A new dawn.

[Chemistry]

Great to see a mate over helping you out..ask him can he help me with building a tree house .
I reckon it will b the last time he’s over at your joint once he has the coconut butter lol

He's a good lad, been buds since we were kids, he is a qualified joiner and arborist.

 

[Scotty 420]

Good morning tokers and growers, how are you all on this dull misty February morning, hope your all well. Nothing productive to show you this week, but I'm getting set up for a go at some Canna Coconut today, had to order some Beef Gelatine from the net due to our country shops not having any in stock, still cheaper and easier than driving to a bigger town just to buy some, I want this to make jelly babies at a later date, the price you pay for living on the outskirts of civilisation. Had a buddie pick me up some coconut oil on his way here, was expecting a kilo or some thing like that, but a 300ml jar will do just to experiment with, I only need 250ml, cheers bud. He is staying the weekend with his wife and kids to help me with some building work I'm well behind with, that should get the mrs off my back, if we don't end up battered on the canna butter, or green dragon, he reckons that it can't be a strong a hit as a joint or a pipe, boy has he got a shock coming. Due the success of the three jar in the slow cooker method with the canna butter, I going to repeat the same method with the canna coconut too. The recipe I'm going to use is the same as the canna butter, just a substitution of butter for coconut oil. So its back into the shed, as I'm banned from making a mess in the house kitchen (beer making, the hops stink).

1 quarter of good bud, rough ground, not powdered.
250ml of coconut oil, the solid virgin stuff.
1 x 5ml teaspoon of Lecithin.

I'm using the same sunflower lecithin from the canna butter.
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The coconut oil, I gather this is a good brand.
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Can't show you the bud, as its in the oven decarbing as I write this. So later on I'll get the slow cooker fired up and get cooking, and we'll see what happens. Good news on my cuttings, I've chosen two strains, a Pineapple and a Do Si Do to get my cuttings from, so as soon as they're ready I'll let you know, with pics, can't wait, seems a life time since I dabbled with a grow. And there you are, another half update for you. I've got things to do, to keep the mrs off my back, I'll get the coconut experiment sorted later, and let you know how it goes. so until then, just keep tokin folks.

I've used a similar recipe multiple times with very good results. I got it from a lady from a message board who went by "bad kitty smiles" she recommends a process of freezing & reheating the oil during extraction. Like cook it for several hours then freeze for like 8 hours, rethaw & bake again. You can apparently repeat this process multiple times if desired, I've never done it more that twice, but it could be something cool to experiment with.

Here's her website if you want to check it out it's loaded with all kinds of recipes, definitely worth a look especially if you limited to only using edibles.

https://www.badkatscannapharm.com/photo-tutorials

 

[stonemason]

I've used a similar recipe multiple times with very good results. I got it from a lady from a message board who went by "bad kitty smiles" she recommends a process of freezing & reheating the oil during extraction. Like cook it for several hours then freeze for like 8 hours, rethaw & bake again. You can apparently repeat this process multiple times if desired, I've never done it more that twice, but it could be something cool to experiment with.

Here's her website if you want to check it out it's loaded with all kinds of recipes, definitely worth a look especially if you limited to only using edibles.

https://www.badkatscannapharm.com/photo-tutorials

I learned alot from bad kity smiles.i love her recipes.

