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1-2-3 Sweet CannaButter
- Thread starter ZZTops
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. This time i used 1 oz of dried, 2 month old bud! (BBCheese)
Your Welcome...!
Made some AK47 Cookies last night, today we FLY...!
I too,,, am at altitude. Cookie @ 06:30..... also AK47. Thank you very much.
Cookies came out at the level I wanted. Wanted them to have a bit less 'hammer', so I only used 1/2 cup of Budder and 1/2 cup of regular butter for the batch.
Lunchtime should tell me a story.
Now that's what I call a 'heavy' breakfast.
would re-washing the butter'd bud in boiling water also not help separate more oil out of the plant matter...ie...Strain butter...then put plant matter in a pot, add boiling water...mix....re-strain....cool...collect any remaining butter that hardens on top...?
Just a thought...
Just a thought...
I always rinse the strained plant matter with boiling water into the oil(I use coconut oil)/water mix. It would be worth trying your idea to see if it recovered anything significant.
I think I'm losing more than I want in the cheese cloth. Might try one of those reusable gold coffee filters.
Does the 'water' not add the 'green' taste to the budder?
I've gone to the Potato Ricer. Much better leverage and no glass to break. It enables a better recovery ratio of the Budder. Thx ZZ...
Also I don't worry about the 'taste' too much. Wouldn't want to produce cookies so good that someone would want to eat a half dozen with a glass of milk. lol
I do however 'wash' the mash a second time with additional Ghee to get a bit more out of the batch. Much weaker than the 1st wash, but I'm a cheap SOB, so I don't want to waste much if it can be helped.
Also I don't worry about the 'taste' too much. Wouldn't want to produce cookies so good that someone would want to eat a half dozen with a glass of milk. lol
I do however 'wash' the mash a second time with additional Ghee to get a bit more out of the batch. Much weaker than the 1st wash, but I'm a cheap SOB, so I don't want to waste much if it can be helped.
I'd first consider a vaporizer. IMO, moderate vaping maintains ones non-smoking status and gives you total control over dosing.
If you are determined not to bring anything into your body through your lungs, edibles are great but require patience to determine the proper dose. Be sure to standardize your recipe. Too much is always a possibility. Eat a little and wait a few hours. You won't die from eating too much weed but it can be unpleasant.
First question is:
Do you grow your own (in other words, do you have an inexpensive source for bud or trim?)
I don't like to smoke too much, as my lungs are on the injured list from tobacco. I've chosen to make cookies.... the recipe is on the 1st page I think. ZZ has kindly posted his recipe for cookies.
One thing to be aware of. If you have good bud to use when making Budder..... And you are a lightweight lol..... you should start with 1/2 or even as low a 1/4 cookie to start.....
I have been using 1 hour after eating it as a reference as to how it will effect me. HOWEVER, the last two batches I've made are slow on the uptake and I don't feel much for almost 2 hours. OH BOY. I've found myself on the 'Do not attempt to operate Heavy equipment' list a couple of times.
and have had to adjust my dosage down to 1/2 cookie for the last 2 batches. Because of the inconsistency in my content. I will now not, make Budder unless I can do 3 or 4 cups at once... that way I'll have a track to follow. And I can always adjust my caloric intake, if needed.
That said: I do keep a simple bong/bubbler available for 'instant gratification'. One hit works well to provide initial 'liftoff', until the cookie sets in. Mine seem to keep me at altitude for 4-6 hours... a good time as long as you didn't/aren't over medicated.
The only 'store bought' edibles I've tried were stronger than bear's breath. lol A bit disconcerting for me.
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great thread :]
What color is the butter when you guys are done with it?
Mine is pretty much black. I have done some additional washes with water as suggested by remelting and it started to lighten it a little bit. The additional washes are producing nasty water that is starting to get pretty clear now after 3rd wash.
I made ghee first then crock for 8hrs and french pressed.
I may have used too much material to ghee. I was roughly 2 zips of sugar and trim and i came out with roughly one stick (1/2 cup?) of final budder. ?? I guess i lost some ghee in the process.
Mine is pretty much black. I have done some additional washes with water as suggested by remelting and it started to lighten it a little bit. The additional washes are producing nasty water that is starting to get pretty clear now after 3rd wash.
I made ghee first then crock for 8hrs and french pressed.
I may have used too much material to ghee. I was roughly 2 zips of sugar and trim and i came out with roughly one stick (1/2 cup?) of final budder. ?? I guess i lost some ghee in the process.
Hearing this, i had to laugh. i put some (oatmeal cookies) out on a table at a party and a dibetic, needing something sweet hit up 2 cookies before anyone saw him, he said they were delicious.. no harm no foul right... wrong.. he doesnt get high.. we had to baby sit the rest of the night, one minute he was crying uncontrolably and the next laughing to tears..
as far a rewash, just put the hot water in the pressed out mash,
(adding more ghee/butter along with the water will dilute and make a weaker reulting mix)
stur some, repress it and put the pressed out 'water' (it will not be weaker) back into the first wash, cool and refrigeraste.
Now what about baking them?? 325*F for 20 minutes.. doesnt that degrade THC content?
Baking doesn't seem to degrade the THC. At least not noticeably.
Just depends on what you want to produce. I made a batch recently with 'mixed trim' (AK47 & White Russian) Speaking of strong, I ate one night before last about 20:00 hours, woke up yesterday morning still Flying. Made for an interesting 1st cup of coffee. Woke up once during the night and had trouble getting/staying vertical. lol
By the way does the water wash, make them taste more or less. Just curious.
Like someone said above.. yer not going to eat a half dozen, they don't have to taste 'delicious'.. if you do eat a half dozen, you made the butter too weak.. you wont be chewin on ground weed..
Edibles are intersting me more and more...just made a batch of butter but used the water method. Haven't sampled yet
