ABV Experiences

What does everyone do with their ABV?

Here has been my experience with ABV the past few years:

  • Collect it in a film canister or other small canister I keep in my stash box

  • Empty the film canister into a jar when it gets full

  • Collect a bunch of jars of ABV, then transfer the jars into a large pickle jar

  • Eventually, throw the contents of the pickle jar away and start over :smiling_face:

    Please let me know your killer use for ABV that is better than my creating trash.

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lol…You nailed my exact process for AVB.

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set it on fire outside to stink the place right out :slight_smile:

This guy from FC would use a pill machine and put it all into capsules and take 20 of them at a time. I just do not think this is right but each to their own.

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I’ve never saved ABV. I don’t fault anyone that does. I remember when I saved every seed, stem, flake, bowl cleaning. Cannabis is readily available to me legally, and I can finally just use the good stuff.

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I keep a jar of 190 proof ethanol for cleaning bits. When it’s spent for that, I load it with as much AVB as it can hold. Soak overnight in fridge. Squeeze with French press, filter through paper. Add to beverages.

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Debowled into the Reload 3, eventually dumped into a mason jar, and eventually thrown out lol

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Filled up a 2 litre container over time. Washed AVB for 4 days in a row, soaking in refrigerator overnight each time. Made very dark ominious looking cannabutter, currently baking with it, cookie mixes and brownies. Are they any good? Yeah they taste yummy and dank. I have to eat loads to feel anything but it is nice and trippy before you fall asleep. My AVB is TM2 full extraction dark brown so that’s what you get from that.

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I also throw it away. I like my AVB very dark and I read that its pretty much spent then. I sometimes think that maybe I’m missing out, but then again, it is really dark :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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Many years ago I read somewhere that you can spread it on a peanut butter sandwich. I tried it (I really was that stupid) and it was disgusting. No more ABV experiences after that

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I made a jar of avb extract a few months ago with 151 everclear (you can’t get the real stuff in PA anymore). Impossible to mask the horrible taste and burned intolerably when I tried to use a tsp sublingually. The jar still sits in my vape space and I periodically just scatter my collected avb outside like a civilized person :joy:

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151 is way to strong to put directly into your mouth. You need to with put it on food, in a drink, or cut it with something. Also, you need to water wash the ABV. I water wash for about week using a coffee press and changing the water every 8 hours or so. This make a huge difference. I’ve made canna-butter and cookies with my ABV to good effect. I also made a tincture with 80 proof vodka, but I let is sit for 2 months, shaking the jar gently once per day. I’m currently making FECO by using 190 proof everclear. I’m in the soak and shake stage, and I have a 1ML glass syringe on order. Since I ordered it from Ali, it’ll be a while before I can use it.

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Coming from decades of scarcity, it was automatic to extract every zing out of the herb. I would save AVB even during the home grow days. Had a friend whom would glady accept AVB for edibles. When that dried up, it made no sense to save mostly spent herb.

Living in a legal state where home grow is legal, still the mindset of scarcity is active. If need be, I know how to stretch out every Milligram.

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Yeah, I did the same thing last year. Put some on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich; I never did that again. Ever since then, I just throw it away. No need to keep it.

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I’ve used this recipe from 420 VapeZone a few times, and it works really well. I infuse the coconut oil. Some people use it in place of butter in cookie mixes, but I usually just put a few teaspoons in hot chocolate or coffee and I’m good to go.

For me, it hits harder than the 40 mg gummies I get from the dispensary. It’s pretty fast-acting too and definitely potent. It’s also really easy to make, and this is the only AVB recipe I’ve ever tried because it works so well for me.

Definitely do the rinse at the end at least two or three times. After that, it really doesn’t taste bad at all not real noticeable, especially if you’ve ever tried just eating AVB. :joy:

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I put loads in the bin then put a lot of tea bags in the bin on top of the ABV as I drink lots of tea and it was this really nice smell in my kitchen.

Makes me wonder what the smell would be if I mix orange peal with ABV and leave it in a tub in the kitchen.

Will try it and report back.

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Tepid water or hot water? Are you making iced tea or hot tea?

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It is hot tea I drink.

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I saved it and have made a number of edibles and tinctures. The issue is that I like vaping a lot more than edibles, and I’m not saving anymore until I use up the washed ABV that has been on the counter for months.

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I think I did something wrong with mine after saving up nearly 1.5kg as I only got about 0.5% return by weight, when I finally got round to processing it.

I gave it all a good cold water purge in the bubble bags, changing the water every few hours for a few days. Dried it out again. Soaked in iso for 20min in a big coffee press, in batches, using the same iso and rinsing with fresh iso each time. Boiled off most of the iso in the still, and transferred to a silicone tray with a USB fan pointing at it for the final iso purge.

I’ve been adding it to my resin to make a heavy squishy black jelly hash but I’m not sure I’ll bother again for 0.5% return to be honest.

I guess it depends how well extracted the avb material is tho

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Has anyone made Full Extract Cannabis Oil (FECO)? I’m trying my hand at it now. I have a glass syringe on order and my materials is marinating in everclear. I’m just wondering how hard it is to get from the mason jar after liquid reduction to the syringe.

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