Cannabis Tincture Sludge Capsules: 4 Easy Steps

Cannabis tincture sludge capsules are one of the most practical ways to use the thick dark sediment left over after straining an alcohol tincture. That sludge — full of concentrated plant waxes, chlorophyll, and cannabinoids — would otherwise go to waste. Load it into 00 vegetable capsules with a few drops of MCT oil and you have discrete, measured-dose weed sludge capsules you can take anywhere. In this video Fordee fills a test batch from a particularly potent sludge made from 25g of hash and 10g of flower.

What Is Tincture Sludge?

Tincture sludge is the thick, dark residue that settles at the bottom of an alcohol cannabis tincture over time. It contains plant waxes, chlorophyll, and concentrated cannabinoids that did not fully dissolve into the alcohol. Some people call the finished capsules tincture pulp caps when they are made from flower-heavy batches with a lot of plant fibre. Either way, the material is worth saving — especially from a hash-heavy batch where potency can be surprisingly high.

What You Need to Make Tincture Sludge Caps

• Tincture sludge (scraped from the bottom of your tincture jar)
• 00 vegetable capsules (holds approximately 0.1–0.3g of material)
• MCT oil (medium-chain triglyceride oil — a few drops per capsule)
• Small digital scale (accurate to 0.01g)
• Small spoon or spatula for filling
• Syringe for MCT oil (optional but cleaner)

Cannabis Tincture Sludge Capsules: 4 Easy Steps

Step 1 — Weigh Your Sludge

Tare your scale with the small spoon on it, then scoop sludge into the spoon. For these 00 capsules, Fordee scooped approximately 0.33g. After filling and re-weighing, the remainder was 0.19g — meaning about 0.13–0.14g of material made it into the capsule. Tincture sludge caps are not precisely measured — the material is thick and sticky. Expect 0.1–0.2g per capsule depending on how you fill it.