Quick question on Basifying and recrystalizing DMT
I know there's a Big and Dandy thread, but it's hard to decipher all the information I exactly need.
First question: When basifying the DMT, after defatting, are there other things aside from Lye (Red Devil drain cleaner), I could use that could get the pH up to where I need it? Would Baking Soda work, or COMET?
The Lye, I'm having a lot of trouble finding. So if I have to use it, what other things have it?
Second question: QT's extraction, doesn't mention recrystalization. Now, I've combined QT's extraction, as a basic guideline, while adjusting it to tips that other people have said to do and not to do.
However, what are the steps to recrystalization, after I am done? That's it. Thanks.