Are you looking for a one-pot, set-it-and-forget-it option for making cannabutter and other oil infusions? Look no further! This easy, quick, and efficient method using the Instant Pot will significantly decrease the smell while leaving you with a fully decarbed and infused final product. Learn how to simplify the process with this helpful guide today!
Features
- A quick and easy method to decarb and infuse all at once.
- Significantly decreases the order associated with the process.
- No special equipment needed, just an Instant Pot!
- Can be used for making cannabutter OR infused oils.
- Just want to decarb but NOT infuse? Check out this simple guide for decarbing in an Instant Pot.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
It's no secret that I love using the crockpot for cannabutter and other oil infusions.
But when I learned you could kill two birds with one stone by using the Instant Pot to decarb AND infuse butter or oil - I was hooked.
Not only is this process so simple, but it also significantly decreases the odor associated with the decarboxylation process.
Just place all ingredients in the Instant Pot, and you are free to clean the house or make dinner while the cannabis is decarbing. Then, add your oil of choice, set the slow cooker option, and get back to work (or relaxing!).
I'm constantly trying to make life easier for my Well With Cannabis Community, so I created this post with step-by-step instructions on how to decarb and infuse quickly and easily. Read on to learn how to decarb and infuse simultaneously.
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Ingredient Notes
- Cannabis flowers: Use your desired amount of cannabis, ranging from 3.5 grams up to 1 ounce. Check out the Flower to Oil Ratio Guide below if you need help deciding how much to use. Next, select your preference of THC, CBD, or CBG dominant flowers. You can purchase from your local dispensary or from my online shop here.
Depending on the flower you use, with this method you can create:
Butter or Oil, choose one:
- Butter or ghee: Unsalted butter, clarified butter, and ghee all work great in this recipe. However, clarified butter and ghee are preferred by many because it eliminates a final step at the end.
- Oil of choice: Coconut oil, olive oil, grapeseed oil, avocado oil, MCT oil, hemp seed oil and more
Depending on the oil you use, with this method you can create:
Note: a complete list of ingredients with amounts and printable instructions is located in the recipe card below.
The Step-by-Step Process
- Step 1 - Place your desired amount of cannabis in a mason jar and add a lid to fingertip tightness (not too tight). You do not need to grind the cannabis, just break it up into small, popcorn-sized pieces.
- Step 2 - Place the jar on the trivet or in the steamer basket.
- Step 3 - Place the trivet or basket in the Instant Pot.
- Step 4 - Add 4 cups of water to the Instant Pot.
- Step 5 - Secure the lid.
- Step 6 - Set the Instant Pot to cook on high pressure for 40 minutes.
- Step 7 - After 40 minutes, carefully release the pressure.
- Step 8 - Remove the jars from the pot and set them aside to cool.
- Step 9: Add your desired amount of butter or oil to the jar.
- Step 10: Add a lid and twist to fingertip tightness (not too tight).
- Step 11: Place the jars back in the trivet or steamer basket and return them to the water bath.
- Step 12: Select Slow Cook mode and set it for 4 hours.
- Step 13: While the butter is infusing, prepare your straining area. Whether it be a paper filter and funnel, cheesecloth, French press, or a simple coffee filter, you will want to set up a straining station to separate the plant matter.
- Step 14: After 4 hours, remove the jars from the Instant Pot. Once cool enough to handle, strain the butter with your method of choice. You can save the leftover cannabis pulp for use in future recipes.
- Step 15: Add the strained butter or oil to whatever jar you would like to store it in. If making butter, place the container in the refrigerator and allow it to cool completely. You will need to drain off the milk solids at the end of the process.
- Step 16: Enjoy your infusion!
Note: complete step-by-step printable instructions are located in the recipe card below.
How to Determine The Dosing
Want to get a more accurate guesstimate of the potency of your cannabis infusions and extractions? Try our popular edibles calculator!
Choose The Right Decarb Time
Each cannabinoid decarboxylates at a different temperature, so it's important to select the appropriate time based on the flower you have.
Use this guide to select the decarb time that is right for you.
- The most common recommendation for decarboxylating THCA to THC is to bake the flower at 240° F for 40 minutes.
- The most common recommendation for decarboxylating CBDA to CBD is to bake the flower at 240°F for 90 minutes.
- The most common recommendation for decarboxylating CBGA to CBG is to bake the flower at 220°F for 60 minutes.
- The most common recommendation for degrading THC to CBN is to bake the flower at 240°F for 180 minutes.
Storage Instructions
Store the butter in the refrigerator according to the expiration date on the butter you used, or store it for even longer in the freezer. Oil can be stored at room temperature for several months.
If you are storing the butter in the fridge or freezer, never use the microwave to soften or thaw the butter it as it could destroy the cannabinoids and ruin the final product.
Notes and Expert Tips
- If using butter, note that you will end up with less butter than you started with. This is because you will be removing the milk solids and evaporating off the excess water.
- Using clarified butter or ghee eliminates the need for you to clarify your butter and strain milk solids at the end.
- If doing an oil infusion, you can optionally add in lecithin. Do not add this if infusing butter.
- You can make a more potent cannabutter or oil by adding decarbed kief or cannabis concentrates like distillate or FECO.
- Helpful Tip - If you are using butter molds, we recommend using a spoon to get the pure, infused butter into the first full stick of the mold. That way you will then only need to remove the milk solids from one stick.
Frequently Asked Questions
Instant Pot infusions can be brand new to even the most seasoned cannabis consumer, so here are some of the most common FAQs I get asked from my Well With Cannabis Community.
No worries! You can also use a crockpot, find out how here.
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It depends on how potent you want your end product to be. For a less potent product, add more butter. For a more potent product, add less. Follow this ratio chart below to make a batch size that is perfect for you.
Want To Make This Easier? Use A Machine!
If the process of decarbing and infusing feels like too much work, these countertop devices may be a perfect all-in-one solution!
Two of the most popular brands include the LĒVO and the Ardent. Review the six most popular infusion machines here.
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Instant Pot Cannabutter or Oil Infusions
Ingredients
- ½ ounces cannabis flower, buds, trim, or kief
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
Instructions
- Place your desired amount of cannabis in a mason jar and add a lid to fingertip tightness (not too tight). You do not need to grind the cannabis, just break it up into small, popcorn-sized pieces.
- Place the jar on the trivet or in the steamer basket and place the trivet or basket in the Instant Pot.
- Add 4 cups of water to the Instant Pot.
- After your selected time, carefully release the pressure. Remove the jars from the pot and set them aside to cool. When cool enough to handle, add your desired amount of butter or oil to the jar.
- Add a lid and twist to fingertip tightness (not too tight). Place the jars back in the trivet or steamer basket and return them to the water bath. Select Slow Cook mode on LOW and set it for 4 hours.
- While the butter is infusing, prepare your straining area. Whether it be a paper filter and funnel, cheesecloth, French press, or a simple coffee filter, you will want to set up a straining station to separate the plant matter from the butter or oil.
- After 4 hours, remove the jars from the Instant Pot. Once cool enough to handle, strain the butter with your method of choice. You can save the leftover cannabis pulp for use in future recipes.
- Add the strained butter or oil to whatever jar you would like to store it in. If making infused oil, the process is over.
- If making butter, you will need to drain off the milk solids at the end of the process. Place the container in the refrigerator and allow it to cool completely. During refrigeration, the infused butter will harden and solidify. Remove the solid block of butter and drain the remaining liquid which is the unwanted, leftover water and milk solids.
- Store this in the refrigerator according to the expiration date on the butter you used, or store for even longer in the freezer.