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First Time STB: 6 step Tek in 1 day (Kangen Water?)

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Here is my Tek in the least amount of words for a quick and easy read, along with some questions.
Feed back from the experienced would be greatly appreciated.

224g MHRB Powder

ONE Free Alkaloids
224g Lye
1 liter H20
pH 13.5+
Add to MHRB
1g:1g:15ml ratio
Agitate for 2+ hrs

TWO Extraction
125ml Naphtha VM&P
Agitate 30 min, avoid emulsion
Separatory Funnel releasing pressure
Pull 3 or 4x
Last pull shake vigorously, keep separate.

THREE Purify and Defat
Kangen pH 2.5
Shake 15 min
Separatory Funnel

Kangen Water: http://www.thewatertruth.com/go/
I have access to this machine. Is this ok? Or does vinegar have properties needed?
Kangen has a pH range 2.5 - 9.5

I don't even know if this is necessary, but it's only 15 min

FOUR Washing
5% Sodium Carbonate H20 solution
pH 8.5
Agitate 15 min
Separatory Funnel releasing pressure

Again, I don't even know if this is necessary, but it's only 15 min

FIVE Freeze Prep
Freeze 12+ hrs
Remove crystals and quick dry on ice bed
Reduce solvent 50%
Freeze again
Collect crystals, quick dry
Slow air dry the remains
Scrape crystals

SIX Recrystallize
Double boil setup - Pirax dish and shot glass
heat Naphtha in shot glass
20ml Nap per 1g Love
Add Love to hot Nap
Dissolve
Cool to room temp, fridge for 2 hrs, then freezer.
Here I will add other freezer prepped crystals to help the seeding process to form 1 big crystal of Love.
Remove and quick dry crystal

In theory this should work.
How is my Tek?
Any suggestions?
What about the Kangen Water?

I Thank You All in Advance!
 
You have all the correct info, but proof is in the puding.

Best of luck, let us know how it goes. We look forward to hearing about it. If you run in to trouble, just ask.

IH
 
224g of lye in 1 liter of water is going to be WAY above 13.5, but that is what you want.

A 1:1:15 ratio would call for 3.36 liters of water, not one. IME, you will need at least 3 liters of water for 224g of bark. Just make sure that you use enough to make the solution free flowing.

Are you going to try to purify and defat your NP with pH 2.5 water? If so, you're going to convert the alks to salt and they will end up in the water. I don't understand your intention with this step.

Washing the NP with a solution lower in pH than 11 has resulted in a loss in yield in my tests.

That's my two cents.
 
If you haven't done at least ten extractions don't go inventing your own TEKs. There is learning curve. This is not aimed particularly at the OP but at new extractors that wish to try this TEK.

In my opinion step 3 is not needed when using MHRB.
 
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