Can you use a double boiler to make weed butter?

Can you use a double boiler to make weed butter?

Grind the decarboxylated cannabis coarsely with a hand grinder. Place water in the lower half of a double boiler (or bowl set on top of a small saucepan with water). In the top half of the double boiler, melt the butter. After water and butter are melted and mixed, add the cannabis, stirring gently into the butter.

What is the ratio of butter to weed?

Fill the pot 1/4 to 1/3 full of cannabis trim. Put one cup of butter for every four cups of water into the pot, until the cooking pot is about 80% of the way full. Turn on the burner as high as it will go and bring the mixture to a boil. Let the mixture boil for four hours, stirring as needed.

What happens if you boil your cannabutter?

Yes, it is a much more common mistake than you think. Overcooking cannabutter can affect the medicinal quality of your baked edible since a very high temperature would end up degrading the cannabinoid content in your medicinal recipe.

How long should I double boil my cannabutter?

Maintain low heat (ideally above 160ºF but never exceeding 200ºF) and let the mixture simmer for 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally. The mixture should never come to a full boil. Strain the cannabutter.

What color should my cannabutter be?

yellow
The cannabutter should be the same nice yellow color all the way through. Look for a homogenous product with solidity.

Why is my cannabutter not green?

The color has nothing to do with the potency of your cannabutter but is instead a clear indication that it has been cooked too long. In order to avoid this, you simply need to keep the cooking time of cannabutter and oil down to one hour.

Can you cook cannabutter for an hour?

The Solution: There are multiple ways to decarboxylate your cannabis prior to cooking. For best results, grind up your THC (see mistake #2 below) over a cooking sheet and roast it in the oven. One hour at 230 degrees Fahrenheit should do the trick.

How many sticks of melted butter is a cup?

two sticks
A: There are two sticks of butter in one cup. Each stick of butter is ½ cup and usually you will see cut lines on the butter wrapper for tablespoons, ¼ cup, and 1/3 cup.