A couple more questions

[DMTizzle]

I am planning an extraction on 500g of Mimosa bark, 3rd time I have done an extraction this size. I was wondering how many pulls would you say are optimal, I am thinking either 3 or 4 in the past I have done 4 and got very high yields but also a yellowy product.

Also in the past I have used activated charcoal to clean the DMT however I haven't used a saturated naptha solution and didn't find that the charcoal did much, was the because the solution wasn't saturated.

Finally what way of cleaning DMT from a STB method would you advise, why, and can you write up how to do it.

Muchly appreciated.

Edit: could someone do me a quick write up on how to do a acid to base extraction on the impure crystal after a straight to base extraction using white vinegar and is that a worthwhile thing to do or am i better off recrystallising/activated charcoal.

Finally do you have any tips or tricks to do at any point in an extraction which you find work well?

 

[killuminati420]

If your naphtha you seperate off looks clear and you get good xstals when you freeze, i say its all good...but if you are asking for a type of wash on your naphtha before you freeze, then sodium carbonate is the way to go! Just add a little bit of sodium carbonate powder to your naphtha in a 1/2pint jar before you freeze and shake and stir until its all mixed several times,...let all the sodium carbonate sink to the bottom ALL THE WAY, and pour off JUST the naphtha from the sodium carbonate powder particles into a clean 1/2pint jar for freeze precipitation...if you see ANY particles on the bottom of the 1/2pint jar before freezing, slowly pour the naphtha into another clean 1/2pint jar, leaving behind the particles to freeze...You can cook baking soda in the oven for 2hours or so at 350F, and it converts it to sodium carbonate...Just stir it halfway through the 2hours and make sure the baking soda you are using is 100% sodium bi-carbonate

 

[OpeningPandorasBox]

I am planning an extraction on 500g of Mimosa bark, 3rd time I have done an extraction this size. I was wondering how many pulls would you say are optimal, I am thinking either 3 or 4 in the past I have done 4 and got very high yields but also a yellowy product.

Also in the past I have used activated charcoal to clean the DMT however I haven't used a saturated naptha solution and didn't find that the charcoal did much, was the because the solution wasn't saturated.

Finally what way of cleaning DMT from a STB method would you advise, why, and can you write up how to do it.

Muchly appreciated.

Edit: could someone do me a quick write up on how to do a acid to base extraction on the impure crystal after a straight to base extraction using white vinegar and is that a worthwhile thing to do or am i better off recrystallising/activated charcoal.

Finally do you have any tips or tricks to do at any point in an extraction which you find work well?

Just pull until there is no more DMT. Too many variable effect this to determine how many pulls it will take like how much naptha your using, how potent your bark is, how well you performed the STB etc.

The rest can all be found by searching the forum.

Generally if the tek was performed well clean up can be as simple as an ammonia wash and yield a very white fairly pure powder.

 

[killuminati420]

i heard an ammonia wash shouldn't be used for some reason

 

[OpeningPandorasBox]

Some people have problems with it but as long as the crystals are dry, the ammonia is very cold, and the ammonia is 10% concentration there should be no problems. Swim always washes with ammonia

 

[DMTizzle]

Just pull until there is no more DMT. Too many variable effect this to determine how many pulls it will take like how much naptha your using, how potent your bark is, how well you performed the STB etc.

The rest can all be found by searching the forum.

Generally if the tek was performed well clean up can be as simple as an ammonia wash and yield a very white fairly pure powder.

I'm using a heavy naptha (don't want to use ronsonol and live in the uk) so will probably need a bit more of a clean up then that.

Cheers for the sodium carbonate recipe that is very useful.