"Green Dragon" / "Tincture"

Gamberro said:

I don't know why Everclear has become the universal standard, I think it's just good as an all-purpose mixer and pretty cheap if I recall- I don't buy that shit
And do not try a stove alcohol extraction! I've wasted my weed on that shit. I'm working on a way that works, because I know it should, but none of the ones readily available on the Internet work properly.

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I'm guessing everclear is so popular cause it's 190 proof and readily available most places. There are lots of other good options, don't think you need to go on a quest for that specific brand.

As for the stove alcohol extraction, I'll share what has worked well for me. I grind my bud, and bake it in the oven at 285F for 30 minutes. I then place the bud in a mason jar with my alcohol, and place the jar in a pot of water. I heat the pot until the alcohol in the jar is just beginning to boil, or about 170F. I let that cook for about 20 minutes, or longer if I want to evaporate off some more alcohol to concentrate my tincture. After that, just filter out the bud and you should be left with a pretty potent tincture.

If you are not in a hurry and are going to let it sit for a while, you can skip all those steps. But I have found I can make a pretty potent tincture in about an hour with this method. Just my .02

babylonburn said:

do you have to use everclear or can i find sum other high proof vodka at a liquor store,im in L.A so theres liqour stores and kush on every street korner,lol

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Usually when people say Everclear they mean the 195 proof version which I don't think has ever been available in California. But you can get the 151-proof version here. In my opinion, this has the important advantage over Bacardi of being colorless instead of medium-rum colored, which results in a more attractive green-colored product than the ugly medicinal brown you get when you use Bacardi.

I don't think the strength of the alcohol should be an issue when consuming the final product. You should only have to consume a cc or so--way less than the 50cc standard shot of 80-proof booze.