17 x 20 g = 3.4 g available THC X 1000 = 3,400 mg / 48 pieces = 70.8 mg THC per brownie.

"So" you ask, "how does this compare with regular brownies?" Let's take a look.

First off, no extraction loss.

8 grams of Carnival bud

16 pieces

20% x 1 = .2 x 8 g = 1.6 x 1000 = 1,600 mg / 16 pieces = 100 mg THC per brownie.

The next question became, if I'm getting a similar buzz with just slightly less material - the fresh oil method took 20 grams for three pans, the regular brownies would take 24 - is it worth the effort to process into oil beyond what I typically do, one pan at a time? I don't find it difficult to do one small batch of oil that retains all of the plant material, and that's more fun then going through the effort of infusing and pressing, and all the mess that goes with that. I think my body is beginning to miss the canna fiber. Lol!

For capsules, infusing a large batch and pressing is my go-to method, but I think I do quite well with the brownies just the way they are. Tasty way to get the cannabinoids in too.

Wasn't that fun? You know I licked the bowl and utensils, right? And then I did math. Ha! I have my moments.

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