How To Make Cannabutter?

The cannabutter is another excellent product made from the cannabis plant. Made from the combination of cannabis and butter, it is fantastic for preparing various edibles like brownies and cookies. Moreover, cannabutter is a versatile cannabis product known for its medicinal benefits. Besides improving a person’s quality of sleep, it also helps manage nausea, pain, and even vomiting.

To achieve the best cannabutter recipe, anyone doesn’t have to be a cannabis expert or chef. With sufficient knowledge about cannabis, anyone can easily prepare even an instant pot cannabutter. Here is a Similar recipe for How To Make Weed Butter.

How to Prepare the Cannabis in Cannabutter

Like the other cannabis edible products, cannabis in cannabutter shouldn’t be raw. Unfortunately, raw cannabis cannot bind with fats. To avoid this, it is crucial to activating the plant’s cannabinoids. The decarboxylation process can solve this.

Decarboxylation is the process that activates the cannabis’ compound tetrahydrocannabinol acid (THCA ) and turns it into THC. It is like “baking” the weed to also activate the other compounds CBD and other cannabinoids. As it also allows the butter to bind to the weed, it is even more possible to fuse them to become an excellent cannabutter recipe.

Here’s how to do it:

Ingredients:

• Oven
• Sheet pan or glass baking dish
• Scissors or hand grinder
• ½ ounce of cannabis

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees F.
2. Using the hand grinder or scissors, grind the weed but not too fine. Make sure that its consistency is perfect for rolling a joint.
3. Spread the ground weed evenly into the glass baking dish or sheet pan. Place it in on the oven for about 20 minutes if old or lower quality weeds are used, 45 minutes for cured and high-quality weed, or about an hour if it has been just harvested, especially if it’s still wet.
4. Always check the cannabis inside the oven. Make sure to mix it every 10 minutes to make sure it will not burn. From here, the bright green color of the cannabis will turn into deep brownish-green.

How to Make Cannabutter

Now that the cannabis is decarboxylated, it is time to prepare the best cannabutter recipe. Here are the instructions on making the cannabutter recipe:

1. Grind the decarboxylated weeds using a hand grinder. 
2. Add 1 cup of water and 1 cup of butter into a pot saucepan. The water will help to regulate the temperature and for the butter to avoid scorching.
3. Add the coarsely ground cannabis as the butter slowly begins to melt.
4. Let the mixture simmer for about 2 to 3 hours, and make sure to stir it occasionally. Also, maintain the low heat, usually between 160-200 degrees F. It should never be thoroughly boiled.
5. Place a funnel in a jar and line it with a cheesecloth. Put the cooled mixture into the funnel and strain it. 
6. If there is excess water on the bottom of the container, remove the solid cannabutter with a knife, and drain the water.

How to Store Cannabutter

After preparing the cannabutter recipe, another essential thing is to know how to store it. The following are some storage tips for the cannabutter always to achieve its best results:

• Store the cannabutter immediately in the refrigerator, mostly if it will not be consumed after preparation.
• Any cannabutter recipe can be frozen, just like ordinary kinds of butter.
• The best place to store the cannabutter is in glass containers. 
• Before placing the instant pot cannabutter, make sure that the container is clean and is free from dust and rust.