psilocybin
Rising Star
Any questions or problems you may run into during an extraction can be asked to get other members input in this thread.
Bl@ster420 said:I hate to be "that guy" , but as I have ZERO experience aside from these 3 failures ,what exactly would I do?
I followed the tek I did because of its seemingly "me proof" ( I'm an idiot with this stuff , I'm a machinist by trade.)
I have two jars or suspected bunk MHRB/Lye/water and the thin layer of naphtha I couldn't pull up without having much suck up into it.
What particular "this" tek?KingsBlade said:I am about to attempt this tek and just had a couple questions..
Probably ok, the amount of iodide added is tiny.KingsBlade said:is normal iodized salt ok to use or does it have to be de iodized?
Don't use plastics, especially not PET. This is discussed often here and mentioned in the "Health and Safety" page (linked at the top of every page) and in the FAQ (also linked at the top of every page).KingsBlade said:Can a 2lter coke/sprite bottle handle the heating? Or should I find something else?..
That is a good idea. In fact, maybe you should try it with 50 grams first and expect to get decent results only at your third attempt. Then do the remaing 100g.KingsBlade said:this will be my first attempt at making this so if anyone else has tips or anything I'm all ears.. I have a 250g bag of acacia confusa I got. So I wanted to do 100g first as to if I mess up somehow I have extra...

What??!!ktz said:it is normal that after several pull of ipa, sodium remains dark?
how many times I have to do it?
It's possible reuse the dark sodium many time so as not to waste the residue?
During the last evaporation of IPA i had some dark residuo on the bottom, it's safe mix it and use?
It's normal that this goo don't give me absolutely no visual?
Thank You!![]()
downwardsfromzero said:What??!!ktz said:it is normal that after several pull of ipa, sodium remains dark?
how many times I have to do it?
It's possible reuse the dark sodium many time so as not to waste the residue?
During the last evaporation of IPA i had some dark residuo on the bottom, it's safe mix it and use?
It's normal that this goo don't give me absolutely no visual?
Thank You!![]()
Pull from what (made from what?), after doing what to it? More detail, please.
The purpose of washing in a sodium carbonate solution is to neutralize any remaining basic material. If there is none then it is unnecessary. However, sodium carbonate is so abundant the bigger question is why would you deviate from the instructions?Pentx said:Instead of using a sodium carbonate/water solution, Could it work if I Only wash my naphtha containing DMT on distilled water(indicate pH 9.0) only?
a1pha said:The purpose of washing in a sodium carbonate solution is to neutralize any remaining basic material. If there is none then it is unnecessary. However, sodium carbonate is so abundant the bigger question is why would you deviate from the instructions?Pentx said:Instead of using a sodium carbonate/water solution, Could it work if I Only wash my naphtha containing DMT on distilled water(indicate pH 9.0) only?
If you cannot find any sodium carbonate then go get sodium bicarbonate (baking soda/powder) and bake in the oven at 250-degreesF for an hour or so and magically* transform your sodium bicarbonate into sodium carbonate.
Good luck.
*[of course by magic I mean science]
gamabunta said:Hello! I just performed my second extraction and everything seemed well but I have some doubts...
I am now with 3 glass cups, one of them is filled with the results of the first pull and the other two are filled with the results of the second, third and fourth pull.
The first one is already in freeze prep, but the other two I thought it would need an pre evap before I put then in the freezer, that's because they are for sure not saturated enough.
The thing is that it's been 13-14 hours since I left those two cups evaporating and It seems they arent really evaporating, they just stay the same... They are in my bathroom with the window open and with a paper towel on top of them.
Anyone now a better way to evaporate? I'm a bit afraid of using a fan, does it really help? Silica maybe?
Thank you all!
Tryptallmine said:If you're afraid of using a fan? how are you going to smoalk dmt?
Use a fan. In future you can always combine all your pulls into one dish, evaporate the whole lot down until it's at a high saturation point. Place that dish in the freezer for 24 hours to give it the best amount of time to crystallize - try not to peek at it.
If you want bigger crystals vs small/powdery freebase then use the fridge instead of the freezer as it'll drop the temp at a slower rate. If you want nice big crystals then let the whole thing evaporate naturally in a cool dark spot.
By the way, what solvent did you use? Naphtha evaporates quickly compared to xylene for example but depending on the volume it could still take a day or two. If you evaporate naphtha with a fan you can reduce 200ml down to 100ml in about 20 or so minutes.
The sodium carbonate helps prevent losses by making the ionic strength of the wash solution higher, and ensuring the pH remains sufficiently high. A prudent practice.Pentx said:Instead of using a sodium carbonate/water solution, Could it work if I Only wash my naphtha containing DMT on distilled water(indicate pH 9.0) only?
Dabsallday said:So I am trying to a a/b on powdered ACRB... How is it done, I've looked everywhere and can not find it, plus, how do I strain it after my acid boils? I used a wight tee shirt, and after boiling and reducing, when I put it in my extraction container, there was ALOT of material and a slug like stuff on the bottom... Please anyone send me some answers.. Thank you, peace&light to all