GreatArc
Rising Star
Hello all. First post as a new member and I am practically drooling thinking that I now get access to all of your experience, knowledge, past mistakes/corrections, insights, tips, tricks, and critical thinking.
So many questions I don't know where to start, so I suppose I will just thank you in advance for reading this. If you have any guesses or answers about any of my questions, please weigh in on as many or as few as you would like. So glad to be here:
SO....in a nutshell, here is what is going on. I am doing a pretty standard STB Tek using MHRB, with 100% Lye as a base, and 100% Naphtha as my solvent. Had done a disastrous first extraction, and a seemingly very successful second one.
1.) Do there tend to be wide variations in the yields of different MHRB? Fresh/Old? Inner/Outer Bark? Powdered/Shredded?
2.) What is the ideal length of time to leave MHRB in basified water for maximal yield of crystals, but minimizing other alkaloids or fats?
3.) Am I even understanding that correctly? Do DMT crystals come free before other alkaloids and fats in Lye/Water mixture, then the other things? If so, how long does it take for each roughly? Is there a 'sweet spot' in terms of time for this? What is the best time to begin doing pulls where I am getting the most DMT without other alkaloids?
4.) To heat or not to heat basified water before doing pulls? I have heard this increases yield but also plant fats and other alkaloids. Is this right? Is there any harm in not heating if my main objective is quality over quantity and reducing need for defat or washes?
5.) To heat or not to heat Naphtha? This one I kind of know the answer to. My pulls came up dramatically with warm/hot Naphtha. Is 60C hot enough? What temp is ideal?
6.) How long do you roll Naphtha through mixture? I was doing it for much longer initially and getting very clear yellow pulls afterwards. I started to roll for 15min and now am getting very white crystals.
7.) If I get yellow pulls (lots of other alkaloids), is this usually because I am letting MHRB sit in Lye for too long, or because I have let Naphtha roll through mixture too long? Which one is more responsible for 'dirty' draws?
8.) I did a batch experimenting with doing a wash of the solute immediately after pulls with a mix of 100mL Distilled Water with 5g of Sodium Carbonate dissolved in it, shaken, and then removed in a separator funnel. I had very bad yield. Will I typically lose crystals with this step and should I instead try to get impurities out with re-x?
9.) What is the preferred stage you do a wash (if any), and how is this best done?
Thanks in advance for anyone offering advice on any of these questions. I have done several batches augmenting a single step each time to see how it affects the end yield and quality, but also don't want to waste bark experimenting with things which you already learned for yourself.
-Great Arc.
So many questions I don't know where to start, so I suppose I will just thank you in advance for reading this. If you have any guesses or answers about any of my questions, please weigh in on as many or as few as you would like. So glad to be here:
SO....in a nutshell, here is what is going on. I am doing a pretty standard STB Tek using MHRB, with 100% Lye as a base, and 100% Naphtha as my solvent. Had done a disastrous first extraction, and a seemingly very successful second one.
1.) Do there tend to be wide variations in the yields of different MHRB? Fresh/Old? Inner/Outer Bark? Powdered/Shredded?
2.) What is the ideal length of time to leave MHRB in basified water for maximal yield of crystals, but minimizing other alkaloids or fats?
3.) Am I even understanding that correctly? Do DMT crystals come free before other alkaloids and fats in Lye/Water mixture, then the other things? If so, how long does it take for each roughly? Is there a 'sweet spot' in terms of time for this? What is the best time to begin doing pulls where I am getting the most DMT without other alkaloids?
4.) To heat or not to heat basified water before doing pulls? I have heard this increases yield but also plant fats and other alkaloids. Is this right? Is there any harm in not heating if my main objective is quality over quantity and reducing need for defat or washes?
5.) To heat or not to heat Naphtha? This one I kind of know the answer to. My pulls came up dramatically with warm/hot Naphtha. Is 60C hot enough? What temp is ideal?
6.) How long do you roll Naphtha through mixture? I was doing it for much longer initially and getting very clear yellow pulls afterwards. I started to roll for 15min and now am getting very white crystals.
7.) If I get yellow pulls (lots of other alkaloids), is this usually because I am letting MHRB sit in Lye for too long, or because I have let Naphtha roll through mixture too long? Which one is more responsible for 'dirty' draws?
8.) I did a batch experimenting with doing a wash of the solute immediately after pulls with a mix of 100mL Distilled Water with 5g of Sodium Carbonate dissolved in it, shaken, and then removed in a separator funnel. I had very bad yield. Will I typically lose crystals with this step and should I instead try to get impurities out with re-x?
9.) What is the preferred stage you do a wash (if any), and how is this best done?
Thanks in advance for anyone offering advice on any of these questions. I have done several batches augmenting a single step each time to see how it affects the end yield and quality, but also don't want to waste bark experimenting with things which you already learned for yourself.
-Great Arc.
