Issue #606 - Sunday, December 3, 2023 Dear Fellow Grower, In today's issue... - We love making extracts in all types of forms. That includes bubble hash, hash oil, dry-ice hash, and tinctures. In fact, the only way to make extracts better is to make it so they take no
work to make. With that in mind, today, we're going to compare two titans of automatic extract-making to see which one (if either) is worth your attention.
- You're probably not surprised to learn that we bought the LEVO and the Magical Butter Machine with our own cash. Why would we do that? Because you end up being a lot more critical of something when you have to spend your own money. See what we thought after we had to fork
over our own dough to do testing...
- What good is an extract-making device if it doesn't have any good stuff to extract? We tested the heck out of both machines in today's article, and we did it all with one fantastic strain. When you see what the strain was and who made it, you won't be surprised that it was high-quality. Check it out below and grow some yourself!
- It seems like the people in
this week's "Trophy Pics of the Week" are showing off. Tons of hash, stacks of mason jars, and trichomes as far as the eye can see. I get it, you hotshot growers. You can stop growing all those mountains of fabulous weed just to prove a point to me.
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com) "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." ~Helen Keller Intro: Why Extracts Are So Great (And Why You Should Make Them)
Humans have been growing and consuming cannabis for thousands of years and it doesn’t look like we’ll be slowing down anytime soon. In fact, ever since humans discovered weed, we’ve been looking for new ways to enhance the growth of plants as well as the feelings their buds create. Cut to the year 2023,
and humans have a firm grasp on how to grow weed and what to do with it afterward. Enter the Cannabis Extract! Cannabis extracts are a way for you to take your wonderful cannabis and extract the good stuff, so you’re left with a different, but typically more powerful version of your weed. Cannabis extracts can come in many forms, such as hash oil, tinctures, cannabis butter (aka cannabutter), or even gummies. Cannabis extracts give you a way to experience the effects of cannabis without having to smoke or vape and they also tend to feel much more potent than smoking or vaping since you can ingest so much psychoactive material at once. Not only are cannabis extracts stronger, fun, and easier on your lungs, but they give you a good way to get rid of older
weed that you haven’t smoked or given away. I know that might sound like a crazy concept to some, but once you start growing regularly, it becomes a normal fact of grower-life that you often have way more weed than you can deal with. Extracts give you a way to condense some of that older weed into a tiny space while also giving it a new life as a stronger add-on to your normal smoking/vaping material. A long time ago, cannabis extracts (like hashish) were made by hand, which
introduced a slew of problems, as you can imagine. Luckily, we live in the future and these days, you can get a machine to do 99% of the work for you. All you need to do is provide the materials and a little bit of patience. Today, we’re going to show you two machines that are well-known for their ability to process cannabis and make amazing extracts. But we’re not just going to look at them, we’re also going to show you how they work, compare them, and decide which machine is
the best between the two. Let’s do this! What is The Magical Butter Machine (aka MBM)?
The Magical Butter Machine is one of the original cannabis
extraction-making devices and it’s pretty much ruled the space since it arrived. In short, you add decarbed weed and a medium (like oil, butter or alcohol) and let it loose. Within 1-3 hours, you’ll be left with a potent, beautiful, cannabis-laden mixture that just needs to be strained. Once your mixture is strained and cooled, you can ingest it, but be careful about dosing! One of the biggest strengths of the Magical Butter Machine lies in its simplicity. The MBM is
only comprised of two parts (three parts if you count the cord), so there aren’t many parts to break or accidentally lose. The MBM you’ll see in this article is the original one I purchased back in December of 2017. You heard right, the Magical Butter Machine you see in this article will be celebrating its sixth birthday by the time you read this and it still works as well as the day I bought it. +6 points in my book… How it Works: You put your cannabis and a medium (like
butter or oil) into this device. You pick a couple of simple settings via buttons on the lid, and it chops, heats, and swirls your bud until you have a nearly finished product. You’ll still need to filter the end result, so check out my easy and cheap mason jar technique
below. The Magical Butter Machine forced me to use this
filter. What is the LEVO?
The LEVO is a newer and more advanced take on the Magical
Butter Machine. While it doesn’t make any extracts that the MBM can’t make, it transforms the whole process of making extracts into something that feels a lot more sleek and polished. One thing that sets the LEVO apart from the competition is its sleek look, and the fact that it dispenses a finished product that doesn’t need to be strained. It also has another massive benefit: it will dry AND decarb your weed for you! That kind of makes the LEVO a one-stop shop when it comes to making edibles.
