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Looking for Guidance on Adjusting Flavor (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm a relative newbie to this.. started growing last year, have infused some coconut oil and ghee, have tried a few different gummy recipes and buy gummies as well.

The gummies and other things that I make at home have a moderate to strong earthy flavor while what I buy is quite mild. How do I work on reducing that earthiness? Is it a function of how concentrated my oil is, or is there a processing technique to remove the smell from the oil before I cook with it? My concentrations so far have been in the 75-90 mg/Tbsp range making me use 2 Tbsp of coconut oil in a batch of gummies to get 5 mg per gummy.

Any suggestions?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've heard of washing but thought maybe it was done to the oil after infusion. I guess soaking the decarbed bud won't impact infusion much since the water will separate out anyway. Or just put it on a rack to air dry for a bit longer.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I just squeeze it and through it in with the butter, the water separates from the butter during cooling, idk about oil though. It also can’t hurt to have the bud a little wet, won’t lose so much oil/butter hydrating it as well.

Another thing I’ve heard is don’t wring the bud out after, that can pull the stuff out of the plant material.