Quick answer: To dab THCA crumble, heat a rig’s nail or banger, let it cool to a low temperature, drop in a rice-grain-sized piece and inhale slowly as it melts. No rig? Sprinkle a little crumble on top of a bowl of flower, roll it into a joint, or use a wax pen.
Crumble is one of the easiest concentrates to handle. It’s dry, breaks apart easily and doesn’t stick to everything like sauce or shatter. That makes it a great first concentrate, and a great add-on to flower.
What is THCA crumble?
Crumble is a concentrate that’s been purged until it’s dry and brittle, with a texture like feta cheese or honeycomb. It’s a cousin of wax and badder. The differences come down to texture:
| Type | Texture | Easy to handle? |
|---|---|---|
| Crumble | Dry, breaks into pieces | Very |
| Wax | Soft and waxy | Fairly |
| Badder | Whipped, like cake frosting | Fairly, with a dab tool |
| Shatter | Glassy and brittle | Tricky, it snaps and sticks |
| Diamonds and sauce | Crystals in liquid | Messy but flavorful |
For the full family of extracts, see what is THCA concentrate.
How to dab: step by step
- Set up the rig. Fill the water chamber just over the downstem. A quartz banger is the most common nail.
- Heat the banger. Use a torch for 30 to 45 seconds, until the bottom glows faintly.
- Let it cool. Wait 30 to 60 seconds. Lower temperatures taste better and are smoother. An e-rig or a temperature gun takes out the guesswork.
- Load a small dab. Pick up a rice-grain-sized piece with a dab tool.
- Inhale slowly. Touch the dab to the banger and draw in gently as it melts. Put a carb cap on to keep the vapor in.
- Clean up. Swab the warm banger with a cotton swab so the next dab tastes clean.
Concentrates are much stronger than flower. Start with a very small dab and wait several minutes before taking another.
How to smoke crumble without a rig
- Top a bowl. Pack flower in a pipe or bong and sprinkle a little crumble on top. Light the edge of the bowl so the flower burns first and melts the crumble.
- Twax a joint. Sprinkle crumble along the flower before you roll, or press a thin line onto the outside of a joint.
- Wax pen. A pen with a coil or ceramic chamber vaporizes crumble on the go.
- Dab pen or e-rig. Rechargeable and temperature-controlled, the easiest way to dab at home.
How to use THCA diamonds and isolate
THCA diamonds and isolate are close to pure THCA. You can dab them the same way as crumble, but they melt cleaner and taste milder because they carry fewer terpenes, unless they come in sauce.
- Dab them at a low temperature.
- Sprinkle a little on flower to boost a bowl or joint.
- Mix isolate into homemade edibles after decarbing.
Shop THCA Diamonds or THCA Isolate. For how diamonds are made, read what is live resin.
Low-temperature dabs and flavor
Terpenes boil off at lower temperatures than THCA converts. A dab that’s too hot burns them off, tastes harsh and can make you cough. Most people find the best flavor between about 450 and 550 degrees Fahrenheit. If your dab smells burnt, let the banger cool longer next time.
Buying crumble in bulk
We sell THCA crumble by the ounce and by the pound, in strains like Super Boof, Pineapple Express and GMO Sherbet. Shops use it to sell by the gram or to top house pre-rolls. Every crumble has a lab report on its product page. Browse all of them in THCA concentrates.
Dabbing FAQ
How much crumble per dab?
About the size of a grain of rice to start. That’s roughly 0.05 to 0.1 grams.
Can you put crumble in a vape cart?
No. Carts are made for oil. Use a wax pen or a dab pen built for solid concentrates.
How should I store crumble?
In its sealed container, in a cool, dark place. Crumble is already dry, so it holds up well, but heat will make it sticky.
Does THCA crumble turn into THC when dabbed?
Yes. The heat of a dab converts THCA into delta-9 THC, the same as smoking flower. See does smoking THCA convert it to THC.