The LEVO actually has one more thing that sets it apart, but I didn’t find this out until I tested it head-to-head against the Magical Butter Machine. Make sure to read the whole article to see the impressive last-second surprise the LEVO pulled off! How it Works: Take a deep breath… First you put the rubber mat into the weed-holder. Then you grind up a bunch of cannabis (coarsely) and put it into the weed-holder. You then put the lid on ol’ holder and
put that into the reservoir. You “Activate” (decarb) your weed – via a fancy menu on the front – for about 2 hours. Next, you put a magnetic stirrer and your medium (butter, oil) into the reservoir and let it run for 5 hours. When it’s done, it dispenses weed-oil like a coffee maker. The road is long, but glorious at the end. The LEVO, almost aggressively shiny How To Use the MBM or LEVO
Both devices come with their own respective sets of directions and recipes. We advise that you look up their most current instructions/recipes and follow those. However, if enough people are interested in a detailed walkthrough of operating either of these devices, reply to this email, let us know and we’ll do a full write-up! Hopefully, we've got you interested, because the test methods and results are next!
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🧙♀️✨🧈So...Which One You Want?
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Which Side Are You On? The LEVO or the Magical Butter
Machine? If you've read the article, you know what side we're on when it comes to this standoff. The LEVO and the Magical Butter Machine are both terrific devices and you'll love either one. But if you don't have money exploding out of your pockets, you'll probably want to pick just one. After days and days of testing, we've found that the Magical Butter Machine ends up with an edge in a few key areas, especially for frequent use. Most notably, it's easier to get started with the Magical Butter Machine, it has fewer parts, and it processes your extracts
faster. That's a tough pitch to beat. On the other hand, the LEVO is like the limousine of extract makers. Once you get everything set up, it quietly hums as it decarbs your weed for you (MBM can't do that), makes your extracts, and dispenses them like a mechanical boss. Like I said, either way, you're going to be happy whether you choose the easy machine or the slick machine. Easy-mode: Get a Magical Butter Machine on Amazon.com
Futuristic-mode: Get your LEVO II on Amazon.com
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👩🔬🌳 Meet the Test Subject...
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You might have seen all the testing we did and wondered, "What strain did they just waste a few ounces of?" First, I would say to you, "We didn't waste it my friend, we're eating all that oil!" Then I would say, "Oh, and that strain is Peyote Critical by Barney's Farm". Anyone familiar with my grows knows that I
looove Barney's Farm genetics. They're a breeder that never disappoints when it comes to potency, yields, terps, germination, and keeping current with strains. You can see a picture of some Peyote Critical below doing a hypnotic dance. It's not advertising; this is what happens when you smoke it. I don't know what that means, but it also feels very accurate. Get your hands on some Peyote Critical today! Also,
check out the other great strains by Barney's Farm!
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"Thanks! Love you guys. You’ve taught this old stoner everything he knows, to date and it’s been nothing but great!" ~Mike S. From an aging stoner to an old stoner, you're welcome dude. ~Sirius "Thank you guys so much!" ~Jason You're welcome, Jason! ~Sirius "Thanks for your knowledge and for sharing it with us." ~Kate Wow, you're also welcome, Kate! Thanks ya'll 🥰 ~Sirius
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📸 Trophy Pics of the Week
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"Your homemade dabs looked good but some prefer the old-school hashish. Made exclusively from sugar leaf trim, this hash was dry screened and hot pressed in a homemade press. Trash to stash! You may think it's done after the trichomes are collected. However, heating and pressing decarboxylates the hash and makes it ready to use. And it reminds me of my youth! Your
newsletter is always fun. I love hash! Higher than the ceiling," ~Max What a weird coincidence, I also love hash! I agree that some people want the old school stuff. Max (or anyone else who has a good method), let us know how you heat press your hash so we can tell the world. You'll be credited in the article, too! ~Sirius "Almost done..Still got a 20 gallon tub of medium buds on stalks to clean..looking at 20+ pounds..(theres 18lbs in this pix!)...And that ain't including the weed I've given away already. I grew, harvested, trimmed, graded, packed and vacuum sealed all this BY MYSELF! Its yet another record-breaking year. Grow happy! Grow a lot!" ~Mr.K Jeez, Mr. K.
I thought I was growing a lot, but I don't think I knew how much "a lot" is. 🤣 ~Sirius "Greetings from the magic room.
Today we are featuring a Fast Buds, of course I did everything that you instructed me to do, but that has caused way too many buds! Now that’s going to be more work!
