BadKat's CannaPharm: Canna Caps, UV Reactive Glowing Hash Candy, Canna 'Bombs' & More

fumble

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No...do not stir until done cooking. It could make your candy grainy. You want to cook hard candy to 300f degrees
 

mokuro

Active Member
Why do my Caps keep exploding?
Used 95% Ethilic alcohol, w/ coconut oil...
Using Gel caps, not veg caps

anyone had this problem? the caps make some buble and then explode, what should I do?
 

HydroGp

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Why do my Caps keep exploding?
Used 95% Ethilic alcohol, w/ coconut oil...
Using Gel caps, not veg caps

anyone had this problem? the caps make some buble and then explode, what should I do?
Wow had to read the first question a few times. Sounds bummer man. Idk why. But seems like it still ferments? or releases co2? Had a bottle pop from forgetting a homemade co2 brew. But sorry dont think that will help.
Edit:Post 222. Ill smoke on that :)
 

mokuro

Active Member
Wow had to read the first question a few times. Sounds bummer man. Idk why. But seems like it still ferments? or releases co2? Had a bottle pop from forgetting a homemade co2 brew. But sorry dont think that will help.
Edit:Post 222. Ill smoke on that :)
I tried w/ pure coconut Oil and it's ok, does not explode

but my cannaoil make them make bubbles after some minutes and then explode...Sooooo annoying!!

Maybe the 5% water left on 95% alcohol? but i heated it for long time, and it's more than 1 week there, still cant fill it on caps
 

fumble

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don't use anything but the coconut oil...the alcohol and the canola oil remain moist, which will dissolve the gelcap...not sure about the exploding part
 

Jozikins

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I think it is really super important that everyone knows that once you make the peanut butter filling you have to use the peanut butter filling the same day for canna bombs!
Otherwise the powdered sugar dissolves and your easy ply peanut butter because a horrible sticky mess. Still just as delicious, but completely impossible to handle. The best I could do was coat my hands in corn starch and stick the peanut butter in the freezer and try and roll a few bombs up, stick it back in the freezer, wipe off my hands, repeat the process. I made 11 larger canna bombs instead of 18 because it was taking forever.

I tried adding a little corn starch and even flour to the peanut butter to thicken it up, but it didn't do shit in the amounts I was trying.

EDIT:

I put it on a soft freeze and separated it into 14 canna bombs without too much trouble. I finished them up, they are kind of ugly, but just as delicious as always! This time I used microwave chocolate, which ended up delicious, but it's a bit more difficult to work with the semi-sweet.
 

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fumble

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Hey Jozikins :) Try putting your pb filling in the freezer before you roll it into balls. This will firm it up and make it easier and less sticky. Also, if you spray your hands with no-stick spray, it helps with the stickiness. The gloves I use are pretty non stick anyway, and the pb is oily, so i don't really have a problem. I just chill the 'dough' first, then use a 1/2 inch scoop to portion out, then roll away ;)
 

Jozikins

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Hey Jozikins :) Try putting your pb filling in the freezer before you roll it into balls. This will firm it up and make it easier and less sticky. Also, if you spray your hands with no-stick spray, it helps with the stickiness. The gloves I use are pretty non stick anyway, and the pb is oily, so i don't really have a problem. I just chill the 'dough' first, then use a 1/2 inch scoop to portion out, then roll away ;)
Thanks Fumbs,
I ended up soft freezing it, basically put it on a plate of ice and popped it in the fridgerator, worked real well! I once did the oil thing, but it doesn't work as well as freezing it. Good tip on the spoon size though, mine are all inconsistent!
 

fumble

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yours look really good ;) I haven't made them with the 'wick' yet. I just did some white chocolate covered ones too ;)
 

Jozikins

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yours look really good ;) I haven't made them with the 'wick' yet. I just did some white chocolate covered ones too ;)
Coating the strings is a pretty quick process, finding the paraffin wax in the grocery store is the hardest part. Oh, and I meant I put them on a plate of ice and put it in the fridge, not freezer. I did white chocolate once too, I think that's my favorite.
 

fumble

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I make something called an OMFG - pb fudge center covered in white chocolate and capped in a mix of dark chocolate and butterscotch. It weighs almost a 1/4 lb!
 

