Hash Rosin Decarb Tutorial

Today I'm doing a tutorial on how to use hash rosin purchased from your local dispensary to make your own solventless edibles or cannacaps at home. Before you can use rosin to make edibles or cannacaps, you need to put it through the decarb (decarboxylation) process. This can be done by applying heat for extended periods of time using a flat top or conventional oven. In this tutorial I'll be walking you through the steps I use to decarb rosin at home and infuse it into liquid coconut oil. You can use this method to infuse your favorite homemade treats or make solventless cannacaps.

For this tutorial you are going to need 1 gram of hash rosin (I used a gram of B.A. Botanicals Chem 91 hash rosin that was obtained from Archive PDX and contained 664mg of THC.), at least 2 ml of liquid coconut oil (instructions for determining the amount needed are below), an oven safe glass dish, a dab tool/whisk/fork to stir, and a flat top or oven.

Ok, let's get to it. First, preheat your flat top or oven to 225°f. I prefer a flat top because it allows me to watch the concentrate as it's decarbing and easily stir when needed. While your heat source is preheating, scoop your gram of hash rosin into the oven safe glass dish. Once the preheat is complete, put the glass dish with rosin on the flat top/in the oven and heat for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. The rosin should completely stop producing bubbles by the end. Once the rosin is decarbed, mix in your liquid coconut oil and stir until thoroughly homogenized. That's it! Your infused oil is now ready to use in your favorite recipe or to be put into capsules 😊

How to calculate THC/per serving:
Since you know the total amount of THC in the hash rosin, simply divide the total THC going into the recipe by the servings in the recipe to determine mg/serving. If the dose is higher or lower than desired, adjust your recipe or the amount of rosin you use until you reach your desired outcome.

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Determining how much liquid coconut oil to use:
In order determine how much liquid coconut oil you will need, first decide what you will be doing with your infused oil. For infusing your favorite recipes, simply use the amount of oil the recipe calls for (Infused oil can substitute for butter in many recipes). For cannacaps, please refer to my cannacap tutorial for calculating your recipe.

 

Point Break RCO by FFEPDX

This FFEPDX x Grown Rogue Point Break (Tropicana Cookies x Trophy Wife) RCO had a light gassy smell when I unscrewed the cap. The oil had great clarity with a solid yellow tint too it.

The Point Break had a strong gassy orange flavor with a slight generic taste to it that tingled my nose when dabbing. I found the profile to be pretty nice and true to Point Break I've had in the past. There was some harshness to note that lingered after dabbing but it was pretty smooth overall.

The high was quite strong and stoney in my head with some nice full body relief 🤗 I found this RCO to be very potent and some great night time meds for me. Great complexity to the high and not lacking at all 💪🏼

To test the Point Break as oral medicine, I took a capsule filled about halfway full with the RCO. The effects were very relaxing and kept me totally pain free. The high was probably better suited for nighttime meds as it was pretty heavy and made me want to take a nap in the middle of the day (not that that's not normal for me 😅).

Overall I actually enjoyed this Point Break RCO a lot more than I thought I would. As you know if you have been following closely with my reviews, I generally use this type of oil as affordable oral medicine as opposed to a dabbable. However this RCO was quite tasty with only minimal generic flavor and a little harshness left behind. It was also very potent with great medicinal effects. I'm still planning to use the rest in capsules, but if you are shopping for something to dab in this price point I definitely have to recommend checking out this Point Break RCO from FFEPDX.

Made 1/9/22

Tested 1/14/22 ChemHistory

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Tangies and Cream FECO2 by FFEPDX

Since I'd previously used the Tangies and Cream FECO2 for multiple weeks as daily meds, with great results, I decided to try some stronger doses with the FECO2 I got to review. I made ten capsules out of a gram of FECO2 resulting in 71.5mg THC per capsule. This is a medium dose for me and usually provides strong medicinal effects without fully intoxicating me.

This FFEPDX x Cannassentials Tangies and Cream FECO2 gave me a strong uplifting clear headed high with great medicinal full body effects that didn't couch lock me 🤗 The medium dose capsules kept my pain at bay and were a great mood enhancer for me 😊 I also want to note that I found the FECO2 to be more medicinal for me than the RCO I reviewed made from the same cultivar.

Overall the Tangies and Cream FECO2 was great medicine for me 🤗 This single variety extract was amazing for daytime use and definitely one of my favorites I've gotten from FFE 🙌🏼

Made 12/17/21

Tested 12/19/21 Green Leaf Labs

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Mendo Breath by Trichome Farms

Trichome Farms is self-started and owner-operated with no investors, no big money and no celebrity owners. They started with just one farm facility in Dundee in 2015 and have since expanded to a second farm facility in Sherwood and will be opening their 4th retail location, located in Astoria, next month. Their current locations include Smooth Roots in Lincoln City and McMinnville, and Discovery Cannabis in Waldport.

This Trichome Farms Mendo Breath (OGKB x Mendo Montage) had a pleasant earthy citrus nose with some nice gas to it 🌱🍋⛽ It was a very savory profile with not much sweetness. The nugs were totally frosted and very dense with it's dark orange/light brown hairs fully in tact 👌🏼

The flavor was strong earthy gas in my vape 🌱⛽⛽ The flower produced very thick vapor and while the flavor didn't last as long as I'd like, it was smooth and enjoyable while it lasted.