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

Good morning tokers and growers, how are you all on this sunny, but chilly morning, hope your all well. As some of you folk know, its now a struggle to have a toke for me these days, so if I'm going to remain a stoner, then I'll have to change my path. Edibles are the way forward, that way I can carry on growing and getting high, but I'll have to modify my intake methods to suit my no smoke stance. I've decided to take the Green Dragon route, as this is as easy as it gets, I already have a stack of cannabis to get going, and I can scam all the bits I need from Santa for Christmas, making it a cheap start up for a change. The Everclear is here, so I can start by drowning some weed in jam jars and experiment a little.
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I like the Green Dragon approach, as I can use it on its own, or drop it into some thing else, the spice of life and all that. I had a good swallow of the Everclear, and I have to say, it is fiery stuff, just like the poitin made in Ireland that we consumed as kids, which is a potato whisky, very different taste to the corn moonshine that everclear is, I can see why they use everclear to sterilise things in laboratories, because if you were a bug, you wouldn't stand a chance. I've started out with 9 grams of weed to 200ml of everclear, but this seems a lot of alcohol for that amount of weed, so I can see that being reduced in the future. The weed and alcohol are placed into a pound honey jar, this seems a good amount of space to shake the weed around in. Been advised by my buddy and now mentor for this project, that the jars need a good shake twice a day for a week, no great hardship. So the weed was scaled up to the required amount.
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Five jars were filled, four were marked up with week 1 to week 4, this is how long they will be left until they are tested. One jar, which is just a tester to see if there is any difference between them all, and whether a couple of days or weeks makes any difference at all, because everyone you speak to has a different idea, and the net is awash with info, some fairly conflicting. So we'll see what how it goes.
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The weed that was used in this project was some good weed I grew a while ago called The Church. Nice weed, but made me cough, so it was kicked to the side for other strains that didn't.
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I was going to skip the weed prep part, but maybe this topic might help anther member walking the same path, so here's what I did. First off you have to bake the weed in the oven, I'll skip the science as you can look it up if you feel the need. I have a gas oven, so I warmed it up to gas mark one and a half, this is 250f or 121c for other types of ovens. The baking times will vary depending on your weed, mine was good and dry already, so ten minutes sorted mine just fine.

Before baking, you can see its green.
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After baking, you can see its golden.
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Golden is the aim of the game, then I just jar it up, mark the lids with the date, and that's it, let it get on with it, giving the jars a shake a couple of times a day.
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I've made up four jars, which I aim to test one a week, then see which I think is the best for the length of time its in the jar. And that is where I am at the minute, later on today I'll be sticking my finger in the tester jar, purely for scientific reasons. I'll update you as the other four jars mature, and hopefully I'll have a propper result. So there you are, now you know what I'm up to. There was some other boring stuff I could have added, like washing the jars, but I've spared you that. So all that's left is to wish you all well for the coming week, until the next update, just keep toking folks.

U had me at everclear! First time I got sick off drinking was w 190 proof and mountain dew, I wouldn't advise doing such lol
They can b expensive, but u can buy devices where u can just push a button to decarbonize herb. U probably know this already. I paid like 280 for mine if I remember correctly.

 

[Chemistry]

I've used a similar recipe multiple times with very good results. I got it from a lady from a message board who went by "bad kitty smiles" she recommends a process of freezing & reheating the oil during extraction. Like cook it for several hours then freeze for like 8 hours, rethaw & bake again. You can apparently repeat this process multiple times if desired, I've never done it more that twice, but it could be something cool to experiment with.

Here's her website if you want to check it out it's loaded with all kinds of recipes, definitely worth a look especially if you limited to only using edibles.

https://www.badkatscannapharm.com/photo-tutorials

Thanks for the link, I'll check her out.

 

[Chemistry]

U had me at everclear! First time I got sick off drinking was w 190 proof and mountain dew, I wouldn't advise doing such lol
They can b expensive, but u can buy devices where u can just push a button to decarbonize herb. U probably know this already. I paid like 280 for mine if I remember correctly.

I've looked at a good few weird and wonderful machines when I set off on this quest, but I'm old school, so I'm told by younger generations, so I just whack everything in the oven. Pure alcohol is a thing and a half, no wonder I can't understand a lot of what popcorn says. Do you have any pix of your decarb machine.

 

[Skinnypuppy80]

I've looked at a good few weird and wonderful machines when I set off on this quest, but I'm old school, so I'm told by younger generations, so I just whack everything in the oven. Pure alcohol is a thing and a half, no wonder I can't understand a lot of what popcorn says. Do you have any pix of your decarb machine.

I forgot to mention it also infuses the decarb flower w the medium of ur choice of oil or butter. It's not really that big so u can do like 7-14 grams at a time? It's been a few yrs since I've used it so am unsure of quantities, just know u plug it in, push a button for either process, and wait

 

[Chemistry]

I forgot to mention it also infuses the decarb flower w the medium of ur choice of oil or butter. It's not really that big so u can do like 7-14 grams at a time? It's been a few yrs since I've used it so am unsure of quantities, just know u plug it in, push a button for either process, and wait
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This size would suit most people as it does up to half an ounce, currently I'm only dealing in quarter ounces to suit my self, so plenty big enough. I've eaten tonnes of the breakfast serial in the top left corner, good munchie food.

