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Update, Swim is working on extracting Caapi Harmalas to make a 3 gram harmala tincture.
Swim would prefer to have the Salts instead of the Freebase. Swim would probably rather have a little salt then Sodium Carbonate residue in product.
Not sure how either will dissolve, or not, in Glycerin.
About a gram of Caapi harmalas from 200G of some older shredded white vine was extracted by basifying.
This time, becasue of no precipitation last time, SWIM added 30 grams to 150ml solution, after Freebase Harmalas were dissovled in vinegar/water 50/50.
This time harmalas or salt or both immediately precipitated and solution stayed very yellow cloudy with precipitates already on bottom of jar.
Conclusion: Mankse came up with 100/1000 saltwater ratio for a reason.
At this ratio salt and harmala can freely dissolve at boiling temperature.
Update, being an impatient fellow, I re-dissolved the solution by adding another 150ml water brought to a boil; now everything clear.
Going back to fridge....
Swim would prefer to have the Salts instead of the Freebase. Swim would probably rather have a little salt then Sodium Carbonate residue in product.
Not sure how either will dissolve, or not, in Glycerin.
About a gram of Caapi harmalas from 200G of some older shredded white vine was extracted by basifying.
This time, becasue of no precipitation last time, SWIM added 30 grams to 150ml solution, after Freebase Harmalas were dissovled in vinegar/water 50/50.
This time harmalas or salt or both immediately precipitated and solution stayed very yellow cloudy with precipitates already on bottom of jar.
Conclusion: Mankse came up with 100/1000 saltwater ratio for a reason.
At this ratio salt and harmala can freely dissolve at boiling temperature.
Update, being an impatient fellow, I re-dissolved the solution by adding another 150ml water brought to a boil; now everything clear.
Going back to fridge....