swim just added 100g of mhrb to 1.5 litre of water before he added the lye, is this ok or does the lye need to be added first? thanks

That should be just fine.

Though I think the reason folk add lye first is so that they can see it's completely desolved before adding the bark. But if you add a little bit at a time and shake it quite vigourously it will be just fine.

I always add enough lye so that when I give it a good hard shake, any bubbles that form on the surface will quickly break up and this is a good sign you won't get an emulsion later on down the line.

cheers soul

the water swim added to the jug was hot also

If the water's hot then definately add the lye quite slow as it will get hotter. But the lye should also disolve a little more efficently.

its working great so far
swim will be pulling very soon

Glad to see everything worked out DeMenTed.

swim just put another 100ml pull in the freezer like 5 minutes ago.