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Come learn how to make your own homemade cannabis tincture using a simple cold alcohol (ethanol) extraction method with our step-by-step guide. I’ve included plenty of photos to make the process as clear and easy to follow as possible. There is also a printable summary at the end – though I don’t think you’ll want to miss the extra tips in the body of the post.

Tinctures are a convenient, discreet, and easy way to enjoy your plant medicine. It’s kinder to your lungs than smoking or vaporizing, and offers more controlled and consistent dosing compared to smoking or homemade edibles. (I love that I can take just a few drops if needed.) You can use this homemade cannabis tincture recipe with any of your favorite cannabis strains, with CBD hemp only, or like we do – with homegrown herb!

In This Article
  1. What is a Tincture?
  2. What Alcohol is Best?
  3. What Type of Cannabis to Use?
  4. Why Freeze for Extraction?
  5. Supplies Needed
  6. Instructions
  7. Step 1: Decarb
  8. Step 2: Freeze Cannabis and Alcohol (separately)
  9. Step 3: Combine Cannabis and Alcohol (First Wash)
  10. Step 4: Shake and Strain
  11. Step 5: Second Wash & Strain
  12. Step 6: Reduce
  13. Step 7: Bottle and Store
  14. How to Use or Take Cannabis Tincture
  15. Strength and Dosing
  16. Jump to printable instructions
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What is a cannabis tincture?

A cannabis tincture is a concentrated alcohol-based cannabis extract, often referred to as “Green Dragon” among the cannabis community. High percentage alcohol is used as a solvent to extract the medicinal compounds (cannabinoids and terpenes) from the plant flower or “buds”. Though tinctures are essentially cannabis-infused alcohol, you do not get drunk since only a tiny amount is consumed.

Cannabis tinctures are highly therapeutic. Studies show that cannabis can be used to soothe a wide variety of physical and mental ailments, including sleep disorders, stress, anxiety, ADD/ADHD, muscle tension, joint pain, migraine headaches, inflammation, seizures, cancer, chronic pain and more. Cannabis tinctures can contain THC only (such as THC isolate), a blend of THC and CBD, or CBD alone.

When it comes to CBD, I always use my favorite certified organic full-spectrum CBD oil from NuVita. It’s federally-legal and is the most effective, potent and pure CBD oil I’ve ever tried. It does wonders for my anxiety, TMJ, and sleep issues! (Use code “deannacat” or this link to save 10% off) But if we want something with THC, we make our own tinctures using homegrown cannabis. It’s fun, rewarding, and a great way to save money!

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What type of alcohol to make homemade cannabis tincture?

It is best to use either 190 to 200-proof food grade ethanol (aka ethyl alcohol) or 190-proof Everclear alcohol for this cannabis tincture recipe. Both are strong natural solvents that will effectively strip and separate the desired cannabinoids from the plant material. We use this USDA organic ethanol. It is pure food-grade grain alcohol, and doesn’t contain any additives or water!

Lower-proof alcohol (e.g. 80 proof vodka) is a weaker solvent and also has a higher water content than ethanol, which can interfere with the extraction and tincture-making process. You technically can make homemade cannabis tincture with vodka or other lower proof liquor, but it requires additional steps that we aren’t going to cover in this article. 

Do not use rubbing alcohol. 

A birds eye view image of a hand holding a quart jar of Culinary Solvent organic 200 proof non denatured ethyl alcohol. Flanking the top of the bottle are two separate containers, one is filled with decarbed cannabis and the other is full of the ethyl alcohol.
This 200-proof organic ethanol alcohol is a great option!

What type of cannabis should I use?

It’s important to use decarbed cannabis in this homemade cannabis tincture recipe. If you’re not familiar with decarboxylation, it’s essentially the process of heating cannabis to “activate” it (explained more below). When exposed to heat, raw forms of THCA, CBDA, and other cannabinoids are converted to their active forms of THC and CBD – making it psychoactive as well as more therapeutic. (It’s the same reaction that occurs when you heat cannabis via smoking or vaporizing, and why eating raw bud doesn’t get you high). 

Aside from that, use whatever cannabis you prefer or have on hand! Choose a strain (or combination of a couple) with traits you personally desire from your homemade cannabis tincture. We use what we grow: well-rounded sativa/indica hybrids that also offer a good amount of CBD. Learn how to grow your own organic cannabis at home here, and shop for seeds here. 

