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solvent evaporation

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greymatter

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easy question...can you evaporate the solvent in a hotwater bath(of course nowhere close to a flame or spark) without damageing the spice?
 
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you can but it may leave your spice a bit gooey as it may not crystalise properly.

I find room temperature to be fine. If anything, you want to slow the process down and reduce air flow exposure to prevent oxidisation.
 
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soulfood's right...don't quick evap your spice, unless you plan to recrystallize the results & freeze precipitate(which SWIM's found to be the best method anyway. purer cleaner results..)
 
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Never evaporate all the solvent off, you will be left with a mix of spice, contaminates, and plant oils. So it will be goey shit. Freeze precip out of naptha for 36+hrs for the cleanest spice.
 
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