*Gummies~ using Northern Lights Flower

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tslonige

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piratebug said:
8 ounces of liquid is (1 cup) not a (1/2 cup). Anyway... a tablespoon contains roughly 14.79 ml, so my math looks like this...

1. 14.79 ml x 5 (tablespoons of alcohol tunicate) = roughly 74 ml of alcohol tunicate...

Now, to find out the true (amount = (weight)) of (cannabis = mycerne terpenes, thc, [cannabinoids]) that is contained within your alcohol tunicate, you need to do a "burn down test", (you need to take 1mL of your alcohol tunicate and remove all the alcohol from it, then weigh whatever cannabis you have left. So, for example.... if 1 ml of alcohol tunicate contained 440mg (cannabis = mycerne terpenes, thc, [cannabinoids]) the math would then look like so...

2. 74 mL (of alcohol tunicate) x 440mg (cannabis = mycerne terpenes, thc, [cannabinoids]) = 32560mg (total cannabis = mycerne terpenes, thc, [cannabinoids] is contained in 5 tablespoons of my example alcohol tunicate)

So... if I now made 105 gummies using 3 x 35 1" molds, my math would be like so...

3. 32560mg (the total amount of (cannabis = mycerne terpenes, thc, [cannabinoids]) found in 5 tablespoons of my example alcohol tunicate) / 105 (the total number of gummy bears I made using 5 tablespoons of my example alcohol tunicate) = roughly 310mg < (so each of my 105 gummies will have that much (cannabis = mycerne terpenes, thc, [cannabinoids]) contained within it).

Then finally, if the thc contents in your weed has been lab tested, and it comes in at 20% thc, then each gummy would contain roughly....

310mg, (that is how much (cannabis = mycerne terpenes, thc, [cannabinoids]) that are contained in a single gummy) - 20%, (that is the percentage of THC that your weed contains) = 62mg (of thc is within a single gummy)

totals.... (a single gummy contains)

62mg (thc)
248mg (mycerne terpenes, and other cannabinoids)
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Ok, see I am screwed up. lol First I only used 1/2 cup and then mixed up ml and mg. Thank you
Second, have you ever used lecithin in the recipe?
 
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piratebug

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tslonige said:
Ok, see I am screwed up. lol First I only used 1/2 cup and then mixed up ml and mg. Thank you
Second, have you ever used lecithin in the recipe?
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When people use Lecithin in their recipes, it is mostly used as a flavor protector! But I don't use it because it has been labeled as a probable human carcinogen by the WHO. Anyhow, pretty much all of the "food grade lecithin" that is available to consumers is derived from "soy", (ie; soybeans). Which is kind of bad because any soybeans that will be used to create "Soy Lecithin" will have been "genetically modified (GMO)" and the company that was in charge of creating those "genetically modified soybeans" to make "Soy Lecithin" is the same company, {ie; Monstantoes) that brought us all those awful cancer causing food additives like (scarin, and aspartame) and the herbicide (Glyphosate). So, because I don't trust "Monstantoes", I simply refuse to use any kind of Lecithin in my recipes. But just so you understand, me telling you that, isn't me saying all Lecithins' are bad, because that truly isn't the case, as "sunflower seeds" used to make "Sunflower Lecithin" are never "genetically modified" to make "Sunflower Lecithin". But you have to be very careful when you buy "Lecithin", because its usually is under-labeled... most food related products that list "Lecithin" as a active ingredient will only list it as "Lecithin", and not include how it was actual derived, (ie; Soybean [BAD, (GMO)], Sunflower [GOOD, (NON-GMO)])! But as of March 1st, 2017 in the U.S. of A, any food product that contains "Lecithin" must now clearly state how it was derived!
 
Dr.Amber Trichome

Dr.Amber Trichome

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HELLO!:weed:

Its been a while but i am gearing up to make my second batch of NL Gummies.
This time hopefully nailing it !

I sorted the remainder of my NL stash and put aside my smallest buds for my gummies.

I ordered some Anthonys Organic Guar Gum to help with the binding process.
That and an addition of citric acid and light corn syrup will be my new ingredients.

i have 29 grams of small buds from my stash to use but for 2 molding trays of 106 gummy bears I will just use 10 grams.
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tslonige

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Dr.Amber Trichome said:
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If u ever get the chance get an electric water distiller to make hash oil concentrate. It will make your life a lot easier. They can be bought for under $100. It uses 190 proof alcohol but recovers 90% of it so u re-use it over and over
 
Dr.Amber Trichome

Dr.Amber Trichome

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Today is the day I am making the Gummys . Round 2

I am decarbing 10 grams of NL.
I weighed 10 grams in Nugs before I ground it up.

