Fuzzbutter
Active Member
I've been looking this up and I just want to make sure I have the gist right before trying it and ruining it. I have a small tuppaware bowl (2cups maybe?) full of chopped up leaves, stems and some TINY buds that I just figured weren't worth smoking. I've been drying them and they are still a little damp right now. First off, does it matter if the plant matter you plan to use is fully dry? Some sources I've read say it does and some say it doesn't. I've also read that curing the plant matter you want to use makes stronger oil, and then some places says it doesn't matter. I wasn't planning on curing my stuff unless it makes a HUGE difference since it's just trimmings anyways.
Anyhoo, so far in what I've read, you need to use rubbing alcohol (95-99%) or another alcohol of the same percentage (everclear would work, but not preferred?). Before mixing the ingredients, you put the plant matter and alcohol in the freezer. You then take this alcohol and put it in a container with the plant matter (until it's 1-2cm above the plant matter), shake it a LITTLE for 15-30 seconds, then screen out the plant matter. Then double filter it with coffee filters. Then the last step is to evaporate the alcohol so you're left with the "oil". I've read that you can evaporate it quickly by using a heat source, or you can naturally let it evaporate. For safety reasons I'm thinking I'll be going the natural evaporation route because I really don't care if it takes longer...I think my boyfriend would explode the house doing it the other way >_<. Anyhoo, do I have the right concept? Will this work? Any help/comments much appreciated
Anyhoo, so far in what I've read, you need to use rubbing alcohol (95-99%) or another alcohol of the same percentage (everclear would work, but not preferred?). Before mixing the ingredients, you put the plant matter and alcohol in the freezer. You then take this alcohol and put it in a container with the plant matter (until it's 1-2cm above the plant matter), shake it a LITTLE for 15-30 seconds, then screen out the plant matter. Then double filter it with coffee filters. Then the last step is to evaporate the alcohol so you're left with the "oil". I've read that you can evaporate it quickly by using a heat source, or you can naturally let it evaporate. For safety reasons I'm thinking I'll be going the natural evaporation route because I really don't care if it takes longer...I think my boyfriend would explode the house doing it the other way >_<. Anyhoo, do I have the right concept? Will this work? Any help/comments much appreciated
