Please help me understand what im doing wrong

[froggydays]

Did you basify the extraction first before adding naphta? If you add naphta to the vinegar solution it won't work.

 

[brettsta]

So how did your extraction go ? , have you got a good result

 

[Qoniaq]

try skipping the vinegar, and simply using 150g of sodium hydroxide in 750ml water in a 1L earlenmeyer flask instead. , put you 100g of powder in that once its cooled to room temp. That will get your PH up to where it needs to be. 6 hours in the base shaking regularly for that time. Th3n150ml naptha, shake every 4 hours for a day. let it settle for 8 hours anad pull it. see pic for what my usual 1st pulls look like from this recipe. As simple as it gets. I avg 1.9 to 2.3% in decreasing yields and quality per pull.
hope this helps.
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