You've had, and will have, many more such seconds, brother. We lead the movement, and most of us see your back.
Proud to be following you, my friend.
Lead on!
JohnnypaininyourarseOilseed
Actually now that it has set a while it got a little darker. When I smeared some there is greenish amberish. If that makes sense. LOL
It's really thick though. This might be a good batch for experimenting with topical mixtures, after reading what Lab Rat wrote on that.
Still going to test a small tack size though, half grain size maybe...
I wrote on the reclaimed everclear bottle that it contained some water from vodka. Just so I don't make that mistake again.
Coffee ought to taste better in the morning, I can afford to use distilled water for it now. LOL
Hi Canny...
When it comes to CCO, the lighter / the better. But we're talkin' minutia here. Dark green may be a percent, or so, weaker. A little chlorophyll (spell check says one or two l's) is not going to hurt. This is "whole plant extract" remember....the very, utmostest, bestest ever complete total extreme medicine. Terpines, flavonoids, waxes, phenol this and oxyl that....WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW.
The K.I.S.S. protocol:
Keep it In Suspention Silly
OK, I just made that up...forgive me....wait
Color, oh yeah...lighter good
Thick happens.
The longer and/or higher temperature we use to decarb>>>>>>>>the thicker the oil will turn out. Doesn't SEEM to hinder potency, see?
Why did I end this post and the banker quit his job? We lost interest !!! Bye-bye.
JohnnyK.i.s.s.what?
Cajun, thank you for that.
For what? My thoughts about others knowing?
We are all trying to understand the complexities of how the oil works, even Tim said to me several times that they are still learning on it and will always be learning how it works in any given situation.
Actually, the science side of this bored Tim, especially talks about studies. After rereading some of our discussions recently, it actually bored him alot. He was very happy knowing for a fact that the oil heals. Tim was my 2nd oldest friend on here. We spent many hours for many moons discussing all of this.
I only mentioned my friend as we shared a huge admiration for the concentrate pioneers. We were going to go in on some "equipment" together.
He never claimed to know all of the complexities of it, and I appreciated that he knew that.
Not sure where your going with that or how it fits in here, but please let me know if I ever claim to have it all figured out. Talk of cannabinoids & the ECS are not usually a huge topic on our threads. I'm obviously happy they have been lately.
I am personally now on a mission of sorts myself, maybe not quite as deep as others or for the same reasons...but the mission is now there in many ways, not just the oil.
Awesome. The ranks are swelling with others with that very thought. Missions are good.
I envy that you can work with true professionals and learn from them. I'm sure you're also getting weighted with taking people under your wing. You're going to have to grow new wings and create a longer shadow.
I kinda thought I made it clear that I'm pretty much a babe in the woods around here (Colorado). Not too many pots looking for kettles for about a 500 mile radius. I sacrificed alot to be here. Be careful of what you envy my friend..
And I appreciate the info on the oil, I didn't have a chlorophyll prob...it was a water problem. LOL
As WildJim said, the water would have been the last to leave the distiller, so what I had left in there was more water than alcohol.
I am making it again this week, and leaving the Popov vodka on the bar where it belongs.
Mistakes are not fun or cheap huh? Glad to hear your straight.
I envy that you can work with true professionals and learn from them. I'm sure you're also getting weighted with taking people under your wing. You're going to have to grow new wings and create a longer shadow.
I kinda thought I made it clear that I'm pretty much a babe in the woods around here (Colorado). Not too many pots looking for kettles for about a 500 mile radius. I sacrificed alot to be here. Be careful of what you envy my friend.
And I appreciate the info on the oil, I didn't have a chlorophyll prob...it was a water problem. LOL
As WildJim said, the water would have been the last to leave the distiller, so what I had left in there was more water than alcohol.
I am making it again this week, and leaving the Popov vodka on the bar where it belongs.
Mistakes are not fun or cheap huh? Glad to hear your straight.
Green dragon is like a tincture right?
Let's see if WildJim may know. He should be popping in soon.
Yes it is, and it tastes like crap! It would be much easier to get it down "straight" if I only needed a dropperful instead of 3 or 4. I have been mixing it with Cran-Berry Juice which is fine but we are getting ready to go on vacation, and a 2 oz bottle of more concentrated tincture would be great, much easier to get through TSA than a Mason jar that looks and smells like green moonshine
I won't chance the oil cause if I miss a tack (which I do often) my wife would probably shoot me.
Oh Geez! Lock up the guns!
I've never had a tincture that tasted good, so I feel ya there. LOL
Kind of wondering why you couldn't just reduce the tincture down? I made oil from the tincture by reducing it down in the oven, back when I first made it. I didn't have any everclear left and had a several bottles of tincture made. Of course, the taste is going to be more prominent too. But some things just have to be done. Hold your nose. Reminds me of the good ol' days of Grandma trying to get cod liver oil into us.
Are you applying the tincture in drops under the tongue?
Hey Beaver, you can absolutely reclaim that alcohol! Has the dragon been decarbed? You could take it all the way to oil if you want. I don't know how to decarb with all that shine (alcohol) in it. Doesn't it have to get up to 250 deg F to be decarbed? Luck, buddy.
Oil making in the still today. Hopefully, my first pics ever.
JohnnyOilpics
