shanedudddy2 said:
Logic tells me that the water/acid ratio must equal what exists for the 500g tek, and then scale the amount of base.
For instance, every saucepan is different, and you may feel additional water would be easier to cover 250g (or whatever you are using, could be 1KG).
So, lets say you use 250g of powdered bark.
- 250g of bark may be better covered by 1500ml, instead of a straight scaled figure of 1000ml.
- Calculate what we will refer to as the scaling figure.
scaling_figure = (liquid you add)/(liquid the original tek calls for)
scaling_figure = 1500/2000 = 0.75
- The amount of vinegar to add would be 100 (original vinegar amount) * scaling_figure = 75mls.
Then when it comes time for the base step, the same scaling_figure can be used.
- Sodium Hydroxide to add = 150g (original value) * scaling figure = 110g (I am just rounding to a nicer number)
That's how I see it, and how I would perform the scaling.
I plan to do the above scaling on the 250g of bark I have waiting.
REALLY, hoping to get some good results this time.
My friend recently cooked up 250g of freshly harvested AC trunk bark with 5% root bark and 5% branch bark. Here's the proportions she used for the cook.
Total of 2000ml distilled water with 200-250ml white vinegar. PH around 3.
Reduced to 500ml and added 40-50g sodium hydroxide (until soup turned black).
300ml of naphtha used on first pull and crystals are dropping at room temp (24+ degrees celsius).
Will post more pics and details once my friend is done with all pulls and weighed/finalized.
Maybe you guys can compare notes sometime lol. Although they are starting out with their first extraction and will be a while before they are seasoned to your level.
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