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Vitolo

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I have been making CannaButter in this exact way for 40+ years.
I do not believe that there is a shortcut, and I do not mix any additive to "boost" THC content.. I personally have tried a few dozen butters made by others in various ways, and did not find the potency to be present. I DO NOT use Soy Lecithin.
I also do not decarboxylate the weed.
It is about to spend 12 hours "decarbing" in hot butter.

Tested against butter made by pros, that decarb 1st... they all have admitted
that my butter is as strong, or stronger.

The only time I decarboxylate is when I am going to use green MJ directly in a recipe...
and then I do it stovetop in a dry frying pan.
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I use one pound of UNSALTED Butter.
I use a 3 quart crock Pot

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on the low setting, I pour a quart of water into crock pot and allow it to heat
Once hot, I place the pound of Butter into the crock pot.
When the butter is melted, I add one ounce of completely dried and ground flowers.

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Stir and make sure to clean the sides of crock pot with the spoon every hour.
This is done for 8 to 12 hours.
12 hours allows clarification of the butter into what chefs call "Ghee"
Pour through a screen strainer, and leave for 8 hours.
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You will begin to see the Cannabutter separating
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Cannabutter is rising to the top, and excess solid matter begins to form below the butter
and part of it starts heading to the vessel's bottom
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After 8 hours of refrigeration the butter looks like a plug of melted green crayon.
Take a knife and go around the vessel's edge where cannabutter sits, and lift
out the plug.
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There will be some plant matter adhering to the plug's bottom.
This is scraped off easily with a knife.

Summary:
Butter:
unsalted
butter.. 4 bars (1 pound... 454 grams)
cook on low in crock pot with a quart of water, and one full ounce of well ground bud.
cook 12 hours stirring once an hour (and scraping sides of crock pot downwards.)
filter through regular kitchen strainer. pour into graduated measuring cup, and refrigerate overnight.
remove plug in morning and scrape away any residual weed at plug bottom.
Weigh the plug.. it will be as low as 227 grams (1 cup) even though you started with 2 cups...
this is because you clarified the waters and milk solids out of it by cooking so long at low heat.
You will base recipe on 1 cup... meaning you will use 227 grams of the butter (your butter may actually weigh up to 375 grams.. the more reduced the stronger.)
1/2 cup recipe is 113 grams of butter
 
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@Vitolo - You are the cannabutter king . . . :worship2:
 
How to Make Cannabutter: Top 5 Weed Butter recipes
If you want to get all the benefits of medical marijuana butter and avoid the drawbacks of smoking pot, read carefully. We will show you that you will get the best experience by learning how to make strong cannabutter. You will find that cooking cannabis butter is incredibly easy and the best way to use medical hemp.

Many of the recipes on the internet contain procedural flaws that may render your pot butter practically inert. This first recipe is fool proof, simple, and to the point, to give you the best and strongest weed butter every time.

#1 Best Formula for Making Cannabutter
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We are giving you the easiest and best recipe up front so that you will immediately understand the process of making excellent pot butter. Then you can mull over each weed butter recipe which follows and choose the one that best fits your needs.Here’s what you’ll need to cook basic canna butter:

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of water
  • 1 lb. of butter, unsalted
  • 1 oz. of high quality lightly ground cannabis bud, or trim
Equipment:

  • Container with lid
  • Twine
  • Glass or ceramic bowl, refrigerator and heat safe
  • Pot
  • Stove
  • Spatula
  • Knife
  • Cheese cloth
  • Baking sheet or oven pan
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Step 1. Decarboxylate aka bake your bud for 30 mins
Preheat oven to 215 degrees Fahrenheit or 102 degrees Celsius. Be sure the bud is in small pieces. If not, tear into grainy pieces with your hands (don’t overdo it). Spread evenly over the surface of the pan and cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes.

This is a preliminary step called decarboxylation, but the big word is unimportant. You are simply heating the cannabis up to release the active natural substances with healing and psychoactive properties. In other words, you are making the ganja much stronger. The cannabis will be light brown, dried out, and the active ingredients will be more concentrated.

Step 2. Add butter and water to stove pot, cook on low, throw in the weed
Add 1 lb. of butter and 1 cup of water to your cooking pot and simmer on low. The water will prevent the butter from burning. As the butter melts, add your 1 oz. of ground cannabis. This is a potent cannabutter recipe. For a gentler canna butter, add less cannabis to get a less potent ratio of cannabis to butter.

