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Dosing Oil - trying something different
Well, a bit differnt anyway. Same ingredients, different ‘arrangement’
Last time I made my CBD CC dosing oil I forgot that I had wanted to mix in some non-decarb’d bud to get some acid cannabinoids into the mix. Never mind, it’s been super good oil regardless. In fact, i ran out last week and recognised fairly swiftly how much it’s helping as a mood stabiliser and as part of the pain management protocol
There’s nothing like not having something for a few days to realise what it’s doing for you!
This time - I’ve remembered.
I also want to make it stronger than usual. This CBD Critical Cure has less than 10% of both THC and CBD, so the 1g per ounce of oil ratio (that i picked up round the place - seems to work well with stronger strains) wasn’t getting me a very potent oil. I’d rather be able to take less.
So, last week i decarb’d about 25g of CBDCC
I decarb’ at 110ºC for 110 minutes using the foil pouch method that Shed pioneered (I’m fairly sure). It seems to work - the pouch works awesomely. There is research showing that CBD and THC decarb’ at slightly different temps and times but when you have a chemovar with both, something midrange will do, and that’s what this is. Plus “110 @ 110” is easy to remember.
Once done, the decarb’d bud goes in the freezer, without disturbing the foil pouch, until I’m ready to make the oil.
With a dosing oil that is for managing pain, inflammation, anxiety etc. there’s no problem with not getting a ‘complete’ decarb’ anyway, because acid cannbinoids are super powerful in their own right.
SweetSue noted recently tho’ that the acid cannabinoids (THCa and CBDa - and others) are more volatile and will want to convert (to their decarb’d forms) so if you have an oil high in acid cannabinoids (not high on acid cannabinoids - that would be a contradiction in terms!) then you’ll need to store it in the fridge long term.
Anyway I digress!
I haven’t had a chance to take the next step in the process until today. I need help with the MB2 machine because it is soooo heavy! Even when it’s empty
Today, my lovely stayover home-care woman helped set it all up so all i had to do was deal with the ingredients 
So there it is - occasionally whizzing and whirring away in the laundry (it’s quite loud but only for short 5 second bursts every now & then).
I now need my main man Shed to wave his wand over that spreadsheet that Oldbear built with the following info.
CBD Critical Cure: non-decarboxylated
CBDa: 8%
THCa: 5%
Quantity - 15g
CBD Critical Cure: decarboxylated
CBD: 8%
THC: 5%
Quantity - 25g
2.5cups of EVOO
(And 2tbsp of liquid sunflower lecithin - that doesnt need to factor in to the calculations, but thought I’d add it here because its a very important ingredient).
I realise it seems like I’m assuming a complete decarb’ (for the CBD:THC percentages) but actually - I gave those numbers because I cant find info on the acid content specifically. It just gets listed as a 8:5 ratio. But I’ve also seen a lab report of decarb’d bud that showed a 10.5% and 5.5% respectively. So I figure giving those numbers for both will give me a somewhat accurate idea to use as a guide. This is not an exact science! It is as good as we can make it tho’ at the moment and it works well for me so far!
At the end of the day, my helper will come home form work and mange the machine for the straining. The oil will then spend 24hrs in the fridge until its ready.
Well, a bit differnt anyway. Same ingredients, different ‘arrangement’
Last time I made my CBD CC dosing oil I forgot that I had wanted to mix in some non-decarb’d bud to get some acid cannabinoids into the mix. Never mind, it’s been super good oil regardless. In fact, i ran out last week and recognised fairly swiftly how much it’s helping as a mood stabiliser and as part of the pain management protocol
There’s nothing like not having something for a few days to realise what it’s doing for you!This time - I’ve remembered.
I also want to make it stronger than usual. This CBD Critical Cure has less than 10% of both THC and CBD, so the 1g per ounce of oil ratio (that i picked up round the place - seems to work well with stronger strains) wasn’t getting me a very potent oil. I’d rather be able to take less.
So, last week i decarb’d about 25g of CBDCC
I decarb’ at 110ºC for 110 minutes using the foil pouch method that Shed pioneered (I’m fairly sure). It seems to work - the pouch works awesomely. There is research showing that CBD and THC decarb’ at slightly different temps and times but when you have a chemovar with both, something midrange will do, and that’s what this is. Plus “110 @ 110” is easy to remember.
Once done, the decarb’d bud goes in the freezer, without disturbing the foil pouch, until I’m ready to make the oil.
With a dosing oil that is for managing pain, inflammation, anxiety etc. there’s no problem with not getting a ‘complete’ decarb’ anyway, because acid cannbinoids are super powerful in their own right.
SweetSue noted recently tho’ that the acid cannabinoids (THCa and CBDa - and others) are more volatile and will want to convert (to their decarb’d forms) so if you have an oil high in acid cannabinoids (not high on acid cannabinoids - that would be a contradiction in terms!) then you’ll need to store it in the fridge long term.
Anyway I digress!
I haven’t had a chance to take the next step in the process until today. I need help with the MB2 machine because it is soooo heavy! Even when it’s empty
Today, my lovely stayover home-care woman helped set it all up so all i had to do was deal with the ingredients So there it is - occasionally whizzing and whirring away in the laundry (it’s quite loud but only for short 5 second bursts every now & then).
I now need my main man Shed to wave his wand over that spreadsheet that Oldbear built with the following info.
CBD Critical Cure: non-decarboxylated
CBDa: 8%
THCa: 5%
Quantity - 15g
CBD Critical Cure: decarboxylated
CBD: 8%
THC: 5%
Quantity - 25g
2.5cups of EVOO
(And 2tbsp of liquid sunflower lecithin - that doesnt need to factor in to the calculations, but thought I’d add it here because its a very important ingredient).
I realise it seems like I’m assuming a complete decarb’ (for the CBD:THC percentages) but actually - I gave those numbers because I cant find info on the acid content specifically. It just gets listed as a 8:5 ratio. But I’ve also seen a lab report of decarb’d bud that showed a 10.5% and 5.5% respectively. So I figure giving those numbers for both will give me a somewhat accurate idea to use as a guide. This is not an exact science! It is as good as we can make it tho’ at the moment and it works well for me so far!
At the end of the day, my helper will come home form work and mange the machine for the straining. The oil will then spend 24hrs in the fridge until its ready.
and I’m deeply appreciative of that.
Well done team! 
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