Temperature dab | Fifth Ave Green House

Cannabis concentrate offers a stunning combination of powerful effects and intense flavors. When the concentrate is heated, the cannabinoids and terpenes are released into the vapor, creating the wide range of effects and flavors cannabis has. However, knowing what temperature a concentrate should be heated to is critical. The right temperature can make all the difference between experiencing delicious and profound effects or tasting the scorched disappointment of being too hot to vape effectively.

Why is temperature important when dabbing?

Why is temperature control so important when dabbing?

In a word: terpenes.

If you’re not familiar with terpenes, these are the compounds in cannabis that give the plant its distinctive smell and taste. Although cannabinoids are also extremely temperature sensitive, THC and other cannabinoids are tasteless, so the unique aroma of each strain depends on which terpenes dominate the plant.

Each terpene is unique in terms of its therapeutic benefits and the taste it creates. Each terpene has its own thermal sensitivity, which results in a unique point of vaporization.

The extraction method used to make the cannabis oil or wax concentrates and the temperature at which you dab or vape the concentrate can significantly affect the taste characteristics and synergies that exist between concentrated cannabinoids and terpenes.

The differences between the terpenes can be seen in this shortlist of the boiling points of some of the common terpenes found in cannabis:

• Linalool: 388 degrees F.
• ß-caryophyllene: 320 degrees F.
• ß-myrcene: 334 degrees F.
• D-limonene: 349 degrees F.
• Humulene: 388 degrees F.
• α-pinene: 311 degrees F.

Click around Read more about these and other terpenes.

Drop the torch and catch the delicious terpenes.

If you cannot monitor and control the temperature of your dab, the temperature at which you are heating your nails is likely to exceed the correct temperature range. When using a butane torch to heat your dabbing surface, most people overheat the surface by exposing it to the torch for too long.

This excessive exposure to such high temperatures can easily lead to temperatures in excess of 1000 degrees Fahrenheit, which are too hot to evaporate concentrates effectively.

The essential oils that combine to create the psychoactive effects of cannabis are destroyed at such extreme temperatures. The burning of these compounds, which are directly responsible for the aromas, creates a burnt, unpleasant vapor. In addition, any advantages of individual terpenes are lost.

Fortunately, the advent of electric nails, or nails, enables dedicated connoisseurs to fine-tune their experience. Electric nails were created primarily because of their ability to efficiently store heat at low temperatures, allowing you to capture the full flavor and benefits of terpenes and cannabinoids.

Devices like the palm-sized Fifth Ave Green House Q7 nail make dabbing concentrate easier and more precise. You can use the Fifth Ave Green House Q7’s variable temperature controller to heat a built-in quartz beaker to your preferred temperature.

Its digital display in combination with a corresponding calibration enables constant temperatures and constant vapors.

Fifth Ave Green House Q7 provides stability and control to avoid the peaks and troughs of temperature swings caused by heating and cooling nails.

Can your vape pen withstand heat?

Not all devices are created equal when it comes to vape pens that can handle the different boiling points of different terpenes. As with torch and dab nail settings, many vapes designed for oil and wax can heat up to over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit in a matter of seconds, effectively ruining the delicious experience the concentrate offers.

Since most vaporizers get to such a high temperature so quickly, they don’t vaporize at all. The smoke is just that: smoke. If the temperature reaches the burn range before the product is properly melted, all of the health benefits associated with vaporizing will also go up in smoke.

The concept behind the standard “coil and wick” vape pen is to slowly heat the oil and melt it into a wick in the center of the coil. Once the wick is saturated – usually within 3-4 seconds – the coil should reach a reasonable temperature, usually just above the boiling point of terpenes commonly found in cannabis.

When the coil heats the fibers of the wick to temperatures in the boiling range of cannabinoids and terpenes, the oil evaporates from the fibers instead of burning directly from the coil. The entire process takes about 7-10 seconds, with the heat source reaching a maximum temperature between 600 and 700 degrees Fahrenheit.

Fifth Ave Green House’s unique quartz mugs, bowls, and electric dab straw tips take this process to the next level and preserve the flavor and potency of each dab.

In essence, high temperatures lead to reduced effectiveness and an unpleasant taste. The highest point of a suitable heat source for vape use should be approximately 700 degrees Fahrenheit to adequately heat the oil to the correct meeting point temperature.

The high resistance atomizers in Fifth Ave Green House’s portable line of seahorse dab pens allow for lower, more stable temperatures at which cannabis concentrate can be vaporized.

Now that you have a deeper understanding of how delicious terpenes are, their sensitivity to different temperatures, and the tools to use to hone your vaping experience, you can look forward to maximizing any dabbing experience.

Devices like the Fifth Ave Green House Q7 or the Fifth Ave Green House Seahorse Dab Pen Family produce a tasty combination of cannabinoids and terpenes while dabbing at home or on the go, so consumers can take full advantage of these valuable compounds.