Using San Pedro Whole for A/B Extraction

[Shunyata]

Hello, would it be possible to extract it in slices rather than making it into a powder? Would that make it easier to work with? It works with mimosa pretty well. Just leave it sit for a week, strain, and ad more liquid. It's slow but maybe it will make less gunk? Your opinion is appreciated

 

[brokedownpalace10]

Fresh or dried? I have a fair amount of non-mucilaginous cactus I grew last summer. My quick and dirty way lately for fresh cactus is to slice kinda thin, bring to a boil, cool, and blend. Then back in the pot for 3 x's. After each x, I strain through an old t-shirt squeezing out the liquid. Then boil it all down.

 

[Shunyata]

That will suck out the gunk out for sure though and I guess what I meant is to do an A/B extraction. Need to have as little gunk as possible so maybe if it's not in powder form it would be better.

 

[Jamie01]

Freezing and thawing after blending helps to break the cell walls more. It might be overkill though honestly. I don’t always do it.