Hello, Nexians!
For several years I have sought to grow rock-like large DMT crystals. I am aware I am not the first to do so- however, despite all my research I never found a comprehensive tek to reliably explain the process. Hopefully this is of use to somebody.
Trillium Tek: Growing Large, Solid DMT CrystalsRecrystallization of DMT is extremely satisfying- it is marvelous to see the various structures this molecule can make when differing routes of crystallization are used. Most of the time extractors will use ‘freeze precipitation’ which yields small, dot-like crystals all over the surface of the collection dish. Another method is ‘slow evaporation’, which can create multiple delicate (yet extremely beautiful) structures.
I wanted to find a route to create a more traditional ‘rock salt’ style crystal. Despite a lot of researching online (and reading COUNTLESS papers on crystallography) I could not find a comprehensive tek on how this could be achieved with the spirit molecule. After years of tweaking, I managed to successfully create these- and wanted to share it with the world. The process is quite simple, the science similar to how crystals grow using freeze precipitation… however we use HEAT to control the formation, so it is uniform and rock-like when complete.
Materials Required:· DMT – this one is obvious. However, I must stress that it is quite important to ensure the product is as pure and clean as possible. We are not speaking of color, as it is fairly well known that yellow DMT can be just as pure as white DMT… however, there are things you can do to improve the overall quality of your product, which will make growing these large rocks a lot easier (defat, water wash, carbon wash etc.) The starting material that successfully yielded my first batch of rocks was bone dry (i.e. – not oily, fatty)- so I recommend taking the time to purify your product before moving on.
· High quality NPS – you should be able to use naphtha, but if you can get your hands on heptane, hexane, bestine etc. then opt for this.
· A water-bath with variable temperature adjustability – okay, this may not be something you have lying around… but you can pick them up for a reasonable price. I bought mine for $50.00 (USD) and it allows me to vary the temperature within 0.1 degrees Celsius. HOWEVER, you can achieve the result with any way of keeping the water at the same consistent temperature. If you own a sous vide, and are not concerned about it running for several days, it will work.
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· A completely airtight glass container / bottle – I recommend borosilicate glassware. They come in different sizes. Make sure the bottle you plan to use fits in your water-bath!
· Extra glassware (borosilicate) for heating the NPS
· Thermometer that can go up to 65 Celsius
· Safety gear (fire protection, safety glasses, respirator for fumes)
· Hotplate (you can use a kitchen stove-top, but DO NOT USE one with a naked flame burner!)
· Saucepan large enough to double-boil both vessels
Process:- Prepare the water-bath. We want the temperature set to 40 Celsius. Place the bath somewhere where the temperature won’t fluctuate too wildly (i.e. – not in sunlight, not in a basement that freezes etc.) and will not be bumped or disturbed.
- Add DMT to your sealable vessel (dry)
- Add an amount of NPS to your other beaker- note, we will not be using very much for this process. Our aim is to make a SUPER SATURATED SOLUTION. This means that we do not want to add too much solvent to our DMT!! If you add too much NPS this process will not succeed. I generally will aim to warm up 50-60ml, but much of this will be added back into the bottle afterwards as it will be clean and unused.
- On your stovetop (again, NO NAKED FLAMES!) boil a saucepan of water. Once the water is sufficiently hot, add both vessels to the double-boiler; the dry DMT in your sealable bottle (currently unsealed), and the NPS.
- Eventually the DMT will melt into its liquid form. I generally remove the vessel from the boiler once it is completely liquid, as we do not want to boil our DMT.
- We are aiming to get our NPS to approximately 50 Celsius. We do not necessarily want to bring it to boiling point- but close to it. If your solvent gets to 55-60 it is fine... but unnecessary.
- Once the NPS is 50+ Celsius you will carefully pour a small amount into the DMT. How much? It depends on how much material you used… however, as little as possible. If you're using 250mg - 500mg start with a tablespoon or so… swirl the heated NPS around in the DMT bottle and get it to mix as well as possible. The solvent will cool quite fast, as we have poured it into a (nearly cool) container. Place the DMT bottle with minimal NPS back in the double-boiler and allow the two to thoroughly mix.
If you notice that there are still noticeable ‘chunks’ of product then you may not have added enough. If you notice crystals begin to reform, or the mixture is clouding in the bottle, add *slightly* more solvent and put it back in the double-boiler. We want to keep the mixture as saturated as possible- but also do not want any leftover DMT undissolved in the solution. When you are convinced that your DMT and solvent are both completely mixed then we seal the container with our lid ensuring that it is airtight.
- Immediately place the sealed container in the water-bath preheated at 40 Celsius. Leave it the container in there for at least 48hrs. Do not move the bath or container, the crystallization process is delicate.
How it works:The basic principle is the same as freeze precipitation: the solvent has a maximum amount of DMT it can carry at different temperatures. When we freeze precipitate, we are lowering the amount the solvent can carry… so the DMT crashes out quickly.
This tek works in a similar way- but at much higher temperatures. At 50 Celsius we have created a supersaturated solution… meaning that the solvent is carrying 100% at an abnormal temperature. When it cools, the crystals will want to fall out of the solution on their own. We are then lowering the temperature- but not by much, only 10 degrees or so. The DMT will fall out of the solution, but MUCH slower- and more uniformly, due to the heat. Within 24hrs there will be small pebbles in the solution, then after 48-72hrs they will have grown to 100-150mg rocks.
My first batch produced 4x large crystals that, when dry, were between 65 – 100mg in size. It also made several smaller “sugar sized” crystals which I plan on keeping for seeding purposes. At this point you have a choice: you can remove the crystals with tweezers, if you have a steady hand… or pour out the solvent and fan-dry your container to remove the last of the NPS, then use a butter knife to dislodge the rocks. The solution is now unsaturated, so you cannot simply place it back into the water-bath to proceed… however in theory you could evap some of the solvent to continue, or add more DMT to the solution, if you wanted to keep growing in the same batch.
Realistically there is no reason one couldn’t make a REALLY large rock using this tek but continually dissolving DMT into the vessel with the target crystal.
I had wished to be able to fine-tune this tek more before posting. However, I was eager to show off the fruits of my labor, which immediately caused people to ask how it was done… I didn’t want to keep people waiting, as I believe knowledge should be shared and improved upon as a community. Some of the things I wanted to try to improve on:
- Lowering the temperature gradually using the water-bath: Perhaps starting at 50 Celsius and dropping it by 1 degree per day to see if that yielded a better/cleaner product
- Seeding the mixture with one of my large crystals and adding more product to the mixture to make a massive rock
- Experimenting with white/clear DMT to make some colorless examples
However, these things will all happen in time from you amazing people. I’m sure the process will be refined over time- I will post some photos of future batches I create as they are finished.
I look forward to seeing DMT rocks you all make 😊
-Trillium-