Quick dry cannabis

[tbaxter08700]

So i want to try a little of my bud early so whats the best way to quickly do it?

[blue cheese]

theres many way you can dry it either buy oven or microwave etc ontop of your radiator or ballast i put mines in a small brown envelope and bluetack it to the radiator

[Goodbuddy]

In the oven, gas mark2 for 10 mins :( take it out and leave 10 minutes, if still wet give it another 5 in the oven :)

[Leonardo De Garden]

In a pinch, a food dehydrator set to a low setting can work.

[Master Poet]

On a tray in the oven at 200C for 45 mins should do it or until a skewer comes out clean.

[TheZest]

Either put some chopped buds in a dish with a packet of silica gel, leave it in or out the cupboard and it will be smokeable but average the next day. OR the toaster method works well too. Fold some tinfoil up and make a dugout on the toaster so your weed will just sit in the groove and not fall in the toaster, use the lowest setting, run the toaster for 30 secs or a minute depending on how much weed your doing. Cancel the heat and the residual heat will slowly bake your weed through the foil without burning the trichs away. Turn the buds and repeat the process until your weed feels dry enough. Should be done after a handful of times depending on how much you are drying. However i don't recommend doing this to your whole crop because the taste and potency will never match that of air dried and cured weed.

[tbaxter08700]

Ok thanks for all the help guys

Peace

[Jesse_tpfi]

On a tray in the oven at 200C for 45 mins should do it or until a skewer comes out clean.

i love you some mornings poet!
LMAO!

[C21H30O2]

put the sky box on and leave it on top of that

[TheZest]

Not everyone has sky. LoL.

[Keenbuthopeless]

Not everyone has sky. LoL.


Virgin works better anyway :)

[Stimpy]

I hung a small nug on a paper clip next to my PC tower fan extract, that worked ok.
Have done oven for 10 mins but whole house smelt like snoop doggs pocket for an hour.

[TheZest]

LoL at Snoop Dog's Pocket. How did it smoke and taste out of the oven? I don't think i will ever quick dry cannabis from now on. Not really worth it, i smoke for taste and effect and i only really got 20 minutes of slight effect from an average, harsh tasting, quick dried bud.

[Stimpy]

Effect should be the same, just the taste that is different

[kyg]

LoL at Snoop Dog's Pocket. How did it smoke and taste out of the oven? I don't think i will ever quick dry cannabis from now on. Not really worth it, i smoke for taste and effect and i only really got 20 minutes of slight effect from an average, harsh tasting, quick dried bud.

i also smoke for these reasons and i agree with u it tastes aweful and its not nearly as potent imo..i will wait a week or so however long it takes to air dry it and get the maxium taste and efffect:smiliegojerkit:

[mikesrozer]

-To stop the photosynthesis and stop the plant to transpire because of heat and lightning, put the marijuana plants in a dark area.

-The plant ‘thinks’ it’s still alive if the juices still circulate. So make sure you hang them upside down.

-The plant will use its chlorophyll as a last energy resource because the roots can’t absorb any water and the leaves get no light. All this energy goes to the flowers so the marijuana plant can reproduce.

-To get a good flavor, dry the plant very slowly so the plant will use all its chlorophyll and converts it into sugar. No fans or heaters.

-Keep the temperature between 17°C to 18°C, and the humidity between 60 to 70%, so the plant won´t dry too quickly.

[Stimpy]

-To stop the photosynthesis and stop the plant to transpire because of heat and lightning, put the marijuana plants in a dark area.

-The plant ‘thinks’ it’s still alive if the juices still circulate. So make sure you hang them upside down.

-The plant will use its chlorophyll as a last energy resource because the roots can’t absorb any water and the leaves get no light. All this energy goes to the flowers so the marijuana plant can reproduce.

-To get a good flavor, dry the plant very slowly so the plant will use all its chlorophyll and converts it into sugar. No fans or heaters.

-Keep the temperature between 17°C to 18°C, and the humidity between 60 to 70%, so the plant won´t dry too quickly.

Lol, thanks but the topic is called 'quick dry cannabis' !!!


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[nevertoohigh]

Again, only any good if you have one but I use our rice cooker on warm setting (I guess a slow cooker would do the same job too)

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[d00by82]

I always wrap mine in newspaper and stick it on top of my radiator on number 3 for about half hour,jus chop ur bud up so it dont take to long to dry,im waiting on my bud drien properly in its box, but now im so close to not having to go see someone for it again im getin impatient and doin this more than i want to..it shouldnt taste to bad if u flushed ur plants properly first and u dont blitz it to much..people on here that put it in the oven and microwave are mad..radiator all the way!!

