Cannabutter In 7 Easy Steps!

[CharlieMopps]

Originally Posted by Hash

I swear to god I get high from standing over the stove when the pot is cooking. Has anyone else noticed this?

Well, thc is released into the air by heat, what you can do is keep the heat on low and put a lid on the pot, that'll keep the goodness in the butter.

[LilSteve47]

following the instructions in the 7 Easy steps. I started out with 3 cups water, 3 sticks (1/4 lb each) and 1 oz of trim. I boiled the water, added the butter and weed. turned it down to a simmer for 2 hours. I used a cheesecloth strainer and strained the liquid into a container, then put it in the fridge. The end product was 214.5 grams of cannabutter. so where did the other 133 grams of butter go?? there was no water after it cooled, just a pea green block of cannabutter.
Oh yes I took the leaf and dumped it in my compost pile in the back yard and kicked some dirt over it. tonite after fixing dinner I took some potato peelings out to the compost pile and noticed that the leafy green buttery residue that I tossed earlier in the day was gone, then it dawned on me, it appears that my male Akita (about 110lbs) may have eaten some of the residue, which explains his unusual mellow behavior.
He seems to be coming out of it ok.

[CharlieMopps]

It likely evaporated. Butter itself is not all fat. I wonder about using clarified butter, where the milk solids have been removed.

[Frog]

Originally Posted by CharlieMopps

Well, thc is released into the air by heat, what you can do is keep the heat on low and put a lid on the pot, that'll keep the goodness in the butter.

well, not exactly.
You need a pressure cooker or a still to retain all the THC.
Just a pot with a lid on it is sorta doin' it half-ass,
it's the whole vapor(low moisture content) vs steam(high moisture content) thang

Trust Me

[Drummingstar1]

[QUOTE=*********;801293]well, not exactly.
You need a pressure cooker or a still to retain all the THC.
Just a pot with a lid on it is sorta doin' it half-ass,
it's the whole vapor(low moisture content) vs steam(high moisture content) thang

I'm curious about the theory of losing some THC through escaping steam. I followed the recipe on this site, and cooked my canna butter for more then 4 hrs. Both times came out with excellent potent butter. Can you elaborate on the pressure cooker theory to retain all the THC? This is the first I am hearing about using a pressure cooker and I'd like to hear more, since I have one.

[happiehippie]

DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!.......because of your thread here, I finaly feel OK about trying this....been wanting to for a long time, but did not feel like I could do it, the pics are perfect man.....thanks a million......................PEACE

[CharlieMopps]

I still say it shouldn't take more than 1 hour and you should keep a lid on it at least.

[Frog]

You are right Charlie,
but an hour tastes too much like cannabis for some folks.
I love it myself.
The longer you cook it the better it tastes to some.

The longer you cook it the more likely you will reach the vaporization temp for THC(320-340 degrees).
Keep it under 300 and you got no worries, even without a lid.

A pressure cooker has a temp gauge in the lid, doesn't it.
When you remove a lid from a boiling pot, The temp drops.
When you stick your thermometer in it, at that point, you are not reading the true temp.
When you open the lid the vapor rises since it is warmer than the surrounding air.

With a pressure cooker you never have to open it to see the temp

Then you have the vaporization temp for CBC, CBN, CBD and the rest of the CBs

[CharlieMopps]

Now, i know pressure cookers have a pressure relief valve for when you finally want to open it. If you hooked up a vapor bag to that vent to catch it all, you think it'd work to give you a buzz?

[closetgrower]

uucan do da same with leaf just use a pound oof leaf 2 a pound of buter simer a bit longer pour boiling water ova leaf once strained 2 gt most of ter out umay need several coitntaners u can mix this with ur fav dark choc or any baking be carfull with dosage it takes about an hour 2 kic in lasts about 5 defenently no driving well worth da time nd efort happy cookn

[maryjaneplz]

an old friend gave some brownies once made with this. best i ever had.
rather have those then smoke it.
thanks i hope can do this someday

[Thcgoblin420]

So say I use 7 grams of some bomb haze I'd need about a stick or a stick and ahalf of butter? And I was confused about the boiling water and meltingthe butter.. Do I meltthe butter and then put in the grinded bud or do I put the butter n the water let it melt then put in the bud??

[Thcgoblin420]

I'm making as we speak... Do I hav to simmer until the bud is no longer green

[Thcgoblin420]

Any one????

[Thcgoblin420]

I just did it using this recipe it's great!!