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Washing and Recrystalising Meth

Chemelion

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Quite a few people have been asking about washing meth, so here’s one of the easiest (IMHO) ways to go about it. You can get everything over-the-counter… except the meth :( You can also do it using a coffee filter, but I’ve found that yields suffer due to meth getting caught in the filter.
Acetone will remove MOST impurities, but some will get through. Unfortunately, glucose (or sugar) is one of the ones that it won’t remove. So if you know that it has glucose in it, don’t bother… if you really want to clean it you must A/B. (freebase it then convert it back to its salt form)
If you want to wash your meth really well, then ideally, you’ll need to recrystalise it as well. The slower the crystals form, the larger they will be. As a bonus, the impurities usually grow on the outside of the meth crystal. The reason this is good is if you have a large crystal with the crap on the outside, when the acetone is added it will dissolve the impurities and wont have as great a chance to dissolve your meth. (Lots of small crystals means larger surface area, which means larger chance of the acetone dissolving the meth… especially if the acetone isn’t really dry.
Drying Acetone
You’ll Need:
Acetone
Epsom salts
Filter paper (coffee filters work fine)
Oven
Most acetone that you’ll buy will be dry enough to use for washing. Though the older it is the greater the chance it has absorbed moisture from the air.
Put some of the Epsom salts on a tray in the oven for an hour or so on at least 130 degrees Centigrade. (This is to dry any moisture out of them)
Pour the Epsom salts into the acetone and mix them around.
Filter the acetone through the filter paper.
Ideally, use the acetone soon, to avoid it re-absorbing more moisture.
Acetone Wash
You’ll Need:
Acetone (really cold, to avoid losses)
Bowl (ideally glass, shallow & with straight sides. Not too wide either, 4inch[10cm] is a good size)
Knife (a pointed steak knife works well)
[*]Put the Meth in bowl.[*]Add the cold acetone. You want enough that it can dissolve all the impurities, but the acetone potentially contains water, which means lost meth. (The water dissolves the meth) 30-50mL is usually enough for ½-1gram. You’ll obviously need more if your bowl has a larger surface area.[*]Swish the bowl around and then use the knife to break up any larger bits of impurities.[*]The less time the meth sits in the acetone, the less chance it will have of getting dissolved. So try to do it quickly, but don’t hurry and fuck it up. A minute or so will be fine.[*]Tip the bowl onto an angle and swish it around so that all of the meth is together in a corner.[*]Let it settle out for a short while, then SLOWLY tip the bowl around so that the meth stays in the corner and the acetone drains off and is now on the other side of the bowl.[*]The acetone can be poured off or you can leave the bowl propped up on an angle and let it evaporate. A small amount of meth will be in the acetone. You can pour it off into another bowl and then do more acetone washes on it if you want. [But also remember; use the minimum number of bowls, etc as each one will contribute to the mechanical loss. If you pour it off into a second bowl and do another wash, do the next pour off into the first bowl. (After the clean meth has been removed)][*]Let the meth dry out completely. Just let it sit there, or put it in the sun for a while.[*]It should now be relatively clean. More acetone washes can be performed if it still looks to be dirty. Ideally, you should recrystalise the meth in between acetone washes (and even before the first wash)
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Clean meth is a white-ish/cloudy crystal that will give off white vapour when heated, and will leave only the smallest residue after it is all vaporized.
[Note: heat it -> it melts at around 120 degrees Celsius... don’t fry it or let the flame come in contact with it.]
Recrystalisation
You’ll Need:
Bowl (same as the one above)
Ethanol (Methylated Spirits works fine)
Knife (or a metal skewer or similar to help break up those stubborn bits)
[Note: the larger the surface area of the bowl, the more mechanical loss you will have. Any part of the bowl that the Methylated Spirits comes in contact with will be left with a tiny amount of meth once it evaporates. Therefore if you tried to do ½ gram on something the size of a baking tray, you will get a shit yield.]
[*]Put the meth in the bowl.[*]Heat a small amount of Methylated Spirits (a glass in the microwave works, just don’t put it on for too long)[*]Meth is quite soluble in Methylated Spirits, so you want to use as little as possible. Using more isn’t bad; it just takes longer to evaporate. 20-30mL for ½ gram should do.[*]Swish it around and then use the knife to help break up any bits that won’t dissolve.[*]Some of the impurities will dissolve, some wont. If you’re unsure, add a tiny bit more Methylated Spirits and see if any more dissolves. If not then it’s probably an impurity.[*]If there are undissolved impurities, tip the bowl onto an angle and swish it around so that all the impurities are together in a corner.[*]Let it settle out for a while, then SLOWLY tip the bowl around so that the crap stays where it is and the Methylated Spirits drains off it and is now on the other side of the bowl.[*]Scrape the crap out of the bowl.[*]Next, let it evaporate… the slower the better, as this will form larger crystals. Just leave it on the bench, or out in the sun. Just be sure to let it stay still, as moving it about will damage the growing process and they wont end up as big.[*]Make sure it is 100% dry, because if you do an acetone wash while it is wet, then the meth that is still dissolved in the Methylated Spirits will dissolve in the acetone.
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Happy Washing.
Chemelion
 
