BananaForeskin
I Eat Plant Magic
endlessness said:ms minxx, this is an awesome post indeed, much appreciated for all the effort in writting this down!!
If I may make one suggestion (as mentioned by another member elsewhere), maybe add a small disclaimer in the 'adding acid' part, that this is not strictly necessary and that traditionally it is done so without acid... ? Not a big deal but I just think its important that people know it is the way you and others do but not an necessarily essential step, and that in the amazon and traditional brews there is no acid added, since alkaloids are already water soluble in natural form.
Although it also might be worth adding a link to the study that Snozz did a while back:
Not to say that it CAN'T be made without acid, or that the addition of acid will DRASTICALLY affect the potency, but we do have some hard evidence regarding the differences; it should be up there!