For the most therapeutic tincture, I recommend using strains with a well-balanced THC to CBD ratio. If you’re looking for daytime relief with less mental effects, choose a CBD-dominant strain. Yes, you can totally use this cannabis tincture recipe with CBD hemp alone! 

 

A chart diagram that shows the different benefits that different cannabinoids have with many physical and mental health problems people can have. Between CBD, THC, CBG, CBN, and other less known cannabinoids, CBD is the only only one that helps with every condition on the chart such as anti inflammatory, relieves pain/anxiety, antibacterial, inhibits cell growth in tumors/cancer etc. The only condition it doesn't help is stimulating appetite.

Why freeze alcohol and cannabis for extraction?

This homemade cannabis tincture recipe uses a cold ethanol extraction method, also referred to as quick wash ethanol extraction or “QWET”. Freezing the cannabis makes the trichomes detach from the plant material more efficiently. When mixed with cold ethanol, the desirable cannabinoids and terpenes readily extract and combine with the alcohol – resulting in a stronger, better tincture. 

Furthermore, keeping the mixture at a very low temperature helps reduce the amount of undesirable compounds in your tincture, such as lipids and chlorophyll. It’s a chemistry thing, but basically the freezing temperature influences the polarity of the lipids and chlorophyll so they’re more likely to stay bound to the plant material (and therefore get filtered out) rather than combining with the ethanol. 

When done right, the resulting filtered tincture wash will be clear and golden in color rather than cloudy or green. 

Supplies Needed to Make a Homemade Cannabis Tincture

  • 8 grams of decarbed cannabis
  • 6 ounces of 190 to 200-proof food grade ethyl alcohol (ethanol) or 190 proof Everclear
  • Freezer-safe glass containers, such as wide-mouth pint mason jars or half-pint jars with lids. 
  • Small unbleached coffee filters, like these ones
  • Cheesecloth
  • Digital Scale
  • Dropper bottles to store your finished tincture. We like these 2-ounce amber bottles; the droppers have mL markers on them for accurate dosing.

Yields: 2 ounces of homemade cannabis tincture

Please note that this is a two-day process, though ingredients are just sitting in the freezer for 97% of that time.

INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Decarb your cannabis 

To decarb cannabis, start by tearing up the buds into fairly small pieces. Then spread it out evenly on a baking sheet. For THC-dominant strains, heat the cannabis in the oven at 250°F for 25 to 30 minutes. For high-CBD strains, bake it for 40 to 50 minutes at the same temperature. (It takes slightly longer for CBDA to convert to CBD than THCA to THC does.) If you’re using a well-balanced THC:CBD strain, meet in the middle at 30 to 35 minutes. See this article for a more in-depth look at decarbing cannabis. 

Don’t want to stink up the house? Consider using an Ardent Nova device for an easy, nearly odor-free decarboxylation experience. We just got one recently and love it!

Note that your cannabis will decrease in weight slightly during the decarb process (as it gets more dry). So, start with a few extra grams so you’ll end up with the 8 grams needed for this cannabis tincture recipe. Or, bake plenty so you have enough leftover to make homemade cannabis oil or topical salve!

A pint mason jar is on its side with decarboxylated cannabis flowers spilling out of it onto a washed concrete surface. The flowers have a darker golden brown hue to them after decarboxylation. The cannabis is now ready to make homemade cannabis tincture.

Step 2: Freeze Cannabis and Alcohol (separately)

Use a scale to weigh out 8 grams of decarbed cannabis. Add the cannabis to a freezer-safe glass container with a lid. We like to use a wide-mouth pint glass jar. (Even though it seems more than large enough, the extra room in the jar makes it easier to shake compared to a half-pint jar.) Next add 6 ounces of ethanol to a separate freezer-safe container. Do not mix the alcohol and cannabis yet. Put both containers in the freezer for at least 24 hours. 

A half pint mason jar is on the left filled with ethyl alcohol, to the right is a pint mason jar with 8 grams of decarbed cannabis in it, behind and in between the two mason jars is a quart bottle of 200 proof ethyl alcohol.
6 ounces of ethanol and 8 grams of decarbed cannabis about to go into the freezer (with lids on).