How to Recrystalize:
1) Stick your meth in a beaker or pyrex measuring cup that most kitchens have.
2) Start adding dropwise, very slowly, very hot, dry ethanol. It's crucial to only use a minumum amount of ethanol. One or two drops too many will fuck up the whole process.
2a) As soon as you see the last bit of meth dissolve, you are done adding the EtOH.
3) Let it cool...slowly. First let it cool down to room temperature. Now put the beaker in a pan filled with cold water to bring the temp down a little more. Next stick it in the fridge. Now put the beaker in the freezer. The whole process should take hours for the best results. Take your time.
3a) When moving it from one stage to the next do so carefully. If you shake it up at all this can also disrupt the process.
4) Now after the water has cooled down enough the shardlike crystals will being to form. The crystal formation actually acts like legos. Like pieces of a puzzle, the meth crystals will fit together perfectly thus pushing out any impurities from the crytal formations.
5) Now pur off the EtOH/impurities and you can now scrape out your shards.
During step three it's imprtant to really take your time. Dont rush it.
The good thing about this is you really cant make any mistakes that'll ruin your product. If you messed up somewhere and dont end up with shards you can always evap off the ethanol and start over. Your product is still in there.
If you get this down, there should be no reason to wash with acetone or anything else. Your product will be as pure as it gets.
 
^^^
acetone washing will remove larger amounts of impurities that are also soluble in ethanol/alcohol.
Chemelion
 
If you recrystalize properly there shouldnt be any need to wash your product with anything.
Also, if you do wash with acetone, dry the acetone with epsom salts first to remove any water that will, as you suggested, dissolve the meth.
To do this:
1) Empty a cup or two of epsom salts on to cookie sheet or baking dish or whatnot and stick in the oven on 350F for about 3 hours.
2) Remove and break up the larger chunks.
3) Throw the salts in the acetone container and shake it up real good.
4) Let it settle. There you go. Dry Acetone.
Now just decant off what you need.
 
Quick question guys. If one were to dry out the epsom salt(as described above), and then put it in the 95%ethanol the same way you describe adding it to then acetone, would it make it anthydrous? Or is it more so that the 5% h20 in ethanol, as an azetrope, cannot be removed that easily.
 
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no. water and etoh form an azetope, the only way you can get anhydrous ethyl alcohol is by fractional distilling and 3A molsieves, i think.
 
Quite a few people have been asking about washing meth, so here’s one of the easiest (IMHO) ways to go about it. You can get everything over-the-counter… except the meth :( You can also do it using a coffee filter, but I’ve found that yields suffer due to meth getting caught in the filter.
Acetone will remove MOST impurities, but some will get through. Unfortunately, glucose (or sugar) is one of the ones that it won’t remove. So if you know that it has glucose in it, don’t bother… if you really want to clean it you must A/B. (freebase it then convert it back to its salt form)
If you want to wash your meth really well, then ideally, you’ll need to recrystalise it as well. The slower the crystals form, the larger they will be. As a bonus, the impurities usually grow on the outside of the meth crystal. The reason this is good is if you have a large crystal with the crap on the outside, when the acetone is added it will dissolve the impurities and wont have as great a chance to dissolve your meth. (Lots of small crystals means larger surface area, which means larger chance of the acetone dissolving the meth… especially if the acetone isn’t really dry.
Drying Acetone
You’ll Need:

