balaur
Rising Star
Hey guys. A friend received a fresh batch of MHRB and proceeded to do the usual naphtha extraction. The bark was frozen then further shredded in a blended, then cooked 4 times with a bit of vinegar. The resulting broth was evaporated to a manageable quantity, then an excess of NaOH was dissolved inside . The solution was kept inside a water bath while the naphtha pull were done, thus eliminating the risk of emulsions no matter how hard the container was shaken. The resulting naphtha immediately took a reddish aspect, and it then went milky when pulled with a baster and hitting a colder container. The naphtha was then kept in a water bath again while it was washed once with hot basified water (sodium carbonate) to remove any lye that might have crept in. The solution was then stuck in the freezer for 24 hours. The resulting yield smells right but has a brownish chocolate like color. Is this normal? Could the lighter fluid have pulled something else too? Any advice on this? The spice was to be used in making some changa.
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