Step 3. Simmer 3 hours
Keep the mixture simmering on low for 3 hours stirring occasionally. Make sure it doesn’t reach a boil. Then remove from heat and let it cool enough to safely touch.

Step 4. Strain out plant material with cheesecloth
Tie your cheesecloth with twine to make a lid covering your glass or ceramic bowl or other container. Carefully pour the hot mixture into your bowl while straining it with the cheese cloth to remove all plant substance. You can also use a permanent coffee filter or mesh for straining.

Step 5. Refrigerate for hardening
Remove the cheesecloth. Cover the mixture and place it in the refrigerator for hardening. The butter will separate from the water and you will remove it with your spatula or other tool and place it in a storage container for use. Dispose of the remaining water.

Now it is time to enjoy your cannabis butter! When you are ready to use it, let it sit at room temperature if it needs to soften.

The Effects of Canna Butter
Once you have used your thc butter recipe and it is time to enjoy your creation, you will need some information on how to dose it to get the desired effects.

Dosing: Divide into 28 pieces
Dosing your canna butter can be incredibly tricky. The first mishap people make it taking too much, so this simple trick can be helpful. You have used an ounce of ganja in this recipe. Therefore, you theoretically have 28 grams of weed in the butter (minus the plant material). So, divide your butter into 28 equal pieces, say 4 rows of 7 (if you miscalculate, you can remold the butter and start again). Each piece will have the equivalent effect of 1 gram of weed which is about one large bowl. Beginners will start with half of that or less. The rule is “start low and go slow” for cannabis edibles. Wait 45 minutes to two hours before redosing. Do not make the mistake of thinking you should take more if you don’t get effects immediately. The effects of edibles start slow and build steadily. If you re-dose before the effects appear, you will have taken too much and will feel uncomfortably high for a few hours. In any case, do not consume the whole thing in one go.


Weed butter will give you a slow and steady body high with euphoria and pain relief. It will work better than smoked marijuana for those with chronic illnesses because the effects will peak later and last longer.

Remember:

  • Each 1/28th piece = one bowl smoked (divide it up depending on your tolerance)
  • Wait 45 mins to two hours before redosing
Now that you know how to make basic canna butter and what effects to expect, let’s look at some awesome spins on the basic recipe our fellow cannabis lovers have discovered to personalized their canna butter.

#2 The Crockpot Method
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Some users prefer to use a crockpot to get a more concentrated cannabis butter. Here’s what you’ll need:

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz. of marijuana bud
  • 1 lb. of butter, unsalted
  • 2 drops of vanilla extract
Equipment:

  • Crockpot
  • Knife
  • Cheesecloth
  • Heat-safe container
  • Spoon
Step 1. Turn crockpot to the highest setting.

Step 2. Put butter and vanilla extract drops into the pot. Wait for butter to melt.

Step 3. Break or cut up your marijuana bud and put it into the crockpot and cover.

Step 4. Set the timer for 8 hrs., stirring every half hour.

Step 5. After 8 hours let it cool a bit for safe handling, then strain your mixture with the cheesecloth. You can use the cheesecloth over a funnel or fasten it tightly with twine over your heat-safe container. Carefully pour the butter over your strainer into your container to remove the plant material.

Step 6. Place the covered container in the refrigerator for 6-8 hours.

Step 7. Retrieve the butter from the fridge and scrape off the grainy bottom layer with your knife and enjoy!

#3 The Single Pot Method
This is the simplest method available for those who aren’t really into cooking. This method, done correctly can produce some of the strongest thc butter available since it has fewer materials for the cannabinoids to stick to and doesn’t use a strainer.

Ingredients and equipment:

  • 1 lb. of unsalted butter
  • 1 oz. of cannabis bud
  • Grinder
  • Water
  • Pot
Fill your medium sized pot with water and bring to a strong boil. Throw in your butter and weed and put a lid on it. Boil at around 210 degrees for 90 minutes, being sure it doesn’t boil over. After 90 minutes, take it off the stove, let it cool a bit before putting it in the refrigerator. Leave it overnight or until the butter if fully hardened which will take a few hours. You will have a nice disk of butter floating at the top of your pot. Cut around the edges and fish it out with a spatula. Most of the plant material will have settled to the bottom. A few specks in the butter will add a nice herbal flavor to your canna butter. Divide your butter into appropriate doses and use in your favorite recipes!

