I made Cannabutter last night w/Pics

ottomatik

ottomatik

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I made some cannabutter last night for some cookies I will be making tonight.

1) I melted 1.25 sticks unsalted butter and 3/4 cup water together in a small slow cooker set to High. Once the butter was completely melted I added about 9 grams of Sour Diesel shake (ground up as fine as I could using my cheap wood grinder)

2) I left it on High for the first hour until I realized it was bubbling/boiling a little too much. I turned it down to low for the last 2 hours. Total cook time 3 hours, stirring every 30 min or so.

Pic of butter, water, and finely ground bud cooking together
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3) After 3 hours, I poured it all into a small glass bowl through a fine metal screen strainer. This did the job just fine but I've heard cheese cloth is better. I tried a coffee filter and that was no good... it was just way too slow. It would take forever for it all to strain through a coffee filter.

After letting it sit in the bowl for just a few minutes, I could see the butter start to float to the top. It almost looks like the opposite in the pics... that the fatty butter is on the bottom, but trust me, it rises to the top when allowed to cool in the fridge over night.

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4) After letting the bowl sit on the counter for about 30 minutes, I put it in the fridge overnight.

This morning, I was able to just use a spoon to pop out the solid piece of butter on the top and was left with some nasty brown looking water in the bottom of the bowl.

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5) Make whatever you wanna make with the butter and enjoy!
 
Sunbiz1

Sunbiz1

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TY for the guide here, with the upcoming holidays I'm definitely going to start doing edibles. I like how this guy does it as well, nice quick and clean.

[video=youtube;M90mAWrI_58]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M90mAWrI_58[/video]

Peace
 
Sunbiz1

Sunbiz1

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ottomatik said:
^ That looks like a great method. Might have to give that a go next time!
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As soon as my trim dries, I'll be trying that youtube method. I like being able to keep the water/butter separated during the process.

Will let you all know how it goes.
 
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gioua

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the mason jar method works good for those who worry about the pot smell and dont need to make more then 16-20 oz or so

you also need to make sure you heat it high enough and log enough. I did not watch the vid but there is one where they use oil outside the mason jar (since oil holds heat better then water and takes higher temps)

I was a fan of the mason jar for awhile but for me it's just easier to add buds oil in a crock pot and walk away the above method is much more hands on..
 
Sunbiz1

Sunbiz1

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gioua said:
the mason jar method works good for those who worry about the pot smell and dont need to make more then 16-20 oz or so

you also need to make sure you heat it high enough and log enough. I did not watch the vid but there is one where they use oil outside the mason jar (since oil holds heat better then water and takes higher temps)

I was a fan of the mason jar for awhile but for me it's just easier to add buds oil in a crock pot and walk away the above method is much more hands on..
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Hi,

Quickie question, can this be done with high quality trim as opposed to straight bud?. I really don't feel like making kief etc again with all the trimmings.

TY!
 
Sunbiz1

Sunbiz1

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Hey everyone!

I spent 5 hours using the glass mason jar/double-boiler method today. I used high quality trim, and threw in a few buds and a Tbsp. of kief for good measure. I found the method simple, easy to clean-up, and it didn't smell up the house...in fact it didn't smell at all during the process. Now, I'm experimenting with dosage. I now understand why many bake w/this stuff, I just tried spreading it on some french bread...tastes like chlorophyl. So now that I know it isn't something that works well in hollandaise sauce, would it ruin a simple butter cookie recipe?.

TY.

Peace!!
 
ottomatik

ottomatik

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Excellent! Glad it worked out good. Use some peanut butter and/or chocolate chips in those cookies... something with some good flavor to cover up the leafy taste
 
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Mahoganyrun

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keefbox420 said:
i cook for no less than 7 hours every time...it should be darker green than that
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I put my fine grind in a coffee filter tea bag and rinse in luke warm water as a first step. This removes a lot of the chlorophyl without losing any crystal. The end product (via the crocpot method) is free of chlorophyl and finished baked goods using this "clean" butter will have no pot taste or scent.
 
keefbox420

keefbox420

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Mahoganyrun said:
I put my fine grind in a coffee filter tea bag and rinse in luke warm water as a first step. This removes a lot of the chlorophyl without losing any crystal. The end product (via the crocpot method) is free of chlorophyl and finished baked goods using this "clean" butter will have no pot taste or scent.
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that actually sounds like a good idea rep to you
 
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