psilocybin
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Any questions or problems you may run into during an extraction can be asked to get other members input in this thread.
Depending on the quality of the naphta used, the amount of oils, waxes, NMT etc. in the plant material, the type of plant material, the rigorousness of defatting, the temperature of the extraction solvent and many other factors, the appearance of the extraction product may vary. Don't be disappointed if your first result doesn't look as good as some of the material boasted about on this forum. Fishing tales are not limited to fishermen.SargeHT said:Newbie here... just wanna ask if anyone had extracted this kind of crystal like visually but oily to the touch? used Q21Q21 tek 2..
I will proceed to the mini-A/B and save the top naphtha layer just in case. Just wanted to check and see if it's something I maybe did wrong or can work to correct.Earthwalker said:Before the pulling stage you can leave you're basic soup to cool a little ( some leave it to room temp, some don't ) some people tend to believe that naphtha pulls more fats or yellowing when the basic soup is hot , but I don't worry about it cooling as if it pulls more fats it doesn't matter as were doing a defat !
God morning aprobablewave , yeah sometimes the solvent gets more yellowing with the soup being warmer , so don't freak out just yet ! :thumb_up:aprobablewave said:Greetings from my kitchen lab,
I am doing Cyb's ATB hybrid tek with Earthwalker's defat & mini-A/B for ACRB. Just finished my defat but for some reason my top non-polar layer (naphtha from first pull) is clear not brown like in Earthwalker's post? The bottom acidic aqueous layer (600 mL vinegar solution at pH 2.8 ) did turn cloudy. Not sure if this is OK? Vigorously shook it for 60 second then let sit for 5 minutes, ten times.
Could this be due to my letting the basified bark mixture cool to about room temperature before adding warm naphtha in the initial pull? EW seems to say this in his post here:
I will proceed to the mini-A/B and save the top naphtha layer just in case. Just wanted to check and see if it's something I maybe did wrong or can work to correct.Earthwalker said:Before the pulling stage you can leave you're basic soup to cool a little ( some leave it to room temp, some don't ) some people tend to believe that naphtha pulls more fats or yellowing when the basic soup is hot , but I don't worry about it cooling as if it pulls more fats it doesn't matter as were doing a defat !
Thanks!
Shambolic said:Ok,
Is KOH an exeptable base compared with NaOH? It's says it's ok on the wiki, but are there any other pros or cons?