ICE Strain Grown in FFOF Soil with CFL Lights

ChopBro said:
those really look great :welldone:
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:thankyou:

CrimsonBlitz said:
awesome looking harvest so far scarfinger, they Look so quick and simple to trim. :thumb: I'm envious lol. I'm dreading trimming my girls at harvest day, already looking like a pain in the ass lol
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Maybe but... you are going to have so much more bbuuudds. :)

I take my time initially. Then by the 3rd one I got a little impatient. I took me like 45 minutes to an hour for them. Like I said I took my time. I am sure it can be done faster.
 
Jarred the Snow White and the Northern Lights after 3 days of hanging. Stems only bent and did not snap. The main reason I jarred is because the buds feel ready. They probably are drying a little too fast because its 86° F in the room. The last time I went 4 days with the stems snapping it was too long and the "green taste" stuck around. I left a little more stem on for this phase to keep the moisture up. I will burp them in 12 hours. I am basically using this from 420:

:420:
SurfBuddy

Drying and Curing Schedule, courtesy MSquared

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SurfBuddy

This is the schedule I'll be using for curing courtesy of Msquared. The only difference is that I have these 62% humidipaks that I will throw in after they get close to 65% or so in the jar for 6-8 hours.:

open air from 48 to 60hrs - depends on temp/humidity
1. seal'em up for 12hrs
2. open air from 24 to 36hrs - depends on temp/humidity
3. seal'em up for 6hrs - with this one I then put a hydrometer in there with them so I can get a good reading - I take notes at the beginning and then again at the end.
4. open air from 12 to 24hrs depending on last reading from hydrometer
5. seal'em up from 3 to 6hrs to watch humidity if good then leave in jars and burp until humidity becomes stable and then jar them for the rest of their lives which never amounts to much time as they are soooo gooood! LOL

I then like to ultimately let them cure for at least a couple weeks checking on humidity and burping as necessary to keep a stable humidity so below is what I use as my humidity guidelines:

+70% RH - too wet, needs to sit outside the jar to dry for 12-24 hours, depending.
65-70% RH - the product is almost in the cure zone, if you will. It can be slowly brought to optimum RH by opening the lid for 2-4 hours.
60-65% RH - the stems snap, the product feels a bit sticky, and it is curing
55-60% RH - at this point it can be stored for an extended period (3 months or more) without worrying about mold. The product will continue to cure.

Below 55% RH - the RH is too low for the curing process to take place. The product starts to feel brittle. Once you've hit this point, nothing will make it better. Adding moisture won't restart the curing process; it will just make the product wet.
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After the initial seal phase, I will probably be putting them into paper bags for the "open air" initial phase. After that depending on how they look I may do the paper bag again or just open the jar for a bit or maybe even put them in a bowl for a bit for the "open air" phase.
 
Good Job
 
sealed for 6 hours, burped them, sealed for 6 more hours, put them in paper bags. Will turn/bounce/move them around a little after 12 hours and then another 12 hours in the paper bag.

I left more stems on them here. I will trim these off after 24 hours in the paper bag.
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Paper bag
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Couple of Snow White Bud Shots:
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I will weigh these after I cut the stems off
 
First timer here! First timer here! :yikes:

Attempted Cannabutter: 15 grams not completely dry. I also didn't grind it like your suppose too (at lease many do).

shake/trim
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Cooked 3 hours on stove top with 4 cups of water and 2 sticks of butter and then 1 hour in the over at 240°F to decarbonize.
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Needs to cool and set up so the butter can be removed:
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This is my first time and I have to say... it smelled delicious while cooking. Like spinach and butter. I bought a browning mix to give this a try tomorrow.
 
I hope your brownies turn out better then ours(tasted like alfalfa) , But hell I can't cook anyway :biglaugh:
 
Did they get you high?

Got the brownies in the oven. I just used a pre-mixed box of fudge brownies. It called for 1/3 cup of oil so I used the Cannabutter instead of oil.

They should be done in about 30 minutes. I am not getting my hopes up because this is my first time making Cannabutter brownies.

:peacetwo:
 
They key for me for making butter has always been finding the right cheesecloth the strain the butter through.

And the buds are drying out nicely of course.
 
Another thing... if it's too "green", you can recook the butter at a low temp with more water and repeat the chill and separate process a few times. The water will leach more of the chloryphyl and other things you don't want, while leaving the cannabinoids that are latched onto the fats in the butter.
 
Crawdaddy said:
They key for me for making butter has always been finding the right cheesecloth the strain the butter through.

I will keep that in mind. I thought they were mostly the same :) Now I know different. The one I used seemed to work well. I used 2 layers of cheese cloth.

Finished Cannabutter
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And the buds are drying out nicely of course.
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runewulfsong said:
Another thing... if it's too "green", you can recook the butter at a low temp with more water and repeat the chill and separate process a few times. The water will leach more of the chloryphyl and other things you don't want, while leaving the cannabinoids that are latched onto the fats in the butter.
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While cooking it smelled like spinach and butter. It looked green but I didn't taste it at all in the brownies.

I ate one small brownie
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I used the Fudge Brownie Mix. It had a little packet of chocolate/fudge to add to the mix. I was thinking that would help hide the green taste if it had any green taste.

*Bites a brownie* "Yummy" No green taste at all. It taste like a chocolate fudge browning *Awesome!* I eat the whole brownie. "Damn that was good!" I could eat another one! (I knew better... only ate one :))

*20 minutes later: "Oh yeah" I feel it a little." Not bad" "No big deal" "Maybe I didn't make the butter right and it is not that strong?"

*another 20 minutes: "Oh yeah!" " feel it a little more." "It is coming back for a second round" "Interesting" "A little more head rush this time" I feel it in my body more this time" "Cool!" "Maybe I did make the butter right?"

*another 20 minutes: "Oh wow!" "it's coming back strong now!" "Dang!" "I got to sit down" Head tingle... body tingle... My legs feel tired... I feel a little unsteady on my feet. "Honey, I am going to go lay down." "This brownie is kicking my butt!"

"Glad I didn't eat two!"

I decide to save the crispy edges considering how well that brownie kicked my butt.
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I think these are going to work great for my wife. Everything came out better than I expected. :) After about a 3 hour nap I was good to go :)

Thanks for the tips.

:peacetwo:
 
My wife ate one and said an hour later "It was ok." "I felt it a little bit" Well, She smokes everyday and I hardly smoke so... guess it will depend on your tolerance.
 
After approx. 36 hours in the paper bags, I trimmed all the stems off and measured weights.

Snow White grown in a 1 gallon pot:
39.0 grams +1 gram for quick dry testing= 40 grams (1.4 oz., better than I was hoping for)
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Northern Lights grown in 24 oz. cup:
13.14 grams (this is about as good a yield I can get in these cups)
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Snow White in the big jar, Northern Lights in the small jar
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I will be jarring the ICE tomorrow
 
Sweet looking buds, can't wait to see the next ones! :woohoo:
 
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