First really successful batch of butter

[wanderlust]

I've tried to cook weed a number a different times, usualy with only a mild amount of success. I've screwed up the short pan simmer many a time and screwed a homemade attempt at a double boiler and a small amount of pot.

I think the way I just did was about as foolproof as you can get. For quanity this time I decided to man up and use a decent amount so I decided to throw 4 grams in and used 1 stick of butter. I've read the ideal amount is a 1/4 for 1 stick but I want to take it easy on the test run.

Everything was pretty simple. I went out to Target and got myself a small crock pot and supplies for brownies.

Then once I was home I turned the crock pot on high and added the stick of butter. Once that melted I added in enough water to fill the crock pot about halfway. I left it on high until the water/butter solution was at about 200 degrees. Then I ground up my 1/8th as fine as i could and dumped it in and set the crock pot at low. Also the lid was left off on purpose to make sure temps didn't get too high

Now comes the horrible horrible waiting, I let it simmer for 12 hours, most of which i was sleeping. I hear that you can go as short as 4 hours and be okay, but the longer the better really, if you can afford to wait you might as well make sure you extract everything. After that I took a bowl large enough for all the water and set my strainer on top and then used an old thin cut up shirt for a filter. Slowly poured everything in and then squeezed the shit out of the shirt to get everything I could out.

Then all you do is set it in the fridge over night to set up, all the fats/butter will rise to the top and solidify. Then in the morning I got up to a nice solid layer of green butter, took it out and dumped the water.

and wallah!

Could it be anymore beautiful?? I know this is pretty simple and I'm far from the inventor but I thought this thread could help out the other cooking challenged folk like myself who are tired of screwing up their weed. If your having trouble making canna-butter, this is the way to go for sure.

[al-Mu'akhkhir]

omg wtf 200 degrees? farenheit presumably... dude you probably burned the fuck out of that butter... i can't see your pictures either but AFAIK you're just supposed to slowly melt the butter and let that shit simmer... low heat yo!

anyways have you tried it yet? how's the potency?

I expect pictures nigga

[wanderlust]

I def did not burn it, it was on low on the crock pot, just barley simmering with tiny little bubbles slowly rising to the surface. It might not have been quite 200, it definitely wasn't over. Supposedly the temperature that the THC breaks down is around 350, thats why when you bake with it you only use recipies with a "low" baking temp like brownies. Def didn't burn it though, you can tell by the pics and its beautiful green color. I think its a matter of getting the dosing right more then did it work or not.

Haven't tried out the butter yet, just waking up and I'm trying to decide whether to bake it into some brownies or just eat some butter. I'll have a how stoned am I report here in a couple hours.

[al-Mu'akhkhir]

OOOOOh yeah i misread that part. nvm picks work, very beautiful shade of green!
in any case... looking foreward to the trip report of sorts.

[K10]

The crockpot is definitely the way to go. That's how I always do it. Set it up and go to bed.....wake up to a stinky kitchen and some fresh cannabutter.

[wanderlust]

I woke up today and ate a couple brownies for breakfast on an empty stomach, its now a couple hours later and they're definitely working. there not as strong as I'd like though, or strong as I hoped they would be. I'm thinking maybe an eighth(i put in a little more) might not be quite enough for a whole stick of a butter and a full batch of brownies.

I don't think I screwed up the cooking of the brownies or butter, I even baked the brownies at 320 just to be safe. Must be the potency, not enough weed for the amount of butter. Or my metabolism is just fucked and I'm digesting it mega slow.

Next time I think I'm gonna go for a full quarter for a stick of butter and do the same process. Though I am pretty high right now, not super fucked high like I had hoped. I waited about an hour or so to smoke a bowl because I wanted to see how the brownies would be on their own and I wasn't getting a whole lot more then a good body buzz. I'm kinda hoping they're just taking a while to kick in but I think next time I'm just gonna need to ramp up the potency. I might save the rest of the brownies and eat like 4 of before the star trek movie to make sure I'm super stoned for it.

[K10]

Last time i did the cannabutter in the crockpot I used an ounce and 1 and 1/4 sticks of butter. I prefer it to be strong so that its lethal even in recipes that don't call for very much butter.

[wanderlust]

I bought another 1/2 yesterday and I'm gonna try another batch of butter and I'm gonna throw a quarter or so in one stick of butter, maybe even a bit less. These brownies are okay they just aren't potent, I ate three and i'm feelin good but thats too much to digest and I want the option to be blown out of my mind.

I don't think I am gonna go with brownies this time. Need a recipie without so much filler, anyone have or know a recipe that uses a stick of butter to make like no bake oreo cookie balls or something?

edit: think i'm gonna try this, and reduce the amount of stuff by a third for one stick worth of butter.

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups Cannabutter
3 cups Oats
1/4 cup Peanut Butter
3 tablespoons Honey
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
1-2 tablespoons Cocoa Powder

INSTRUCTIONS
Melt the Cannabutter in a microwave safe bowl. In a large bowl, combine the oats, peanut butter, honey, cinnamon, and cocoa. Pour the Cannabutter on top and stir until the mixture becomes homogeneous. Place the bowl into the freezer for 10-20 minutes. Form the mixture into individual balls, using your hands or a #20 ice cream scooper, and drop them onto wax paper to set.

make four balls out of it maybe, one of em should get me pretty fuckered I'd think. i'm gonna start making the butter tonight so I should have these done by tomorrow night and ready for star trek

[wanderlust]

I've just finished my second batch of butter. I feel even better about it this time. I took a 1/4 and used a coffee grinder this time to grind it into really fine powder. Simmered it on low for 12 hours in the crock pot with it half filled water and a stick of butter. In the fridge for about 8 hours and now my butter is sitting in a bowl. Also it was a lot better stinkier weed this time as well.

I'll upload some pics later after I make them into this goo ball recipe.

edit: here are the fruits of my labor. can't wait for tomorrow.

[al-Mu'akhkhir]

looking good let us know how that recipe turns out.

[Dr. Drew]

HOw Was IT?!?!

[zerodown]

he died... haha

[aft3rsh0kk]

i wanna od on weed

[sublimerig]

goo balls are key