making butter with fresh material?

[thcrefugee]

I was planning to make some butter out of some plant matter, but i dont have time to dry any of it.

how bad is it to use fresh (wet) plant material, flowers and some sugary leaves.. ?

 

[DRE on Dat Good]

I made butter with fresh trim before didnt work out quite as nice as some dry trim. Try fast drying your trim first in the oven or if you have a mini heater let it blow over your trim or place your trim in a bag or bucket or something and direct the heat on the trim and rotate the trim every 3-5min. goodluck!!

 

[qbert]

Making butter with fresh trim seems to work just fine for me.

 

[Gramse]

Anyone have any new input on the topic?
Have a nice day/ Gramse

 

[aridbud]

I think a matterof choice....similar to wet vs. dry trimming. Prefer wet trimming, but read good results drying first, then manicuring.

So, I think it equates to dried fruit....concentrated sucrose from drying....drying first then using (unless juicing....use fresh material) as butter, tinctures.

Everyone has their own style...see what works best for YOU!

If doing butter, wrap material in cheese cloth bundle .....much easier to handle, clean crock pot or whatever using for heated material....aka, butter, balm, etc. No mess, no fuss.

 

[RB56]

I thought it was less effective wet but must have made a measuring error. Been making incredibly potent butter (coconut oil for me) from fresh trim. I've been using 4 times as much wet plant matter by weight as I do for dry.

 

[aridbud]

I thought it was less effective wet but must have made a measuring error. Been making incredibly potent butter (coconut oil for me) from fresh trim. I've been using 4 times as much wet plant matter by weight as I do for dry.

Whatever works....that's the key!! Sounds like it's been a success for you!! KUDOS!

Keep on, keeping on!! ;o)

Yeah, my preference is coconut oil, too. Although do my share with olive or grapeseed oil, depending if using for cooking/baking, balms, etc.

 

[RB56]

That should be 1/4 as much by weight of wet vs. dry.

 

[NumbSkulled]

RB56, have you tried freezing your canna coconut oil?
If yes do you know how long it can be stored frozen?

 

[RB56]

I wrap it in parchment paper, put that in a Ziplock freezer bag and straight into the freezer until I need it. I've never kept any for more than a year but don't notice any differences between freshly made and frozen for a year.

To thaw it I use a double boiler with hot tap water in the bottom - no additional heat. Only takes a few minutes. Coconut oil's melting point is somewhere in the upper 70's (F) and I find it much easier to mix with other ingredients if it's liquid.

 

[LifeLess]

always used fresh. Butters always green, what would happen if i ran the finished butter threw activated carbon? Would it take the green out?

 

[RB56]

always used fresh. Butters always green, what would happen if i ran the finished butter threw activated carbon? Would it take the green out?

My coconut oil is always green too - after two washes beyond the first separation. I was packaging some this morning for freezing and ate a small piece. Tasted really good. Didn't taste "green" at all. Decided the color didn't matter.

Didn't know you could pass fats through activated carbon.

 

[Snype]

 

[blastfrompast]

Does the vodka help the extraction or the extractor get the work done

 

[desert fox]

always used fresh. Butters always green, what would happen if i ran the finished butter threw activated carbon? Would it take the green out?

NO....if your looking to take the green out. cook your butter as normal. freeze, collect butter, repeat the process with fresh water (doesn't need to be as long as a cook or high temps). Keep repeating till satisfied. all the nasty get transferred to the water. I can make it almost tasteless. I like a little green taste.....sure, I know I am essentially Pavlov's dog.

 

[desert fox]

I like using dry. but wet works fine too...If you can turn trash into stash, go for it.

 

[Snype]

Does the vodka help the extraction or the extractor get the work done

The bottle of Vodka was just there. I'm not sure why because I don't drink much. Must have been different times that I don't remember.

 

[LifeLess]

Good lookin out desert. Ill be washing my next batch.