I decarb when I make RSO and distilling the solvent. It runs at lower temps and for a longer period of time than what you describe when using the oven to decarb your keif, but it makes some incredibly potent product! And before I tried my own RSO, I had never experienced anything from any other edibles I ate (although this was before edibles were commercially available).
So, bottom line, I don’t have experience decarbing keif in the oven, but I did do a little digging.
This is the method described and chart that seems to be most common:
Decarbing Keif or Hash
- Preheat the oven according to the chart.
- Sprinkle the hash or keif in a thin layer on a pyrex pie plate or ovenproof casserole dish and cover tightly with aluminum foil.
- Place the sealed dish in the oven and bake according to the chart.
- Remove the pan and let it cool slowly before removing the foil – allowing vapors to be reabsorbed into the cannabis.
Temperature |
Heating Mode |
Plant Heating Time |
Kief/Hash Heating Time |
Cannabis Oil |
240F |
Oven |
40 - 60 Minutes |
30 - 40 Minutes |
|
So it seems like you maxed out the suggested time for the temp you used, but that doesn’t mean it was too long. Or was it? Did you break up the keif and spread it out in a thin layer?
In the future, you may want to consider making RSO. You’ll probably find it easier to achieve proper decarboxylation, and you can avoid having to do this: