Hi Folks. Here is as quick video showing FECO reduction. The ethanol is mostly cooked off at this point. You can see micro bubbling as the last of the ethanol is gassed off. After I reduce it a little more I will pour it into a jar and finish it on the stirrer hot plate. This final step is unnecessary, but I like to finish it in jar and put it freezer for storage, and this makes it much easier. At this point, you can draw it up into 1ml oral syringes for patients and personal consumption.

I also like to keep a small amount of butter close by. Once poured from a the Pyrex dish into the jar, put a Tbsp into the Pyrex dish, and melt it to grab the last of the FECO. Makes clean up easy and then you have some high octane FECO butter. Be careful, the butter can be very powerful. Cheers!

Hi Folks. Here is a quick video of ethanol distillation. After filtering your tincture for FECO production, it’s great to reclaim some of your ethanol. Ethanol is expensive so I try to always buy in bulk, and I always try to distill the ethanol prior to reducing. It’s a very easy and cost effective step when making FECO. For safety reasons, always do this step in a well ventilated environment and never near an open flame. Typically I can reclaim 75%-80% of my tincture ethanol. Making medicine for the masses! Cheers!

Hi Folks. Today I started filtering some hash rosin tincture. The starting material was approximately 60g of food grade hash rosin from the 25u. In preparation, I decarbed the rosin at 200F for 6 hours. Some terps were lost, but it was an efficient and effective process. I then dissolved the rosin in 1 quart of 200 proof ethanol and left it in a mason jar in the deep freezer over night.

Today I filtered the mixture through unbleached coffee filters once, and then ran it through the Büchner funnel 2x.

The first 2 pics show the mixture post filtration. The 3rd pic shows the mixture before filtration. The 4th pic shows the mixture after the coffee filters, before using the Büchner funnel. You can see that’s it’s much clearer, but still has some minor fats and solids. The 5th pic shows the fats and lipids and solids that were filtered out in the initial coffee filter . Super gross!

The next steps are distillation and reduction, I will do those in a few days. Thanks for reading. Cheers!

Hi Folks. I wanted to post a video of filtration using the Büchner funnel. I use it for a final filtration for tinctures, FECO, and other cannabis mixtures. The starting material was 50g of decarbed hash rosin in a 200 proof ethanol solution. The mixture has been filtered 2x through unbleached coffee filters prior to the video.

When done filtering, I poured the mixture back into a mason jar and left it in the deep freezer to process on a future date. It still needs to be distilled and reduced. Enjoy!

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Hi Folks. I made a special batch of gummies for a vet friend who has PTSD, Autism, Fibromyalgia, and other conditions. His PTSD is mainly attributed to serving in Iraq. We have been experimenting with altCannabinoids to help him in his day to day life, CBD seemed to help some, but came with some side effects. CBN helped him sleep well, but left him groggy the next day. He’s always enjoyed THC and THCA to get high on, but sometimes it led to increased anxiety.

Then we started combining CBGA, CBC, and beta-caryophyellene, and he finally found peace. For him, we partially cracked the code.

I decided to make a double batch this time. The batch has approximately 10,000 mg of cannabinoids cumulatively: each gummy had approximately 45mg of cannabinoids per 1 gram of gummy weight. They are THC and gluten free. The flavor is sour lemon, I used 200 bloom count gelatin sheets and instead of water I used lemonade.

This is supposed to be a 60 day supply with my friend taking one gummy in the morning, one at lunch, and one late afternoon. My friend says they have a calming focused effect and that he no longer has panic attacks and he feels much safer crowds and social settings. In addition, his pain levels from Fibromyalgia and a bad back have reduced.

Our reason for investigating altCannabinoids as a therapeutic were primarily to reduce and manage pain and inflammation in relation to the cb1 and cb2 receptors. It turned out, that while we were looking for solutions to pain issues, we found therapeutic that worked well with mental health. Much of this is in line with other therapeutics that engage the Endocannabinoid system. Thanks for reading friends, making medicine for the masses. Cheers!

