Green Dragon Help Please!

bigcountryfab said:

I just pulled the same shit. I had a zip of Ghost Train and and a zip of blue dream. I decarbed all of it and did an everclear wash. I separated it into 4 pint jars and started the evaporation process in my instant pot. Once the alcohol was half-way gone. I reduced it down to half of the original volume (lids on with seal up btw) and combined a jar of gth with a jar of bd. so I had two blended batches. During the final alcohol removal phase, the jars fell over into the water bath. Now I have a mess. I've added a quart of ghee to the water and have the instant pot venting and slow cooking @ 210° F. My guess is that the cannabinoids will bind with the triglycerides in the ghee and the water and alcohol will evaporate out. for the most part. I'll pull it when there is very little water left and let the fridge finish the separation considering that what little alcohol that was left will alcohol will have long been evaporated before a sizable portion of the water is gone. I'll let y'all know if it works. out

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Mr.Moniker said:

The cannabinoids aren't water soluable, and the alcohol will evaporate before the water does. Your best bet is to ADD fat of some kind. Butter, oil, margarine, whatever, melt it into the water slowly. Once it's thouroughly melted, because you decarbed your weed, the oils (thc, cbd, ext) will have merged themselves into the fat (because they ARE fat soluable). Then just stick the whole mix in the fridge for a few hours until the fat hardens, then just scoop it off the top, and you just made weed butter!

Edit: Dont forget to strain any weed particles out before cooling. Organic matter living in an anaerobic substance (such as fat) can cause spoilage and bacterial growth to appear

Imo butter would be your best fat since it will harden at fridge temps and make it easier to separate out of the water. Oil and Margarine have to be frozen then scraped off the top.

I usually run one Oz to on Lb of butter. So you can do some math and figure it out for yourself how much fat to use

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