Lots of trimmings: What should I do?

[420liam420]

this plant was REALLY bushy, i have lots and lots of sugar leaves, ofc i wont be throwing them away.

i washed them in warm water with baking soda, and put them to sun dry.


what's the best way to extract thc and cbd from trimmings? canna butter?

 

[013]

Hey 420Liam,

Wekcome to forums at 420 Magazine.... Oils, rso, cobs, green dragon, butter, dry sift to name a few.

more folks will stop in soon hopefully

 

[nivek]

perhaps the most efficient way of extraction is to make rick simpson oil,, not the easiest tho

simple ice/water hash is quite easy and requires near nothing special

and, yep,, butter is easy as well,, and quite efficient i would think

 

[bobrown14]

Can get some Everclear 190 - decarb the weed in the oven at 240-270F for 1 hour.

Double boiler on and ELECTRIC skillet (no gas) add weed to the ever clear say fill a quart mason jar with weed and about 1/2 - 3/4 full with ever clear. Turn electric burner to med-high to get water boiling and get the temp up to about 150F-170F in the Ever Clear you will see bubbles forming in the ever clear.

Boil that down to reduce the alcohol - can go down to oil consistency or just liquid - the liquid is called Green Dragon.

Be VERY VERY careful and use ventilation - alcohol fumes are dangerous and a fire is almost invisible.

You need a good thermometer - suggest one for an oven with a digital readout and a probe where the readout can be moved away from the cooktop where your cooking your alcohol.

Safety 1st 2nd and 3rd. Set up a fan - no smoking - ventilate.

Cant say this enough - no fire. This is not the time to puff.

 

[420liam420]

Can get some Everclear 190 - decarb the weed in the oven at 240-270F for 1 hour.

Double boiler on and ELECTRIC skillet (no gas) add weed to the ever clear say fill a quart mason jar with weed and about 1/2 - 3/4 full with ever clear. Turn electric burner to med-high to get water boiling and get the temp up to about 150F-170F in the Ever Clear you will see bubbles forming in the ever clear.

Boil that down to reduce the alcohol - can go down to oil consistency or just liquid - the liquid is called Green Dragon.

Be VERY VERY careful and use ventilation - alcohol fumes are dangerous and a fire is almost invisible.

You need a good thermometer - suggest one for an oven with a digital readout and a probe where the readout can be moved away from the cooktop where your cooking your alcohol.

Safety 1st 2nd and 3rd. Set up a fan - no smoking - ventilate.

Cant say this enough - no fire. This is not the time to puff.

sadly i only have gas powered stuff, so i guess canna butter is the way to go? what's the best way to extract as much thc as i can when making canna butter from trimmings and leaves?

 

[420liam420]

perhaps the most efficient way of extraction is to make rick simpson oil,, not the easiest tho

simple ice/water hash is quite easy and requires near nothing special

and, yep,, butter is easy as well,, and quite efficient i would think

any tips? never made butter, i wanna extract as much thc and cbd as ii can, i hate wasting especially now during quarantine i'm high 24/7 so i need to stretch my supply lol!

 

[nivek]

any tips? never made butter, i wanna extract as much thc and cbd as ii can, i hate wasting especially now during quarantine i'm high 24/7 so i need to stretch my supply lol!

i don't have any tips actually. i have not made butter in a while. very easy tho,, and tons of info everywhere on how

karma sent friend

 

[TorturedSoul]

sadly i only have gas powered stuff

Butane boils at such a low temperature (30.2°F) that no gas or electric heat source is required with that solvent. Propane's boiling point is even lower (-43.6°F) and, reportedly, transfers more terpenes.

 

[013]

Skip the butane....it’s too volatile - save a life. Better ways to extract without risk of explosion.

 

[TorturedSoul]

Well, yeah, it does sort of require the application of a >92 IQ intellect - so if you cannot tie your own shoes without one-on-one assistance, don't use it. But other than that... it doesn't automagically turn into <BOOM> or anything, lol.

35 years and I haven't been killed once. . . .