Acetone
Epsom salts
Filter paper (coffee filters work fine)
Oven
Most acetone that you’ll buy will be dry enough to use for washing. Though the older it is the greater the chance it has absorbed moisture from the air.
Put some of the Epsom salts on a tray in the oven for an hour or so on at least 130 degrees Centigrade. (This is to dry any moisture out of them)
Pour the Epsom salts into the acetone and mix them around.
Filter the acetone through the filter paper.
Ideally, use the acetone soon, to avoid it re-absorbing more moisture.
Acetone Wash
You’ll Need:

Acetone (really cold, to avoid losses)
Bowl (ideally glass, shallow & with straight sides. Not too wide either, 4inch[10cm] is a good size)
Knife (a pointed steak knife works well)
[*]Put the Meth in bowl.[*]Add the cold acetone. You want enough that it can dissolve all the impurities, but the acetone potentially contains water, which means lost meth. (The water dissolves the meth) 30-50mL is usually enough for ½-1gram. You’ll obviously need more if your bowl has a larger surface area.[*]Swish the bowl around and then use the knife to break up any larger bits of impurities.[*]The less time the meth sits in the acetone, the less chance it will have of getting dissolved. So try to do it quickly, but don’t hurry and fuck it up. A minute or so will be fine.[*]Tip the bowl onto an angle and swish it around so that all of the meth is together in a corner.[*]Let it settle out for a short while, then SLOWLY tip the bowl around so that the meth stays in the corner and the acetone drains off and is now on the other side of the bowl.[*]The acetone can be poured off or you can leave the bowl propped up on an angle and let it evaporate. A small amount of meth will be in the acetone. You can pour it off into another bowl and then do more acetone washes on it if you want. [But also remember; use the minimum number of bowls, etc as each one will contribute to the mechanical loss. If you pour it off into a second bowl and do another wash, do the next pour off into the first bowl. (After the clean meth has been removed)][*]Let the meth dry out completely. Just let it sit there, or put it in the sun for a while.[*]It should now be relatively clean. More acetone washes can be performed if it still looks to be dirty. Ideally, you should recrystalise the meth in between acetone washes (and even before the first wash)
[/list=a]
Clean meth is a white-ish/cloudy crystal that will give off white vapour when heated, and will leave only the smallest residue after it is all vaporized.
[Note: heat it -> it melts at around 120 degrees Celsius... don’t fry it or let the flame come in contact with it.]
Recrystalisation
You’ll Need:

Bowl (same as the one above)
Ethanol (Methylated Spirits works fine)
Knife (or a metal skewer or similar to help break up those stubborn bits)
[Note: the larger the surface area of the bowl, the more mechanical loss you will have. Any part of the bowl that the Methylated Spirits comes in contact with will be left with a tiny amount of meth once it evaporates. Therefore if you tried to do ½ gram on something the size of a baking tray, you will get a shit yield.]
[*]Put the meth in the bowl.[*]Heat a small amount of Methylated Spirits (a glass in the microwave works, just don’t put it on for too long)[*]Meth is quite soluble in Methylated Spirits, so you want to use as little as possible. Using more isn’t bad; it just takes longer to evaporate. 20-30mL for ½ gram should do.[*]Swish it around and then use the knife to help break up any bits that won’t dissolve.[*]Some of the impurities will dissolve, some wont. If you’re unsure, add a tiny bit more Methylated Spirits and see if any more dissolves. If not then it’s probably an impurity.[*]If there are undissolved impurities, tip the bowl onto an angle and swish it around so that all the impurities are together in a corner.[*]Let it settle out for a while, then SLOWLY tip the bowl around so that the crap stays where it is and the Methylated Spirits drains off it and is now on the other side of the bowl.[*]Scrape the crap out of the bowl.[*]Next, let it evaporate… the slower the better, as this will form larger crystals. Just leave it on the bench, or out in the sun. Just be sure to let it stay still, as moving it about will damage the growing process and they wont end up as big.[*]Make sure it is 100% dry, because if you do an acetone wash while it is wet, then the meth that is still dissolved in the Methylated Spirits will dissolve in the acetone.
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Happy Washing.
Chemelion
Did I miss it? Where’s the freebase A/B recipe and cooking time.
 
