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I tried just keeping it in a tightly-closed container in the refrigerator, but soon it was moldy.

I've read this question, which seems to indicate that ordinary butter should keep safely for weeks at fridge-temperatures... But my preparation is hardly ordinary butter.

My technique is very simple: 200g butter in boiling water and 30g of chopped herb (a mixture of leaves and buds) An hour of boiling, strain the herb with a filter gauze and put the liquid in the refrigerator until the fat solidifies and can be easily separated from the water.

Freezing is something I've considered trying, but would this affect the texture, or otherwise damage flavor?

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if you could include a reference to, or short description of, the technique you used to produce this butter, it would help the question considerably. If you purchased it, you may want to contact your supplier first - if they're legit, they should be able to provide you with information regarding the composition and suggested storage method. – Shog9♦ Sep 23 '11 at 19:38
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@Hobodave: you didn't leave a comment beyond the close reason here, so I assumed you were concerned with the title-focus on "effect"... I've tried to remedy this, but would appreciate it if you could review... – Shog9♦ Sep 23 '11 at 19:48
Relevant meta discussion – Shog9♦ Sep 24 '11 at 4:45
@knives My technique is very simple: 200g butter in boiling water and 30g of chopped herb (a mixture of leaves and buds) An hour of boiling, strain the herb with a filter gauze and put the liquid in the refrigerator until the fat solidifies and can be easily separated from the water. – user7512 Sep 25 '11 at 16:09
First off, welcome to Seasoned Advice! I've edited these details into the question itself: we expect questions here to provide sufficient detail for others to recognize, or perhaps even reproduce the problem being addressed. As you can see, we're busy discussing whether or not questions on this topic can be asked here, and what form they should take. If you've anything useful to contribute there, feel free to jump in. – Shog9♦ Sep 25 '11 at 17:07
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closed as off topic by Joe, hobodave Sep 23 '11 at 18:22

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