Hi all - making some enhanced leaf, and used more-than-needed-amount of IPA, so lots of IPA in the glass on top of the leaf at bottom of the glass. Therefore, it will not evap in time for when I was hoping to use it. Not the end of the world, but I was just wondering if I can speed up the process by allowing the leaf to settle to the bottom for several hours, and decanting off some of the IPA, or if I'd be losing spice in the decanted IPA. In other words, if I let the leaf settle to the bottom, is all the spice settled at the bottom of the glass with it? Or is it suspended in the IPA solution until the IPA fully evaporates? Any other ideas for speeding the evap process? I suppose I could add a fan, which I just thought of as I type this...
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Enhanced leaf evap question
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The spice is dissolved in IPA, not precipitated at the bottom. So if you discard the IPA, you'll discard the spice.
The fan is the right idea if you're in a hurry, but either way I would wait a few days to ensure all the IPA has evaporated.
The fan is the right idea if you're in a hurry, but either way I would wait a few days to ensure all the IPA has evaporated.
If possible, move the whole brew into a shallow and wide dish. Put it near an open window and blow the fan across it at full power. The more surface area the better.
be sure to check regularly, when it reaches a certain dryness the leaf will all blow across the room!
As stated above, dont smoke it until you're sure its 100% solvent free
be sure to check regularly, when it reaches a certain dryness the leaf will all blow across the room!
As stated above, dont smoke it until you're sure its 100% solvent free
