any experiences/tips for effective cannabis tea?

[jeffp]

i very much like the idea of casually sipping on a cup of tea that will float me through they keyhole, but my first experiences have produced not much more than a relaxing pleasant light high.

i've combined and mixed a tablespoon of ABV with a tablespoon of ghee, into a cup's worth of boiling water, then turned down to simmer for about an hour, adding a tumeric/ginger teabag and a little coconut sugar. Very delicious, I would say like a hot toddy even though I've never had a hot toddy but it seems like a good description.

Very interested in suggestions for improvements based on your experiences.

Thanks!

 

[Shadooz]

Abv never get me high, only physical stone

But With the ammount needed of abv to get something potent (more 2 tablespoon than 1) it will look like a yerba mate...

U add ghee but do u eat the abv or just infuse it ? Even if ghee is a lipide, it will not get all the thc/cbd that left

Hot toddy are made with whisky, that's maybe the missing ingredient

 

[Hackerman]

Cannabis tea is a tough one because the cannabinoids are not water soluble.

You might try making canna-honey or canna-sugar and use it in the tea. Recipes are all over the net. However, even with that, as soon as you place it in the hot tea, it will likely separate from the sugar/honey and leave an oil slick on top of your tea.

I have done a number of tests using maltodextrin to convert the oils to water soluble powder. But, even with that, results are less than perfect.

 

[invertedisdead]

Try milk instead of all or some of the water, that's how they do Bhang Lassi in India. Milk also has the benefit of phospholipid encapsulation, similar to the idea behind using lecithin.

 

[jeffp]

Try milk instead of all or some of the water, that's how they do Bhang Lassi in India. Milk also has the benefit of phospholipid encapsulation, similar to the idea behind using lecithin.

That's interesting because today I received a promo email from Ardent with a recipe for infused bhang saag so that's my next fun experiment. Thank you.

 

[shredder]

i very much like the idea of casually sipping on a cup of tea that will float me through they keyhole, but my first experiences have produced not much more than a relaxing pleasant light high.

i've combined and mixed a tablespoon of ABV with a tablespoon of ghee, into a cup's worth of boiling water, then turned down to simmer for about an hour, adding a tumeric/ginger teabag and a little coconut sugar. Very delicious, I would say like a hot toddy even though I've never had a hot toddy but it seems like a good description.

Very interested in suggestions for improvements based on your experiences.

Thanks!

I would make a strong oil or butter/ghee and use that in tea. You can use some essential oils to flavor it and help hide the weed taste. Check out bulletproof coffee.

I'm not much of a tea drinker, but I drink coffee. I use a mct oil (nutiva brand) infusion in my coffee.

I make the infusion using 3ml of feco, 1/2tsp of liquid lecithin and 4-5 drops of sweet orange oil. (Orange oil has limonene, a terpene that I like) this goes in a 1ounce eye dropper bottle after it's gently heated and mixed well.

If I mix drops (4-6) in with the coffee I really don't taste it, but usually I just put the drops on top my coffee and get it all in the first few sips. By the time my coffee is gone I'm starting to feel the buzz, and it builds over the next hour.

I feel the stronger you make an infusion or tincture the better, if that's the route you follow. You use less so you get less weed taste.

 

[WalkOfLight]

I have tried this also. Some success with large pools on top of my Matcha.
I am personally on the hunt to replicate the original keef cola, before they switched to distillate.
But overall nothing like the heady fast acting high when I used to smoke. This gets pretty close though.
I actually bought this sunflower lecithin and they say since its cold pressed its not an emulsifier or for cooking. Its a raw food supplement of sorts.
So I keep it and just add it to smoothies in the morning... ya know brain food...
This lead to a discovery I think. Though its not to be heated it definitely emulsifies in a blender for my porpoises. heh big fish.
Alright backstory complete.

The best easiest fast acting thing I have found so far is.
Add In order to a blender -
1 cup of almond milk.
1 gram of decarb. Personally I choose Sativa.
1 scoop of sunflower lecithin by microingredients. (its on amazon)
Whip it up on ultra blend. I use the Ninja. It seems to produce a froth. I'm not sure if that's where its working or not.
My dosage would be the whole mixture which is like 250-300mg to me. You might want to split it up.
------- I drank this as is, and does nothing for taste, but wow does it pack a punch... (Fully cerebral Sativa)
To make things more manageable, I now add things like a banana, scoop of plant protein, and spinach.
(I blend it once for the process, and then again a second time with the smoothie contents. )
It still acts very quickly with other food added.
I protest, you do not need heat to achieve emulsification/infusion. And you get to keep the full spectrum bake.
A blender is not yet talked about much.
I suspect you could make a wicked cold brew this way also.
This requires 0 animal fats too btw...

 

[Cannabiker]

I always keep some infused coconut oil in the fridge, and I use that to make a chai latte. I just make my usual chai, a roasted yerba mate blend with fresh ginger, nutmilk, and some oil. If I don't want it just floating on top, I use a frother to foam it up.

