Cannabis Paste #2

i made the first large batch of the cannabis paste.  but i did 16 half pints, about a one years treatment taking about 3gms a day.

it was made with 16 oz of dried bud, chopped thru grinder to like a powder.  then put 1. 5 ounce in each half pint.  added in 2oz of coconit oil and one of vegetable glycerine.  put lids on. tight and then dropped them in hot water vat, weighted down and water bathed it all for 10 and a half hours as directed.  i kep the temp around 180 as close as possible.

took the little jars out and let them cool.  only 2 actually dealed. 
now in food canning, that is not a good thing.

usually i would remove the unsealed lids, and wipe the rims clean and then put on new lids and water bath again.

however--that is with  high acid food--with this i am not so sure so i will store them in the fridge to be safe.  i do not know why the directions do not state to pressure can these jars.  it is low acid.  i just cheked the PH in one jar = 7

so that is right in the middle.

i wondered about the 10/5 hr @ 180degrees came to be determined but the main web site is down.  there is a company n canada selling and sharing info about the paste maybe i can ask them,

to ell to the publie id think youd HAVE to have the product be pressure canned whhc is around 240 degrees.  still not too high but how long is needed to decoxilate----*sheeeesh*

it is easier to take the paste, it is easier to make it than the oil and you ge t the whole plant material.  i saw the tests done that says you get ALL the carbininoids and thc and are not throwing anything away.

i finally got a postage scale that did grams and was able to measure the daily dose i had been taking.  i had been following the advice of taking a dose the size of a pea and then i went from once a dya to 2x then 3x a day.  found out i have been taking about 4gm a day.  not a bad dose and tho i feel tired i dont feel a buzz.  just damn tired and want to lay down znd take a nap.

i will stay on this dose til i feel nothing and then increase again.  i sw one site that said 1gm - 2tsp and i measured and that did not come out right.

1/4tsp = 2gm of my stuff-
advice says to take up to 2.4gm.   i rounded up to 3gm as it was wasier.  but in all i read that is total for 1x a day dose.

gotta try to dig up some more info.  there is not a ton out there and the oi devotees seem to feel a bit threatened by the paste peol.e  lol--i cant belive i just said that, sounds like a line out of a bad B movie, ha.

anyway---the paste just makes so much more sense.  i did see a ab report from one site  that really all it said i could tell was that you get more material , more CBDs in paste, so why make the il if the paste is just as good and easier?

oh well.  we each have our own preferences.  if i feel like the paste is not working i have the option of going to the oil.

i have some research to see if anyone has presure caned the paste for X amount of time to decarb it and make sure it is safly sealed for long term storage.