[itsbryan]

No microwaves or any ovens learned that the hard way:mad:

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[Petch]

I've read that it's best not to heat over 30c or THC can break down....I use a heat matt at 28C on a thermostat to quick dry mine, still takes 4/5 days though

[dynodave]

tin foil in the toster..mad man
ul electrcute urself

[sivadavi]

I set my microwave on 40% power and nuke it for 10 seconds, do that about 10 times for a small nug. I take it out and turn it between nukes. Don't heat it any longer than 10 secs at a time. You could also nuke it just a couple times then let it sit for the day, jump starts the drying

[DrGreen]

mate decarbolaxation takes palce at 106C thc is safe til 140 and most cbd til 180, which is why a vape user who wnat sonly cbd can burn off thc first, or just take the thc at 140 heat setting,

to oven dry weed u need 106 for 30 odd mins

How-to: Paleo's Potent Decarboxylated Cannabis Oil
How to Decarboxylate and fry cannabis oil quickly and completely


Important points:
Decarboxylate in microwave or oven (oven takes more time)
Fry the cannabis until dark brown
Eat with a meal


Tools:
Butter or oil
Scissors
Microwave
Glass plate for microwave/oven dish for oven
Stainless Steel container or pot
Spoon
Stove

Total 6 grams in my photos, which will give you anywhere from 1 to 6 doses. This is just schwag. You can use any amount, just adjust the amount of oil (to submerge cannabis) accordingly.



Decarboxylation Details:

There are carboxyl-group containing cannabinoids like cannabigerolic acid, cannabidiolic acid, which is an oxidocyclized version of cannabigerolic acid, and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, that when they lose thier respective carboxyl group, become psychoactive.

Although all the pharmacologic literature I've read has focused on THCa, CBDa and CBGa, there are more phytocannabinoids that have a carboxyl group in them - who, after being decarboxylated - become psychoactive compounds. Nothing has shown CC's (carboxyl cannabinoids) to potentiate recreational use more then the same phytocannabinoids would as decarboxylated compounds. THIS is why you decarboxylate, to convert your THCa, CBDa, and CBGa all into non-acid forms, our beloved psychoactive compounds. So now that you know why to decarboxylate, here's how:


MICROWAVING

Microwave each set of 3 grams, for about 1 minute, 30 seconds to 2 minutes each. This is decarboxylation.

On the second batch, I re-microwaved for 1 minute to finish off.

Microwaving cannabis is safer then touching your cannabis with your hand.

If you’re decarboxylating small batches at a time you should learn how to do it in your microwave. And if it works one day, go extra time the next time. You’ll see its harder then you think to ‘burn up’ or ‘destroy’ any active cannabinoids in the microwave. Your herb will smell stronger, more pungent and crumble with ease when it’s decarboxylated - oven OR microwave method.

In the oven, you are going to want to do it for longer then 20 minutes, depending on how much bud you have, it’s degree of dryness, and your chosen temp. 325 to 350 is well known to be safe. At these temps, 25 minutes or more is more than likely necessary. If it smells more dank after the oven decarboxylation than before, and crumbles very easily, its decarboxylated.

Alternatively, you can get a food dehydrator.

You can tell when it's ready, by the strong smell (not THC escaping, but terpenes escaping) and by pinching the bud in your index and thumb finger, and trying to crush it. If the small nugs crumble, it's decarboxylated. Decarboxylation is when the THC-acid molecule looses it's COOH group, converting it from an inactive kidney cleaner, into the psychedelic THC.


How well you decarboxylate, affected by how well you can discern when the cannabis has been decarboxylated, is 50% of making this oil as potent as possible. The other 50%, is frying it until it's dark brown.

If you skip this step, or use your cannabis without it crumbling and dry, it won't be the potent oil it can be.


NOTE: Re-microwaving is safe, if you microwaved for a minute and 30 seconds and it didnt fully decarboxylate, when re-microwaving the microwave has to re-heat the glass plate youre using to hold the plant.

NOTE 2: Always decarboxylate for at least one minute! Even if it's half a gram you're doing. 2 minutes in the microwave at once, does not equal two separate one minute microwaves. The key is to heat, in the microwave, the cannabis until it smells and crumbles like it's decarboxylated.


Does Microwaving Destroy THC?

Yesterday I used the microwave to decarboxylate another batch, but this time I microwaved for 2 minutes, three separate times. This decarboxylated the bud even more! 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes is safe because the glass plate doesnt get hot enough to vaporize the cannabinoids.