I make the oil in big batches after harvest season, with decarbed popcorn bud, coconut oil, and lecithin.

 

[invertedisdead]

@WalkOfLight have you tried any of the nano gummies? I tried some recently and they kick in as fast as vaping, I was pretty impressed. I have a higher tolerance and surprisingly even the 5mg had an effect.

 

[WalkOfLight]

@WalkOfLight have you tried any of the nano gummies? I tried some recently and they kick in as fast as vaping, I was pretty impressed. I have a higher tolerance and surprisingly even the 5mg had an effect.

Not yet. I think those are still distillate no?

 

[invertedisdead]

Not yet. I think those are still distillate no?

Yeah I believe they are, but the nano emulsion ones hit faster than any other edible I've tried. Even faster than a tincture.

 

[WalkOfLight]

Yeah I believe they are, but the nano emulsion ones hit faster than any other edible I've tried. Even faster than a tincture.

Alright I will have to give em a try.

 

[Robert-in-YEG]

i very much like the idea of casually sipping on a cup of tea that will float me through they keyhole, but my first experiences have produced not much more than a relaxing pleasant light high.

i've combined and mixed a tablespoon of ABV with a tablespoon of ghee, into a cup's worth of boiling water, then turned down to simmer for about an hour, adding a tumeric/ginger teabag and a little coconut sugar. Very delicious, I would say like a hot toddy even though I've never had a hot toddy but it seems like a good description.

Very interested in suggestions for improvements based on your experiences.

Thanks!

Just discovered cannabis tea.

This couldn't be simpler. Boil a delicious smelling flower to get a delicious tea.

Boiled flower produces a relaxing tea with little psychoactive effects. Want to get a buzz? Add a bit of butter to the tea. The butter will pickup the THC and the CBD. I've been adding about 1/2 teaspoon of butter to 3 cups of water. The more butter, the more buzz.

Adding honey will sweeten the tea, and seems to enhance the effects. Sugar adds sweetness, but isn't as calming as honey.

Has anyone else tried this?

Robert-in-YEG

 

[Tellus]

@Robert-in-YEG That sounds easy, do you have the butter in while boiling? And how long do you boil? And do you use avb or something else?

I've made infused tea (& coffee), but first make infused coconut cream or coconut oil then add that to the tea. But I also first drain the material after making the cream/oil. Tastes good, and I also add a little honey

 

[Hackerman]

I was a tea drinker for years and would jump around from type to type. Earl Gray, Red Zinger, whatever. What I did was make cannabis infused honey. That way, I could use it with whatever tea I was drinking at the time.

Worked OK for me and canna honey is pretty easy.

 

[Robert-in-YEG]

butter in while boiling

Yes.

The more it boils, the more THC comes out. Same with butter. More butter, more buzz.

Boiling decarbs the flower to some degree. How much THC is unknown, but I feel something. I've also tried precooking the flower in a conduction vape. Typically, I fill my Flowermate, cook at 380F for 5 minutes, and then add to the tea water and boil for another 5 minutes.

Butter, boiling longer, and honey seem to enhance the effects.

BTW - When I say honey, I mean natural farm honey that hasn't been pasteurized. Store bought honey doesn't do anything for me.

Robert-in-YEG

 

[Tellus]

Yes.

The more it boils, the more THC comes out. Same with butter. More butter, more buzz.

Boiling decarbs the flower to some degree. How much THC is unknown, but I feel something. I've also tried precooking the flower in a conduction vape. Typically, I fill my Flowermate, cook at 380F for 5 minutes, and then add to the tea water and boil for another 5 minutes.

Butter, boiling longer, and honey seem to enhance the effects.

BTW - When I say honey, I mean natural farm honey that hasn't been pasteurized. Store bought honey doesn't do anything for me.

Robert-in-YEG

That's about how I see it too, but I make cococannamilk first then add it to the tea. Will try your way next time, both with & without butter
I agree on the honey, I learned to appreciate honey from a friend. I don't usually buy honey but try to get non pasteurized when i do

 

[hoptimum]

Cannabis tea is a tough one because the cannabinoids are not water soluble.

You might try making canna-honey or canna-sugar and use it in the tea. Recipes are all over the net. However, even with that, as soon as you place it in the hot tea, it will likely separate from the sugar/honey and leave an oil slick on top of your tea.

I have done a number of tests using maltodextrin to convert the oils to water soluble powder. But, even with that, results are less than perfect.

theoretically, you might used infused milk or half and half with the tea. I've done something similar making cappuccino with infused milk.

 

[Rodney]

See I never understood these THC and CBD tea bags as on the packet it tells you to just use it like a normal tea bag. Like surreally you need some kind of fat or alcohol like hoe very other edible works?

As for what you are looking for jeffp it would be tea that is made with a lot of milk or a few tea spoon of olive or other oil into water then gently simmer it with a tea bag in. Basically just the same way you would make tea in a pot with added oil or milk for the fat that the THC needs to bind.