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problem is, once you have done concentrates, nothing else works...
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Decarboxylation revisited
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problem is, once you have done concentrates, nothing else works...
First post. Hooray!
Decarbing is one of those mythological issues that has people going around in circles, all over the internet all the time. I should know, because that's what it did to me.
A lot of people aren't very good at describing what decarbing is simply. So, after months of run arounds I finally feel like I have enough of a grasp to distill it into simplicity. Most of what I say has already been presented in this thread, but in pieces.
Here goes.
1. Decarbing simply converts THCA to THC useable by the body.
2. Decarbing is done through heat and time.
3. Where most people get confused is that they think:
fully dried weed = fully decarbed weed.
Well, they can be right, but it doesn't always work like that. Why?
Because heat and time, while aiding conversion of THCA to THC when in over-abundance (that is, too hot, too long or combination of both) the THC starts to break down/degrade and the product loses potency.
So weed that is too dry or has been overheated (or over processed when decarbing) can actually become less potent.
The key is getting the temperature:time ratio correct. The general rule seems to be around 100C for 20 min or 160C for 5 min for a "flash" decarb.
Decarbed herb is then added to cooking/extraction process.
4. But why decarb? Isn't all the good stuff going to go into the medium (glycerin, alcohol, fat) anyway? Mostly, but not all because the THCA remains trapped and unusable. What a waste.
Finally, if all this doesn't make sense, I'll put it very simply:
When you smoke weed, you decarb it. The heat from the lighter plus you sucking back the heat from this lighter decarbs the herb (therefore converting THCA to THC) as it burns. This happens so quickly (lighter flame is hot, no?) and you do in fact lose some of the THC to heat. My theory is that you probably more than make up for this loss in the THCA to THC conversion anyway, so no worries.
When making edibles, decarbing doesn't make weed "more" potent, it is simply a means of making that potency as bioavailable as possible.
Now if only I didn't have to wait another two months for a smoke!
Decarbing is one of those mythological issues that has people going around in circles, all over the internet all the time. I should know, because that's what it did to me.
A lot of people aren't very good at describing what decarbing is simply. So, after months of run arounds I finally feel like I have enough of a grasp to distill it into simplicity. Most of what I say has already been presented in this thread, but in pieces.
Here goes.
1. Decarbing simply converts THCA to THC useable by the body.
2. Decarbing is done through heat and time.
3. Where most people get confused is that they think:
fully dried weed = fully decarbed weed.
Well, they can be right, but it doesn't always work like that. Why?
Because heat and time, while aiding conversion of THCA to THC when in over-abundance (that is, too hot, too long or combination of both) the THC starts to break down/degrade and the product loses potency.
So weed that is too dry or has been overheated (or over processed when decarbing) can actually become less potent.
The key is getting the temperature:time ratio correct. The general rule seems to be around 100C for 20 min or 160C for 5 min for a "flash" decarb.
Decarbed herb is then added to cooking/extraction process.
4. But why decarb? Isn't all the good stuff going to go into the medium (glycerin, alcohol, fat) anyway? Mostly, but not all because the THCA remains trapped and unusable. What a waste.
Finally, if all this doesn't make sense, I'll put it very simply:
When you smoke weed, you decarb it. The heat from the lighter plus you sucking back the heat from this lighter decarbs the herb (therefore converting THCA to THC) as it burns. This happens so quickly (lighter flame is hot, no?) and you do in fact lose some of the THC to heat. My theory is that you probably more than make up for this loss in the THCA to THC conversion anyway, so no worries.
When making edibles, decarbing doesn't make weed "more" potent, it is simply a means of making that potency as bioavailable as possible.
Now if only I didn't have to wait another two months for a smoke!
