Best way to make cannabutter - GreenPassion.org - Dedicated to Medicinal Cannabis Cultivation and Education

#1 10-19-2007, 01:00 PM

Heres the best way to make cannabutter. I got this recipe out of The Art and Science of Cooking with Cannabis, by Adam Gottlieb. Bring a pot of water to a roiling boil. Then add one pound of butter or less if desired. Take the amount of bud/leaf you want in the CB place it in a blender for leafs and grinder if its bud. Once ground place the cannabis a place in the pot. Stir occasionally for about half an hour. Then strain the used cannabis and squeeze the liquid out. Put the strained mixture in the fridge. A few hours later go back and scrape all the solidified butter off the top and dump the nasty looking water left over out and enjoy the cannabutter in brownies or on your toast.

This way might take longer but is way better than any other way I've found out there. There is no chance in burning the valuable cannabis. Also if you look at the water you can see its brown/grey and extremly gross. You would normally eat that with other methods but not in this one so take the time out there guys and girls and make it good.

#2 10-29-2007, 02:00 AM

i might have to try some on muffin during the king biscuit flour hour. jc.

#3 11-28-2007, 01:44 PM

higha!

and thanks a lot for that, just started my christmas bakery....

peace, Martin

*GreenPassion* · #4 11-28-2007, 02:00 PM

Nice recipe, but you might want to try simmering for 5 to 6 hours, not a half hour.
Enjoy~

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Originally Posted by JollyGreenGiant

Heres the best way to make cannabutter. I got this recipe out of The Art and Science of Cooking with Cannabis, by Adam Gottlieb. Bring a pot of water to a roiling boil. Then add one pound of butter or less if desired. Take the amount of bud/leaf you want in the CB place it in a blender for leafs and grinder if its bud. Once ground place the cannabis a place in the pot. Stir occasionally for about half an hour. Then strain the used cannabis and squeeze the liquid out. Put the strained mixture in the fridge. A few hours later go back and scrape all the solidified butter off the top and dump the nasty looking water left over out and enjoy the cannabutter in brownies or on your toast.

This way might take longer but is way better than any other way I've found out there. There is no chance in burning the valuable cannabis. Also if you look at the water you can see its brown/grey and extremly gross. You would normally eat that with other methods but not in this one so take the time out there guys and girls and make it good.

Mr.Moonbiscuit · #5 02-28-2009, 12:58 PM

ok ive made it before but just a quick question whats the best ratio of bud to butter? like 25 grams to every half ounce of butter? just need the best ratio. my bosses mom is suffering from the first stages of alzheimers and emphesima<sp> and shes been getting very um well over excited and staying up till 5 calling people. and they want me to make some brownies to help her calm down.

green_nobody · #6 02-28-2009, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonbiscuit

ok ive made it before but just a quick question whats the best ratio of bud to butter? like 25 grams to every half ounce of butter? just need the best ratio. my bosses mom is suffering from the first stages of alzheimers and emphesima<sp> and shes been getting very um well over excited and staying up till 5 calling people. and they want me to make some brownies to help her calm down.

depends on who strong it has to be, i usually use like 25g per lb butter which is a not too overly strong mix but will give you a good stone. doubling this amount should be fine to down a old women really well if you use like a 1/2lb butter per brownie dough.

25g per 14g butter is surely a bit too plenty to still mix well enough to get anywhere by the way

Mr.Moonbiscuit · #7 02-28-2009, 02:22 PM

lol that was just like a theoretical. and thanks for the advice. also just found out shes diabetic. so i gotta work around that.

v0ssman · #8 02-28-2009, 05:07 PM

ive read about gottlieb in the past, he said himself to do it for 24-32 hours..but I dont see anyone standing there stirring it up for that long..haha youd have to take shifts! 3 hours was pretty good for my last batch.

mobdaily · #9 03-03-2009, 08:12 PM

I can personally say this method works great, i made my butter today and it is awesome i had 34gs of trimming and 1lbs of unsalted butter and it is great 2 pieces if toast and in minutes im high lol keep up the good work .

Pepe` · #10 03-04-2009, 04:59 AM

how odd... I just tried this same recipe based on 1 oz. mj per 1lb. butter.

actually used 38 gr. good trim, 1/8 bag shake & fistfull of nuggets and 1 lb. of Tillamook butter.
used a crock pot to simmer for 3 hrs. nice, light green butter product.
tried toast: very light, mellow buzz, good for the guts
g/f used for brownies: yummy but no noticeable effect
dad used in fudge: yummy but no noticeable effect

made me sad

mikeb4370 · #11 05-25-2009, 02:50 PM

what about people like me that dont have an ounce of weed to spare? 1 stick of butter is all i need to make a batch of cookies,, how much weed is enough for that? i looked at youtube and seen an old woman saying a shot glass of weed is enough but is that true? i only have regular weed. not the cronic..

jangel · #12 05-25-2009, 03:03 PM

Do you have any trim or leaves from growing? I have used that before. If not, then bud is all you got to do it, it will work.

I have used trim from plants, tied into a nylon stocking and just cooked it for a day. It worked well.

Peace

mikeb4370 · #13 05-25-2009, 03:06 PM

im not a grower,, yet,, just a smoker for now.. and hopefully a cooker if i learn more.. so any weed i use to cook, i buy,,

Mr.Moonbiscuit · #14 05-25-2009, 03:08 PM

in my experience 1 gram of bud for ever 3 grams of butter is a good ratio for a potent butter. and are you planning on making cookies with the butter?

mikeb4370 · #15 05-25-2009, 03:15 PM

yes,, cookies. and i dont have a small scale so im going by eye,, im saving my keif so i hope to use that in my butter,, i figured a shot glass full of keif should do the trick.. otherwise,, i can add some weed,, going by your ratio,, i figure 3.5 grams per stick of butter would do me fine.. hows about using water? should i bother or not?

Mr.Moonbiscuit · #16 05-25-2009, 03:20 PM

adding water to the butter? they wouldnt mix and it really would just turn into a pointless excursion. what you could do is mix in some vegetable oil as it too extracts the fun stuff. but keif is also a good idea, it blends in well and there is a lot less straining, granted its harder to tell how potent it will be.

mikeb4370 · #17 05-25-2009, 03:24 PM

actually when cooking the butter some recipes call for boiling a water/butter mix then adding weed.. wasnt sure if thats necessary,, i heard it makes the butter taste better..takes out the bad taste in the butter,, ever hear of that method?

Mr.Moonbiscuit · #18 05-25-2009, 03:27 PM

ive tried it and it just made the butter thin which isnt the best for baking, some like it some dont, its all about tastes. i do advise you to get a small scale for cooking it really does help in dosing correctly, me i love the taste of canna butter.

mikeb4370 · #19 05-25-2009, 03:33 PM

last time i seen a friend cook butter,, she melted it,, added the weed ,,( 7 grams,,quarter ounce, everything ground up ) simmered it for a half hour and let it cool,, no straining,, no nothing,, it smelled soo good! didnt really mess me up though..i want to make sum strong stuff!!! thus the keif... figured that would kick it up a notch..lol

Mr.Moonbiscuit · #20 05-25-2009, 04:19 PM

keif does work well, and the reason it didnt really mess you up is she didnt cook it long enough. most experienced cookers will tell you to do it for at least 2 hours, some up to six. but it does take a while on simmer. one expirement ive been thinking of trying is making the canna butter in a pressure cooker set on low.