Making Cannabis Butter:Discussion.

[Nancy007]

For the first time ever, I had edibles this past weekend. Oh! My! God!

A friend made chocolate chip cookies, gave me 5 cookies and told me to only eat one ( save the rest for later). I ate one cookie Friday night and felt nothing after about 2 hours, so I went to bed. Apparently I got the munchies about 2am and grabbed 2 more cookies, and went back to bed. Oops! I woke up Saturday morning about 7am, and I could not get out of bed! I soooo stoned. I didn't sober up until about 2pm Saturday. I've NEVER been that high, nor have I ever experienced a high like that....and I think I never want to try edibles again, lol.

[stressmom]

Yeah, Nancy, you gotta be super careful about that delayed onset catch. I accidentally got stoned for a week one night. It pretty well put me off the idea too. So I have a couple pounds of scary butter here up for grabs... if anyone can give me a protocol for emailing it, they can have it.

[Lanietheberner]

Is there a quick and easy way to determine the Cannabinoid / THC levels of the butter?

We're looking at the manufacturing of Chocolate Truffle's and we need to control the amount of "goodness" that's locked into every piece.:thumbsup:

[rudy2010]

No. Sorry. Just determining the amount of THC in weed is difficult. Only a couple of labs on the West coast do this. You have to give a couple of grams and pay over $100 from what I have heard.

[stormin94]

Can you use salted butter? Please explain why not if you can't.

[stormin94]

Also, is it ok to keep the butter at around 185 degrees, while simmering?

[rudy2010]

The answers are yes and yes.

As long as you keep the temp below 275-300 degrees the cannabis will be OK. The salt is not an issue. By the time you strain and cool the butter there is little salt left. I just use whatever I can get the cheapest at Grocery Outlet or Cash and Cary.
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[JOHNNYBLAZE36]

is there a easier alternative method to making cannabutter, off only like a half a cup of some leftover vaped weed? can somebody point me to a recipe

i want to just simply give this a try, a friend said he had a slice of toast with some cannabutter and it had him messed up so looking to try it out but like the stickied recipe im not looking to use a oz and pound of butter or whatever it is lol

[DrWalter]

is there a easier alternative method to making cannabutter, off only like a half a cup of some leftover vaped weed? can somebody point me to a recipe

i want to just simply give this a try, a friend said he had a slice of toast with some cannabutter and it had him messed up so looking to try it out but like the stickied recipe im not looking to use a oz and pound of butter or whatever it is lol

nah once you vape the weed the THC is gone

[iraboi]

BobBong,

And everyone else who has posted useful info on these forums, Thank You!

I use anywhere between 7-15 grams of marijuana per stick of butter. Yes, I make single stick batches. If the marijuana is good, 7 grams is used. If the marijuana is of poor quality, I use more.

Double boilers and Crock pots, if you have them and it is working, great, keep using them.

I have a stovetop that has a warmer pad. On the "low" setting it keeps my butter/herb/water mixture at a nice 170-180 degrees. This temp works very well for me. Most vaporizers on the market operate at around 374 degrees. So with this knowledge, keep your temps lower than this. When baking, I usually set the oven to 280 degrees and adjust my time accordingly. My brownies will bake in the oven for about and hour to and hour and fifteen minutes. Oven temperatures have been known to vary up to 50 degrees in either direction, so be safe and go low.

20-24 hours really makes a huge difference in the quality of your end product. The conversion of THC into the CBN's/CBD's really comes out. Having that heavier more pronounced high is extremely effective in relieving muscle and joint pains as well as a variety of other ailments that follow along with Auto Immune Disorders.

Portion size requires you to be safe and experiment to your needs and likes. The brownies (any store/brand/box/bag, I like the ones with the Hershey syrup packs) that I make, requires a piece about the size of your thumb (I use an 8x8 pan and yield about 36 pieces). This portion is great for daily consumption. If my pains are worse than normal I double it, but usually end up staying in the house laughing at various dust bunnies and trying to maintain some form of coherent thought.

Filtering should be an extra step to Bobâ??s recipe. This is as simple as placing your finished butter back into fresh water and melting. For example:

Heat 2-3 cups of water and bring to a boil.
Remove water from burner.
Add solid cannabutter and allow to melt.
Return pan to â??lowâ?� setting burner.
Stir frequently over the next half hour.
Place pan in fridge to solidify.
Repeat as desired with fresh water.

I have rinsed up to 3 times and found no use to go a fourth. This process has reduced the â??green/chlorophyllâ?� flavor considerably and it also lightens the color of the cannabutter. This really does work, either that, or I am just used to it that I never notice it. Try it and see for yourself.

As always, be safe, be smart and enjoy this amazing plant.

*All experiments above have been performed by me and are intended for the use and consumption of Marijuana in all forms of goodness.