[TUTORIAL] TINCTURE / ALCOHOL VERSION

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Submitted By: DizledotSubmitted On: Yesterday, 04:04 PMSubmitted In: Cooking, Medibles, and TincturesClick here to go to tutorial

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This recipe is pretty much the standard version which can be found on-line. You can use more MM or less depending on the amount desired.It's 3 parts marijuana to 4 parts alcohol. I have on occasion increased the potency by using 3 1/2 parts marijuana to 4 parts alcohol.

 

Tincture:

 

 

 

Preparing a tincture with vodka can be used topically, sub-lingually or internally. Tincture Recipe

 

You will need:

 

Glass jar- 1 quart mason jar is ideal but any size will do.

 

3 parts ground marijuana. Leaf bud or shake.

 

4 parts high proof alcohol. Everclear or Vodka.

 

To make Tincture:

 

Fill jar ¾ full of herb

 

Fill rest of jar with alcohol; leave some room at top stir.

 

Shake jar one or two times a day for 2 weeks.

 

Strain through metal tea strainer or silkscreen.

 

You can use whatever kind of clean glass, not plastic, jar you have with a tight lid. One-quart mason jars are ideal. Grind the herb thoroughly in a blender. It should be well ground but doesn't’t have to be a powder. You can use leaf, bud, shake, joint leftover, or stems. Too many stems will wreck your blender and a weaker tincture. Leaf work fine but for higher potency use shake or bud. Fill the jar ¾ full of herb; it does not have to be exact. You can use anywhere from ½ to 2/3 part herb but ¾ will make a full strength tincture. Use the highest proof alcohol you can, Everclear, which is 180 proof, but hard to find. So just use the highest proof Vodka you can find. Pour alcohol over the herb, filling the rest of the jar. Leave just enough space (an inch or so) at the top so that you will be able to shake the jar. Stir the mixture; the herb will absorb some of the alcohol so you may need to add more. Put the lid on tightly; label the contents and the date you started. It takes two weeks for the alcohol to extract all the active elements from the herb. Shake the jar once or twice a day for 2 weeks. The alcohol will rise to the top and a deep green/red color will develop. After 2 weeks of aging you can strain the tincture through a metal tea strainer or a silk screen into a small tincture bottle with a dropper. You can leave the rest in the jar if you want, it will age and mellow in flavor and you can strain off as much as you want at a time. Alcohol is a strong preservative it will hold for a long time, be careful when handling the tincture, it satins and will turn everything it comes in contact with green. Use Ultra Palmolive anti-bacterial dish soap, the orange kind, to clean the glass, metal or other ceramic utensils, (do not use plastic) sinks and counter tops works best at dissolving THC residue. Dosage varies per individual but start with half a dropper dissolved in hot tea or water. Hot tea will dissipate some of the alcohol and activate the THC a bit. It can be taken straight but may burn the tongue and has a very strong herbal taste. Enjoy and be well.