GolgiFapparatus
Rising Star
Before I get into it, allow me to say that it's such a pleasure to finally take the plunge and integrate into this beautiful community. What a breath of fresh air, having a space where kind-hearted psychonauts bathe in a stream of knowledge and credible sources 
. I'm psyched to be here, and can't wait to give whatever I can back to the community that helped guide me through my first extraction, and journey to hyperspace. In short...THANK YOU!
I am currently on my 3rd extraction (500g ACRB), and ran into a bit of a speed bump:
I went with a mini-A/B tek after the initial naphtha pulls were taken from the basic soup. I poured the dirty naps into acidic water, shook thoroughly, and let separate; then transferred the 2 layers to a ziploc bag acting as a makeshift sep. funnel (I know, I know. total rookie mistake with the plastic) and here's where all hell broke loose.
I let the layers separate in the bag, snipped the corner and decanted the acidic solution to a new mason jar, but to my dismay, the corner of the ziploc bag ended up in the mason jar. I told myself "gotta fish that out before adding the lye", but tired brain that had just endured an 8 hour work day and immediately came home to a 6 hour extraction completely forgot about the tiny plastic corner. I added the lye...after 5 minutes of shaking the lye into solution, I realized my big ol' dumb-dumb error. I'm not 100% sure, but I believe the plastic has disintegrated from the lye's reaction...or at least melted to such a degree that it's not detectable in solution. The basic solution has been sitting in a mason jar for about 6 days.
The selfless souls on the nexus have suggested either an additional mini-A/B + re-x or an acetone/FASA/cold water wash. This is the biggest extraction I've ever done, so anything I can salvage from this batch would be seriously appreciated. If it's too late and can't be saved at this point, c'est la vie.
I have all the materials for another mini-A/B, so I'd like to just continue with another. If I need to tweak some methods to save the deems, I'll do my best to try a FASA wash. Fellow nexians, my questions to you are:
1.) Will a mini-A/B + re-x be sufficient enough to remove plastic residue from the end product? 2.) Will the spice be OK sitting in a basic solution (without the root bark) for over a week?
I have learned my lesson. Only working with lab glass and ZERO plastic from now on!
Peace, love, and gratitude.
. I'm psyched to be here, and can't wait to give whatever I can back to the community that helped guide me through my first extraction, and journey to hyperspace. In short...THANK YOU!I am currently on my 3rd extraction (500g ACRB), and ran into a bit of a speed bump:
I went with a mini-A/B tek after the initial naphtha pulls were taken from the basic soup. I poured the dirty naps into acidic water, shook thoroughly, and let separate; then transferred the 2 layers to a ziploc bag acting as a makeshift sep. funnel (I know, I know. total rookie mistake with the plastic) and here's where all hell broke loose.
I let the layers separate in the bag, snipped the corner and decanted the acidic solution to a new mason jar, but to my dismay, the corner of the ziploc bag ended up in the mason jar. I told myself "gotta fish that out before adding the lye", but tired brain that had just endured an 8 hour work day and immediately came home to a 6 hour extraction completely forgot about the tiny plastic corner. I added the lye...after 5 minutes of shaking the lye into solution, I realized my big ol' dumb-dumb error. I'm not 100% sure, but I believe the plastic has disintegrated from the lye's reaction...or at least melted to such a degree that it's not detectable in solution. The basic solution has been sitting in a mason jar for about 6 days.
The selfless souls on the nexus have suggested either an additional mini-A/B + re-x or an acetone/FASA/cold water wash. This is the biggest extraction I've ever done, so anything I can salvage from this batch would be seriously appreciated. If it's too late and can't be saved at this point, c'est la vie.
I have all the materials for another mini-A/B, so I'd like to just continue with another. If I need to tweak some methods to save the deems, I'll do my best to try a FASA wash. Fellow nexians, my questions to you are:
1.) Will a mini-A/B + re-x be sufficient enough to remove plastic residue from the end product? 2.) Will the spice be OK sitting in a basic solution (without the root bark) for over a week?
I have learned my lesson. Only working with lab glass and ZERO plastic from now on!
Peace, love, and gratitude.