Drying Leaves Before Cannabutter

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funbaker

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• Feb 10, 2010

• #1

This has me stumped! I know I might just be a little slow lol but I have some very fresh leaves and stems (just cut today) and want to make cannabutter. Can I dry them in the oven, Ive seen like 350 til they turn brown? Then do grind them or just use them whole? HELP HELP!

 

johnnygrnthumb

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• Feb 10, 2010

• #2

haha, i have the same question. I just harvested today as well. I'm snowed in in VA. So i wanna do some fun shit while all cooped up. Id say dry them in the oven at a low temp(only so the THC doesnt evaporate) then yea grid it up and proceed?

 

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l333t

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• Feb 10, 2010

• #3

dry them first don't dry them in the oven!!!!!!!if you need to learnhow to dry and cure there are threads already for that.Dry /cure then make weed butter.you will waste alot of thc if oven cured

 

herbose

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• Feb 10, 2010

• #4

l333t said:

dry them first don't dry them in the oven!!!!!!!if you need to learnhow to dry and cure there are threads already for that.Dry /cure then make weed butter.you will waste alot of thc if oven cured

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Bingo....they should be dried first and either cured for a long time or heated to allow the process of decarboxylization to turn thca into thc. I've never heard of turning new leaves into butter, or good smoke for that matter.

 

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resinraider

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• Feb 10, 2010

• #5

Just use them fresh. I do works great. Rite after I'm done chopping I cook it and then ditch it. I don't have time, room, or care to dry them

 

herbose

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• Feb 10, 2010

• #6

resinraider said:

Just use them fresh. I do works great. Rite after I'm done chopping I cook it and then ditch it. I don't have time, room, or care to dry them

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Yeah....I was thinking of tincture which you don't heat up. I can see how that would work with butter.

 

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funbaker

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• Feb 11, 2010

• #7

OK I used them just raw. I just threw them in the food processor, to make them easier to stir in, and It seems to have come our pretty good. I used the crock pot and I cooked them for like 18 hours lol but think I got all the good stuff lol. Ill let you know in a day or so how potent it was!

 

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funbaker

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• Mar 2, 2010

• #8

I cooked them raw and it worked great. I have done them dry now to and I think it is easier to strain when they are raw, dried they were kinda stringy and annoying lol really hard to strain and really get all the product out.