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Whiterasta's honey elixir;
A tincture is made from 190 proof ethanol using high resin content material by grinding into a flour and covering with 1/4" per pint of alcohol or 1 inch per gallon.macerate for a month and strain.
Reserve the alcohol .
Now THIS STAGE IS FLAMABLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND MUST ONLY BE PERFORMED OUTSIDE ON AN ELECTRIC HOTPLATE! In fact I have hesitated releasing this recipe for its ability to blow up if done by an inexperienced person over a gas stove! Please do this portion with open ventilation and NO open sources of ignition!
The reserved tincture is placed in a heavy large S/S kettle or a crock pot (works well due to enclosed heat source).
I can usually get back with vigorous pressing of the marc aproximately 1200ml+ from 1500 used
750ml pure honey is added and stirred to homogeneity. Amount of honey is variable from 1:1 to 10parts tincture:1part honey
Begin slowly bringing this to a boil while stirring aggressivly but without slopping out the mix.
NOTE at this point distillation is the most proper method of safely removing and recovering the alcohol,which if the alcohol is used several times becomes a cannabis brandy containing many interesting compounds amd flavors(mostly terpinoids and related aromatics) and can be used as a cordial once the proof has dropped below 150. The used alcohol is diluted with honey to ~60 proof
The mixture in the pot will start by swirling light and dark green as the resins are condensed and then begin to boil.
Turn it down to a simmer and watch carefully while stirring to prevent boilover.
Reduce this mixture down to 850mls and cool.
At this point you have a double strength syrup which is holding the cannabinoids in suspension. The key is leaving a small amount of alcohol in the syrup ,>10% , to keep the syrup from becoming to thick.If it is desired to remove all alcohol one must put the elixir in a wide mouth jar to be able to stirr it if it separates. This will keep it's effectiveness under refrigeration for many,many months.
Should one continue the boil until all alcohol is removed then it is possible to make lozenges of the honey by standard candy making techniques just watch your temps or you will vaporize some of the active ingredients.
This elixir, due to its extreme concentration will separate over time so must be shaken well prior to administering.
Using my strain, and at the concentration stated, dosage of elixir is 1/4tsp-2tblsp depending on ones tolerance to oral preps and severity of the symptoms it is used for.
Most people find it much quicker relief than oil extracts, this due to it piggy backing through the digestive sugar pathways rather than the fat pathway used by oils, and it can be made many multiples stonger than tincture or oils by changing the reduction ratio of honey/tincture.There are limits on the amount of resin which can be disolved in an oil or alcohol. These limits are superseded by creating a suspension. I personally have created elixirs of 1g/ml concentrations, however these are more sweet tars than easily administered syrup.
Some of the uses of this product are;
Chronic pain
nausea
calming violent autistic behavior
influenza
viral infections
sleep disorders
Neuralgia
and the list goes on...
II hope this is of help to some of you, and again I caution you regarding the reduction of the alcoholic fraction.
Bon Chance!
WR
A tincture is made from 190 proof ethanol using high resin content material by grinding into a flour and covering with 1/4" per pint of alcohol or 1 inch per gallon.macerate for a month and strain.
Reserve the alcohol .
Now THIS STAGE IS FLAMABLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND MUST ONLY BE PERFORMED OUTSIDE ON AN ELECTRIC HOTPLATE! In fact I have hesitated releasing this recipe for its ability to blow up if done by an inexperienced person over a gas stove! Please do this portion with open ventilation and NO open sources of ignition!
The reserved tincture is placed in a heavy large S/S kettle or a crock pot (works well due to enclosed heat source).
I can usually get back with vigorous pressing of the marc aproximately 1200ml+ from 1500 used
750ml pure honey is added and stirred to homogeneity. Amount of honey is variable from 1:1 to 10parts tincture:1part honey
Begin slowly bringing this to a boil while stirring aggressivly but without slopping out the mix.
NOTE at this point distillation is the most proper method of safely removing and recovering the alcohol,which if the alcohol is used several times becomes a cannabis brandy containing many interesting compounds amd flavors(mostly terpinoids and related aromatics) and can be used as a cordial once the proof has dropped below 150. The used alcohol is diluted with honey to ~60 proof
The mixture in the pot will start by swirling light and dark green as the resins are condensed and then begin to boil.
Turn it down to a simmer and watch carefully while stirring to prevent boilover.
Reduce this mixture down to 850mls and cool.
At this point you have a double strength syrup which is holding the cannabinoids in suspension. The key is leaving a small amount of alcohol in the syrup ,>10% , to keep the syrup from becoming to thick.If it is desired to remove all alcohol one must put the elixir in a wide mouth jar to be able to stirr it if it separates. This will keep it's effectiveness under refrigeration for many,many months.
Should one continue the boil until all alcohol is removed then it is possible to make lozenges of the honey by standard candy making techniques just watch your temps or you will vaporize some of the active ingredients.
This elixir, due to its extreme concentration will separate over time so must be shaken well prior to administering.
Using my strain, and at the concentration stated, dosage of elixir is 1/4tsp-2tblsp depending on ones tolerance to oral preps and severity of the symptoms it is used for.
Most people find it much quicker relief than oil extracts, this due to it piggy backing through the digestive sugar pathways rather than the fat pathway used by oils, and it can be made many multiples stonger than tincture or oils by changing the reduction ratio of honey/tincture.There are limits on the amount of resin which can be disolved in an oil or alcohol. These limits are superseded by creating a suspension. I personally have created elixirs of 1g/ml concentrations, however these are more sweet tars than easily administered syrup.
Some of the uses of this product are;
Chronic pain
nausea
calming violent autistic behavior
influenza
viral infections
sleep disorders
Neuralgia
and the list goes on...
II hope this is of help to some of you, and again I caution you regarding the reduction of the alcoholic fraction.
Bon Chance!
WR
