phuckingnutz
Bluelighter
How to get the brown out.
This little tid-bit of information is useful with ALL DMT teks...STB and "heated solvent pulls" in particular.
I'm sure some of you out there have done an extraction of DMT and ended up with reddish brown solvent.
Now, this problem occurs most commonly with STB extractions OR when the NPS is heated prior to pulling it off your bark.
I checked on the nexus and they DO address this problem , but they DON'T have a decent solution to this...The following was pulled from DMT nexus site:
My Solvent is Brown/Dark, what to do ?
It happens for some people that after mixing the solvent with the mimosa solution, the naphtha picks up a lot of color and when the layers are separated, there is no emulsion but the naphtha is very dark, brown/burgundy. The exact reasons for this are still unknown, but it seems to happen mostly with STB extractions, powdered bark and heated pulls. It may be that there are microscopic suspended particles of the mimosa/black liquid which for some reason refuse to settle, but nobody yet knows for sure.
Considering this is not an emulsion issue (if so, it can be solved as stated here), this issue can be solved by:
1- Wait a few hours and see if the color settles and the solvent layer gets clearer.
2- Separate the pull as you would normally, and do a sodium carbonate wash (explanation also here in the FAQ). If the wash isnt sufficient to get the dark away, then :
3- Do a 'mini A/B' (mixing the separated dark solvent with vinegar 3x, separating the vinegar and discarding the solvent. Then basify the vinegar by adding lye, and pull with fresh solvent)
All of their solutions to this problem are either time consuming or labor intensive.
SO, if/when you run into this problem just do the following:
Syphon the NPS into a jar with a lid...the jar must be able to hold twice the volume of NPS that you syphon off of your bark...100ml NPS needs 200ml, or larger, jar.
Now, after your NPS is in this jar, add warm water (warm water is used so that no DMT tries to precipitate out early) to fill jar to 3/4 of the way to full. Cap TIGHTLY and shake vigorously and let sit until emulsion is resolved 20-30 minutes usually.
Syphon the, now brown, water from the bottom of your jar and repeat once more if necessary.
Lastly, separate the NPS (NPS will still have a yellow tinge) from the water (water should be clear) and crystalize as per your particular tek....you're done!
I have/do use this method on a regular basis since, after my initial solvent pulls, I heat things up to coax a little more DMT out, but in doing so, other things are coaxed out as well.
If even one person finds this helpful...that'll make my day.
Peace
This little tid-bit of information is useful with ALL DMT teks...STB and "heated solvent pulls" in particular.
I'm sure some of you out there have done an extraction of DMT and ended up with reddish brown solvent.
Now, this problem occurs most commonly with STB extractions OR when the NPS is heated prior to pulling it off your bark.
I checked on the nexus and they DO address this problem , but they DON'T have a decent solution to this...The following was pulled from DMT nexus site:
My Solvent is Brown/Dark, what to do ?
It happens for some people that after mixing the solvent with the mimosa solution, the naphtha picks up a lot of color and when the layers are separated, there is no emulsion but the naphtha is very dark, brown/burgundy. The exact reasons for this are still unknown, but it seems to happen mostly with STB extractions, powdered bark and heated pulls. It may be that there are microscopic suspended particles of the mimosa/black liquid which for some reason refuse to settle, but nobody yet knows for sure.
Considering this is not an emulsion issue (if so, it can be solved as stated here), this issue can be solved by:
1- Wait a few hours and see if the color settles and the solvent layer gets clearer.
2- Separate the pull as you would normally, and do a sodium carbonate wash (explanation also here in the FAQ). If the wash isnt sufficient to get the dark away, then :
3- Do a 'mini A/B' (mixing the separated dark solvent with vinegar 3x, separating the vinegar and discarding the solvent. Then basify the vinegar by adding lye, and pull with fresh solvent)
All of their solutions to this problem are either time consuming or labor intensive.
SO, if/when you run into this problem just do the following:
Syphon the NPS into a jar with a lid...the jar must be able to hold twice the volume of NPS that you syphon off of your bark...100ml NPS needs 200ml, or larger, jar.
Now, after your NPS is in this jar, add warm water (warm water is used so that no DMT tries to precipitate out early) to fill jar to 3/4 of the way to full. Cap TIGHTLY and shake vigorously and let sit until emulsion is resolved 20-30 minutes usually.
Syphon the, now brown, water from the bottom of your jar and repeat once more if necessary.
Lastly, separate the NPS (NPS will still have a yellow tinge) from the water (water should be clear) and crystalize as per your particular tek....you're done!
I have/do use this method on a regular basis since, after my initial solvent pulls, I heat things up to coax a little more DMT out, but in doing so, other things are coaxed out as well.
If even one person finds this helpful...that'll make my day.
Peace
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