hello again, I am almost ready to do my first extraction (nomans tek) but before I do I want to make sure everything checks out.
I want to do 50g MHRB(pre-powdered) in 1L vine bottle using 900ml of water and 60g of NaOH
my questions are: 1. Can I use a cork lid ?
2. Because I am using a pre-powdered bark I should use more water but I only have 1L
vine bottles so I cant..if I run into emulsions can they be fixed by adding more NaOH not water ?

Thanks

Yes, you can use cork. You can also break emulsions by adding more lye or salt (or both). Ideally you should prevent emulsion from happening at all by gently rolling the bottle rather than shaking it.

900mL of water is plenty for 50g of powdered bark. The extra lye will help with emulsion, and you could add a little more if you need to later. Also salt, instead of putting all 900mL of water in there at once, take like 100 to 150mL of that water and warm it up, dissolve about 30g of salt in it, then add to the mix. It will help bring DMT over to the aqueous layer and help with emulsion.

I personally shake until the emulsion forms, then let settle. You can swirl to help settle, or set in a warm water bath. I find with all four of the above methods together, emulsion either doesn't form, or separates quite quickly.

and yes you can use cork. I personally use rubber stoppers, have not yet noticed any flaking or contamination, although the shape of one has changed to fit the flask it was stuck in, I think due to naphtha fumes.