Perth Guy
Rising Star
there was an extraction done recently and the final product wasn't as strong as one would expect.. I am OK with not getting crystals.. my 2 concerns are
1. maybe I heated it to much and the alkaloids were damaged? (lid was on the whole time so minimal evap)
2. Do the quantities sound about right?
If anyone can pick any issues/flaws or improvement ideas/tweaks it would be greatly appreciated!
~200g wet Phylodes and stems (acacia acuminate broad leaf)
put into 1.5L distilled water, 250ml white cleaning vinegar added
heated this for an hour or 2 on low (it may have got close to boiling but didn't reach it) I was hoping the heat would help break down the whole leaves and stems a bit
This was put into a croc pop (slow cooker), 500ml distilled water with 250g Lye was added - product went instantly black.
This was set on Low for 30 minutes, turned off for 30 minutes, put back on low for 30 minutes, alternating for around 3 - 4 hours.
Phylodes and stems had broken up fully at the end.
Liquid strained off and there were 5 Naphtha washes (shellite) around 400ml in total - half was evaporated at room temp until when I blew on it there was a white cloudiness. This was put into the freezer for 18 hours and no crystals formed and due to comments about filtering I did not filter it (goo getting stuck in filters) so I just evaporated the naphtha at room temp and ended up with an oily goo
I was happy with the end product - personal tests were very nice, but it was a lot less potent (100mg having the same effect as around 30mg of pure crystal DMT).
If anyone has any useful comments or suggestions or if it sounds about right I'd love to hear from someone experienced.
I would prefer to use the same products if possible (white vinegar, distilled water, lye and colemans shellite) unless there is a very compelling reason to go buy different products
1. maybe I heated it to much and the alkaloids were damaged? (lid was on the whole time so minimal evap)
2. Do the quantities sound about right?
If anyone can pick any issues/flaws or improvement ideas/tweaks it would be greatly appreciated!
~200g wet Phylodes and stems (acacia acuminate broad leaf)
put into 1.5L distilled water, 250ml white cleaning vinegar added
heated this for an hour or 2 on low (it may have got close to boiling but didn't reach it) I was hoping the heat would help break down the whole leaves and stems a bit
This was put into a croc pop (slow cooker), 500ml distilled water with 250g Lye was added - product went instantly black.
This was set on Low for 30 minutes, turned off for 30 minutes, put back on low for 30 minutes, alternating for around 3 - 4 hours.
Phylodes and stems had broken up fully at the end.
Liquid strained off and there were 5 Naphtha washes (shellite) around 400ml in total - half was evaporated at room temp until when I blew on it there was a white cloudiness. This was put into the freezer for 18 hours and no crystals formed and due to comments about filtering I did not filter it (goo getting stuck in filters) so I just evaporated the naphtha at room temp and ended up with an oily goo
I was happy with the end product - personal tests were very nice, but it was a lot less potent (100mg having the same effect as around 30mg of pure crystal DMT).
If anyone has any useful comments or suggestions or if it sounds about right I'd love to hear from someone experienced.
I would prefer to use the same products if possible (white vinegar, distilled water, lye and colemans shellite) unless there is a very compelling reason to go buy different products