Hey guys, SWIM used to use pint jars for extractions and found that he can do the first pull in a few hours and have easy freeze precip (.6 ml solvent/ 1g MHRB). When he used a gallon wine jug, he found that it took much longer for the solvent to become concentrated enough to form crystals. The only thing I can think of is that the more surface area the solvent is covering, the faster it pulls the spice out, can anyone confirm this?
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Solvent/solution surface area
- Thread starter LoneDruid
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Depends how well you are mixing too. How were you mixing?
If there's little surface area, meaning a thin container so top layer is thick, it may be harder to mix it thoroughly. So maybe your problem is you just werent mixing well enough? Make a few cycles of mixing thoroughly/letting stand before pulling
If there's little surface area, meaning a thin container so top layer is thick, it may be harder to mix it thoroughly. So maybe your problem is you just werent mixing well enough? Make a few cycles of mixing thoroughly/letting stand before pulling