Even if you stop it at 2 minutes, mix up the bud on the plate, and microwave for another 2 minutes, it's safe. 2 minute microwaves in two sets does NOT equal 4 minutes in the microwave. 4 minutes will burn your cannabis and cannabinoids, but two separate 2 minute sets works to decarboxylate better than once. Yesterdays batch was stronger and I used less bud, so I know that microwaving the same cannabis twice for 2 minutes each time is safe, and reccomended.



I left the bud with small nugs as you can see on the plate below, because when I try to crush these little nugs I can get a feel for wether the bud has decarboxylated. If they crumble, they are done.


Now you have your 6 (2 sets of 3) grams of decarboxylated cannabis, it should smell stronger then before, be extra dry and crumble when you try to crumble it.






This is my stainless steel container, oil inside, but lard is clear, so you can't see it. This is where you add your oil/butter of choice to the container.

LARD

Lard is not the only fat you can cook with, any fat will do, but here's why I use it (among other fats for different occasions):

Lard can be cooked with any meat, and its good to fry in. Potatoes fried in lard, thats what they call chips in the UK. If youre going to use lard for your cannabis edibles I only recommend it if you like how it tastes by itself, and you eat it the way I do in the thread. Reason being, it would taste weird in brownies, and would probably not go well on any sweets in general. Lard works for meats and broths, soups and stocks.

I eat tablespoons of cannabis infused lard with my steak meals, but thats because I've learned that saturated fat is the healthiest fat, because we've been eating it for millenia. It has large amount of saturated and monounsaturated fat. I try to keep my diet at around 65-70% fat, 25% protien and 5-10% carbs. Now that I think about it, I wouldnt eat my infused lard any other way then straight with meat, or possibly soup.

Lard is such a cheap fat, like a dollar a pound, compared to olive oil or coconut oil. Not to mention it's perfect for for frying or cooking, since it has no particles like unrefined coco/olive oil, and tastes great on potatoes and plant foods. If I want to fry some potatoes, cook some meat with bell peppers, onion, or any other vegetables, I always use lard.


If your fat is solid at room temp, like butter or lard or any other saturated fat, melt the lard or butter in the container by itself until the fat becomes a liquid. You obviously melt the butter in the container or pot over the stovetop.

Only add enough to cover the cannabis in the same container!

You can always add extra fat later, remember, but you CANT TAKE ANY OIL OUT after the cannabis is added if you put too much.


Butter bubbles when fried, so butter can help reach any bud that gets stuck on the side of the container.

Combinations of butter and other fats work too.




This is the same container, with melted lard, cannabis, and see the white thing? Thats a little bit extra (solidified at room tempurature) lard for good measure.

Sometimes you need to add a little extra oil to make sure all the cannabis is submerged.

More oil to cannabis will spread out the amount of time it takes for your body to digest the oil and recieve the cannabinoids.







FRYING THE CANNABIS

That extra lard will quickly melt down into the rest of the oil.

By this time you have all of your decarboxylated cannabis inside the container, with sufficient fat to cover and submerge the cannabis.

For the frying, you only want to fry for under 5 minutes. The direct flame as you can see, heats the oil and cannabis in the container.


If you have an electric stove, use that, if you have an outdoor stove - thats even better - because there is a little bit of smoke and lots and lots of smell! This is okay and safe and you're doing it right, the smell is terpenes, not active cannabinoids.

Turn on the fans, open the windows, or if you can, do the entire frying process outside. Within about 20 minutes, the smell should dissipate anyway. But for extra safety, be ready to air out location.


Stir consistantly as it fries. It should be smelling and bubbling now. Fry like this, on a medium-high heat until dark brown. This is a fast process, about 5 minutes.



Once you think it's been fried DARK BROWN, wait an extra 30 seconds for good frying measure.

Then - careful not to burn yourself - take the container to cool outside.


When I took a look at the cannabis after being fried, I went back inside, turned the stove top on again, and fried it for an additional 2 minutes. This is because as you can see in the photographs, the cannabis was not COMPLETELY browned...


... This is of course optional, but the more you fry, the more potent the cannabis oil becomes (until you've fried it all out).

Leave it outside to cool and so the smell wont stink up your house, for about 10 minutes or so.







And there you have it! Potent, decarboxylated, properly fried cannabis oil that will knock you on your fucking ass, and then some.

You can have anything from mellow mood change(1/2 gram), regular fun trips(1-2.5 grams) or heroic doses(4 or more grams) with heroic highs using this method.

Anyone who told you that you couldn't actually have a psychedelic trip using cannabis, hasn't done this.

No matter what amount you eat, the effects last the entire day. With this method I only dose once a day, and some days I skip because the stone lingers from the day before.


Eat it with a good sized meal, preferably with protien, some fat and a small amount of carbs. It's safe to eat this infused oil with any meal including a high fat meal.