Step 3: Combine Cannabis and Alcohol (First Wash)

After the initial 24 hours (or longer) is up, remove the cannabis and alcohol from the freezer. Pour ONLY HALF of the cold alcohol (3 ounces) into the container of frozen cannabis. Add a lid and shake vigorously for 5 minutes. Wrap the jar in a kitchen towel if it’s too cold to comfortably hold. 

This process extracts the cannabinoids and terpenes from the plant material, and is considered the “first wash”. We’ll do two rounds total. 

Now return the cannabis-alcohol mixture as well as the separate remaining 3 ounces of plain alcohol to the freezer for an additional 2 hours.  

A four part birds eye view image collage, the first image shows a decarbed cannabis sitting in a mason jar with the word "dry" at the bottom of the image. The second image shows the jar with the decarbed cannabis and ethyl alcohol in it with the words "add alcohol" at the bottom of the image. The third image shows the cannabis and alcohol mixture from the top and the cannabis is broken down into smaller pieces. The words "After 5 minutes of shaking" are on the bottom of the image. The fourth image shows the jar from the side, it shows a greenish liquid with the plant material sitting on the bottom, some of the plant material is stuck around the edges of the jar.
After the first shake, return this to the freezer.

Step 4: Shake and Strain

Once the two hours are up, it’s time for another shake – and then we strain! Remove the jar of mixed cannabis and alcohol from the freezer, and shake it again for an additional 5 minutes. (We don’t need the jar of plain alcohol at this time.)

Next we’re going to strain the tincture through two mediums: cheesecloth first to filter the larger plant material, and then a finer coffee filter to further remove unwanted lipids and other residue. 

First set up the coffee filter straining station. We find it easiest to set a small coffee filter in the top of a separate clean pint glass jar, fold it over the rim of the jar, and then screw on a lid ring to hold it in place. The cannabis tincture takes a while to seep through the filter, so holding it by hand isn’t fun.

Next, put cheesecloth over the jar that contains the cannabis-alcohol mixture (we use the ring trick again) and slowly pour it through the cheesecloth and into the coffee filter jar. See the photos below. 

Now return the jar of remaining cannabis to the freezer while the first wash liquid is straining through the coffee filter (about 10 minutes).

A four part image collage of the filtering process of making homemade cannabis tincture. The first image shows a pint mason jar, a hand holding a brown coffee filter, and a mason jar ring laying next to the jar. The second image shows two pint mason jars, one has greenish liquid in the bottom with a cheesecloth affixed to the top being secured with a lid ring. The other mason jar has a coffee filter affixed in a similar manner with a lid ring. The third image shows a hand pouring the greenish liquid through the cheesecloth, into the mason jar with the coffee filter. The fourth image shows the lone jar with coffee filter as some liquid is pooled in the coffee filter while what has been already filtered is sitting in the bottom of the jar.

Step 5: Second Wash & Strain

Now it’s time for the second and final wash. This step helps extract any final remaining cannabinoids from the plant material into your homemade cannabis tincture. 

Grab the jar of cannabis that was in the freezer while the first wash strained (for about 10 minutes) and then repeat the washing/straining process from steps 3 and 4. Add the remaining 3 ounces of cold plain alcohol to the cannabis jar, add a lid, shake vigorously for 5 minutes, and strain through the cheesecloth and coffee filter once again – pouring it into the same filter and jar as the first wash. 

A pint mason jar with a cheesecloth attached to the rim of the jar is pouring liquid into another pint mason jar with a coffee filter around the rim of the jar. There is some golden liquid at the bottom of the jar with the filter.
Adding the second wash to the same jar/filter as the first wash.
A two part image collage, the first image is a birds eye view of the top of a mason jar. It has a coffee filter sitting in the top of it with the lid ring attached around the outside of the jar. Homemade cannabis tincture is a pool in the filter, it is slowly being filtered through the coffee filter. The second image shows a birds eye view of the top of a mason jar. It has a coffee filter sitting in the top of it with the lid ring attached around the outside of the jar. The homemade cannabis tincture has filtered through the coffee filter, leaving behind brown residue (lipids, fats, and other residue).
Check out all the fats, lipids, and other residue left behind in the coffee filter after straining!

Step 6: Reduce

After all the liquid has strained through the coffee filter into the jar, it’s time to reduce it by about half the volume. Excess alcohol will easily evaporate off, and the result is a more concentrated and effective homemade cannabis texture. 

