Volksball's First Grow: White Widow Feminized Grow Journal 2018

[Pennywise]

Yea freeze it how ever is convenient

 

[InTheShed]

After I make my butter (no water), I split the batch in half and freeze it.

If I had to separate the butter from the water first, I would remelt the butter and stir it well before I split it into batches.

 

[volksball]

After I make my butter (no water), I split the batch in half and freeze it.

If I had to separate the butter from the water first, I would remelt the butter and stir it well before I split it into batches.

Interesting. How come? My plan was just to separate the solid floating atop the water, then portion and freeze. Isn't that essentially the same thing?

 

[Dutchman1990]

Interesting. How come? My plan was just to separate the solid floating atop the water, then portion and freeze. Isn't that essentially the same thing?

It would be mixing the processed butter to evenly mix everything. As it settles and cures some spots may be mixed differently than other so melting and reforming will offer an even mixture!

 

[InTheShed]

This ^. The THC in the butter will start to separate as soon as it starts to cool and the butter will start to separate as well (like to make clarified butter). All of this is happening while it sits on top of the water in the fridge. Before you freeze it you want it completely homogenous.

 

[volksball]

This ^. The THC in the butter will start to separate as soon as it starts to cool and the butter will start to separate as well (like to make clarified butter). All of this is happening while it sits on top of the water in the fridge. Before you freeze it you want it completely homogenous.

It would be mixing the processed butter to evenly mix everything. As it settles and cures some spots may be mixed differently than other so melting and reforming will offer an even mixture!

Ahhhh thay makes perfect sense. Thanks. So, I'll take it off its water pool, plop the butter puck into a pan, remelt, then portion the new melt? Or reharden as one, then cut into portions then freeze?

 

[InTheShed]

I'd stir and portion, stir and portion. That's what I do, but I'm only making two batches at a time.

 

[volksball]

Thanks for the help, guys.

The pics show the progression of my last few days.

The cookies are good. If I had to guess, I'd peg them somewhere around 70mg for a 45g serving. I had one yesterday and one again today and the effects are very much the same, which tells me that the advice you threw out was good! An even mix.

I sealed up the jars on Saturday, the 24th day from chop. They're in the tent to keep them in the dark. They're all between 61 and 63%. I took @InTheShed 's advice and won't open em up for about 8 weeks. I poached a quarter from each plant to hold me over.

Day 185

Thx.

 

[InTheShed]

Did I say 8 weeks? I think 4 would be fine!

 

[volksball]

Did I say 8 weeks? I think 4 would be fine!

Oh nice. Yeah, you mentioned that you don't touch them for two months. One enough then?

 

[InTheShed]

4 weeks is fine, especially given how long since they were cut down.

 

[volksball]

4 weeks is fine, especially given how long since they were cut down.

Perfect. Who doesn't like more weed sooner?Will they keep improving if kept sealed longer?

Between the half oz I pinched, the small bakery worth of cookies, I might be flush for a bit. Haha.

The fantastic problems a first time grower didn't anticipate.

 

[InTheShed]

Srsly! The taste can change throughout a long cure. Some might like it earlier and some later, but given the size of that haul, some of yours will be curing for quite a while.

 

[volksball]

Hey guys,

Here's a pretty one from the "hold me over until my stash cures" stash, minutes before she met my grinder.

 

[InTheShed]

Lovely way to pass the time while the rest cures!

 

[volksball]

Lovely way to pass the time while the rest cures!

Couldn't agree more.

 

[Pennywise]

How'd she smoke?

 

[volksball]

How'd she smoke?

Just great for where she's at. Smooth but not that smooth smooth and the taste still isn't as rich as I'd expect it, but I'll say, even jarred for a couple of weeks being opened and closed, it's improved. You can kind of see and feel where the sealed cure is headed.

Oh, and I'm effing stoned. Perfect.

 

[Pennywise]

Sounds like it'll be rockin.

 

[volksball]

Sounds like it'll be rockin.

I think so too. I already enjoy it much more than some of the stuff I was getting online.

I'll be sure to drop a line about it when I crack the first jar.

In the meantime, I'm looking into making a tincture. It's the hobby that keeps on giving. Ha.