 

[Chemistry]

Good morning tokers and growers, how are you all on this dull damp February morning, hope your all well. My apologies for my absence, but I picked up the cough that seems to be conquering the world at the minute, and on top of the lung problems I've been experiencing this last year, it put me on my butt, antibiotics seem to just bounce off this bug, and this is the first time I've felt like doing any thing for the last couple of weeks, hopefully I'm regaining some sort of form. Onwards and upwards. I did, if not in a slow fashion get some canna coconut made.

Recipe.
250g coconut oil, virgin.
1 quarter of good bud.
5ml of Lecithin.

I used the same method as for the canna butter, the same measurements, and as the three jar method worked for me last run with the butter, the same method was adopted for this run. The jars are pound honey jars as far as I know, they've been knocking about in the shed for years, can't remember where they came from, but I just knew way back then that the would come in handy, and I'd use them for some thing, some time.



I split the mixture just as I did with the butter, half in each jar, the third being a counter balance to stop the two jars with the oil falling over due to oil floats, and I didn't want the oil jars to fall over. this time I put the Lecithin on to melt with the oil, easier to mix, maybe.





The jars were put into the slow cooker, on low to melt the oil.





Next job was to roughly grind the quarter ounce of bud, and split it between the two jars.





Once the oil had melted, the bud was placed into the jars, half in each, the whole mixture was placed back into the slow cooker for four hours, and given a quick stir every hour.



After four hours, the mixture was strained, through muslin.






With the oil, I didn't squeeze the bag at the end, this is to avoid the finings getting through. the mixture was then left to cool, because unless you've picked up one of these jars, you wouldn't believe how hot these are, and yes, I forgot again, much to the amusement of the mrs .









And that is as far as I've got, not tested as yet, but I will get round to it and give you the low down. Got people coming to visit, so got things to do, so until next time, just keep tokin folks.

 

[Chemistry]

Good morning tokers and growers, how are you all on this damp but gloriously sunny day, hope your all well. This week I spent a bit of time messing with food flavourings and colourings, on a mini scale. I decided that I like the taste of the canna coconut, and wondered if it would accept some flavouring and colour, so this is what happened. I dug out some food colours, green, amber, red, with the idea of making green a slight hit, the amber a step up from that, and red whoop ass. The green was just the basic coconut base mix, as 5ml to 10ml is a nice hit. First off I melted some of the oil with the idea of splitting it into three lots.


The green.


Then put into the doughnut mould, this was then placed in the fridge to set while I made the amber.


The amber, this has orange colour with Valencian Orange Flavour, with two squirts of green dragon, coconut and orange, nice.


Then into the mould, and fridge to set.


On to the red, this had six squirts of green dragon added, red colouring and vanilla flavour, coconut and vanilla, extra nice.


In to the mould, and left to cool and set in the fridge.


Once the doughnuts were set, they were popped out onto a chilled plate to be packaged.


I now needed an easy way to bag these up so I could just grab a couple at will, with out them all sticking together, so a reel of cling film was deployed, each colour with its own strip.


Then all was placed into the one bag to make them easier to find, the whole lot was then placed in the freezer.


I've tested all three colours, and all three are at different potencies, two greens equal an amber, two ambers seem to equal a red, but two reds equal an afternoon on the sofa. I have to say that out of the two (canna butter), the coconut you can just gobble up as it is as it has a nice coconut taste, but compared to the canna butter, which is ok on its own, but it is better on a nice cracker buttered with the canna butter, and then add your favourite cheese on top, this is my chosen way to eat the canna butter, and a good way to eat an array of the worlds finest cheeses, so if you've a stash of gear your struggling to smoke, then make your self some butter and whack it on some nice crackers. And there ends another mini experiment, next week, how to lose weight after eating to many cheese n crackers, until then, just keep tokin folks.

 

[Max]

Love the colors..they look a little like fruit loops .i wann try this now..

cracked me up with the 2 reds = a day on the sofa

 

[Chemistry]

Love the colors..they look a little like fruit loops .i wann try this now..

cracked me up with the 2 reds = a day on the sofa

My cannabis consumption seems to revolve around sofa's in one way or another. Give it a go mate, its easy.