Do this by simply allowing the jar to sit out at room temperature with the lid off for several hours. We place the jar in front of a fan to help expedite the process. Note the volume of liquid in the container when you start (use a rubber band around the jar, or a glass marking pen). Keep an eye on it! Once it reduces by half, add a lid to stop further evaporation – or go ahead and bottle your final homemade cannabis tincture.

A two part picture collage, the first picture shows a pint mason jar filled to about the 5 ounce line with golden brown liquid, a rubber band is wrapped around the fill line to mark where the top of the liquid is. The second image shows the same pint mason jar a number of hours later. The liquid is much darker in color now and has reduced to just over 2 ounces.

Step 7: Bottle and Store

Once it’s reduced by half, transfer the strained cannabis extract to a final storage bottle – such as these amber glass dropper bottles. Amber bottlesare ideal since they reduce light exposure, which degrades cannabinoids. Store the bottle in the refrigerator for the best long-lasting quality. Congratulations, you just made a homemade cannabis tincture! Keep reading for usage and dosing information.

Homemade cannabis tincture being poured from a pint mason jar through a small stainless steel funnel into an amber glass dropper bottle.

How to Use or Take a Cannabis Tincture

You can consume your cannabis tincture either under your tongue (sublingually) or mixed with a beverage (oral ingestion). Sublingual consumption will result in more immediate effects, while oral ingestion will have a slower onset but longer-lasting results. See the graphic below.

However, proceed with some caution! 200 proof ethanol is very strong, and I find it causes a burning sensation when applied straight under my tongue. To avoid that, I put a very small amount of water in my mouth first, squirt in the tincture, hold the diluted mixture in my mouth for a few minutes, and then swallow. Therefore my intake is mostly sublingual, but with a little oral ingestion too.

A diagram showing three ways of ingesting cannabis and the onset and duration of the experience. It shows that inhaled cannabis and sublingual cannabis effects are more similar in their effects while oral cannabis consumption is a slower onset, with a longer peak and duration of effects.
Chart courtesy of Periodic Edibles

Strength and Dosing for Homemade Cannabis Tincture 

When first trying your tincture, I suggest to start low and go slow. Without lab testing, it’s difficult to say exactly how potent a homemade cannabis tincture is. There are simply too many factors: the initial cannabinoid concentration and strain you used, how long and hot you decarbed it, the efficacy of your ethanol extraction process, and how much it was reduced at the end.

Start with a few drops, and then gradually increase the amount to find your “sweet spot” and desired results. (But wait a couple hours to see how you feel before taking more.) With this recipe, a quarter dropper is a fairly conservative starting point. I personally like to take .25 mL or a quarter dropper (though I’ve taken more just fine) while Aaron prefers about .5 mL or half a dropper. That’s just enough to take the edge off, relax our muscles, and help us sleep better without being too stony. 

A dropper is held suspended over an amber colored dropper bottle, the dropper is filled with more than .5 mL of homemade cannabis tincture which is a clear golden color.

That was fairly simple, right?

Well folks, I hope this tutorial was easy to follow – and will enable you to successfully make your own cannabis tinctures at home now. Let us know if you have any questions in the comments below. If you found this information useful, please consider leaving a rating/review and pinning or sharing this post. We greatly appreciate you tuning in today. Now go have fun making your own medicinal Green Dragon!

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Homemade Cannabis Tincture Recipe

Come learn how to make your own homemade cannabis tincture (aka Green Dragon) using a simple cold alcohol (ethanol) extraction method. 4.72 from 281 votes Print Recipe Pin Recipe Total Time 1 day 3 hours Servings 2 ounces

Equipment

  • 2 freezer-safe glass containers, such as wide-mouth pint mason jars or half-pint jars
  • 1 small unbleached coffee filter
  • cheesecloth
  • digital scale
  • Baking sheet
  • freezer
  • bottle for final storage, such as 2-ounce amber dropper bottles

Ingredients  1x2x3x

  • 8 grams decarbed cannabis
  • 6 ounces 200-proof food grade eylth alcohol (ethanol) or 190-proof Everclear alcohol