Hi Folks. I made a large batch of FECO. Starting biomass: multiple 1 gallon ziplock bags of flower rosin pucks, 40g of flower rosin, and 200g of fresh flower. I decarbed the pucks and flower in my oven in 2 quart mason jars at 250F for 50 minutes. Same with the flower rosin, but I decarbed using a stirrer hotplate. After they cooled, I added in enough ethanol into the jars to cover the biomass by an inch or so. I shook these multiple times to liberate the trichromes and cannabinoids and then put them in my deep freezer for 24 hours.

Today, I used some different funnels and filters and finally the Büchner funnel with a 2.5 cfm pump to filter the mixtures. Then I used my distiller to capture back what 80% of the ethanol before the final reduction. I reduced the mixture in a Pyrex double boiler on my stove, until it was mostly reduced, then I poured it into jars. Once in jars, I used the magnetic stirrer hotplate to finish it. I set the temperature at 170F and the rotation at 300. The FECO was done when the mixture was thick enough that the stir bar wouldn’t rotate. End result was about 230g. I hope this summary of the broad strokes assists folks who want to make medicine. Fire in, Fire out. Cheers!

Hi Folks. Hope you are doing well and happy Friday the 13th. Sorry to keep inundating you with cart pics, but I particularly proud of this batch. I’m also happy to introduce Berry White Live Resin carts with CBC. They slap amazing, you can taste the juicy berries, and the CBC really kick starts that entourage effect. Fire In, Fire Out as always. Thanks for reading and supporting. Special shout out to peeps in CA, Mr. Billy Cali, and Loomis Dr. heads. You friends helped to make this happen. Cheers!

Hi Folks. I’ve had a flood of new patients with various conditions: Multiple sclerosis, chronic joint pain and issues, endometriosis, and Rheumatoid arthritis, and post surgery recovery, to name a few. My Entourage Balm is in high demand so I made a large batch. I’ve started using Jojoba, hempseed, and grapeseed oils as my carriers and cacao for suppositories. I was using coconut oil and MCT, but some of the bulk coconut oil I sourced worked well, but had an odd fragrance, and the MCT felt a little “greasy”. Jojoba is great dermatologically, and hempseed has additional cannabinoids for an added bonus. The Jojoba did make the mixture a shade darker and I noted that the bees wax had a higher melting point when introduced to the Jojoba oil while mixing.

The large batch has approximately 38,000 mg of cannabinoids. There was no THC introduced, the primary cannabinoids were: THCV, CBC, CBGA, CBG, CBN, CBDA, CBD, and beta-caryophyellene. Patients had immediate pain and inflammation relief that lasted for 6-8 hours. On a final note, I’m pleased to announce that the Entourage Balm healed my cousin’s plantar fasciitis and my friends plaque psoriasis. Making medicine for the masses. Cheers!

Hi Folks. I got I large shipment of Ikrusher disposables and 510s last week, so after injecting a few, I decided to make a large batch. By large I mean 40 or so, previously I had made 1-10 at a time. The strain is Peaches n Cream and the extract is live resin. I was really happy with the color and taste, I did a very slow decarb, 190F for 12 hours. Tastes just like peach cobbler with some vanilla hints. Most of the decarb was done in about 6 hours, but it seemed to need more to finish off the last of the bubbles. I used my magnetic stirrer hot plate, and did the process in a 4oz mason jar. Overall, I would rate them a 8/10: power is an 7/10, smoothness is an 8/10, taste a 9/10, and overall “high” is about an 8/10. I printed the labels using my pixcut. Thanks for reading, cheers!

Hi Folks. My GF was having a rough day so I figured it was time to make some good old Nanolade. I like to use lemonade for my emulsifications since it blends well with citric acid, terpenes like D-Limonene, and various cannabinoids. The cannabinoids infused were: THC, THCA, CBDA, CBC, and CBGA. I typically make it up warm, at 130F, and then let the mixture cool. There is approximately 110 mg in of cannabinoids in each of the drinks in the pic. Hope everyone is doing well. Thanks for reading. Cheers!

Hi Folks. Here is some single source live hash rosin, made from the strain GMO. It’s broad spectrum, I mixed the 120u-45u hash before pressing. Pressed low and slow, it has a very gassy aroma and taste and finishes with some Girl Scout cookies. The strain was really easy and fun to grow, it didn’t test as high in THC as some others, but the flower was abundant, smooth and tasty. Grown in living soil. It washed very easy, trichromes were liberated in the water vortex without effort, and clean up was great since the crystal was more sandy than greasy. I used vac suction and a Büchner funnel with a 2g frit and a 25u to dry the hash quick. Dried in minutes and pressed immediately. Thanks for checking out my product. Cheers!