 

[Chemistry]

Good morining tokers and growers, how are you all on this slightly frosty, but very sunny March Spring morning, hope your all well. While I was a shade off colour, a buddy fetched me six cuttings, three Pineapple and three Do Si Do, all in pristine condition, but not now, I have to admit to letting them shoot past their best, and just fed them water, I realise this is a sin, but I have a good excuse. So it was time to make good my good buddies generosity, and sort these cuttings out. I decided to just trough them for an easy life, this is just a basic run to waste system. I plan to let the cuttings green up and get going, then in three to four weeks, flip them into flower and see what happens.
These are the six cuttings, they were greener than Shrek with a tan when they arrived, but they will bounce back. Pineapple at the back and Do Si Do at the front.



Some nice roots on them.


Do Si Do.


Pineapple.


All six safely planted in their new home.


Give it a couple of weeks and they should all take off with out any casualties, I'll bet they look better by next week, we'll see. So now you know what I'm up to this week, cutting pampering, feeding the usual Canna nuits, I like the measuring bottles. And that's where we are on the grow front, will they pick up, find out in a weeks time, until then, just keep tokin folks.

 

[SSgrower]

He's a good lad, been buds since we were kids, he is a qualified joiner and arborist.

I got a helper here but they got some 4K from me last Monday, no come to work tues,wed??

 

[SSgrower]

Good morining tokers and growers, how are you all on this slightly frosty, but very sunny March Spring morning, hope your all well. While I was a shade off colour, a buddy fetched me six cuttings, three Pineapple and three Do Si Do, all in pristine condition, but not now, I have to admit to letting them shoot past their best, and just fed them water, I realise this is a sin, but I have a good excuse. So it was time to make good my good buddies generosity, and sort these cuttings out. I decided to just trough them for an easy life, this is just a basic run to waste system. I plan to let the cuttings green up and get going, then in three to four weeks, flip them into flower and see what happens.
These are the six cuttings, they were greener than Shrek with a tan when they arrived, but they will bounce back. Pineapple at the back and Do Si Do at the front.
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Some nice roots on them.
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Do Si Do.
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Pineapple.
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All six safely planted in their new home.
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Give it a couple of weeks and they should all take off with out any casualties, I'll bet they look better by next week, we'll see. So now you know what I'm up to this week, cutting pampering, feeding the usual Canna nuits, I like the measuring bottles. And that's where we are on the grow front, will they pick up, find out in a weeks time, until then, just keep tokin folks.

I ues Canna A&B and like it alot! SS

 

[Chemistry]

I ues Canna A&B and like it alot! SS

Good stuff, easy to live with.

 

[Chemistry]

Good morning tokers and growers, how are you all on this warm sunny Saturday morning, hope your all well. This week sees us finish week one of veg, and I have to say that the plants are doing their best to undo the neglect that befell them when they were kindly given to me. They have now taken on some nice greenness, and in only a week they look like they have what it takes to become future light ticklers. It looks to me like the Pineapple will become quite tall compared to the Do Si Do, this will show itself when the plants go into flower, I expect the stretch to show itself. Lets look at the mug shots and see what's changed since last week.

In the first pic you can see they cuttings have doubled in height, still look a bit rough from the side.


But from the top view the cuttings look fine, so maybe all future pics will be from an aerial view.


The Do Si Do, some nice new green foliage pushing out.


The Pineapple, also pushing out the green, you can see a bit of something on the leaf tips, but this is probably down to past neglect.


Meant to post this, but it didn't get put up, don't know why its the jars of Canna Butter and Canna Coconut Oil, just showing the difference between them in colour.

I know they should be different, but I was surprised at how well the butter kept its colour and taste, it still tastes of butter despite the stronger taste and colour of the bud (The Church), likewise the coconut still tastes strongly of coconut. This makes it easy to spread the butter on a cracker with a bit of nice cheese on top, with no bad tastes. The flavoured/coloured coconut donuts (Fruit Loops) I've just been eating in their raw state, washed down with a glass of chilled virgin fruit juice, such a lazy way to go about it, but its just so easy. And another update passes into the history of cannabis culture, will these little green babes push out more lush green leaves this week, find out next week, until then, just keep tokin folks.