Instructions 

  • Decarb your raw cannabis. Tear it up into fairly small pieces and spread on a baking sheet. For THC-dominant strains, heat the cannabis in the oven at 250°F for 25 to 30 minutes. For high-CBD strains, bake for 40 to 50 minutes and 30 to 35 minutes for a well-balanced THC:CBD strain. (I suggest starting with a few more than 8 grams since it will get lighter as it dries.)
  • Add 8 grams of decarbed cannabis to a freezer-safe glass container with a lid, and 6 ounces of ethanol to a separate freezer-safe container. Put both containers in the freezer for at least 24 hours.
  • First Wash: After the initial 24 hours (or longer), remove the cannabis and alcohol from the freezer. Pour only HALF of the cold alcohol (3 ounces) into the container of frozen cannabis. Add a lid and shake vigorously for 5 minutes. Now return the cannabis-alcohol mixture as well as the separate remaining 3 ounces of plain alcohol to the freezer for an additional 2 hours.
  • After two hours, remove the jar of mixed cannabis and alcohol from the freezer and shake it again for an additional 5 minutes. Then strain the mixture twice: first through a cheesecloth and then through a coffee filter into a separate clean container (as shown in this article). Return the jar of remaining cannabis to the freezer while the liquid is straining through the coffee filter (about 10 minutes).
  • Second Wash: Grab the jar of cannabis that was in the freezer while the first wash strained (for about 10 minutes) and then repeat the washing/straining process from steps 3 and 4. Add the remaining 3 ounces of cold plain alcohol to the cannabis jar, add a lid, shake vigorously for 5 minutes, and strain through the cheesecloth and coffee filter once again – pouring it into the same filter and jar as the first wash.
  • Reduce the liquid by half via evaporation. Simply set the jar out at room temperature with the lid off for several hours, or place in front of a fan to expedite the process. Note the volume of liquid in the container when you start. Once it reduces by half, add a lid to stop further evaporation – and/or transfer your finished tincture into it's final storage bottle.
  • Store your homemade cannabis tincture in an opaque glass bottle in the refrigerator. We recommend 2-ounce amber dropper bottles.
  • Consume the tincture either under your tongue (sublingually) or mixed with a beverage (oral ingestion). Sublingual consumption will result in more immediate effects, while oral ingestion will have a slower onset but longer-lasting effects. **Please see notes of caution and additional information on usage/dosing below.

Notes

Usage and Dosing:
  1. **Ethanol alcohol is very strong and may cause a burning sensation when applied straight under the tongue. To avoid that, I put a very small amount of water in my mouth first, squirt in the tincture, hold the diluted mixture in my mouth for a few minutes, and then swallow. Therefore my intake is mostly sublingual, but with a little oral ingestion too.
  2. Re: Dosage, start low and go slow. Start with a few drops, and then gradually increase the amount to find your “sweet spot” and desired results. (But wait a couple hours to see how you feel before taking more.) With this recipe, a quarter dropper is a fairly conservative starting point. 
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483 Comments

  • Julie

    December 8, 2025 at 5:00 am Reply

    Can I turn this into a salve for topical application?

    • Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat)

      December 8, 2025 at 10:53 am Reply

      Hi Julie, you could but you would need to let all of the alcohol evaporate, leaving behind FECO (full spectrum cannabis oil) which could then be used to add into your melted salve mixture after you take it off heat. Hope that helps and reach out if you have any other questions.

  • Neil

    October 5, 2025 at 8:43 am Reply

    It’s been 24 hours and the tincture has not evaporated hardly at all. You said it may take a few hours for it to reduce by half. Does a fan blowing over the top of the mason jar help?. I think it may take a week to evaporate half at this point.

    • Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat)

      October 5, 2025 at 9:53 am Reply

      Hi Neil, we always have a fan blowing over the top of the jar which will help it evaporate much much quicker. If you haven’t yet tried that, I would highly recommend you do as it will expedite the process. Hope that helps and good luck!

  • mick

    February 5, 2025 at 3:08 am Reply

    5 stars hi, I want to use sub-lingually -but not at 100% ethanol. Peanut oil is soluble in ethanol at room temp – especially when emulsified with a small amount of food grade lecicthin. AI states that for 300ml ethanol use 50ml of peanut oil and about 5g lecithin. Any ideas comments?

    • Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat)

      February 5, 2025 at 7:59 am Reply

      Hi Mick, if you want to use ethanol as the extractor but don’t want to use the tincture with ethanol remaining in the product, just let the tincture reduce (hopefully through evaporation) until no ethanol remains and there is only FECO (Full Spectrum Extract Cannabis Oil). From there, you can lightly heat the concentrated cannabis oil along with just under two ounces of MCT oil until the two are fully combined together, then add to your dropper bottle. Hope that helps and reach out if you have any other questions.

