mentalextentions
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i heard you could use ammonia... is it true,, i have 10% jan. strength from ace... i dont wanna mess up anything and i cant find lye.. some one help?
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lye vs ammonia
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No. Ammonia won't raise the pH high enough. If you have an ace, you should be able to get lye. Rooto brand drain opener in the plumbing section. It'll say "100% Lye", on the label.
mentalextentions
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ok i bought it.... but its the crystals how much water should i mix with them if i am doing qt's tek?..
sillysyban
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never mix water into crystals. mix small amounts of crystals at a time into water.
mentalextentions
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yeah but how much??
Well here's what QT herself says: "STEP 8 Basify to pH 9 ......................... C. Test to make sure pH is ~12. .......................... A. Stir and check the pH of contents in Jar B after each transfer of lye solution until the solution in Jar B reaches a pH of ~9-11. ........................... According to the Merck Index the pKa (natural pH) of DMT is 8.68 (which would make this the ideal pH to extract at.) In many experiments the average pH of the final basified solution in STEP 8 was ~10, which gave satisfactory results everytime." So, basify to pH 9, but make sure it's 12 after you've added enough lye to reach 9-11 although the ideal pH would be 8.68 and 10 gives satisfactory results every time. Got it? I'd like to ask everyone reading this to take the time to email Erowid and request that this piece of shit be removed from their board.
mardybum
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Most say to basify the mix to 13-14 and the higher basified the easier it is to not get emulsions in the solvent. I just add a tiny amount of solvent and keep adding lye until the mixture is black and then add tiny bits until the mixture and solvent separates within 5 minutes.