Coco/7 weeks/cloudy trichomes/it’s ready so I’ll give her another week in the magic room, teachers of fine flower crafting.
BE OF GOOD CHEER~ 💥"
~Major
Stamen Impressive as always. These look like they will make your hands sticky with even the slightest contact. I love the newer wave of genetics with its emphasis on smaller colas with heavier trichome coverage. You just wanna pick 'em! ✨💎 ~Sirius
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🚨👮♀️ Cartels: Who Needs Drugs? We Have Scams!
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Scams have become too lucrative, apparently.
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"We are a violent drug cartel! Interested in timeshares?" The line above is not a joke. The Jalisco Drug Cartel (one of the top-5 most violent criminal organizations on Earth) has realized that scamming is way more lucrative than they initially thought. So, in addition to selling drugs as their name implies, they've also taken up scamming elderly Americans by fake-purchasing their
timeshares. Here's the real kicker, the scammers tell them that there are taxes due for the sale, so the victim actually ends up paying money only to end up keeping the timeshare they already own...er, share. So far, this one cartel has managed to swipe upwards of $40,000,000 using this technique. They're a seriously mean group, so I don't want to underplay the seriousness of the situation. But it's also telling when a large, well-funded criminal
organization turns to scamming for extra funds. Stay safe, growers! Make sure to watch out for seed scams! Remember: Real seed businesses don't contact you. They let you contact them. If anyone messages you to sell you seeds on social media, look out! It's possible they will take your payment and send nothing. Always take a second to think before sending money to anyone, especially if they contact you (whether by DM, text message, phone call,
email, etc.). Recommended Cannabis Seed Sources
These sources have gotten great reviews from our readers:
- Seed Supreme – California, United States
- ILGM (I Love
Growing Marijuana) – California, United States
- MSNL – Netherlands bank with shipping centers in the US, Canada, and UK.
GrowWeedEasy.com has hundreds and hundreds of pages! Check out some articles you may not have seen... Decarboxylation: How to Decarb Weed for
Edibles - If you want to make edibles, then you've got to learn how to do the decarb dance. If you forget to decarb your weed, you'll feel nothing even if you eat a lot of it. Luckily, decarbing is super easy to do and you likely have all the tools you need to do it. Got a mason jar, some weed, and an oven? Guess what, you're all set to get your weed ready for consumption. Solventless Extraction Showdown – Bubble Hash vs. Dry-Ice Hash! - While we're on the topic of extractions and showdowns, check out this head-to-head comparison between two of our favorite extracts. Both extracts are solventless, so you know they're pure cannabis. Nebula and I sit on different sides when it comes to which of these we like, but we agree on which one wins the contest.
Check out the article and see what I mean! The Best Weed Butter Recipe! Learn How to Make Amazing Cannabutter - Okay, before you say anything, yes, you can make awesome weed butter with either of the devices we showed you today. Not only that, the butter will be cleaner, stronger, and look better. But what if you want to make
cannabutter this instant and you don't have one of those cool devices? There's only one answer: you gotta go old-school like in this article. Then, once you see how much of a pain it is, go buy a Magical Butter Machine! If you love our newsletter, check out 5 Free Ways to Support GrowWeedEasy.com!
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🧙♀️🧙♂️ Who Runs This Newsletter?
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Nebula Haze: When I first started growing, I struggled. Now, it is my mission to make it easy for new growers to get started while helping advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money. We update/add articles every week. Anyone and everyone can grow if they want to! Learn which seed sources are recommended by Nebula Haze Sirius Fourside: Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a medium (deep water culture, bubbleponics). "Growing
cannabis can be a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to deal with shady characters. Cannabis is much easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, coco, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!" Copyright (c) 2023 GrowWeedEasy.com NOTE: If links aren't working or if pictures are not showing up properly, please view the full newsletter here: http://archive.aweber.com/gwe-updates Disclaimer: Grow Weed Easy only recommends products that we've either personally checked out ourselves, or that come from people we know and trust. For doing so, we may receive a commission. Nothing in this e-mail should be considered personalized Financial, Legal, or Medical Advice. The contributors to this magazine grow legally under their local laws but are not lawyers or medical professionals. Any decision to grow
marijuana should only be made after consulting with an experienced lawyer or other legal adviser. Any medical decisions should only be made after speaking with a doctor. Be safe! How Did I Sign Up For This Newsletter? Our records indicate that requested to be added to the GrowWeedEasy.com weekly newsletter at . Date: December 7, 2023
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