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Dosing Calculator

Enter your flower and batch info to get real mg-per-serving numbers — not just this app's standard batch.

Flower weight

grams

THC / THCA %

%

Lab number is

Base amount

oz

Servings in final batch

servings

Stage	mg THC
Theoretical max (label × weight)
After decarb loss (×0.877, ~88% efficiency)
After infusion transfer (~80% into base)

These are estimates based on published averages, not a lab test. Homemade potency varies — always start low.

Oven Decarboxylation

Standard: 240°F (116°C) for 40 minutes, stirring once at the 20-minute mark. This app's recipes already assume this step.

Prefer lower and slower? 220°F (104°C) for 60 minutes better preserves terpenes/flavor with a similar result.

This App's Standard Batch

Every recipe assumes you are infusing 14 grams of flower at 20% THCA into 16oz (1 lb) of your chosen base using the double boiler method. The 2,800mg theoretical max never fully makes it into the jar — decarboxylation and infusion transfer both lose some potency along the way.

Realistic total THC in a standard batch: ~1,730mg (about 62% of the theoretical max). Per oz: ~108mg. Per tbsp: ~54mg. Per tsp: ~18mg. Start with half a teaspoon if new to edibles.

Why It's Lower Than You'd Expect

Decarboxylation converts THCA to THC but loses about 12% of the mass as CO₂ (the 0.877 factor below), and even a careful bake only converts roughly 85–90% of what's there. Then straining a fat or oil only pulls out an estimated 75–85% of the available THC — the rest stays behind in the plant matter. Stacked together, that's why this app calculates from label potency down to a realistic ~62%, not 100%.

How to Calculate THC from Flower

Formula: Grams × 1000 × THC% = mg THC total

Grams	15% THC	20% THC	25% THC
7g (1/4 oz)	1,050mg	1,400mg	1,750mg
14g (1/2 oz)	2,100mg	2,800mg	3,500mg
28g (1 oz)	4,200mg	5,600mg	7,000mg

Using THCA Flower

THCA converts to active THC when heated during decarboxylation. You lose approximately 12-13% in the process.

Formula: THCA% × 0.877 = effective THC%

THCA%	Effective THC% after decarb
20%	~17.5%
25%	~21.9%
30%	~26.3%
35%	~30.7%

Decarb THCA flower exactly like regular flower: 240F (116C) for 40 minutes. After that, treat it identically.

Wax, Shatter & Earwax

Concentrates are already decarboxylated. Skip the oven step. Dissolve directly into warm base in the double boiler.

Type	Potency	Per 16oz base
Wax / Budder	60-80%	0.5-1g
Shatter	70-90%	0.4-0.8g
Earwax / Crumble	60-80%	0.5-1g
Live Resin	65-85%	0.5-0.9g

Warm base in double boiler to 160-180F (71-82C).
Add measured concentrate directly to warm base.
Stir gently 5-10 minutes until fully dissolved.
Remove from heat, cool, strain if needed.
Store and use exactly like flower-infused base.

1 gram of 80% shatter = 800mg THC theoretical, but only ~600-680mg realistically makes it into your base after straining (concentrates skip decarb loss but still lose some in transfer). Start with 0.25g and scale up once you know how your batch affects you.

Finding Your Dose

Experience	Start with	~mg THC
First time	1/4 tsp honey	~1-2mg
Occasional	1/2-1 tsp	~2-4mg
Regular	1-2 tsp	~4-8mg
Experienced	1 tbsp	~11mg
High tolerance	2+ tbsp	22mg+

Edibles take 45 min to 2 hours to kick in. Wait the full 2 hours before taking more. You cannot un-eat an edible.

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