Jozikins

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I make something called an OMFG - pb fudge center covered in white chocolate and capped in a mix of dark chocolate and butterscotch. It weighs almost a 1/4 lb!
This sounds amazing, but just thinking about it makes me a little constipated, lol.
 

fumble

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I call them a 10 dose...meaning you can cut it into 10 bites and feel each one. My Magic Bars are 16 to 20 doses
 

racerx1968

New Member
I plan on following BadKitty's recipe today for C[SUB]6[/SUB]H[SUB]8[/SUB]O[SUB]7 [/SUB]extraction. Looks pretty easy. I am a little unclear as to the amounts of the acid/lecithin and alcohol for the 3 grams of bud I am using, so I'll wing it unless otherwise directed. I am doing "mis en place" so I have all my ingredients ready to go. I have crushed the bud lightly and it's in the freezer now to kick start the process. Not sure if that's required, but I don't suppose it can hurt, either. I also had to run the lecithin through the blender, as it was in granular form and it looks as if we want it more powdered. Word of advice when dealing with lecithin: it gets sticky, and coats everything. And don't let it get too warm while blending unless you want a gummy paste. If it binds to lipids, it binds to a lot of other things. I know it's supposed to keep some things from sticking in food products, but in its raw form it gets kinda messy. Just a heads up if you wonder what that yellow stuff is on your pants.

I wil post pictures and step-by-step journals of my endeavor as I go forth. Tomorrow I head out to BHO-land and an alcohol tincture to broaden my skill set. I'll be documenting that as well. I'm a newbie with all of this, and I am using small quantities so I am happy with the results, or I can adjust as needed. Since I will be working with volatile compounds tomorrow, it will be outside in the wonderful Oregon spring sunshine.

Wish me luck, and stay safe.

r(X)


"Citric Acid Extraction: The Easiest and Most Discreet Extraction"




Pre-decarbing, is not necessary.. and here's why


Citric like any acid, functions when in contact with organic substances in its concentrated form, by undergoing a process of oxidization, or 'redox'. This is otherwise know as a kind of low grade combustion, or more correctly, burning and combusting material is a kind of redox. It causes a chemical reaction and change in the material it comes into contact with, releasing the carbon elements, and water vapor, in other words, decarboxylating the material.
In concentrations high enough, it can be mixed with water, and still actually draw the moisture out from the material it comes into contact with, into the solution, where it will rapidly evaporate along with the rest of the water content. During this process it almost ruthlessly breaks down the glandular material into a very fine crystalline paste, and with gentle heat (or a few days in a sealed container) the fragments, barely holding their shape together, will melt in your mouth.

Two methods; hash, bud.

The only difference process-wise between the two, is that when using bud, you'll need to divide your canna and use two to three times the liquid and citric powder, saturating your bud, and you'll want to make several runs with that liquid using the divided portions, if you'd like it very close to hash-strength.

This is the easiest extraction someone can make if discretion is a must, if you don't have any privacy, or many tools, it doesn't matter; you don't need any suspicious supplies beyond your bud or hash.. just a jar, vinegar (or even water), and powdered citric acid. You'd just mix them up appropriately, and let them sit for a few days, air it out allowing the moisture to evaporate, and repeat once more.. it's the fastest heatless extraction you could hope for, and with a little sugar, it goes great in many beverages from soda, to hot or iced tea, as well as in many sweet and savory meals..






You will need:


- a small glass jar, for final storage (some plastics will -melt- from not only the citric acid, but the combination of the acid and the glandular material)

- hash or herb.. for the tutorial I used about 5 grams hash

- 1 ½ - 2 tsp powdered citric acid

- 2 tsp vinegar

or

- 2 tsp alcohol

or

- 2 tsp water (use extra ½-1tsp citric powder)

optional, speeds things up

- lecithin

- ceramic dish

- oven

- foil


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Directions:

Add your canna, lecithin, and citric powder to a blender or mortar and pestle.



Blend well.

When finished, after only mixing the powders together, you'll notice already that your glands have begun breaking down and you've got a very sticky, tacky mix. That's the acid already going to work at drying out and breaking down your material.



Now, add your liquid. Blend further.

It begins evaporating very quickly, you'll want to transfer it to your ceramic dish or jar soon now. It's already very, very sticky at this point, a bit like a longer Iso soak mixed with kief. Note: don't touch it as I have done here.. my finger tips are caloused from working with ph down, trimming by hand, stamping out lit bowls, and making these sort of concoctions.. this amount of acid could potentially burn you, or leave you with tender, sore and inflamed skin.





Prepare to either: finish, by jarring your mix, and letting it sit for several days, or up to a week.

Or, spoon it into your oven safe container, wrap with foil, and heat at 180 degrees for 10 minutes... this is enough to drastically speed the process up.



Pre-heat:


By now, you should have a very dark, glossy, oily mix.

This is the mix, compared to a sample from same batch, that was not put in the oven (on the left).






Seal well in a jar at this point for immediate use, or set aside for one to two days (to achieve a peak gloss before the final step).

24 hours later...



2 days later.. the sample left out, and not exposed to heat, has turned quite dark now.





And we're done
I like to let mine dry out fully, then add a few drops of alcohol, or vinegar, and then call it finished. Just the tiniest few drops (or the smallest, sticky crumble when it's a bit 'dried') in anything sweet or savory, and you're set and medicated for a good, long time.
 
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