trimmings and cooking

last time i just used the crystalized leaves and through away the big fan leafs, wondring if I should use all the leafs for trim???

yah man. you can use the whole shoot of the plant.

will i still get strong butter

I only use bud and sugar leaves. I've found the one time I used fan leaves that my potency wasn't nearly as consistent, and the taste was off.

-spek

i want really strong stuff , i cant decided if i should use this pile of fan leafs or what

If you want it as strong as possible you should do an iso wash to remove the plant matter and chlorophyll that that turn your butter green or whatever your cooking. Fan leaves still have trichs just like stems..you should use the whole plant

how do u remove the green stuff

ADHD420 said:

how do u remove the green stuff

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Butane
or
Chloroform, Benzene


Chloroform gives you the highest extraction rate, it's non flammable. But dangerous to use.
You better know what your doing.

I used only the popcorn buds, the rest got tossed. This time I will be using it all and do a dry ice extraction. Potency is more important for me than quantity though.

Yea all 3 of those choices are no good in my opinion.. but butane or another non polar solvent (hexane far superior to butane) will give you the best yield while extracting as little chlorophyll as possible...

Anyway... I suggest an iso wash, safest, doesn't pool, no need to "purge" evaps completely clean. Cheapest

The only problem with alcohols. chlorophyll, and other plant sugars are solvent in them.
If you want a more potent oil you need to leave the chlorophyll, and sugars in the plant.

Yes but it still is better than boiling bud in butter. I did say a non polar solvent would provide best yield while leaving most contaminants behind. But unless you have a vacuum or feel like winterizing its not going to be pure even though it probly won't hurt you. You don't necessarily have to evap iso outdoors its much safer to work with and much easier, I produce a pristine shatter with a 15% yield. A long soak no more than a minute will get everything and be better than just the plant..

But if he's able to properly purge or already knows how to do a butane extraction I would definately suggest that. You could even winterize in iso and end up yielding wonderfully and it be good shatter

Try and heat your leaf material in the oven 120-F 10min. It's supposed to convert the THC and other cannabinoids over to there non acid form. There supposed to be easier to extract with your solvent.

pop corn and sugar leaf is all I use. I juice all my greens every morning and start the day right