Flower to Oil Ratio – Cannabis Edibles

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1. This is an awesome post!! Thanks for the info guys!

   1. thanks for the comment Macky – enjoy your edibles 🙂

2. Wow Yeah knowing this tad of info has helped me calculate I used 15 grams 26 % THC bud to 14 oz coconut oil with your terminology on oil to bud ratio I’ll have a potent substance to play around with making cookies ,candies Thanks guys ,oh I’m using a levo2 machine .

   1. Glad to hear this helped you out a bit, your oil will certainly be a potent batch 👍 thank you for the comment. Love the levo machine too

   2. hey thanks for sharing. I’m just learning how to do edible bakery items. this is so helpful!!!! good luck!!!

   3. Aye dude how where you able to fit 15grams in the LĒVO? i tried mine out and was only able to fit 10-12 grams

   4. did you say 15 to 14teen ozs of coconut oil how was the oil i mixed 1oz of good bud to tho one cup of coconut oil and did a carb one and two and then added them both together ………p/s also why are not makers of the oils looking into french press for doing a strain

3. Great information thank you very much.
   Is there a point where you cannot infuse anymore say 30 grams for 2 cups?

   1. No problem Vince, glad it could give you an idea of what you’re working with in terms of potency. I have never done that much, but there is no reason why you can’t, experimentation is key and everyone is different in terms of tolerance. The most I’ve ever done was 25g of trim into 2 cups of oil and it was great 👍 Good luck with the infusions

4. Thank. Very good information. I have made cannabutter using 1 ounce of trim to 1 pound of butter. Could I use that same ratio to infuse oil (1 oz trim to 16oz oil)?

   1. That would be a great ratio if you are already used to the strength of butter using that amount of cannabis in my opinion. Depending on the oil you use, it may be stronger than butter as some oils are more efficient in absorbing cannabinoids. Some great ones to use are MCT, coconut oil, olive oil, sunflower oil etc

5. I’m using 13 grams of weed I’m trying to make more than one edible like brownies and cereal bars and maybe another is 2 cups of oil to much I am using a exotic strain of weed I want them really strong

   1. Hi Monica – you will still follow the same equations as above but just use 13grams. Do you know the THC level of your cannabis? If your cannabis is around 20% THC then 2 cups of oil will have about 2,600mg of THC.

      Breaking this down further, if you used 1/4 of a cup of oil in a recipe, the 1/4 of a cup would have 325mg of THC

      If you made 20 cookies with this 1/4 cup of oil, the cookies would have approximately 16mg of THC each. To make your oil stronger, infuse less oil, or add more cannabis.

      Hope this helped you out a little bit, thanks for the comment 🙂

6. I suppose if you are using coconut oil to mix in and make infused honey it really doesn’t matter how much oil you use…as long as you have the THC level figured out and know approximately how much you are getting in each teaspoon of honey…

   1. Very true Jay – as long as you know an approximate and appropriate dosage for yourself you can make as much or as little oil/butter/honey as you want

7. I am using 28 grams to 2 cups of oil I made a batch of brownies 1/2 cup can you please tell me the actual thc In it or help me figure it out the thc content is 18-20%

   1. Hi Lanesha – I will give you the equation for 20% THC here, it may not be this strong since you said it may be 18% THC but this will give you a good idea.

      28,000mg x 20% = 5,600mg of THC

      5,600mg x 80% (an estimated absorbtion rate) = 4,480mg of THC in 2 Cups of Oil

      4,480mg divided by 4 (the number of half cups in your total amount of oil) = 1,120mg of THC per 1/2 cup of oil

      Divide 1,120mg of THC by the number of brownies you made and that is the approximate amount of THC per serving

      Hope this helped – enjoy your edibles

8. Does the flower need to be decarbonated before running through the infusion process?

   Thanks!

   1. Yes! We definitely recommend decarbing every time for an infusion, we have several methods here on the site but arguably one of the easiest is to use a Mason jar which will contain the smell somewhat

9. I’m using refined coconut oil for hard candies. I want a minimum amount of oil in this and also potent candy. What is the “super saturation” point for coconut oil ? Can I use a 1/2 cup of oil or less and still infuse with 7 grams? Too much oil and the candy won’t harden. I have bought High THC Oil from the medical community. It cam in a syringe measured in milliliters. Would this be a process of infusing the oil, straining the plant matter and then infusing again wit fresh flower. Lather, rinse repeat until I can get the quantity and potency refined and reduced enough ? Thanks in advance .

