i used all my male plants and made the most wicked butter the other day. it's worth it 100%!!!
i love cooking with it
i love cooking with it
i used all my male plants and made the most wicked butter the other day. it's worth it 100%!!!
i love cooking with it
You should try doing a 'wash' step on your butter extraction to get the schwagginess out. I run at least 3 washes on my green butter- called 'liquid-liquid extraction' in nerd land (where I live)- to put most of the contaminants in the aqueous phase and all the resins inthe lipid phase. The benefits of this are a pale pistachio green, sweet-smelling, gentle tasting product that won't scorch in recipes that call for higher temps, and takes FAR longer to go rancid in storage, as it has no plant residue to rot.
Works wonders and saves money!
stinkyattic from that site :D said:Place this jar in the refrigerator until the two phases stratify and the butter sets into a solid mass. Poke a large hole through the butter and pour out all the water through a strainer to catch any butter pieces floating in the water. Re-fill with clean water and return to the hot water bath. HOT WATER ON COLD GLASS WILL CRACK THE GLASS! Bring the bath back to temperature gradually.
Now repeat the heating and shaking process. You will see that the water becomes cloudy. This is all contamination leaving the butter. Chlorophyll, plant matter, even excess fertilizer salts are washed away, leaving pure butter with the psychoactive compounds.
This is called a liquid-liquid extraction, and takes advantage of the different solubilities of polar (salts) vs nonpolar (hydrocarbons) compounds in polar (water) vs nonpolar (oil) solvents.
Repeat the chilling and separating process, re-fill with water, heat again. The third time, the water should remain quite clear, and when you pour it out, pour it through a permanent coffee filter (the metal kind) to remove any large particles still remaining. This time when you chill it, you will notice what a lovely pale green color it is, and also that it smells like sweet butter and hash, but not really like pot.
When you cook with washed butter, the cannabis flavors are very subdued, to the point where you may not even notice any at all. Nice stuff."