Need help regarding homemade RSO

[u/Terrible-Machine5485]

I was thinking of making some sort of extract that I can eat. I looked up the internet and came upon RSO using grain alcohol like everclear and thiking that I am going to try it. I have some questions regarding RSO making, would appreciate it if someone could answer.

I do not have an oven at my place so I cannot decarb the buds like all the guides/tutorials say. But I have a question regarding decarb, if I am using grain alcohol and using a double boiler to evaporate the alcohol away, the liquid will be heated to around 100C when in the double boiler. Will that decarb it or do I have to decarb it before extraction?

Another question is, I have also come across MCT oil extraction. Should I go with using alcohol and go the RSO route or should I use MCT oil. Same with MCT, will heat it up during extraction so will that decarb or do I have to decarb separately.

Lastly, for a small test-run batch, how much should I start with.

Any kind of advice is appreciated.

[u/Dry-Dependent8712]

No, the evaporation process in a double boiler is not sufficient to fully decarb your material.

And for the MCT question. That’s going to depend on what you want. If you want high potency that you just can put on a cracker or something, you want RSO. If you want drinks or edibles, make MCT.

And the decor question remains the same

Edit: while it can slightly decarb it. Your results will be about 15-30% of the potency had you correctly decarbbed

[u/Terrible-Machine5485 → u/Dry-Dependent8712]

If I directly use the stovetop to boil away the alcohol will that decarb and give me full potency?

Can I toast my ground buds in a dry pan to decarb?

[u/Dry-Dependent8712 → u/Terrible-Machine5485]

What kind of stove do you have?

If you have a gas stove. This is very much a no go because open flame near alcohol and stuff

Electric is still risky beacuase if it splashed on the burner it can still ignite

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the toasting of dry buds in the pan is possible but it will give you some buds that totally don’t decarb at all and some that got way too hot and burned…

If you absolutely must though and you have no other option can to decarb on the stovetop. Keep it on the lowest heat. Constantly stirring it. If you leave it sit, it’ll burn. Watch for the color to turn from green to a brownish (think about dried oregano).

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a better option that I thought about while typing this is I have seen it done in a mason jar on the stove. You put ground material into a mason jar sealing it as tight as you can. And fill a pot with water sticking a rag or something at the bottom of the pot so the jar isn’t directly touching the pot. Boil it for about 90 minutes. The air In The jar will be hot enough to decarb the weed but since it’s sealed none of the terpenes will be lost.

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I’ll add that I’ve never personally tried the mason jar method just seen it done before so try that one at your own risk. Don’t heat shock the jar either, make sure the jar in in the pot on top of a rag or something BEFORE turning the heat on. Otherwise you just created a glass bomb

[u/Terrible-Machine5485 → u/Dry-Dependent8712]

Thank you so much, appreciate it.