As you can see, I don't separate the plant material because I eat the oil together with a meal. The plant material contains cannabinoids, you can separate it to use the oil in a recipe, and just eat the plant material separately. This does work for brownies or anything else.


Eat roughly a third to half of your meal, then take tablespoons of edibles as you desire, chase them down with water or a drink, and then finish eating.

Try to make this your 2nd meal of the day, first will work but you don't want first pass metabolism to get any cannabinoids in the oil. If you eat it as your first meal of the day, eat some food 20 minutes before you start taking the oil.





I dosed on this last night 3 grams, and saved the other 3 grams for tonight. I was so gone, 3 grams is actually a bit too much for me. I still feel the cannabinoids in my system more then 24 hours since dose time.

And this is schwag bud and prices. 3 grams comes out to about 3.50 to 4 dollars. The most prominent period of the high lasts for about 6 - 9 hours or more, depending.

I have done as low as 1/2 or a gram, and they still produce long term (6hr+) relief/benefit.


I've read that it's best not to heat over 30c or THC can break down....I use a heat matt at 28C on a thermostat to quick dry mine, still takes 4/5 days though

[DrGreen]

-To stop the photosynthesis and stop the plant to transpire because of heat and lightning, put the marijuana plants in a dark area.

-The plant ‘thinks’ it’s still alive if the juices still circulate. So make sure you hang them upside down.

-The plant will use its chlorophyll as a last energy resource because the roots can’t absorb any water and the leaves get no light. All this energy goes to the flowers so the marijuana plant can reproduce.

-To get a good flavor, dry the plant very slowly so the plant will use all its chlorophyll and converts it into sugar. No fans or heaters.

-Keep the temperature between 17°C to 18°C, and the humidity between 60 to 70%, so the plant won´t dry too quickly.

dissagree mate without fans u will get mould. key for good drying is GOOD circulation freash air

[SWSERGIO1]

Get hair dryer out, or wrap in foil on top of balast, I use a little carboard, nug it as tiny as poss and lay on the card on balast,

Or as poet says :D

https://www.thctalk.com/cannabis-forum/showthread.php?84497-3xOpium-1xCritical

[DrGreen]

I've read that it's best not to heat over 30c or THC can break down....I use a heat matt at 28C on a thermostat to quick dry mine, still takes 4/5 days though

another thing lol, spain and mexico are famous for there weeds and there temps go alot higher than 30c they stil have thc's.... :P

[old skool toker]

another thing lol, spain and mexico are famous for there weeds and there temps go alot higher than 30c they stil have thc's.... :P

lol mr green, you should talk to my yankie mates on xbox they will certainley argue the thc in mexican bush weed :D

[Koncept]

Use a rumble dryer. Makes clothes dry quick and ur weed.

:|

[DrGreen]

lol but there is a difference in the ''bush weed'' and good weed, mexico has some nice shit man went there on a holiday and was so easy to score

[sivadavi]

I loved the Mexican brick weed when I lived in Texas, you'd get a half ounce for $35, very heady, can't beat the price either

[sivadavi]

Btw, here is desperation for ya

154565

Quick dried 4 weeks into flower
Placebo effect or not I WILL get high and it'll taste pretty good in my vaporizer! Kind of like decaf coffee :-)

[Mr Pothead]

You spend 8+ weeks growing a plant, surely a couple of days for a decent dry is nothing?

If you nuke it then you won't get a nice result, your just wasting a perfectly good smoke, patience my friend

[sivadavi]

Well I don't know if anyone would ever quickdry their whole crop. Some people use canna as medicine and the difference of a few days is a fucking lot! Nothing wrong with being in a hurry sometimes :-)

[J4MB0-uk]

i got some REALLY wet stuff once (wet to the point where i could squeeze juice out) want and got me a desk lamp costing me about £3 ... once u got a lamp put a piece of toilet roll over the lampshade and put your herbs on the top of the toilet roll, give it 15 mins and it will be nice and DRY

[DrGreen]

but mate u said lamp... light is there where there is light a plant wil try and create and use chlorophill, the bit your trying to get rid of..... so in all efford the plant wil sue up all the thc trying to grow and protect its self as light is there, hence why we dry in the dark

sock it and microwave or simple folow my guide ffs

[doorknob7768]

lmfao thats a good one

[Mr.UnclePen]

You spend 8+ weeks growing a plant, surely a couple of days for a decent dry is nothing?

If you nuke it then you won't get a nice result, your just wasting a perfectly good smoke, patience my friend

This, you grew the plant for a minimum of 8 weeks. Why ruin a good smoke by not waiting a week or two more? Seriously? Make a little hash out of the cuttings or something.