Quite a few people have been asking about washing meth, so here’s one of the easiest (IMHO) ways to go about it. You can get everything over-the-counter… except the meth :( You can also do it using a coffee filter, but I’ve found that yields suffer due to meth getting caught in the filter.
Acetone will remove MOST impurities, but some will get through. Unfortunately, glucose (or sugar) is one of the ones that it won’t remove. So if you know that it has glucose in it, don’t bother… if you really want to clean it you must A/B. (freebase it then convert it back to its salt form)
If you want to wash your meth really well, then ideally, you’ll need to recrystalise it as well. The slower the crystals form, the larger they will be. As a bonus, the impurities usually grow on the outside of the meth crystal. The reason this is good is if you have a large crystal with the crap on the outside, when the acetone is added it will dissolve the impurities and wont have as great a chance to dissolve your meth. (Lots of small crystals means larger surface area, which means larger chance of the acetone dissolving the meth… especially if the acetone isn’t really dry.
Drying Acetone
You’ll Need:

Acetone
Epsom salts
Filter paper (coffee filters work fine)
Oven
Most acetone that you’ll buy will be dry enough to use for washing. Though the older it is the greater the chance it has absorbed moisture from the air.
Put some of the Epsom salts on a tray in the oven for an hour or so on at least 130 degrees Centigrade. (This is to dry any moisture out of them)
Pour the Epsom salts into the acetone and mix them around.
Filter the acetone through the filter paper.
Ideally, use the acetone soon, to avoid it re-absorbing more moisture.
Acetone Wash
You’ll Need:

Acetone (really cold, to avoid losses)
Bowl (ideally glass, shallow & with straight sides. Not too wide either, 4inch[10cm] is a good size)
Knife (a pointed steak knife works well)
[*]Put the Meth in bowl.[*]Add the cold acetone. You want enough that it can dissolve all the impurities, but the acetone potentially contains water, which means lost meth. (The water dissolves the meth) 30-50mL is usually enough for ½-1gram. You’ll obviously need more if your bowl has a larger surface area.[*]Swish the bowl around and then use the knife to break up any larger bits of impurities.[*]The less time the meth sits in the acetone, the less chance it will have of getting dissolved. So try to do it quickly, but don’t hurry and fuck it up. A minute or so will be fine.[*]Tip the bowl onto an angle and swish it around so that all of the meth is together in a corner.[*]Let it settle out for a short while, then SLOWLY tip the bowl around so that the meth stays in the corner and the acetone drains off and is now on the other side of the bowl.[*]The acetone can be poured off or you can leave the bowl propped up on an angle and let it evaporate. A small amount of meth will be in the acetone. You can pour it off into another bowl and then do more acetone washes on it if you want. [But also remember; use the minimum number of bowls, etc as each one will contribute to the mechanical loss. If you pour it off into a second bowl and do another wash, do the next pour off into the first bowl. (After the clean meth has been removed)][*]Let the meth dry out completely. Just let it sit there, or put it in the sun for a while.[*]It should now be relatively clean. More acetone washes can be performed if it still looks to be dirty. Ideally, you should recrystalise the meth in between acetone washes (and even before the first wash)
[/list=a]
Clean meth is a white-ish/cloudy crystal that will give off white vapour when heated, and will leave only the smallest residue after it is all vaporized.
[Note: heat it -> it melts at around 120 degrees Celsius... don’t fry it or let the flame come in contact with it.]
Recrystalisation
You’ll Need:

