When approaching a Banisteriopsis Caapi extraction there were several things to consider.
The most sought after alkaloid THH (Tetrahydroharmine) has been theorized to not even get extracted during a typical Manske extraction.
Additionally, the whole point of doing the Manske is to separate out the toxic compounds in Rue. Caapi has no toxic compounds and there is no worry of cross contamination.
The Herbal Percolator (Featured Here) has been said to make Caapi active at doses as low as 10g! That means it must be extracting much more efficiently. The grams of material to water ratio is 1g:150ml so that means 37,500ml or roughly 10 gallons.
This approach did an acid extraction using The Herbal Percolator. Instead of adding salt, the alkaloids were freebased DIRECTLY out of the acid solutions, pulling the full-spectrum of caapi compounds.
The approach utilizes the Homemade Pressure Pump, Found Here.
Procedure:
1. 250g B. Caapi was chopped & then powderized in a coffee grinder.
2. The Caapi powder\shreds were setup in The Herbal Percolator.
3. 10 gallons of near-boiling vinegar water was run through the Percolator.
Note: About 1/2 cups of Vinegar was added for every 4 cups of Water after the water was taken off the heat
4. The 10 gallons was reduced down to 1 quart
5. The solution was refrigerated overnight to decant
6. In the morning the solution was ran through a cotton filter
7. The solution was then run through the Pressure Pump
Note: Several coffee filters got clogged and replaced at this point
8. The solution was warmed
9. 3 big tablespoons of Sodium Carbonate were added to fresh water and mixed well
Note: Cook baking soda in the oven @ 420F for 3 hours to produce Sodium Carbonate
10. The Sodium Carbonate concentrated water was filtered through a cotton filter to remove excess
11. The 200ml concentrated Sodium Carbonate solution was poured into the Caapi solution
Note: The color rapidly changed but reached equilibrium by the time all was added
12. The solution was left to settle for 2 hours in the fridge
13. The solution was filtered through the Pressure Pump
Note: This step used about 8 coffee filters, all soaked in a thick coat of alkaloids
14. All the coffee filters used through the pressure pump now had thick 'cakes' of Caapi alkaloids
15. The coffee filters were dried in a food dehydrator set to 115F
Tips:
-Make 2 Herbal Percolators and put 125g in each one. This will make the whole process go a LOT faster. Use 5 gallons of water per percolator.
That's it! 8.2g Crude Caapi Extract!
Normally some would be left as-is for experimenting, this crude extract looks AMAZING! For the sake of the extraction all of it will be purified to see how much it yields of clean goodness.
The most sought after alkaloid THH (Tetrahydroharmine) has been theorized to not even get extracted during a typical Manske extraction.
Additionally, the whole point of doing the Manske is to separate out the toxic compounds in Rue. Caapi has no toxic compounds and there is no worry of cross contamination.
The Herbal Percolator (Featured Here) has been said to make Caapi active at doses as low as 10g! That means it must be extracting much more efficiently. The grams of material to water ratio is 1g:150ml so that means 37,500ml or roughly 10 gallons.
This approach did an acid extraction using The Herbal Percolator. Instead of adding salt, the alkaloids were freebased DIRECTLY out of the acid solutions, pulling the full-spectrum of caapi compounds.
The approach utilizes the Homemade Pressure Pump, Found Here.
Procedure:
1. 250g B. Caapi was chopped & then powderized in a coffee grinder.
2. The Caapi powder\shreds were setup in The Herbal Percolator.
3. 10 gallons of near-boiling vinegar water was run through the Percolator.
Note: About 1/2 cups of Vinegar was added for every 4 cups of Water after the water was taken off the heat
4. The 10 gallons was reduced down to 1 quart
5. The solution was refrigerated overnight to decant
6. In the morning the solution was ran through a cotton filter
7. The solution was then run through the Pressure Pump
Note: Several coffee filters got clogged and replaced at this point
8. The solution was warmed
9. 3 big tablespoons of Sodium Carbonate were added to fresh water and mixed well
Note: Cook baking soda in the oven @ 420F for 3 hours to produce Sodium Carbonate
10. The Sodium Carbonate concentrated water was filtered through a cotton filter to remove excess
11. The 200ml concentrated Sodium Carbonate solution was poured into the Caapi solution
Note: The color rapidly changed but reached equilibrium by the time all was added
12. The solution was left to settle for 2 hours in the fridge
13. The solution was filtered through the Pressure Pump
Note: This step used about 8 coffee filters, all soaked in a thick coat of alkaloids
14. All the coffee filters used through the pressure pump now had thick 'cakes' of Caapi alkaloids
15. The coffee filters were dried in a food dehydrator set to 115F
Tips:
-Make 2 Herbal Percolators and put 125g in each one. This will make the whole process go a LOT faster. Use 5 gallons of water per percolator.
That's it! 8.2g Crude Caapi Extract!
Normally some would be left as-is for experimenting, this crude extract looks AMAZING! For the sake of the extraction all of it will be purified to see how much it yields of clean goodness.