two questions about cannabutter

[analogger]

hi, first, an introduction. i've been looking around on this forum for a while. i've been smoking heavily for almost three years.

my first question is about butter yield. i made a batch of brownies yesterday, with 1 ounce of shwag and 1 lb (2 cups) of butter. i simmered them in water for about 3 hours. when i strained all the material i was left with 1 cup of cannabutter! is this supposed to happen or did i somehow f*ck up royally?

my second question is, last time i made brownies, they were VERY effective. after sitting in my freezer for a week, they seemed to lose a lot of potency. why is that?

thanks for any help!

analogger Reviewed by analogger on 11-18-2008. two questions about cannabutter hi, first, an introduction. i've been looking around on this forum for a while. i've been smoking heavily for almost three years. my first question is about butter yield. i made a batch of brownies yesterday, with 1 ounce of shwag and 1 lb (2 cups) of butter. i simmered them in water for about 3 hours. when i strained all the material i was left with 1 cup of cannabutter! is this supposed to happen or did i somehow f*ck up royally? my second question is, last time i made brownies, they Rating: 5

[mattz187]

I'm not sure about them loosing potency in the freezer, but you made cannabutter with water? I also just use the butter, melt it, and grind the pot and put it in for 15 min on low or so.

Not sure about the yield, when i make cookies or whatever, i dont strain it, i just leave the ground up herb in.

[Charas]

i do strain mine...but simmer way more than fifteen mins

i've never heard of using h20 though..

[RamblerGambler]

Using water works, but sadly I never have the patience that such a process entails. boiling THEN waiting for it to harden and separate? No sir. I'm a fan of simmering the ground up material in butter for an extended period of time, then straining it through at least one metal strainer and collecting the prize.

[analogger]

i hope you don't think i'm using only water to try to cook.... i mix water with butter. when you see and smell all the nasty stuff that the water picks up and keeps separate from the butter, it's pretty encouraging to keep using the water/butter mixture...

so does anyone know about the lost butter? does it evaporate?

thanks for the replies.

[RamblerGambler]

I know what you mean, no worries. As I said, I just don't have the patience to wait for the water to separate from the butter before I can extract it. From what I've gathered, however, you really shouldn't see a major loss in the amount of butter. As for storage, just use tupperware or cheap equivalent.

[analogger]

hmm... i get the feeling i lost a lot of butter when straining the mixture through many paper towels. if using the water method, and the mixture was unstrained, would the water keep all the solids from the butter while they are separating in the fridge?

thanks again for the help.

[RamblerGambler]

Perhaps this might answer your questions:
http://boards.cannabis.com/recipes/8...utter-how.html

[shogun235]

I cook mine with water too. 1 1/2 oz good bud, 1 1/4 lb claified butter, and a cup or two of water. I strain it trouigh an old clean t shirt. and then squize the shit out of it and get 1 lb of butter.

[ZZTops]

One of the reasons is Commercial butter is about 80% butterfat and 15% water; traditionally made butter may have as little as 65% fat and 30% water...

The other is in your mash/cloth, you must squeeze all the butter out...