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.

 

[alert]

However, even after drying from fan for ever 1hr bottom is still gooey mixed with white crystals and smells of flowers or "new sneakers".

SWIM thinks it is dmt+nmt and has had a successful extraction from only one pull+freeze.

So to reduce some paranoia can anyone confirm it is most likely dmt/nmt mix and is smokable.

Yes, is most likely DMT+NMT. It is fine to smoke, but personally I like to let my pulls sit for 24 hours after freeze precipitation or so just to let any residual naphtha evaporate off. An hour with a fan is good, but I prefer to err on the side of caution.

Another thing I personally like to do is dissolve the DMT-NMT in a minimal amount of ethanol (your 190 proof is perfect) and let it evaporate again to get any residual naphtha out of the crystalline structures. This is optional but I like to do it for peace of mind. If you are making changa/infused leaf you will use this step anyway.

And yes, IPA is isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. I use it because it is cheaper than buying 190 proof ethanol. Both will work though.

 

[Dunghippy]

However, even after drying from fan for ever 1hr bottom is still gooey mixed with white crystals and smells of flowers or "new sneakers".

SWIM thinks it is dmt+nmt and has had a successful extraction from only one pull+freeze.

So to reduce some paranoia can anyone confirm it is most likely dmt/nmt mix and is smokable.

Yes, is most likely DMT+NMT. It is fine to smoke, but personally I like to let my pulls sit for 24 hours after freeze precipitation or so just to let any residual naphtha evaporate off. An hour with a fan is good, but I prefer to err on the side of caution.

Another thing I personally like to do is dissolve the DMT-NMT in a minimal amount of ethanol (your 190 proof is perfect) and let it evaporate again to get any residual naphtha out of the crystalline structures. This is optional but I like to do it for peace of mind. If you are making changa/infused leaf you will use this step anyway.

And yes, IPA is isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. I use it because it is cheaper than buying 190 proof ethanol. Both will work though.

Thank you again. SWIM has the goo and white crystals (with some goo) separated onto two different lids sitting so far.
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SWIM supposes to go to the smoking section to figure out his next move? Never smoked anything in SWIMS life only mouth-smoked a cig as a young lad. Any advice?

 

[vineseeker]

Hello, I have two questions. My dmt crystals still smell (3days) like naptha, whats that about.. does it go away?

secondly I did harmala extraction with gibrans tek.
This is the final result.

Iam a bit proud but does it look good in comparison to other harmala extractions?


thx

 

[3rdI]

you could try to re-X your stinky crystals or dissolve them in IPA and allow that to evap.

your harmalas look fine but I would complete another few rounds of A/B to clean them up a little, I like my extracted harnmals to be nice and light in colour,

did you extract from rue or caapi?

 

[vineseeker]

thanks, I try that with the dmt.

These are from rue but the caapi is in the making too
Hope it works out as nice.

greetz

 

[3rdI]

If you want to play around with them some more you could manske them and also have a go at separating the Harmine from the Harmaline, its all good fun:thumb_up:

good luck with your crystals and don't forget to post back when you successfully remove the smell

 

[vineseeker]

i will update and sometime I want to do the manske.
but tell me are the alkaloids I got right now ok to consume orally?
the final solution had ph 7 and I did wash many times.

 

[3rdI]

if you have it down to ph7 then they are good to go.

 

[vineseeker]

great just want to fortify my ayahuasca a little bit,:d

cheers

 

[tester.dla.mmc]

 

[vineseeker]

I have a question regarding tao of the rue extraction. In step 9 you do the manske and have harmala HCL but why is there another basing in step 11?
I mean why even do the HCL steps when you are basing it again? Is the HCL safe to consume after step 10 ?


Thanks

 

[vineseeker]

Caapi vine gibrans tek. Extraction is now settling for 14h and the alkaloid count in the bottom of the jar is a joke...
I filtered thought coffee filters to get it ready for basing.
I did cook with acid for 3x1h, it is white vine and 125g of it.

i would estimate maybe 50mg or less in the jar out of 125g of vine.

thanks

 

[tester.dla.mmc]

tried

 

[TriAngleOptics]

hello all! I'm just about to finish my first QT Tek extraktion. but the evaporation of the naphta makes some trouble... after some days, all the naphta had evaporated, but a thin, wet film was left. this film stayed for several days. now after some more days (finally! i already got worried something was wrong...) this film has slowly changed to some very wet crystals. when you scrape them together its a yellow goo. Now i wonder why it takes so long to evaporate, since its nearly no naphta left. is there anything you can do to speed up evaporation process? or is it normal that the last rest of the naphta takes quite a while to evaporate? best regards, Spice-Elf

maybe the lye or it could be something in the bark that leaves the residue?

 

[DreaMTripper]

Yellow means it could be tannins or NMT try searching the goo questions sticky..

 

[inextweekelorp]

Hi I'm doing a Rue Extraction right now and have run into problems during the Manske step. Here's a link to the thread I started on it Need Help Now With Manske In Rue Extraction - FAQ - All your basic questions and answers - Welcome to the DMT-Nexus. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[thecrystalkid]

just a quick question but one i can't know the answer to in advance. appreciate any thoughts. do all teks involve working with and near strong smelling chemical and concentrated naturai odours? if you wanted to go odour free could you? could the odours be avoided by simply doing it outside? hypothetically speaking? :?:

 

[alert]

just a quick question but one i can't know the answer to in advance. appreciate any thoughts. do all teks involve working with and near strong smelling chemical and concentrated naturai odours? if you wanted to go odour free could you? could the odours be avoided by simply doing it outside? hypothetically speaking? :?:

Pretty much all teks are going to involve at least one chemical with a smell. If you aren't living in a situation where you can extract inside it is better just to be patient until your situation allows an extraction.

Theoretically your NPS wouldn't smell that bad as long as you weren't evaporating it but I'm kinda getting the vibe you wanna extract someplace where the owners wouldn't be cool it. Patience truly is a virtue.

 

[thecrystalkid]

hi, thanks for replying. i have multiple chemical sensitivity so its physically difficult for me to be around any strong odour. i believe i can get round it, one way or another, maybe even a helping stir from a friend. outside with a fan could work too :surprised

 

[endlessness]

You could probably do something like the hippie salad oil tek using citric or fumaric or ascorbic acid instead of vinegar, and then there wouldn`t be much smell. You can do the final step with IPA or ethanol (are you also sensitive to alcohol smell?), or you could do something like amor fati`s fumarate clean up which uses water to wash away non-dmt ingredients instead of alcohols or acetone to pick up the DMT and leave non-actives behind.