  • lauren lathan

    January 24, 2025 at 2:00 pm Reply

    Does the 2nd wash go back in the freezer for 2 hours?

    • Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat)

      January 24, 2025 at 3:50 pm Reply

      Hi Lauren, we put both jars of the first washed cannabis and remaining alcohol into the freezer while the tincture is filtering through the coffee filter. Once its finished filtering, add the remaining alcohol to the cannabis jar, shake for 5 minutes before straining/filtering the rest. The first wash does most of the extraction, the second just gets whatever cannabinoids may be left. Hope that helps.

  • Ellen Wilson

    January 16, 2025 at 7:37 am Reply

    I’m brand new to this so this is all new to me. Is 200 proof alcohol the same as 200 proof ethanol? I’m wanting to purchase the correct solvent.

    • Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat)

      January 16, 2025 at 7:40 am Reply

      Hi Ellen, yes, but be sure to purchase 200 proof food grade ethanol.

      • Jadocar

        February 13, 2025 at 6:06 am Reply

        5 stars After the first wash, the recipe says to return the remaining cannabis to the freezer–which is unclear (initially I thought perhaps only half of the cannabis was used for first wash)…but I now think that “the remaining cannabis” refers to the cannabis that has been washed once and remains in the jar covered with cheese cloth ?…(and/or remnants in coffee filter?)…anyway, instructions are very precise except for that part. I am curious if this recipe is as effective as other recipes that let the alcohol/cannabis mixture sit for weeks before straining? Thx!

        • Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat)

          February 13, 2025 at 7:19 am Reply

          Hi Jadocar, yes you are correct, the cannabis that has been washed is the cannabis that you return to the freezer while the tincture is filtering through the coffee filter and before you use the cannabis for the second wash with the remaining alcohol. I’m not sure on the effectiveness or potency on the cannabis tincture that involves sitting for weeks at room temperature compared to the quick method we outline here but the longer soak methods can pull more chlorophyl and other plant materials that can impact the flavor more. Try both methods and see which one you prefer, good luck!

  • Charlie W

    December 25, 2024 at 11:01 am Reply

    4 stars I have some questions and hope I can get them answered. Please don’t overload me with complex chemistry unless it’s necessary. Thanks!

    1. I grow 22% THC bud. If I decarb at 230 degrees on a cookie sheet in the oven, and follow the proportions in this alcohol-based recipe, using 190-proof Everclear, what will the THC percentage be in the resulting tincture? Will the percentage be double if I do Step 6?

    2. My other half is a recovering alcoholic. My idea is to combine, say, lemonade with tincture in a cookpot, then boil off the alcohol on the stove. Then refrigerate the lemonade. Will this work? Would the THC stay in the lemonade after I boil it? How long should I boil it to cook off the alcohol?

    The end goal is to make an alcohol free THC drink whose percentage I can state with reasonable accuracy. So, for example, I could tell him that “this 12 ounce bottle of non-alcohol lemonade contains X mg of THC.”

    One other question: Why Step 2?

    • Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat)

      December 27, 2024 at 7:14 am Reply

      Hi Charlie, if the cannabis you used in the tincture recipe was around 20% THC, the resulting tincture if followed exactly as stated in the recipe would being around 20 mg/ml of THC. 5 mg is often considered one dose so you would want to use 1/4 to 1/2 a ml to start. This takes into account letting the tincture reduce by at least half or down to 2 ounces as well.

      In regards to your other question, we aren’t familiar with making drinks or infusing other liquids with the tincture as most things will not stay good near as long (they would have a shorter shelf life) as the tincture would alone. If you want to reduce the alcohol all the way, which you can do by simply letting it evaporate or you could heat it with an electric stove or crock pot to make the process quicker, you will then be left with FECO (Full Extract Cannabis Oil) which you could then combine with MCT oil over low heat to infuse. You would then have a non alcoholic tincture made with MCT oil. Hope that helps and good luck!

      • Jdogg

        May 9, 2025 at 3:56 am Reply

        3 stars As an Australian, this is hard to follow. You’re half metric, half imperial. So probably gonna sound like a dumb question but are you talking liquid ounces or liquid by weight??

        • Aaron (Mr. DeannaCat)

          May 9, 2025 at 6:54 am Reply

          Liquid ounces.

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