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A different way to Budder

Discussion in 'Cannabis & Weed Edibles: Cooking & Recipes' started by PsychedelicSam, Aug 28, 2012.

  1. #1 PsychedelicSam, Aug 28, 2012
    I just successfully finished making cannabutter by using the solvent transfer method I've been perfecting. I've already had great results transferring to honey, glycerin and coconut oil from a concentrated Dragon solution. I wasn't sure if the alcohol would alter the butter properties so I hadn't tried that yet and I don't use butter much anyway. I tried to find any reference to this process for butter but only found the thousands of traditional recipes. Since I just made a large batch of dragon and I wanted some cookies, I decided to try it. What a success!

    First, I only recommend this if you have a quantity of Dragon available. I make about a pint each time which allows me to do a lot of things. Because of the high potency of the tincture, it just takes a small amount to infuse enough butter to make 2 dozen really potent cookies.

    Here's what I did.
    1) half cup (1 stick) of clarified butter
    2) 2 1/2 fl oz of Green/Gold Dragon
    3) Double boiler (crockpot & stainless steel bowl)

    Melt the butter in the double boiler and add the Dragon. Do not do this near flame and have plenty of ventilation and a fan. The alcohol will completely reduce off in about an hour. You can do it faster with a hot plate or rice cooker, but I didn't want a higher temp with the butter. Once the bubbles are gone and the butter clears again, the alcohol will be gone just leaving the butter. Pour it into a container and store in fridge until ready for use.

    This method adds no taste to the butter or other plant matter. I tried a small amount on toast to see if I could detect a pot taste and there was nothing but butter taste. I used the half cup of butter with a package of oatmeal chocolate cookies. They came out a few minutes ago and taste great. No green taste at all. I had eaten a little dough and started getting off like a mad dog. I have eaten a cookie now (had to sample) and am floating like a butterfly. :D

    I have to go right now but when I get back I'll address potency.
     
  2. #2 BadKittySmiles, Aug 30, 2012
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    Don't you remember?

    You know exactly where you've seen the reference, not to mention who helped you out when learning about the process! :p


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    Right from the tutorial;

    "...you should start with medium-chain containing oils such as coconut oil and palm kernal oil, or to a lesser extend, clarified butter."




    It's not as though I'd recommend those oil sources, without ever using them for the oil, after all. :)



    It's the same process, just using a different oil source, the alcohol doesn't effect the the stability of properly clarified butter (but if
    you forgot to clarify on the other hand, you'd be left with loose milk solids).

    Just remember that the bond hasn't formed the moment the alcohol dissipates, the alcohol being present up until that
    moment hinders the infusion of the glandular material with oil, what you have are free-floating cannabinoids rather than
    an infusion. It takes around an hour minimum of continued heating, to see a great increase in bioavailabilty after the alcohol
    evaporates.


    A tip; if you have the time, and wish to preserve more of your terpene content, do what I do... evaporate under, not just
    room temp but even cooler conditions. I fill a few coolers with ice, prop open the lids with a fan aimed at the openings,
    and let my concentrates evaporate over the course of a day or three depending on the volume of alcohol.


    Where the remaining layer of glandular material is oil soluble, by performing a cool evaporation then adding oil to it, and
    popping it back in the oven, covered, you can make an even higher quality concentrated edible oil with more of its
    natural and highly medicinal and beneficial phytochemical content. :hello:
     
  3. #3 PsychedelicSam, Aug 30, 2012

    I did learn a lot of this from you, thanks by the way, but I didn't associate your mention of butter with a specific posting. It was thanks to you that I realized that I could transfer the thc to other things other than the honey I stumbled upon. You taught me that I could make a great concentrated coconut oil that way and I then applied that to glycerin, too. I just hadn't been sure of the butter because I didn't know if the alcohol would change the properties of the butter for sure. I'm not a big butter guy. I like to bake things with it sometimes over oil, but it can be such a hassle and mess to make. With this method I can make as little or as much as I need very simply, just like coconut oil. But after thinking about it, I decided there'd be no problem and it worked great.

    I'll keep in mind the tip about the terpenes. I have been trying to incorporate more of those in my process to get as many peripheral benefits as possible.
     

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