Bowl (same as the one above)
Ethanol (Methylated Spirits works fine)
Knife (or a metal skewer or similar to help break up those stubborn bits)
[Note: the larger the surface area of the bowl, the more mechanical loss you will have. Any part of the bowl that the Methylated Spirits comes in contact with will be left with a tiny amount of meth once it evaporates. Therefore if you tried to do ½ gram on something the size of a baking tray, you will get a shit yield.]
[*]Put the meth in the bowl.[*]Heat a small amount of Methylated Spirits (a glass in the microwave works, just don’t put it on for too long)[*]Meth is quite soluble in Methylated Spirits, so you want to use as little as possible. Using more isn’t bad; it just takes longer to evaporate. 20-30mL for ½ gram should do.[*]Swish it around and then use the knife to help break up any bits that won’t dissolve.[*]Some of the impurities will dissolve, some wont. If you’re unsure, add a tiny bit more Methylated Spirits and see if any more dissolves. If not then it’s probably an impurity.[*]If there are undissolved impurities, tip the bowl onto an angle and swish it around so that all the impurities are together in a corner.[*]Let it settle out for a while, then SLOWLY tip the bowl around so that the crap stays where it is and the Methylated Spirits drains off it and is now on the other side of the bowl.[*]Scrape the crap out of the bowl.[*]Next, let it evaporate… the slower the better, as this will form larger crystals. Just leave it on the bench, or out in the sun. Just be sure to let it stay still, as moving it about will damage the growing process and they wont end up as big.[*]Make sure it is 100% dry, because if you do an acetone wash while it is wet, then the meth that is still dissolved in the Methylated Spirits will dissolve in the acetone.
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Happy Washing.
Chemelion
How hot do you want to heat the Methylated Spirits? I'm using 98% rubbing alcohol is this okay? What I'm getting back from my 1st anhydrous acetone wash is all gummy and brown.
 
Can someone look at this and tell me it's Nonsense.
I've only ever known the acetone method and the whole article feels like rubbish.
 
It is indeed pure bullshit…

-GC
Bro really wish I'd known that B4 I ruined 20gs I mean shit was ruined anyway but I mostly use this site for resources into fixing what some dumbass ruined. So what's the proper correct way for recrystallizing and cleaning
 
Bro really wish I'd known that B4 I ruined 20gs I mean shit was ruined anyway but I mostly use this site for resources into fixing what some dumbass ruined. So what's the proper correct way for recrystallizing and cleaning

Well that’s what we here for buddy :)

First I need to know exactly what you did.. Give me a detailed breakdown of what you did and I can hopefully tell you how to get out.

-GC
 
Well that batch I tossed. Took the loss. Cussed my plug for the trash cussed myself for trying to turn chicken shit into chicken salad. But I usually literally do the acetone wash nothing special either swish it round for a few seconds up to 30 or pour it over stuff in filter. Everything would be crushed up into powder. Outa 7 I lose approx 1.5-2 outa 14 little over 2. My thing is tho I pet it dry but always has that diff taste and more of a paranoid feel. I'd like to know if I'm doing it right and or how can or is it possible to recrystallize with basic shit. I travel for work so usually in or around hotels never know how the area is hot or not plus would really like to make it all myself but 8 know that's not to be talked about just want clean shit I trust. Wife has breast cancer now don't need to worry bout getting bs
 
Well that batch I tossed. Took the loss. Cussed my plug for the trash cussed myself for trying to turn chicken shit into chicken salad. But I usually literally do the acetone wash nothing special either swish it round for a few seconds up to 30 or pour it over stuff in filter. Everything would be crushed up into powder. Outa 7 I lose approx 1.5-2 outa 14 little over 2. My thing is tho I pet it dry but always has that diff taste and more of a paranoid feel. I'd like to know if I'm doing it right and or how can or is it possible to recrystallize with basic shit. I travel for work so usually in or around hotels never know how the area is hot or not plus would really like to make it all myself but 8 know that's not to be talked about just want clean shit I trust. Wife has breast cancer now don't need to worry bout getting bs
Did you ever find the information you wanted? If so would you enlighten me, it sounds like we have similar aspirations. Thank you.
 
Did you ever find the information you wanted? If so would you enlighten me, it sounds like we have similar aspirations. Thank you.
Na I didn't bro. Hard to tell what's legit and what's bullshit when you never paid attention in chem class😂 I was a rock star then as well thinking I knew it all smdh if I only knew then what I wanted to know now I could catch that fucking rabbit n it could chase me instead🤷🤯
 
Did you ever find the information you wanted? If so would you enlighten me, it sounds like we have similar aspirations. Thank you.
Do you know the right process to wash and recrystalize? I tried the method above as what was mentioned above it didn't work. I am just trying to clean some crap I got a while back to see a what I can get back if anything, I have between a 1/2 to 3/4oz to clean
Any help would be greatly appreciated
 
Na I didn't bro. Hard to tell what's legit and what's bullshit when you never paid attention in chem class😂 I was a rock star then as well thinking I knew it all smdh if I only knew then what I wanted to know now I could catch that fucking rabbit n it could chase me instead🤷🤯
Did you ever get the right way to do this?
 
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