Cannabutter

This batch is diluted enough to measure sensibly for baking. With average strong flower, a 10 mg THC serving is usually around 6-8 g cannabutter.

Ingredients

• 3 g cannabis flower
• 300 g unsalted butter
• 50-100 ml water, optional, to reduce scorching during infusion

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Instructions

1. Decarb

1. Break the flower into small, even pieces. Do not grind it to powder.
2. Spread it on a parchment-lined tray.
3. Decarb at 115 C for 30-45 minutes.
4. Let it cool fully.

2. Infuse

1. Melt the butter over very low heat.
2. Add the decarbed flower and the optional water.
3. Keep the mixture gently warm for 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally.
4. Do not let it boil or fry.

3. Strain and store

1. Strain through cheesecloth or a fine mesh strainer.
2. Avoid squeezing hard if you want a cleaner flavor.
3. Cool, weigh the finished butter, label clearly, and store in the fridge or freezer.

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Dosing estimate

Potency depends mostly on the THC percentage of the flower. These estimates assume typical infusion loss, so the full batch captures roughly 60-80% of the THC in the flower.

For 3 g flower infused into 300 g butter:

Flower strength	Estimated batch strength	Approx per gram butter	10 mg serving
15% THC	270-360 mg THC	0.9-1.2 mg/g	8-11 g
20% THC	360-480 mg THC	1.2-1.6 mg/g	6-8 g
25% THC	450-600 mg THC	1.5-2 mg/g	5-7 g

A good default assumption for average strong flower is:

1 g cannabutter = about 1.5 mg THC
10 mg THC = about 7 g cannabutter

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Using it in baking

Decide how many portions the recipe makes, then calculate the cannabutter.

grams cannabutter = desired THC per serving x number of servings / THC per gram butter

Example: brownies with 8 portions, targeting 10 mg THC each:

10 mg x 8 portions = 80 mg THC total
80 mg / 1.5 mg per g = about 53 g cannabutter

If the brownie recipe needs 100 g butter total, use:

53 g cannabutter
47 g plain butter

Mix very thoroughly so the dose is evenly distributed.

Normal baking is fine. Use cannabutter like regular butter in biscuits, cookies, brownies, or cakes. Avoid frying it or browning it directly over high heat. Baking at 160-180 C is suitable; the oven is hotter than the butter inside the dough, so the potency loss should be modest but still approximate.

For a milder serving, use 5 mg THC. For a stronger serving, use 20 mg THC only if you already know that dose works for you.

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Tips

• Use the finished butter weight. If you lose butter during straining, calculate from the actual final weight, not the starting 300 g.
• Keep the heat low. Warm butter extracts gently; bubbling or frying makes the flavor harsher.
• Measure by weight. A small digital scale is much more reliable than teaspoons for dosing.
• Label it clearly. Include the date, flower amount, butter amount, and estimated THC per gram.