First Time Extraction using q21q21's TEK...

[theemezz0]

so i'm finally going to do this. i just weighed out roughly 75g of Mrs Wages picking lime & 100g of MHRB. now i shall weigh out 100mL of 5% vinegar and some boiling water...

correct me if i'm wrong, but the first thing to do is mix 100g of MHRB w/ 100mL of 5% vinegar by slowly pouring the vinegar into the MHRB bowl and stirring until the MHRB is wet, red, & clumpy. and then i will add 100mL of near-boiling h20 & stir slowly until it's wet enough for the mixture to flow when tipping side-to-side...? then i stir for about 30-40 minutes?

i was hoping i can come back to this thread and ask any questions as i go along - is this allowed?

 

[DeMolecularTraveler]

I can't offer any kind of help other than moral support.
BUT, I offer you that=)
I'm extracting for the first time Sunday, so I'm right behind you=P
Good luck!

 

[DudeMeetTyler]

correct me if i'm wrong, but the first thing to do is mix 100g of MHRB w/ 100mL of 5% vinegar by slowly pouring the vinegar into the MHRB bowl and stirring until the MHRB is wet, red, & clumpy. and then i will add 100mL of near-boiling h20 & stir slowly until it's wet enough for the mixture to flow when tipping side-to-side...? then i stir for about 30-40 minutes?

check it

but to answer your question yes.. you are correct

.. and about coming back to this thread to ask more questinos.. yes, i believe that is preferred, rather than starting new threads about the same topic

good luck

 

[theemezz0]

i just mixed the vinegar, water, and MHRB. it kinda looks like brownie mix or something. it flows from side to side when i tip the bowl, so i'm assuming that's enough water. i will now stir periodically and let the mixture sit for 40min before i add the lime.

 

[theemezz0]

okay, so i just put the DMT-naptha in the freezer...

here's what i did...
1. poured 100mL vinegar into MHRB bowl, stirred, then added 100mL near-boiling water
2. stirred until it was a sludge that flowed back and forth when the bowl was tipped
3. added 75g of lime over the course of 5min as i stirred it in with the MHRB/vinegar/h20 mixture
4. got a very thick, cookie dough/pea soup-like consistency
5. boiled water and placed into a large bowl where the MHRB bowl was placed inside
6. poured about 100mL of naptha into the MHRB bowl which covered the MHRB sludge
7. stirred the naptha in with the MHRB periodically until it was warmed up, then let sit for ten minutes
8. poured the naptha into pyrex dish (which was a clear color) and placed in the freezer

is this all correct? i wasn't sure how long to let the naptha sit in with the MHRB or exactly how much naptha should be covering the MHRB sludge. the sludge was completely immerged in the naptha, but i added a bit more so that i could see whether the layers were separate (in which case they were)....