The high was uplifting and stoney, giving me a nice solid headband effect and some good body relief without couch locking me. The effects were strong and worked well for me for daytime meds.

Overall I enjoyed this Mendo Breath from Trichome Farms. The nose was pleasant, the flavor was robust and the effects were great for medicating during the day 👍🏼

Harvested 2/14/22

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Platinum GSC Tincture by FFEPDX

Just like the tincture I reviewed the other week, This FFEPDX x Ten Four Farms Platinum GSC high THC tincture has just two simple ingredients, liquid coconut oil and FFE'S RCO (refined cannabis oil), and contains ~1000mg of THC.

This one had a strong sweet cannabis smell and flavor, which lingered for a bit when used sublingually. I have to note that the cannabis flavor was very intense. I can't recommend this one for those who absolutely can't stand the taste of cannabis. The tincture had a much more subtle flavor when mixed into water and I found that orange juice covered up the flavor pretty well. Mixing it into a flavorful beverage could work well for those who don't like the taste but it's pretty distinct. Another option would be to put the tincture into capsules and take it that way.

The Platinum GSC tincture had great medicinal effects for me and worked very well for my IBS 🤗 For the first couple days I mainly used it during the evening because I had the Tangies and Cream tincture to use during the day. However, it worked so much better that I ended up switching to using the Platinum GSC tincture all day.

Overall the Platinum GSC tincture worked very well for me medicinally. While the flavor wasn't my favorite, it wasn't unpleasant or anything and I was able to cover it up easily enough. Just like with the other tincture, I'd personally prefer to get a FECO2/RCO and make my own more potent mixture to put into capsules. I can definitely see how it's convenient to be able to get the RCO as a tincture and easily dose it without any extra work though.

Made 1/26/22

Tested 2/3/22 Chemhistory

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Habenero-Jalapeno Citrus Syrup by Heavens 2 Betsy

Heavens 2 Betsy's proprietor is a true drug war veteran who's family had their home raided and lives ripped apart during the height of the war on drugs. She gets her love of baking from her mother, who is a professional chef and her biggest advocate. Today Betsy sources high quality organic hash rosin made by her husband, New Rose Farms, to create her small batch infused treats. From their cabin in the woods Heavens 2 Betsy creates truly farm to table edible delights for the community 💕

This Heavens 2 Betsy Habanero-Jalapeno Citrus Syrup is infused with New Rose Farms hash rosin, and has ~250mg THC in the bottle. I really liked the smell of the syrup when I opened the bottle 😋 It was very spicy and reminded me of spicy cocktails I used to enjoy back before my stomach issues became severe.

My first thought was to try the syrup with some orange juice, but I didn't have any around at the time. I decided to try a little bit by itself to see just how spicy this stuff actually was 🕵️ As someone who has always enjoyed spicy things, I have to say this was really nice 😋 The sweetness of the syrup balanced very nicely with the Habanero-Jalapeno spice 🔥 For me it wasn't too spicy at all, but I can see someone who can't handle spice having a hard time with this stuff.

I ended up getting some orange juice the next day to try with the syrup. I mixed about 2/3 of the bottle, ~165mg THC, into a glass of juice and enjoyed it with dinner. The flavor was amazing and gave the OJ a really nice spicy kick 🔥

As far as the effects, this syrup kicked in quick and got me very medicated 😎 The high was nice and stoney with an intense headband effect and strong full body relief 🤗 I found it to be very relaxing and perfect for laying on the couch and watching some TV after dinner.

Overall I really enjoyed this medicated syrup from Heavens 2 Betsy 😋 The flavor was great and so were the effects 🤗 This small batch syrup really hit the spot with its spicy kick and helped me chill out with a solid medicinal high.

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Kush Mintz by Trichome Farms

Trichome Farms jumped into the rec market back in 2015 during the early sales period and was actually one of the first farms that I purchased flower from at a dispensary in Oregon. While their grow methods have just recently switched to a mix of organics and synthetics, they were strictly organic since the start, back when it was just 4 lights in a basement, and have added in some newer synthetics in order to stay competitive in the market. Trichome farms has also just recently started an in-house genetics/breeding project, so look out for some Trichome Farms exclusives in the future.

This Trichome Farms Kush Mintz (Bubba Kush x Animal Mints) had a loud sweet and funky nose 🔊 Really nice sweet profile with strong notes of gassy funk. The buds were super dense and totally frosted with dark orange hairs and purple spots throughout 🤩 Amazing jar appeal as usual from Trichome 🙌🏼

The flavor was sharp gassy pine up front followed by sweet earthy funk ⛽🌲🍪🌱 I found the flavor to be even more complex than the smell and the Kush Mintz vaped incredibly smooth. The vapor was also very thick and long lasting 👍🏼

The effects were quite potent 🔥🔥🔥 giving me a strong stoney high with a solid headband effect and intense full body relief 🤗 The Kush Mintz couch locked me pretty hard and was very relaxing. I honestly felt like I had taken a dab after vaping just one bowl of the Kush Mintz 🤯 Amazing evening meds for me 🙏🏼

Overall I loved this Kush Mintz from Trichome Farms 😋 It was some of the most flavorful and potent flower I've had recently and I was very impressed all around.

Harvested 2/14/22

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