   1. Hi Skip, thanks for the comment and additional info – I actually wouldn’t know what a super saturation point would be for 1/2 a cup of oil but I think you can easily infuse 7-10g into a half cup and it will be quite potent. Your high THC oil is a lot easier to work with in terms of finding a dosage but if you are adding extra flower it will depend on the THC levels of the flower as to how strong your end oil will be. Cannabis edibles will affect everyone differently, your oil may knock me out completely while you’re left feeling fine! Experience and experimentation are key when you’re making your own edibles. I hope this helped a little bit, feel free to ask any more questions below

10. Has anyone used huge amounts of cannabis in their batches? Currently I am experimenting with 70 gms per 2 cups of coconut oil. While I realize this is a very large amount I am searching for a potent dose. Is there such a thing as ‘over saturated’ oil?

    1. That is a lot of cannabis per 2 cups! I don’t actually know what the over saturation point for the oil would be. Personally, I wouldn’t use that much per 2 cups though because you may end up wasting some of your cannabis if it can’t absorb any more cannabinoids

    2. I use 60 grams to 2 cups of coconut oil but add a cup of water so it stays more saturated. I cook in a MB Machine but just ordered LĒVO ll …. I’ve been wondering if I may have sacrificed some potency using too much bud.

11. I just used 80 grams with 29 fl oz = 3.62 cups of oil and I’m about to make cookies wish me luck

    1. Good luck Kev! Let us know how strong your cookies are 😳

12. Hey. I’m looking to make capsules with a high level of thc. I’m curious if you think a ratio of 2oz of ground flower to 1 cup of MCT oil or even 2oz to a 1/2 cup of of MCT oil is doable in a mason jar/Crock-Pot method. I want to get a high level of thc/ml, but I don’t want to waste flower or potential THC in the case that little oil can’t hold enough.

    1. I think an ounce to one cup is a very strong ratio but it should work well nonetheless. I tend to advise experimenting with smaller amounts first and testing them out. In your case I would use 1/2 an ounce to one cup and see how strong that is for you and then you can progress upwards to an ounce if you need to. You can definitely do any cannabis oil infusion using the mason jar/crock pot method as well 👍

13. I’m looking to infuse 3 ounces to 2 cups of MCT oil and just wonder if there might be a limit to what is actually absorbed into an amount of oil such as per say a cup , thank you

    1. I would try to use more oil for that amount of bud – I would recommend using 4 cups of oil for 2 ounces and up. I’m not saying it wont work with 3 ounces to 2 cups but I would argue that 4 cups of oil will last longer and still be very potent

14. Can I use RSO Full flower extract to cook with? if yes how much oil (gram syringe) would I use? or do I need to dilute it in something like coconut oil? thanks

    1. Hi Cheri, you can defintely use RSO to infuse your food with, but yes, I would dilute it into coconut oil or butter first. Just simmer the RSO with the oil/butter for 2-4 hours (in a double boiler, on low, never boiling) and then strain it. Now, you can use the oil/butter for any type of edible and it is infused with RSO 🙂

15. Hi, your website is great! I am new to making edibles and I’ve only had them 4-5 times so my tolerance is probably low. I typically smoke or vape my bud.
    I want to start by making a box of brownies which calls for 1/2 cup of oil. Could I use 1/8 oz (3.5 g) bud for this to experiment?
    I’m a college student and buying an oz of weed is not in my budget 😓

    To clarify, my question is: can I use 1/8th oz bud for 1/2 cup of oil?

    Thanks!

    1. Yes you can use an eighth for a 1/2 cup of oil, if you don’t eat edibles very often you could even stretch it to one cup of oil.Thanks for the comment and good luck!

16. So i am making edibles with 28g of 20% THC bud and using coconut oil. I am making 40 fruity pebble bars i did the math its around 130Mg each is that correct?

    1. HI Tony, thanks for commenting, Yep you are correct, if you use all of the oil you make with that amount of bud and THC level, each portion should be approximately 110-130mg if you make 40 bars

17. I was wondering has anyone ever used a fat fryer to infuse and decarb there flowers.
    I was going to use 28g of flower and 750ml of organic hemp oil grind it up dump all in the fryer at 130 centigrade for 1hours strain and repeat the filtered oil for another 30mins
    My flower is approx 26%thc.
    My question is I am removing the mason jar method or decarbonisation as I fathom the controller at exactly 130 c will be sufficient?

18. Hello , I’m using Levo 1 with extra power pod so my oil amount is down to 14 fluid oz .
    If my numbers are 18% THC
    15gms bud
    14 fl oz oil
    What wouid my infusion be to 1/4 cup or per batch . If anyone could do math I’d appreciate , I’m 60 and my math quit at grade 8 . Thank you .

19. Great information. Thank you for the thorough write-up.

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