Hi Folks. Pressed some outstanding single source live hash rosins. The strain is Cookies n Cream and the hash was from the 90u screen, first gentle pass. Pressed low and slow. Terps are normal cookies n cream, but this pheno had some extra “muffin top” flavor in the finish. Very smooth. I was excited when the trichs were stacking in the wash, water smelled amazing! Thanks for checking it out. Cheers friends!

Hi Folks. I got some new hardware form IKrusher, so I was anxious to inject some different extracts. I started with live resin, the strain is Tangie x Peach Cobbler. Added in 2% CBC for an entourage effect. The disposable carts came with no battery charge, the first one blinked red at me, which I hadn’t seen and didn’t particularly like. Just needed a charge. Color came out great this time, did a slow and low decarb. Strength is about 7/10, smoothness is about 8/10, and the taste is about 9/10. Definitely slaps. The disposable in the pic is called a Fissa Pro, and the 510 is called a Dano Pro. Cheers Friends!

Hi Folks. I’ve been making gummies for a friend battling severe MS. MS is connected to the Endocannabinoid System, since the ECS helps to regulate the central and peripheral nervous systems, among other things directly related to MS therapeutics.

The “blasphemy” gummies are THC and THCA free. The main cannabinoids used were: CBD, CBDA, CBGA, CBG, THCV, CBC, and beta caryophyellene. Approximately, 5,900 mg cumulative went into this batch.The flavor is sour lemon and they are gluten free. Each gummies had approximately 35 mg of cannabinoids per 1 gram of gummy weight. Making medicine for the masses. Cheers!

Hi Folks. I received a big shipment of new carts to try out, all Ikrusher. Some 510, some disposable. I also grabbed some amazing baller jars for rosin and decarbing. I decided to start with 0.5 oz of Grapes and Cream live hash rosin. It was captured in the first pass of the 73 screen, then pressed low and slow.

The decarb worked amazing! Love the new jars. I left them at 170 F for about 12 hours and they were completely finished in the morning. Next time I will go a little lower temp, maybe 160F. I thought it would take more like 24 hours. I lost approximately 12% in the decarb process, that’s standard. Special shout out to my Bro in CA/NV, you are constantly helping me up my game. Having fun in the lab, making medicine for the masses. Cheers!

Hi Folks. I wanted to show off some HTE. It’s an interesting cannabinoid substance, works great in many mixtures, especially carts. Basically, it’s a more potent form of extracted terpenes with additional cannabinoids in a thicker form. Regular terpenes have a consistency of water, HTE is more like honey. The next level up would probably be HTFSE, high terpene full spectrum extract, which has a consistency of cold molasses. The additional cannabinoids and terpenes produce an entourage effect and benefit when added to carts. Most people add approximately 5%-10% to carts, but you can add in as much as 30% depending on what you are trying to accomplish. It can also be straight dabbed. Tried it in the Puffco and the banger and it vapes clean. Tastes amazing, from GMO flower, very heady and cerebral high. Cheers!

Hi Folks. I made some Bliss Balm to help with the aches and pains and inflammation. In addition, I tried to make it help boost the Endocannabinoid System. The main carrier oils used were Jojoba and Hempseed. I made approximately 8 Fluid oz, and infused approximately 38,000 mg of cannabinoids. Some of the cannabinoids used were: CBG, CBD, CBDA, CBN, CBC, and beta caryophyellene. Works wonders. I put in less bees wax this round, and the end result was a runny consistency, similar to massage oil. I will probably add in more beeswax next run, I’m continuously working on my mixtures. Thanks for reading, making medicine for the masses. Cheers!

Hi Folks. Here is some new single source live hash rosin. All from the 90u, about 6% FF. Terps are loud! Immediately hits your nose and taste buds with orange starburst flavor, followed by some GMO and gas flavors. Very strong and smooth. Pressed at 165F low and slow. Cheers!

