OK, since this thread is for posting pics I'll put up some shots from my first Rick Simpson Oil extraction with alcohol, Everclear in this case. I did the extraction indoors (!) with 2 fans, one in the window drawing air away from the boiling pot (out the window) and 1 behind the pot to force it towards the window. I also twiddled the heat while it was cooking to keep it from boiling too crazy and basically keep it under control.
Used cured-crushed buds from Northern Lights. Did not bake them first, just dried and cured for 6 weeks. Just 2 oz for this trial run.
![RSO 6-17-2013 NL.jpg](/data/attachments/1902/1902577-20d6c488598468a2fb6778b0b0fa545f.jpg)
![RSO 6-17-2013 NL bud.jpg](/data/attachments/1902/1902578-0d3430dccc5f1ba3fd7b952f8475c534.jpg)
Just took the frozen Everclear and poured over the bud material in the jars, shook it 3 times, about a minute each time, then strained into a glass container. Tossed the bud material into the trim bucket to be processed into bubble hash. Ran the liquid through a gold coffee filter into the fondue pot to boil.
![RSO 6-17-2013 jars.jpg](/data/attachments/1902/1902579-20f51371a56c64a089032a5a9527ffac.jpg)
![RSO 6-17-2013 strain.jpg](/data/attachments/1902/1902580-a59e7dd3f41219c27a5b3faedb7e3c71.jpg)
Then boiled it for about half hour keeping the temp regulated by hand to control the boil down process.
![RSO 6-17-2013 boil.jpg](/data/attachments/1902/1902581-870724708be2158add6dae1193fc3de9.jpg)
After it started getting thick I poured it into a 4 oz ramekin and finished heating it on a small coffee pot warmer for about 20 minutes, until it because thick like tar and the boiling was finished and the alcohol was gone.
![RSO 6-17-2013 dark.jpg](/data/attachments/1902/1902583-53a71014f696d233491244f9c5c87cfd.jpg)
Finished product.
![RSO 6-17-2013 RSO.jpg](/data/attachments/1902/1902585-4d80b5d85c9a7f4d4b304e920ffc731c.jpg)
Testing it on myself this week, about a small grain of rice sized dose 3 times a day. Just put it on a finger like he does in his YouTube video, Run from the Cure. First day was fine, second day had some issues and had to kick back, today I skipped because of a business commitment that required full cognitive abilities, so going to double down tonight. Because I did not take the extra step of decarboxylation, heating the buds to 220 degrees F for about 20 minutes, the oil doesn't get me too stoned. But the effect is pretty strong after about 3-4 hours and I feel it prudent to not drive. Cannabis as medicine, real time today, here on Chef's thread.
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