I need to weigh it again after I decarb it.

I was not very specific with my decarb method when I did my first batch so I need to add some comments here about the decarb process.

I have seen a lot of people decarb using a cookie sheet . I use this round metal bowl. I couldn’t remember if I covered it with tin foil last time but about 10 minutes into cooking i decided to put it on. The reason I think I put it on last time was the smell. Having the tinfoil cover will help with the odor.
you get a strong odor from decarbing.

I am using the temp gauge and it helps a lot. I should have preheated the oven for an hour before I put the weed in because the temp gauge was fluctuating so much .
at 240 it was 250. Then it went down to 230 so I bumped it up to 250 and then it went up to 275 so I adjusted it down to 235 and it seems steady now for 10 minutes. Watch the gauge .

last
Time I decarbed at 250 for 20
Minutes.
this time 250 for 40 minutes. I hope these temp fluctuations not be a problem.

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Dr.Amber Trichome

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Next I melted the coconut oil

I took some spoonfuls of it and melted in the Pyrex measuring cup so that I had 1/2 cup melted oil . Last time I only used 1/4 cup melted oil.
And I did NOT add any sunflower liquid lecithin this time at this point. I will mix it later on the stove.

Mix the decarb weed with the melted oil and cover it up with tin foil. Place it in a water bath and
2 hours at 250 degrees to make the canna oil .

So far....
:weed:10 grams decarb Northern Lights
(250 degrees for 40 min covered with tin foil )
:weed: 1/2 melted coconut oil mix it with the decarb weed cover it with tinfoil and place in a water bath at 250 degrees for 2 hours to make the canna oil.
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Here is the rest of what I’m using.

this time a non stick pan to mix in.
2 choices of droppers .

when the canna oil is done cooking I will filter it through the cheese cloth.

the non stick sauce pan on med heat add the
Canna oil, 2 tbsp light corn syrup, 1/2 tsp sunflower liquid lecithin, 1/2 cup cold water .
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the bears are so cute !
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Dr.Amber Trichome

Dr.Amber Trichome

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Stirring now!
I have an electric stove top and keeping it at level 2 which is pretty hot! No shortcuts here.
15 minutes of stirring the oil and all the other stuff .
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Dr.Amber Trichome

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15 minutes was too long. I couldn’t get it out of the dropper so dumped it all in the trays and used a fucking paint spakle tool. An utter complete disaster. It’s a rubbery mess I couldn’t get it off my hands . It was like hot glue goo. Now the trays are in the freezer. 11B5FD94-4DBB-4C2F-ADF4-79033F7F1869.jpegF9F3438D-0721-4ECA-AA50-B8E9CCE0562A.jpeg
And my husband ate a whole handful of it !! while trying to get it off his fingers! Omg.
I could cry.
 
natureboygrower

natureboygrower

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Sleez said:
I think an easier method which I’m trying today is just to buy gummy bears and melt them down. Then add kief.
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Let us know how that goes lol
Dr.Amber Trichome said:
I am a terrible cook! What went wrong?
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Your gelatin set up, that's all. Like you said, maybe a little too much time stirring. When I do mine I stir for 5 min at low setting which is still bubbling hot. That gelatin dont play, when it kicks, it kicks. Like concrete.
Do you have a little digital scale? My bear molds hold a gram. Slice them with a razor blade and weigh em. They will still do the job, just not as cute lol

Edit
I just saw where youre using guar along with the gelatin, thats alot of thickening ingredients going on. What is the point of rhe guar?
 
Dr.Amber Trichome

Dr.Amber Trichome

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natureboygrower said:
Let us know how that goes lol

Your gelatin set up, that's all. Like you said, maybe a little too much time stirring. When I do mine I stir for 5 min at low setting which is still bubbling hot. That gelatin dont play, when it kicks, it kicks. Like concrete.
Do you have a little digital scale? My bear molds hold a gram. Slice them with a razor blade and weigh em. They will still do the job, just not as cute lol

Edit
I just saw where youre using guar along with the gelatin, thats alot of thickening ingredients going on. What is the point of rhe guar?
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Last
Time I made
Them there was a lot of separation of oil and jello so I took someone’s advice and added the guar gum this time .
 
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