# 4 Coconut Canna Butter Oil
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While regular unsalted butter has healthy MCTs and other fatty acids, some people prefer to use Coconut oil which has incredible health benefits and an awesome taste. It also works very well for extracting THC. The oil can be used in cooking or applied in health products by alternative medicine practitioners.

Here’s what you’ll need:

  • ½ cup of coconut butter or oil
  • ¼ oz. of weed trim
  • 1 tsp granules of soy lecithin
Equipment:

  • Stove
  • Mesh strainer
  • Scissors
  • Ceramic dish
Cut up your weed with scissors to get small pieces (not too small). Preheat oven to 220 F and place your bud in a ceramic dish (oven-safe) covered with foil for 30 minutes to decarboxylate your weed. Remove your dish from the oven and let it cool (leaving the oven on).

Place your coconut butter in a pan on the stove top at low heat and let it melt while your herb is cooling. Now remove the foil from the herb and sprinkle a half tsp of lecithin over the decarboxylated weed. Then pour your melted coconut butter over the herb, stir, and place it back into the oven for 50 minutes at 220 degrees Fahrenheit.

Now remove from oven after 50 minutes, and let it cool enough to comfortably touch it. Squash the herb with a spoon a bit, sprinkle with another half teaspoon of lecithin, stir, and place it back in the oven covered at 220 F for another 50 minutes.

Shut off the heat and allow to cool. Place it in the freezer for two hours. Remove from the freezer and reheat just enough to melt the oil. Now strain out the plant material and enjoy your coconut cannabis butter oil!

#5 Coconut Cannabis Butter
If you want coconut pot butter instead of oil, just use the same recipe as above but be sure to use coconut butter rather than oil. Then once you have your strained oil, place it into the refrigerator over- night for hardening and enjoy your coconut cannabis butter!

Effects of Coconut Cannabis Edibles
Coconut cannabis edibles including butter and oil are quickly gaining in popularity. Some enthusiasts swear it is far superior to regular butter in extracting the THC and other healing components of cannabis. It also has clear health benefits of its own from balancing cholesterol levels to treating skin inflammation. Coconut weed butter may be more potent than regular canna butter due to better absorption of cannabinoids and better bioavailability. The effects come on slow and build steadily so pace yourself. In our recipe, we have used ¼ oz. of weed, about 7 grams, which is like 7 large bowls smoked. So, divide into 7 to 21 pieces depending on your tolerance. It is best to check your tolerance by using a small amount every two hours and increasing the dose until you discover which dose gives you the desired effect.
 
That was interesting @Baron23 how the first method they used the spray on Everclear before adding the butter for cooking in the crockpot. That one had the highest potency. I will have to try that.
Hi Carol - well, as soon as them dang dispensaries open in Maryland, that's the recipe that I am planning to use also.

Speaking about waiting for dispensary openings....my family is nominally (VERY nominally) Jewish. As you are mostly likely aware, the main theological schism between Judaism and Christianity is whether you believe that the prophesied messiah has arrived or if you are still waiting. My dearly loved Ellis Island immigrant grandmother would say this about something that seemed like it will never happen: "that will happen when the messiah crosses the paper bridge on the white ass"....as in don't hold your breath.

That's how I feel about dispensaries in Maryland. Yeah, it will happen. I only hope I'm still alive on that ever changing future date! LOL
 
I made some cannabutter last night in my MB machine. Poured it into the butter molds I had purchased a while back.

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I'm looking at them... and thinking... I've never checked to make sure that these actually hold 1/2 cup. So I decide to weigh out the butter for the cookie recipe I'm making.

And lo and behold....
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They are NOT 4 oz. each. Fuckers!!!! No wonder my baked edibles were always a bit wonky!

Consider this a public service announcement. :lol:
 
Is it possible to make Canna butter or canna coconut oil with those syringes of RSO? I’m always trying to avoid decarbimg because of odor related issues. I live in a condo. Guess I could just use the Sous vide method. After using the ardent a few times recently I still feel it stinks the place up a bit. Have a couple a biopsies coming up and I’m probably going to need a significant bone graft. I’m already on GABA and a strong NSAID.
 