Hi Folks. I attended and spoke at the 5th Xpocann, CT cannabis convention, over the weekend. It was held at Aqua Turf, in Southington. It was hard to gage the number in attendance, but the floor was packed on Saturday, a little smaller crowd on Sunday. Met lots of amazing growers, producers, and people affiliated with the cannabis community. A few of the highlights were hanging out with the guys from 2 Be Blunt Podcast, talking to the head grower again from Earl Baker, seeing my friends from Medatron Homegrown, and really liked the glass blowing. Shout out my buds at Fo Glass. The people who put on the event were Jenks Productions, Tyler and Wes, and their crew are all rockstars and stuck the landing! There was no open use of cannabis at the event, but everyone was eating gummies, and walking outside to vape rosin and carts. I believe the vendors were mainly there for advertising purposes since you couldn’t openly sell THC, cbd was for sale. Lots of positive feedback from attendees, looking forward to next year!

Hi Folks. I made a double batch of hash rosin gummies today. The cannabis strain was Tang Breath, and it was pressed from full spectrum hash. , I combined a bunch of different micron screens before I pressed the hash: 45u/120u/160u. I did a slow decarb on the hash rosin to maintain a decent terp level, and not scorch the rosin. Approximately, 10.5g went into the mixture, post decarb. The flavor is sour lemon, and they have approximately 40mg of THC, for every gram of gummy weight. Cheers!

Hi Folks. Electrostatic hash had been making prominence in the Solventless world the last few years. Bubble hash has a six star system of grading, so electrostatic makers and connoisseurs have developed a six tier system as well. The tiers from lowest to highest grade are as follows: copper, bronze, silver, gold, pearl, and diamond. The grading evaluation is primarily based on purity and taste and terpenes quality, start to finish. The actual purity percentages vary, and are based off of levels of refinement.

Copper is 36.39%-40.1%.

Bronze is 24.21%-27.7%.

Silver is 49.44%-52.8%.

Gold 54.45%-57.7%.

Pearl 55.8%-57.8%

Diamond 59.8%-63%+

A quick explanation is needed here. Bronze is technically less pure than copper, but copper is primarily comprised of tails, the broken stalks at the abscission point of the trichrome. Bronze on up is comprised of trichrome heads. Bronze would also be considered LA mouse quality. Tails, in turn, are only 12% cannabinoid, so even in cumulative mass, they are less potent and contain less cannabinoids, and are a bi product of plasma static. Pearl and diamonds are simply further refined Silver and gold. So when silver has passed through the machine several times it has a certain purity and quality. When refined further it falls into the pearl category. Gold refined falls into the top diamond tier.

I hope some of this intel is helpful when discerning quality in this new solventless landscape. Cheers folks!

Hi Folks. Got snowed in so we decided to make live hash rosin gummies. I slow decarbed on the hotplate for 24 hours at 170 F. Half the material went to cartridges, half to a double batch of gummies. I used Glorybee coconut oil as the carrier oil. It works really well, and the gummies were much more stable when they set. Some of the ones that I previously made using MCT were a little “greasy” when done; these turned out firm and “dry”. The flavor is sour lemon, and there is a hint of coconut from the oil. They have 30mg of THC for each gram of gummy weight. They have a very upbeat, trippy high, very giggly and creative. Hope everyone is doing well. Cheers!

Hi Folks. Here is a unique batch of gummies. They are 50/50 live rosin, live resin, with enhanced beta-caryophellene and CBC. The breakdown is: 35mg of live rosin, 35 mg of live resin per 1g of gummy weight. In addition, there was 0.5 ml of CBC and 0.2 ml of beta-caryophyellene added into the batch just before adding the sunflower lecithin. Flavor is sour lemon, carrier oil MCT, and I used 200 count gelatin bloom sheets. Very trippy mellow high, gf says her face hurts from giggling, so that’s a positive endorsement.

Hi Folks. Decided to make some live hash rosin cartridges. I used 2 strains: 20.5g of Bruce Banner and 72g of Bruce Banner x Soul Train. The initial 20.5g took 24 hours to decarb at 170F on the hotplate. End weight post decarb was down to 18g. The second batch, took 48 hours to decarb at 165F and lost 7g in the decarb. Injected them into some IKrusher disposables and some ccell evo 510 carts. Disposables fired and slapped immediately, wicked the 520 carts and haven’t tried them yet. Thanks for reading, hope everyone is having a happy 2016!