gingerbaker
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Kratom extract questions
So I had about an oz of "Maeng Da Crushed Leaf" that I decided to make into an extract since it was purchased locally from a source that I can almost guarantee will not be as potent as the real stuff I'm getting in the next day or so.
Anyways, I put the oz (~28g) into a pot of ~3 cups water with 1 cup pure lemon juice and (very, very lightly) boiled it for 20minutes although I would say it was even closer to a simmer. I put the first batch of liquid through a cotton muslin strainer and kept the liquid while I repeated the process once again. I squeezed/wrung out the strainer vigorously and then put both liquids in a large sauce pan and let it sit on the lowest heat on my stove until almost all the liquid was evaporated and it started to turn into a bubbling resin.
Should I let it sit overnight to let the evaporation finish or is it safe to continue to heat the extract even though there is very little water left? I don't want to "burn" it although I would think that pyrolysis of the alkaloids would be at a temperature that would not be anywhere close to 100°C.
Also, this crushed leaf didn't seem especially strong (~5 grams T&W'ed didn't produce much more than the stimulatory effects). What is the potency of my yield (ie. Was it close to 100% efficient)? If not, what is the usual yield in relation to the potency of the crushed leaf by itself?
Also, note to self/others, using so much lemon juice doesn't exactly help with the bitter/astringent taste...
So I had about an oz of "Maeng Da Crushed Leaf" that I decided to make into an extract since it was purchased locally from a source that I can almost guarantee will not be as potent as the real stuff I'm getting in the next day or so.
Anyways, I put the oz (~28g) into a pot of ~3 cups water with 1 cup pure lemon juice and (very, very lightly) boiled it for 20minutes although I would say it was even closer to a simmer. I put the first batch of liquid through a cotton muslin strainer and kept the liquid while I repeated the process once again. I squeezed/wrung out the strainer vigorously and then put both liquids in a large sauce pan and let it sit on the lowest heat on my stove until almost all the liquid was evaporated and it started to turn into a bubbling resin.
Should I let it sit overnight to let the evaporation finish or is it safe to continue to heat the extract even though there is very little water left? I don't want to "burn" it although I would think that pyrolysis of the alkaloids would be at a temperature that would not be anywhere close to 100°C.
Also, this crushed leaf didn't seem especially strong (~5 grams T&W'ed didn't produce much more than the stimulatory effects). What is the potency of my yield (ie. Was it close to 100% efficient)? If not, what is the usual yield in relation to the potency of the crushed leaf by itself?
Also, note to self/others, using so much lemon juice doesn't exactly help with the bitter/astringent taste...
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