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Does anyone have experience with a decarboxylater ?

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 4:02 pm
by U/Fargin_Bastich
I am looking into the Ardent Nova decarboxylater. This thing is supposed to make perfectly decarboxylated weed time after time it decarbs Kief, shatter and other concentrates it also infuses oil.

I am wondering if anyone has smoked properly decarboxylated weed and what were the results?

A youtube reviewer said he smoked his weed before and after decarboxylation and he said it was more potent after.

I have no experience with decarbing but I am very interested in learning and using this thing.

Re: Does anyone have experience with a decarboxylater ?

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 4:16 pm
by xsinx
I would assume smoking decarbed weed would be pretty horrible on the taste.. Plus smoking or even vaping decarbs on the go so... This is more for edibles.

Re: Does anyone have experience with a decarboxylater ?

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 4:24 pm
by U/Fargin_Bastich
I have no sense of smell or taste potentcy is all I care about. From some of the videos I have been watching they were saying the decarbbed weed is better to smoke and vape for potency. I am aware that it decarbs as you are smoking or vaping but would it or could it be better if pre decarbbed?

Re: Does anyone have experience with a decarboxylater ?

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 4:33 pm
by xsinx
I don't see why it would be any stronger, but I guess you could test it with an oven before splurging a ton on that machine.

Re: Does anyone have experience with a decarboxylater ?

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:29 pm
by realgrimm
I have the Ardent Nova Lift also but have never decarb to smoke since I was just under the assumption combusting it would achieve the same result and waiting 2+ hours for the process just isn't feasible.. I just found out about the silicone sleeve add-on for oils and concentrates and am curious to try it..have you used the sleeve?

Re: Does anyone have experience with a decarboxylater ?

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:37 pm
by realgrimm
Oops just realized you were asking about it for purchase.. works pretty good,calls for 14 or under grams to be loaded at one time max but I just grind mine an can fit around 30g it does take longer though..again I only use it for edibles currently(until I order the sleeve)

Re: Does anyone have experience with a decarboxylater ?

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 1:18 am
by U/Fargin_Bastich
Could you try smoking some and let me know if that is true?

Would you buy it again?

Re: Does anyone have experience with a decarboxylater ?

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 10:18 am
by realgrimm
will do when I get back in from this snowfall we're having..takes a while .so I'll respond later tonight

at the time I bought it my oven didn't work and I had a shit heap for a LL so I went over a year without..Ardent was 200 and change..

ya I'd grab it again even now that my ovens working,just push a button and it decarbs til it's internal heat gauge has reached its temp fully ,no smell and my edible strength is really potent

Re: Does anyone have experience with a decarboxylater ?

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 2:18 pm
by U/Fargin_Bastich
realgrimm wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 10:18 am will do when I get back in from this snowfall we're having..takes a while .so I'll respond later tonight

at the time I bought it my oven didn't work and I had a shit heap for a LL so I went over a year without..Ardent was 200 and change..

ya I'd grab it again even now that my ovens working,just push a button and it decarbs til it's internal heat gauge has reached its temp fully ,no smell and my edible strength is really potent

That's what I wanted to hear. I will be buying one in a couple of weeks.

If the decarbed weed is more potent smoking that will make me very happy I can't wait to make some edibles too.

Re: Does anyone have experience with a decarboxylater ?

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 2:23 pm
by U/Fargin_Bastich
I have a half lb of Sour Diesel waiting to be made into edibles. I just hope that it will make not very potent unsmokeable weed into something useful or something ok to smoke once decarbbed.