Is it possible to make Canna butter or canna coconut oil with those syringes of RSO? I’m always trying to avoid decarbimg because of odor related issues. I live in a condo. Guess I could just use the Sous vide method. After using the ardent a few times recently I still feel it stinks the place up a bit. Have a couple a biopsies coming up and I’m probably going to need a significant bone graft. I’m already on GABA and a strong NSAID.
I did a little looking around.... and found this excerpt from an article that might be helpful for you...

Cannabutter with RSO by Angelina Bastidas

When using RSO, the butter takes less work than flower and the process is faster. RSO is already decarbed. Take two sticks (1 cup) of unsalted butter and soften at room temperature. Place the butter in a small saucepan on mid-low heat. Once melted, slowly add the desired amount of RSO. It will look as if the oil won’t dissolve, but wait a couple seconds as you whisk. Once dissolved, remove it from heat. Transfer to a bowl and cool. Rewhip once butter begins to solidify.

Note: RSO is exceptionally potent. To calculate dosage, divide the amount of milligrams of THC in the strain you’re using by the amount of butter. You can do it by ounce, teaspoon, tablespoon, or any unit you prefer.
 
Is it possible to make Cannabutter with fresh frozen sugar leaf trim and/or a lower part of plant buds?
Just wanted to try it in my crockpot instead of bubble hashing it all...
 
Is it possible to make Cannabutter with fresh frozen sugar leaf trim and/or a lower part of plant buds?
Just wanted to try it in my crockpot instead of bubble hashing it all...
Indeed it is. It might not be as potent as the cannabutter you would make from 'pure bud.' But I've made some pretty good edibles with the sugar trim I get from my caregiver.

I also use the trim that's of lesser quality for topicals... but that's not what you asked LOL...
 
I am really a proponent of cold ethanol extraction if you have access to high proof ethanol
You can cut down on the "taste" and get a potent product to infuse into your butter
If the trim is already frozen half the job is done
 
Another pound of sweet creamery unsalted butter.
28 grams of 26% THC indica (Lava Dawg) and 7 grams of Kief (from Cheisel)
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Ahh... we're melting nicely
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The aroma in the house is a potent and good one.
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I have started late, and so I'll be up past midnight getting this clarified, and ready.
Tomorrow I will be making another Kilo of Caramels!

Edit Note:
I have used this crock pot and it's Corningware insert uniquely for butter since the 70s. I dropped the lid once, but replaced it fast!
 
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Another pound of sweet creamery unsalted butter.
28 grams of 26% THC indica (Lava Dawg) and 7 grams of Kief (from Cheisel)
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Ahh... we're melting nicely
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The aroma in the house is a potent and good one.
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I have started late, and so I'll be up past midnight getting this clarified, and ready.
Tomorrow I will be making another Kilo of Caramels!

Edit Note:
I have used this crock pot and it's Corningware insert uniquely for butter since the 70s. I dropped the lid once, but replaced it fast!



Do you decarb first or decarb while mixed in the butter?
Cheesecloth strain I assume?
Curious about your opinion on the cannabis taste in edibles
I have such a bad reaction to the taste, some edibles will make me nauseated
 
Do you decarb first or decarb while mixed in the butter?
Cheesecloth strain I assume?
Curious about your opinion on the cannabis taste in edibles
I have such a bad reaction to the taste, some edibles will make me nauseated
I will refer you to the first post in the thread... it shows the pictures of the whole process.
I use a traditional metal screen strainer, and "wring it out" with a spoon.
Yes I do decarboxylate wet. I allow the process to go for 8+ hours...
until the ring around the top becomes golden.
Sativa make greener butter.
Indica's a pale color.
The same applies to the tinctures ( https://vaporasylum.com/threads/glycerin-tincture.155/ )
I will add pictures of the "plug" today, now that it has separated
Speaking of decarboxylation...
The butter will now be heated within the Brown sugar and other ingredients
in the caramel making and cooling process... the caramels take time to reduce in temperature also.
Caramels at https://vaporasylum.com/threads/cannabis-caramels.12/post-63633
The following images were the butter finishing.
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A serrated knife will help pull the plug up... as it gets dragged up out of the incision.
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The serrated knife will also help remove the debris under the plug.
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Remember the days of removing cannabutter from the glass baking dish
Sorry for not reading the thread more thoroughly
Just cannot stomach the taste of heat extracted carriers
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Natural decarb, 4 months in the safe
Forget how many grams are in it so..........wheeeee!
Not sure if it qualifies as feco
3-4 day water cure, full dry, cold ethanol extraction, 3 of 4 stage filter
 

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