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What to make with 5 lbs fan leaves?
- Thread starter Nickog
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I vote compost.
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I'd make cannabutter if anything. It will be green as fuck, but it aint too bad of a job to clean it with water baths.
I'd use the leaves to make cannabutter or some other weed infused fat. Coconut oil works well too.
Fan leaves have plenty of THC in my experience (13 years as a grower). They're not as potent as bud, obviously, but they're still potent when prepared correctly. It still surprises me when people say they just throw them away.
Fan leaves have plenty of THC in my experience (13 years as a grower). They're not as potent as bud, obviously, but they're still potent when prepared correctly. It still surprises me when people say they just throw them away.
Another option is edible hash oil. Put as many fan leaves as possible in a glass mason jar. Compress the leaves as much as you can without using enough force to break the jar. Fill with 99% isopropanol, cover, and let it sit overnight. Gentle heating can be used to help the extraction process, but it's not really needed. Strain out the isopropanol, filter, and let it sit out to evaporate.
Dissolve the resulting oil in 190 proof ethanol, then let it evaporate. This purges the isopropanol. After that, you can use the oil to make coconut oil capsules of whatever strength you want. You could also redissolve the oil in 190 proof ethanol to make a potent tincture.
Dissolve the resulting oil in 190 proof ethanol, then let it evaporate. This purges the isopropanol. After that, you can use the oil to make coconut oil capsules of whatever strength you want. You could also redissolve the oil in 190 proof ethanol to make a potent tincture.
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Canna butter. Works just fine. Used to use a quarter pound at a time, with 5 sticks of putter. Dry weight, not wet weight
I grow frequently so I don't keep any of the large fan leaves. I have plenty of the sugar trim I don't need to waste my time on the large ones. I never got anything that was worth keeping from those big ass leaves lol.. I think the Juice thing might be something to look into but for getting high on no thanks.
Some fan leaves have visible trichomes, but that doesn't happen with a lot of strains. Bubble bags won't work if the leaves aren't crystally. The leaves themselves still have THC inside, though. Every part of the plant contains THC if it's a good strain.
I've had better results with solvent extractions. "Solvent" doesn't have to mean butane or alcohol. Fan leaves can get you high with something as simple as butter or whole milk. My favorite fan leaf recipe just involves simmering the leaves in whole milk and adding chocolate syrup at the end. That's more of a single serving recipe, not something you'd do with 5 pounds.
A long time friend is a medical bho guy. He tells me that large fans aren't worth the solvent, but that the sugar leaf & the teensy popcorn def are.
A 2 stage trim gives him what he wants. The big fans go for compost, then the small stuff goes for oil. He does nice things for people, so I help the effort. Gotta give it away to keep it.
A 2 stage trim gives him what he wants. The big fans go for compost, then the small stuff goes for oil. He does nice things for people, so I help the effort. Gotta give it away to keep it.
I haven't had good results with fan leaf butane extractions. I think butane is better for extracting cannabinoids from trichomes, not cannabinoids inside the leaves. I've had great results with long isopropanol extractions, though. And butter and coconut oil.
A few fan leaves from a closet grow might not be worth much. 5 pounds is definitely worth something. A simple iso extraction can be done with minimal cost and decent results. I grow more bud and hash than I can use personally, but I know plenty of people who don't. I can make a nice batch of strong tincture from fan leaves for less than $20 worth of isopropanol and Everclear. A good bottle of tincture is a great gift for a friend or family member who needs it.
Edit: Your friend should save the big stems too. Cut the stems into small pieces and do an isopropanol extraction. You'll get a better oil yield with stems than with fan leaves. Every part of the plant contains THC, just in different concentrations in different areas.
Dunno, m314. I just give him what he wants, keep what I want, the buds, recycle the rest conveniently as compost. Done.
With a little restraint, production slightly exceeds consumption allowing some gifting, and that's all we really want out of it.
If I were going after 5lbs of trim, Id want to obtain solvents in the 5 gal size...
With a little restraint, production slightly exceeds consumption allowing some gifting, and that's all we really want out of it.
If I were going after 5lbs of trim, Id want to obtain solvents in the 5 gal size...
Microscopic examination will tell you whether the fan leaves have trichomes or not.
We extract fan leaves for killer topicals. They give head effect when vaporized, but it is more like a charley horse between the ears, than a high and the taste is not very good.
We extract fan leaves for killer topicals. They give head effect when vaporized, but it is more like a charley horse between the ears, than a high and the taste is not very good.
Have you ever run the results of a fan leaf extraction through the GC
