official extraction help thread

[psilocybin]

Any questions or problems you may run into during an extraction can be asked to get other members input in this thread.

 

[Varallo]

Okay this is my first time posting on here hope I did this correctly!

Once you basify your solution do you then cool down before adding hot naphtha, or does it matter, cooling solution and/or heating naphtha?

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[Transform]

Okay this is my first time posting on here hope I did this correctly!

Once you basify your solution do you then cool down before adding hot naphtha, or does it matter, cooling solution and/or heating naphtha?

The specific heat capacity of water is much higher than that of naphtha, so adding warm naphtia to the cooled base solution would be largely pointless. Aim to do your pulls at between 40 to 60°C perhaps depending on your naphtha. It's not so big of a deal though - good results have also been reported when performing the pulls at room temperature, and higher temperatures tend to give rise to a darker coloured product.