I had ok results with my first pull, but my yield was extremely low, i got .5%
But admitidly i didn't allow the lye solution to sit in a warm bath long enough and i didn't do enough naptha pulls.
We live and we learn.
This is my plan for my next extraction this weekend.
Any thoughts or suggestions to change a step would be appreciated
I will be using 500g MHRB
What do you guys think of this process?
Pictures of first extraction.
But admitidly i didn't allow the lye solution to sit in a warm bath long enough and i didn't do enough naptha pulls.
We live and we learn.
This is my plan for my next extraction this weekend.
Any thoughts or suggestions to change a step would be appreciated
I will be using 500g MHRB
- Mix bark with water/vinegar mix ph-3 freeze thaw a few times.
- pressure cook bark with +-2l water/vinegar ph3 for 30min strain liquid x3
- reduce resultant liquid gathered in step 2 to +-1.5l (My flask is 2l)
- add nacl mixed in warm water and shake ( not clear on amount of salt needed)
- add 150g Naoh mixed into 250ml of water. mix and allow to heat in a warm water bath. and mix +-1hr
- heat 100ml heptane mix into basified liquid mix +-5 times and allow to settle eventually extracting heptane. x5
- allow some heptane to evaporate before placing in sealed container and leaving in freezer for +12hrs
What do you guys think of this process?
Pictures of first extraction.