Hey all -- I'm new here, made my first two batches of budder (coconut oil actually) with a crock pot and the results have been pretty good. I went with the water method, strained in a nut bag (what a great idea, thanks). I bought a potato ricer for the next batch as well.
First batch: 1/4 oz good dried bud, 10 oz coconut oil. Cooked on low for 4 hours. Yield was about 9 oz of oil, made 24 brownies. I got a decent buzz of of one but two was better.
Second batch: 1 oz decent dried bud, I got a deal so I used the whole thing. 19 oz coconut oil, cooked on low for 4 hours. Yield was about 18.5 oz. 4x the bud and 2x the oil should make it 2x as strong as my first batch.
I haven't baked with the second batch yet but from trying a very small dose (4 g) I think probably 8 g is the right amount. So I'll make 64 cookies / brownies / whatever with it and see how it goes.
Thanks for all the advice in this thread, it's been a great help.
My question is: how potent can I make this stuff? I'd like to get about 4x stronger than what I have, will 2 cups (16-18oz) of oil absorb 4x the material? I hate to waste it, obviously. But I'd like to get the potency way, way up so my edibles will be smaller and more potent.
Thoughts?
my engineer mind wants to try variations from here -- longer cook, shorter cook, decarb, no decarb, etc.