Mini A\B PH question

[Mal-Truite]

Hello, I looked at some mini a\b teks, and i find they say we should get water at a ph of 2-3 using something like vinegar. If someone's vinegar read 2.6 on the meter, how about using pure vinegar?

Thanks for reading

 

[DansMaTete]

pH doesn't have to be so extrem (acid and base) for a mini A/B cause you don't need to lyse cells like when you work with vegetal material during an extraction.

You don't need to go that low. pH=5 is good because then, 99,9% of DMT is in salt form (check this to know how i know).
When you base, pH=12 is what you want.

To answer to you, you can use pure vinegar (which is 95% water +5% acetic acid) but it's not needed. And the more acid you use, the more base you will have to ad to neutralize it.

 

[OneStepBeyond]

I use pure vinegar and it works. I do it to get to ph 2-3. It's 95% water anyway. It may not be necessary though, as DansMaTete says, so it would be cheaper not to.

I've never had a problem getting ph high enough after though. That lye is some pretty strong stuff.